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Today marks 19 years since the passing of the chief negotiator and political strategist of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), Anton Balasingham. 

At least 20 people have been killed and more than half a million displaced to shelter in evacuation centres as border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia intensify. 

Cambodia’s defence ministry said Thailand had launched further airstrikes on Thursday, accusing its neighbour of violating international laws by using “all kinds of heavy weapons and deploying large number of troops to encroach the Cambodian territory”.

Former Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka Ajith Nivard Cabraal has been ordered to recompensate the Central Bank of Sri Lanka Rs. 1,843,267,595.65, an amount equivalent to almost US$ 6 million, during proceedings before Colombo High Court Judge Mohamed Mihail.

The Sri Lankan government has come under further criticism, following reports that Indian officials issued early warnings about Cyclone Ditwah weeks before the storm destroyed areas of the island, leaving hundreds dead.