Divers use an underwater post office in the tropical waters off Vanuatu. The novel idea, which Vanuatu Post claims is the world’s first underwater post office, was the brainchild of Post chief executive Ian Hollins, who wanted to do something to boost the island state’s tourism industry. Three metres under water in the Hideaway Island marine sanctuary, the post office is staffed by postal workers in diving gear and sells special waterproof postcards to snorkellers, divers or plain swimmers willing to hold their breath and do a quick duck dive. Reuters

Eleven killed as bus smashes into huge tree

by Jayantha Sri Nissanka and Ranil Wijaeyapala

Eleven persons were killed and 75 injured, seven of them seriously, when a fully-packed Kurunegala bound CTB bus from Moragollagama crashed into a huge tree yesterday morning.
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SLMM Chief to raise issue of camp with LTTE leadership

by Ranil Wijayapala

The Sri Lanka Monitoring Chief Tryggve Teleffssen will take up the matter of evacuating the LTTE camp in government-controlled areas in Kinniya with the LTTE leadership, if the LTTE area leadership does not abide by the SLMM ruling given on Monday evening.
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Two students killed in Peliyagoda accident

by Asanga Warnakulasuriya

A school van carrying 20 children to St. Benedicts, St Joseph and Good Shepherd from Ragama, collided with a passenger bus, at Peliyagoda killing two students yesterday morning.
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Bid to revive Govt-LTTE talks on sea security

by Ranil Wijayapala and Ranga Jayasuriya

Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission chief Tryggve Tellefsen was due to meet Defence Secretary Austin Fernando and Navy Commander Vice Admiral Daya Sandagiri yesterday in a bid to revive talks on sea security.
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