“The 48-hour ultimatum declared by President Mahinda Rajapaksa to the LTTE to release the civilians, is an eye-opener for the INGOs and the international community to urge the LTTE terrorists to release the civilians”, Secretary Defence Mr. Gotabaya Rajapaksa asserted speaking to local news sources Saturday (Jan 31). Underscoring the need to ensure the safety [...]
Chris Morris, a senior BBC journalist, has been covering Sri Lanka from periodically from 1992 when he was first posted to Colombo as its resident correspondent. His latest broadcast from Colombo (January 7, 2009) is typical of the BBC slant on Sri Lankan issues. He is focusing on “civilians dying” in the last stage of [...]
The necessity for an Anti-Conversion Bill, arises from the fact that for number of years there had been an effort by certain Churches and Evangelists to infiltrate into rural areas in Sri Lanka, some in the guise of good Samaritans constructing roads and bridges, seeking at the same time poor people in villages to be [...]
Sri Lanka Army Task Force 3 found an LTTE underwater vehicle along with 3 other smaller underwater vehicles which are still under construction from the Udayarkattukulam area in Mullaittivu yesterday morning (Jan 28). Military sources said that this was the most startling recovery made by troops so far during the on going counter terrorist operations [...]
10 Gajaba Regiment (GR) troops under the command of Major Janaka Uduowita in hot pursuit of LTTE in Mullaittivu have captured a 152mm artillery gun along with 70 empty ammunition cases in general area Northeast of Visuamadu, this morning (Jan 29). According to ground sources, LTTE terrorists receiving heavy beating from security forces have fled [...]
Troops of the 58 Division after hours of fierce fighting that ensued with LTTE have reached the Visuamdu junction, this afternoon (Jan 28). According to latest reports received, troops have now gained total control over the Visuamadu town, following initial search and clearing operations conducted in the area, security sources said. LTTE resistances were rattled [...]
Aided by Legal and Policy Director of Human Rights Watch , James Ross, UN Colombo Head Gordon Weiss, ICRC, EU External Relations Commissioner, Banita Ferrero-Waldner, EU Trade Commissioner Catherine Ashton, and UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-Moon in tandem with LTTE cohorts in Wanni Hospital, terrorist leader is ready to escape once again on the shoulders [...]
The Associated Press in a notice sent to all its client publications requested to kill the Sri Lanka war story that said 300 civilians have been killed and 1000 other civilians have been injured after realizing that they have been subjected to a hoax. In the notice the Associated Press said, “Kill the Sri Lanka-Civil [...]
*Prevents ICRC, UN transferring them from Puthukkudiyiruppu to Vavuniya *Army offers full facilities but Tigers refuse to release patients ICRC and UN officials, who went to Puthukkudiyiruppu area to fetch some three hundred patients to be transferred to Vavuniya Hospital for further treatment were refused and turned away by Tiger terrorists yesterday afternoon while holding [...]
Visiting Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee held detailed, useful and productive discussions with President Mahinda Rajapaksa last night (27 January). The visit of the Indian Minister followed an invitation for him to visit Sri Lanka, in keeping with the tradition of regular and constructive dialogue between India and Sri Lanka at the highest level. [...]
