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Nov 28, Colombo: Another Fundamental Rights petition was filed in the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka yesterday seeking to order the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) to reduce price of fuel locally parallel to the prices in the world market.

Police defuses a 1.2kg time bomb in Kapuwatte, Ragama hidden in pair of shoes. Security cameras to be fixed at select junctions in Col-police-JNW

The deliberate and indiscriminate killing and injuring of hundreds of civilians and foreign tourists in Mumbai by armed men shocks the civilized world and is beyond all justification, said Selvam Adaikalanathan, Tamil National Alliance MP for Vanni, on Thursday.

Nov 28, Colombo: Sri Lanka Freedom Party – People’s Wing leader says that his life is under death threats.

Pointing out that it is as Sinhalese have become more and more confident of winning the war that overt racism against Tamils has become blatant, the Tamil Guardian newspaper this week said “what is qualitatively different between the late nineties and now is the clarity of the ethnic faultline in Sri Lanka.” The paper, published [...]

Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tiger rebel leader vowed on Thursday to carry on with his armed struggle against government troops for an autonomy but he also wished to find a peaceful solution to the ethnic issue. Making his annual hero’s day speech in the island’s north Velupillai Prabakaran said his community does not want war and [...]

COLOMBO, Nov 27 (Reuters) Sri Lanka Telecom, the country’s biggest company by market capitalisation, on Thursday said its third-quarter net profit fell 31 percent, hampered by high inflation and increased costs.

While conveying his love and gratitude to the people and leaders of Tamil Nadu and leaders of India who have grasped the heartbeat of Eezham Tamils and have come forward with timely support, the LTTE leader V.Pirapaharan in his Hero’s Day speech on Thursday requested them to voice firmly for Tamil Eelam and to undertake [...]

Pointing out that it is as Sinhalese have become more and more confident of winning the war that overt racism against Tamils has become blatant, the Tamil Guardian newspaper this week said “what is qualitatively different between the late nineties and now is the clarity of the ethnic faultline in Sri Lanka.” The paper, published [...]

(RTTNews) - Leader of Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tiger rebels, Velupillai Prabhakaran, on Thursday pledged to continue the fight for a separate homeland in Sri Lanka, and dismissed the ongoing military offensive against the LTTE as “neither novel, nor huge.”

A not so young, local and foreign educated business person, said that in Lanka old fashioned capitalist and old socialist ideas and unnecessary nationalism prevailed.

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka Telecom, the country’s biggest company by market capitalisation, yesterday said its third-quarter net profit fell 31 per cent, hampered by high inflation and increased costs.

Unidentified armed men shot and killed Tuesday night two Tamil civilians in two separate shootings, in Vaakarai and Vavu’natheevu police divisions in Batticaloa district.

Unidentified armed men abducted the President of Karadippooval Rural Development Society (RDS) Sunday around 3:00 p.m after he had passed Vavu’natheevu Sri Lanka Army (SLA) camp check post while returning home from Batticaloa town.

Nov 27, Colombo: Sri Lankan government has decided to amend the Animals Act aiming to prevent the illegal industries in this field.

Nov 27, Colombo: Sri Lanka Muslims have formed another political party aiming to develop their community.

Unidentified armed men shot and killed a Saiva priest Wednesday around 11:30 p.m at his house located around 100 m from Jeayanthipuram police station in Batticaloa police division.

Nov 27, Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tiger rebels leader, Velupillai Prabhakaran, while vowing to fight on and evict government forces from their ‘land’, said his organization wants to stop the war…

Nov 27, Colombo: Sri Lanka Air Force fighter jets bombed a key radio communication centre of the LTTE located in the Paranthan area this evening,…

Nov 27, Katubedda: For the first time in Sri Lankan history the security forces have managed to setup surveillance cameras at the checkpoints in key areas of the country.

Nov 27, Colombo: Sri Lanka’s main opposition United National Party (UNP) today said that all the parties should come together to resolve the housing problem in the country.

Nov 27, Vavuniya: Reportedly the much anticipated Mahwiru celebrations (Heroes Week) of the LTTE in Northern part of the country totally failed this time.

Nov 27, Colombo: Disaster Management Center (DMC) of Sri Lanka says the number of affected persons by the torrential rains in the Northern parts of the country has increased further.

Nov 27, Colombo: Sri Lankan government says that they are searching to find out whether any Sri Lankans were affected in the Mumbai terror attacks last night.

Nov 27, Colombo: Despite the attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai, SriLankan Airline flights to Mumbai are operating as usual.

Nov 27, Colombo: Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa today vehemently condemned yesterday’s terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India which and called for concerted action by all countries to eradicate terrorism.

While conveying his love and gratitude to the people and leaders of Tamil Nadu and leaders of India ..

The leader of Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tiger rebels, Velupillai Prabhakaran, vowed in a radio broadcast Thursday to fight on and evict government forces closing in on his de facto political capital.

The leader of the Tamil Tigers Thursday said Sri Lanka is “living in a dreamland of military victory,” moments after government jets for a second year running destroyed a rebel radio station broadcasting his annual address.

Source: Reuters (Recasts, adds quotes, background)

By Ranga Sirilal and Shihar Aneez

COLOMBO, Nov. 27 (Reuters) - The leader of the Tamil Tigers on Thursday said Sri Lanka is "living in a dreamland of …

India’s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh vows to take “whatever measures are necessary” to track down the perpetrators of the Mumbai attacks.

The leader of the Tamil Tiger rebels in Sri Lanka has said that the government is living in “dreamland” if it expects outright military victory.

(Lanka-e-News-27th Nov.2008 6.30PM) ‘The land of Tamil Eelam is confronted with an intense war as never before. Rearing its head in different parts of Wanni, the war is gathering momentum. As the Sinhala state is committed to a military solution, the war is becoming intense and widespread’, the LTTE leader V.Prabhakaran says in his [...]

COLOMBO (AFP) - The leader of Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels, Velupillai Prabhakaran, vowed in a radio broadcast Thursday to fight on and evict government forces closing in on his de facto political capital.

The leader of Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tiger rebels, Velupillai Prabhakaran, vowed in a radio broadcast Thursday to fight on and evict government forces closing in on his de facto political capital.

COLOMBO (AFP) - The leader of Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tiger rebels, Velupillai Prabhakaran, vowed in a radio broadcast Thursday to fight on and evict government forces closing in on his de facto political capital.

Source: Reuters (Recasts, adds quotes, background) By Ranga Sirilal and Shihar Aneez COLOMBO, Nov. 27 (Reuters) - The leader of the Tamil Tigers on Thursday said Sri Lanka is “living in a dreamland of …

Source: IRIN At least 60 percent of all women in Sri Lanka have experienced domestic violence, according to the Gender-Based Violence Forum (GBV Forum), a collective of UN and other international and local organisations.

COLOMBO, 27 November 2008 (IRIN) - At least 60 percent of all women in Sri Lanka have experienced domestic violence, according to the Gender-Based Violence Forum (GBV Forum), a collective of UN and other international and local organisations.

Source: Reuters COLOMBO, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka’s air force on Thursday said it destroyed a Tamil Tiger rebel radio station on Thursday, shortly before separatist leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran began his annual …

Source: Reuters COLOMBO, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka’s air force on Thursday said it destroyed a Tamil Tiger rebel radio station on Thursday, shortly before separatist leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran began his annual …

Air Force jets destroy two key LTTE radio communication centers in Paranthan junction around 5pm-SLAF Spokesman-JNW

Source: National Aeronautics and Space Administration On November 26, 2008, Cyclone 06B was passing northwest over the island of Sri Lanka and approaching the southern tip of India. This image of the storm was captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging …

A number of hostages have been freed from one of Mumbai’s top hotels - one of several sites in the city targeted by armed men - eyewitnesses said

Source: National Aeronautics and Space Administration On November 26, 2008, Cyclone 06B was passing northwest over the island of Sri Lanka and approaching the southern tip of India. This image of the storm was captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging …

The leader of Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tigers is due to make a speech as government forces say they are about to capture his de facto capital of Kilinochchi

Unidentified armed men abducted the President of Karadippooval Rural Development Society (RDS) Sunday around 3:00 p.m after he had passed Vavu’natheevu Sri Lanka Army (SLA) camp check post while returning home from Batticaloa town.

A massive security programme has been launched since Tuesday states Police Headquarters. This programme will be in force till the 15th of next month.

At least 100 people have been killed and twice as many reported injured as terror attacks struck in ..

In a sudden and dramatic development the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) withdrew from the heavily fortified northern town of Kilinochchi while soldiers of the Sri Lankan armed forces began moving in cautiously into the town area.

The Ministry of Livestock Development has drafted amendments to the Animals Act by increasing the penalty for illegal cattle slaughter and transport stipulated in the Animals Act No 29 of 1958.

The UNP charged in Parliament yesterday that the Government makes a monthly profit of Rs.50 million by selling 40 million litres of petrol with the present taxes and levies.

A repeat of the housing bubble that burst in USA, which led to the global financial crisis, will not happen in Sri Lanka, Deputy Executive Director, Ceylinco Capital Ltd, Cryshantha Jayawardhana said.

The stay order preventing 297 members, who were elected at an election for Education Department Cooperative Society (EDCS), from functioning was withdrawn by the Western Province Appeal Court today.

Colombo - Sri Lanka’s President Mahinda Rajapaksa Thursday condemned the terrorist attacks in Mumbai that killed at least 101 people and called for a concerted action to eradicate terrorism. These unfortunate attacks bring into focus the urgent need…

Nov 27, Colombo: Suspected LTTE gunmen have shot dead a Hindu priest in Eastern Sri Lanka in the early hours of today, the police said.

(Lanka-e-News, Nov. 27, 2008, 12.10 PM) A Hindu Priest was shot dead by unidentified gunmen at Mamangama in Batticaloa, today (Nov 27) at around 1.30a.m.

The victim was identified as…

(Lanka-e-News, November 27, 2008, 12.20 PM) My Government and I hasten to condemn most vehemently the brutal acts of terrorism that killed more than 100 persons and injured many more in the attacks…

Source: Reuters By Ranga Sirilal COLOMBO, Nov. 27 (Reuters) - Torrential rain bogged down Sri Lanka’s siege of the Tamil Tigers’ headquarters town on Thursday, the day the separatists’ chief was due to deliver his …

Nov 27, Colombo: The Sri Lanka Air Force is to launch a recruitment drive to enlist about 1,000 airmen for the force.