President to launch National Campaign against use of Children in Armed Conflict......

President to launch National Campaign against use of Children in Armed Conflict SRI LANKA-President Mahinda Rajapaksa launched the Sri Lankan National Campaign against the Recruitment of Children for Use in Armed Conflict. According to available reports, before 2003 there were some estimates that of nearly 14,000 strong LTTE fighting cadres nearly 60 per cent or 8,500 were...

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India to send Emergency........

India to send Emergency Medical Unit to SL India on said today it would send a full fledged emergency medical unit to help civilians wounded in the conflict in Sri Lanka and work with Colombo to spur reconstruction process in that country."India and Sri Lanka have agreed to work together to address the urgent medical needs of these civilians," external affairs ministry spokesperson Vishnu Prakash said in a statement in New Delhi."In this connection,...

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Lalith Kotalawala remanded, ultimatum issued........

Lalith Kotalawala remanded, ultimatum issuedSRI LANKA-Lalith Kotalawala and a director of Golden Key Credit company have been remanded moments ago by the Mount Lavinia Magistrate. As well an ultimatum was issued to settle the Rs. 26 billion deposits of Golden Key customers in 10 days. A warrant for Lalith's wife Cecile Kotelawala was also issued.-dailymir...

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LTTE Leader s luxury life.....

LTTE leaders' luxury life exposed; a swimming pool located SRI LANKA-A swimming pool which is believe to be used by the high profile LTTE leaders have been located by the troops of 58 Division advancing towards LTTE's only remaining stronghold, Puthukkudiyiruppu built-up, yesterday, 25 February.Troops of 9 Gemunu Watch (9 GW) and 6 GW operating in west of Puthukkudiyiruppu...

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Sudar Oli Chief Editor abducted ...........

Sudar Oli Chief Editor abducted SRI LANKA-Chief Editor of the Sudar Oli, a Tamil daily, N. Vidyatharan has been abducted in Mount Lavinia by an armed group a short while ago while attending a function , the police said. He was attending a funeral of a relative at a funeral parlour in Mount Lavinia. The staff at the parlour claimed that the abductors were clad in uniforms similar...

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ISI could infiltrate India through Sri Lanka - Chidambaram

ISI could infiltrate India through Sri Lanka - ChidambaramThe Indian government is alive to the threat of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) attempting to infiltrate its operatives into south India via Sri Lanka and has taken steps to counter this, Home Minister P. Chidambaram said today."There is no specific report of an infiltration attempt via Sri Lanka but we...

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Fierce confrontations in Puthukudiyiruppu; 8 LTTE bodies found ..........

Fierce confrontations in Puthukudiyiruppu; 8 LTTE bodies found SRI LANKA-Fierce confrontations reported in north of Kombavil as troops of 58 Division advanced further into the LTTE's last stronghold, Puthukudiyiruppu yesterday, 24 February, latest military report received from the battlefront said.According to the sources, LTTE cadres facing heavy defeat and retaliation from...

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Forces enter Puthukudiyiruppu........

Forces enter Puthukudiyiruppu SRI LANKA-Liberating Puthukudiyiruppu town will open more access to civilians fleeing Tigers:Security Forces engaged in the last phase of their Vanni liberation and poised to overrun the LTTE’s final bastion, entered Puthukudiyiruppu township yesterday morning following fierce fighting.-Dailyn...

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LTTE infiltration bid foiled- Mullaittivu.......

LTTE infiltration bid foiled- Mullaittivu SRI LANKA-Sri Lanka Army 59 Division soldiers today (Feb 24) foiled an attempted infiltration bid by the LTTE terrorists in Mullaittivu. According to battlefield sources, heavy fighting have erupted as troops of 1 Sinha Regiment (1SR), and 9 Field Engineers intercepted a group of terrorist trying to infiltrate army forward boundary east of the Nanthikadal lagoon this morning.After hours long fighting troops...

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International Community should pressure LTTE – Rohitha ........

International Community should pressure LTTE – Rohitha SRI LANKA-The International Community should pressure the LTTE to free civilians they hold captive so that they can reach the safety and freedom in government held areas enabling the government to bring the humanitarian operations to an early end, Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama said.source-dailymir...

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We call on LTTE to lay down arms and surrender .........

We call on LTTE to lay down arms and surrender*LTTE taking shelter under civilians SEI LANKA-Defence Affairs spokesman Minister Keheliya Rambukwella described as hilarious the LTTE's latest attempt to call for a truce and pleading for a ceasefire to the UN at a time when the outfit is all but defeated militarily."The LTTE has written a letter to the United Nations, Britain,...

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Sampanthan's statement.........

Sampanthan’s statements tainted with pro-LTTE bias SRI LANKA-Government Defence Affairs Spokesman Minister Keheliya Rambukwella yesterday called Tamil National Alliance Leader R. Sampanthan a proxy of the LTTE in Parliament. dailyn...

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LTTE has caused......

LTTE has caused damage to Tamils, should lay down arms - IndiaIndia today asked the LTTE to give up their weapons and said it was ready to work with Sri Lanka to evacuate civilians caught up in the war zo...

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UN chief John Holmes.......

UN chief to visit Sri Lanka UN HUMANITARIAN chief John Holmes is to pay a three-day visit to strife-torn Sri Lanka later this week to review the humanitarian situation, the world body said on Wednesday.UN deputy spokesman Marie Okabe confirmed an announcement from Colombo that the UN emergency relief coordinator was due in Sri Lanka on Thursday at the invitation of the Sri...

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Mullaithivu civilians.......

Mullaithivu civilians:Relief by sea SRI LANKA-The Government yesterday dispatched 40 metric tons of essential relief items to the trapped civilians in Mullaitivu on the direction of President Mahinda Rajapaksa. The consignment was dispatched through the sea route.dailyn...

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LTTE top brass............

LTTE top brass would seek political asylum - GotaSRI LANKA-Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa said that LTTE’s top ranks will seek political asylum after escaping via established human smuggling networks."They can go to Australia, for example. Who knows Soosai or Pottu Amman there? You just give any name and say the Sri Lankan government burned my house and all those things,...

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Miliband -Rohith........

Miliband- Rohitha continue discussions on special envoySRI LANKA-Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama and David Milliband, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of the UK further discussed today by phone the issue of the appointment of a Special Envoy for Sri Lanka.It was agreed by the two Ministers to continue the discussions, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement. The Cabinet of Ministers at its meeting last week rejected the unilateral appointment...

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LTTE responsible..........

LTTE responsible for Lankan situationIndian Minister tells public meeting: SRI LANKA-The LTTE which eliminated all Tamil leaders and threw the Indo-Lanka Accord to the dustbin is solely responsible for the present situation in Sri Lanka, said India’s Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Sunday. dailyn...

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Country win......

Country wins – PresidentSRI LANKA-Commenting on the provincial election President Mahinda Rajapakse has stated that "the UPFA’s sweeping victory at Saturday’s Central and Wayamba Provincial Council elections is a victory for all who love their motherland and can also be considered as an election that brought victory for the entire country."dailymir...

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UPFA ALL.......

UPFA All the wayResults of Nayakkarchenai polling station annulled: SRI LANKA-The United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) recorded a massive victory by obtaining more than 60 per cent of the votes cast at the polls held in Central and Northwestern provinces on Saturday. The UPFA won 37 polling divisions out of a total of 40 in the two provinces, with the United National Party (UNP) only managing two. dailyn...

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The BBC world service stop.......

The BBC world service stop providing radio network to the SLBC SRI LANKA- The BBC world service has stopped providing radio news to the Sri Lanka broadcasting corporation. The BBC said.Reason for this what it call ?deliberate interference? statement from the BBC courted out. BBC said it had expressed its concern directly to SLBC Chairman Hudson samarasinghe in a series of...

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Indian Preparing a major .......

India preparing a major reconstruction package for Sri Lanka SRI LANKA-India is preparing a major reconstruction package for the island nation's troubled north as it steps up pressure to halt killings of civilians in its war zone,India’s External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee urged Sri Lanka to ensure that Tamil civilians trapped in the northern war zone were not targeted in the fighting between the Tamil Tigers and the military. Courtsey...

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Tigers kill 19 more civilians, injure 75 .............

Tigers kill 19 more civilians, injure 75 *Children, females among dead *Third attack by Tigers SRI LANKA-Tigers opened fire at a group of civilians killing 19 and injuring at least 69 when over 1,057 civilians escaped and arrived at Udayarkattu seeking protection with the Security Forces in Puthukudiyiruppu yesterday morning. sources -dailynews...

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BBC suspends FM broadcasts in Sri Lanka

BBC suspends FM broadcasts in Sri LankaLONDON: The BBC said Monday it was suspending FM radio broadcasts over Sri Lanka's national broadcaster because of interference with its programs.The BBC said the state-run Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation had blocked a number of news and current affairs broadcasts in English, Tamil and Sinhala on the BBC World Service since November.World Service Director Nigel Chapman said the BBC had held meetings with...

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UN condemns suicide bombing in Sri Lanka ......

UN condemns suicide bombing in Sri LankaSRI LANKA-Condemning the suicide attack by a female Tamil Tiger bomber that killed 28 people including women and children in northern Sri Lanka, the UN has said "civilians must be distinguished from combatants and protected from the fighting"."The United Nations reiterates that civilians must be distinguished from combatants, and protected from the fighting," the UN Resident/Humanitarian Coordinator in Sri...

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Another 1000 civilians rescued; 30 injured in terrorist fire - Puthukkuduyiruppu

Another 1000 civilians rescued; 30 injured in terrorist fire - Puthukkuduyiruppu SRI LANKA-Sri Lanka Army Task Force 2 soldiers operating west of Puthukkuduyiruppu, in Mullaittivu district have rescued about 1000 Tamil civilians escaping the LTTE human shield in Wanni this morning (Feb 10). According to the defence sources, the civilians have arrived to the civilian rescue...

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LTTE continues targeting Tamil civilians: suicide bomb attack at IDP rescue centre - Kilinochchi

LTTE continues targeting Tamil civilians: suicide bomb attack at IDP rescue centre - Kilinochchi SRI LANKA-At least 29 people including 10 civilians were killed and 64 others including 40 civilians reported injured when an LTTE woman suicide bomber blew herself at an IDP rescue centre, North of Visuamadu in Mullaittivu this morning (Feb 9) at around 11.30 a.m. 3 woman...

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