Wednesday, September 12, 2007
 
Legal pow-wow

UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe quenches his thirst and exchanges pleasantries with a group of lawyers at the wedding reception of Dr. Omanthi Karthalingam and Dr. Ranjan Ramasamya at their residence last week (Pic by Nissanka Wijerathne)


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The Sri Lanka Navy registered one of its greatest achievements in recent history when it completely destroyed three LTTE weapon smuggling ships in the south-east high seas of Dondra Head Sea killing some 45 LTTE cadres.


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