Police finds roadside bomb in Colombo

A clamore mine weighing 15 Kg packed in a school bag and hidden among bushes on the sea shore near the NELSON LANE off the rail road in WELLAWATTA, COLOMBO was found by a the security personnel today (13) around 6.45 a.m.

A sanitary worker had observed the bomb immediately informed the Police post nearby.

The WELLAWATTA Police recovered the bomb which was checked by STF Bomb Disposal unit.

In recent weeks, LTTE terrorists blasted a series of bombs in the city and the suburbs causing heavy loss of life and limb and destruction of property.

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Sri Lanka urges Qatar to ban LTTE

Sri Lanka has urged Qatar to ban the LTTE, Sri Lanka's Deputy Foreign Minister, who is on a tour of the region, told the media yesterday.

Hussein A Bhaila said after a meeting with Qatar's Assistant Foreign Minister, H E Muqaddam Al Bonain, that one of the issues discussed was to ban the LTTE.

Asked what impact he thought the move would have on the LTTE, Bhaila said if nothing else, it would put moral pressure on the terrorist organisation.

His comments came in response to a question from The Peninsula about reports that some LTTE operators were extorting money from low-income Sri Lankan workers here to remit funds home.

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British MP Andy Love opens UK office of LTTE-TV "Tharisanam"

The British Member of Parliament (Edmonton) Andy Love MP declared open LTTE's new TV station "Tharisanam" UK Office yesterday.

Tharisanam UK Office is located at 72-74 Chase side Southgate London N14 4PR, reports said.

Reports added "many other Tamil councilors, religious leaders, representatives of Tamil organizations, and “Tharisanam” viewers were present on the occasion."

LTTE's “Tharisanam” TV was launched on May 21 as a result of rebels' previous TV channel (Tamil Television Network (TTN) shut out from the satellite.

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Sri Lanka Telecom to commence IPTV in six months

Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) is planning to commence an Internet Protocol television service within six months. SLT has already obtained the license for the service, a SLT spokesperson said.

SLT hopes to use the country’s widest network available to provide a user-friendly TV service with competitively priced packages.

The multimedia service will provide TV, video on demand and many other facilities via the broadband connections in the beginning, said the SLT spokesman.

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