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1. Sri Lanka: SLA, SLN conduct joint war rehearsals in Jaffna seas (TamilNet) - Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) sailors from Karainagar Naval base and Sri Lanka Army (SLA) troopers stationed along the northern coastal areas, have been jointly conducting large scale war exercises in the seas off the coast of Jaffna peninsula in Valigaamam North High security Zone (HSZ) for the past few days supported by attack air crafts of Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF), civil sources in Jaffna said.

2. â€˜Goldenâ€™ cow in war-hit Jaffna (Gulf Times) - COLOMBO: Remember the famous story about the goose that laid the golden eggs? Well, in Sri Lankaâ€™s Jaffna peninsula, it was a cow that yielded a valuable gold chain!

3. Army Chief reviews Jaffna security situation (Daily News) - Army Commander Lieutenant General Sarath Fonseka in an attempt to take an overall stock of the latest ground situation flew to Jaffna yesterday morning with several senior military officers of the Army Headquarters.

4. Foreign Affairs Ministry condemns Maheswary assassination (Daily News) - The Foreign Affairs Ministry vehemently condemned the brutal assassination of Maheswary Velautham by the LTTE on May 13, 2008. This cowardly incident took place while Velautham was visiting her ailing mother in her native village of Karaveddi in Jaffna, Ministry said in a statement.

5. Advisor to Sri Lankan minister shot dead in Jaffna (IANS via Yahoo! India News) - Colombo, May 13 (IANS) A top member of the Eelam People's Democratic Party (EPDP) and human rights lawyer Maheswari Velauthan was shot dead in her native northern Jaffna peninsula Tuesday evening, party and military source said.

6. Sri Lanka: Maheswari Velayutham shot dead in Jaffna (TamilNet) - Maheswari Velautham, an advisor of EPDP leader Douglas Devandanda, was shot and killed at her residence at Navi'ndil near Nelliyadi in Vadamaraadchi in Jaffna Tuesday around 6:30 p.m., initial reports from Jaffna said. Ms. Maheswari, whose association with Tamil militancy dates back to late 1970s, narrowly escaped from a group of Tamil prisoners who attacked Mr. Douglas Devananda when he visited ...

7. A golden cow in war-hit Jaffna (IANS via Yahoo! India News) - Colombo, May 13 (IANS) Remember the famous story about the goose that laid the golden eggs? Well, in Sri Lanka's Jaffna peninsula, it was a cow that yielded a valuable gold chain!

8. Sri Lanka: Communication centre owner shot dead in Jaffna (TamilNet) - Two unidentified gunmen on motor cycle opened fire Monday around 7:00 p.m on the owner of a communication centre located in Aadiyapatham Veethi area in Kokkuvil, Jaffna and escaped from the place. The seriously injured man was rushed to Jaffna Teaching hospital where he succumbed to his wounds, sources in Jaffna said.

9. Sri Lanka: SLA cordons off, searches large areas of Vadamaraadchi (TamilNet) - In the aftermath of the assassination of Maheswari Velautham, an advisor of Eelam Peopleâ€™s Democratic Party (EPDP ) leader Douglas Devandanda at her residence at Navi'ndil near Nelliyadi in Vadamaraadchi in Jaffna Tuesday, the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) troopers conducted a massive cordon and search operation Thursday in the vicinity of her residence.

10. Sri Lanka fighting kills 29 (AP via Yahoo! News) - Sri Lankan fighter jets pounded two Tamil Tiger rebel bases deep in the northern jungles, and infantry clashes killed 27 rebels and two government soldiers, the military said Friday.