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Chicken pox infection is spreading fast among more the 1600 civilians held in Mirusuvil Sri Lanka Army (SLA) detention camp in Thenmaraadchi due to lack of basic hygienic facilities, lack of drinking water and people being crowded together, representatives of humanitarian organizations visiting the camp said. SLA soldiers do not allow patients in need of [...]

New Delhi, Feb 28 : Amid mounting concern over the plight of 70,000 civilians trapped in the conflict zone, India Friday made a renewed appeal to Sri Lanka to seize the Tamil Tigers rebels’ ceasefire offer and spur safe passage for Tamil civilians where they can get humanitarian aid.

Feb 28, Colombo: Sri Lankan troops encroaching the LTTE’ last remaining stronghold in Mullaitivu today breached the LTTE built earth bund in Palamattalan…

COMMENT ON THIS ! Your Views! Noting with grave concern the deteriorating humanitarian crisis in Sri Lanka, India on Saturday asked Colombo to seize the opportunity provided by LTTE’s ceasefire offer to bring about a pause in hostilities and work for safe passage for trapped civilians.

Feb 28, New Delhi: India urged the Sri Lankan government today to immediately work out safe passage to evacuate civilians trapped to secure locations from the small area rebels are still holding in the North of the country.

Sri Lanka’s Leader of Opposition, Ranil Wickremesinghe, was in Chennai when the police-lawyer clash in the Madras High Court broke out.

Feb 28, Vavuniya: Nearly 48 displaced families living in a welfare center in Vavuniya faced further problems as a sudden fire engulfed their camp this afternoon.

Feb 28, Batticaloa: Following a suicide incident of a female student, the Arts Faculty of the Eastern University in Sri Lanka was closed…

Feb 28, Trincomalee: Another stock of essential food items was shipped from Trincomalee Harbour to civilians trapped in Mullaitivu yesterday evening,…

Source: Reuters NEW DELHI, Feb 28 (Reuters) - India’s foreign minister urged Sri Lanka on Saturday to cease hostilities immediately and help evacuate thousands of people caught in a civil war with the Tamil Tigers …

Feb 28, Trincomalee: The International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) with the assistance of Sri Lanka Navy is to evacuate another batch of sick and wounded civilians by sea from Puttumatalan area in Mullaitivu to Trincomalee.

Feb 28 Colombo: Following the announcement of election date for Western Provincial Council the Police department had taken measures to remove the cut-outs and banners related to the poll campaign.

Feb 28, Maharagama: The strike started by the entire staff of Sri Lanka’s only oncology institution in Sri Lanka, Cancer hospital in Maharagama, has been called off this afternoon.

Amid mounting concern over the plight of 70,000 civilians trapped in the conflict zone, India Friday made a renewed appeal to Sri Lanka to seize the Tamil Tigers rebels’ ceasefire offer and spur safe passage for Tamil civilians where they can get humanitarian aid.

The Indian government says it’s gravely concerned about the safety of civilians caught up in the fighting in Sri Lanka

(Lanka-e-News Feb 27, 2009, 1.00pm) After the next presidential election executive presidential system to be demolish Mr. Wimal Weerawansa…

(Lanka-e-News, Feb. 27, 2009, 1.30 PM) Indian Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon is expected to meet President Mahinda Rajapaksa to discuss the humanitarian situation in the north amidst…

Sri Lankan troops entered the last urban area held by Tamil Tigers, the defence ministry said Saturday, as the UN repeated calls for the rebels to free civilians in the war zone.

The position taken by UN Security Council Friday indicating no go beyond ‘hearing’, and the considerate briefing of John Holmes largely endorsing and trusting Colombo’s agenda and assurances for civilians, are read between the lines by international political observers as a ‘knowing wink’ at Colombo to pursue its offensive. Alternatively, the UN stance either paves [...]

The Lahore Test will be the last of Mahela Jayawardene’s tenure as Sri Lankan captain but he is confident that he will not be distracted by emotion and will remained focused on the task of winning the series which is currently level after the draw in Karachi.

COLOMBO: Soldiers destroyed 10 small rebel boats and captured some rebel bunkers in northern Sri Lanka on Saturday, a day after killing at least nine Tamil insurgents in fierce clashes, the military said.

Pakistan captain Younus Khan fears Sri Lanka will come out fighting to give their captain Mahela Jayawardene a winning farewell in the second Test which starts here on Sunday.

Pakistan captain Younus Khan fears Sri Lanka will come out fighting to give their captain Mahela Jayawardene a winning farewell in the second Test which starts here on Sunday.

The two-Test series between Pakistan and Sri Lanka has been reduced to a one-Test play-off after the draw in Karachi. The contest over the next five days at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore is of utmost importance to both teams and their captains.

Younis Khan, the Pakistan captain, has no expectations of a series win from his young side when it meets Sri Lanka for the second Test in Lahore on Sunday and will focus on having his players work together.

LAHORE - Pakistan captain Younis Khan is wary of an inspired Sri Lanka team in Mahela Jaywardene’s last test as skipper beginning Sunday. After a first test dominated by batsmen ended in a draw, the series will be decided in the second and final test here.

Due to acute malnutrition and continued blockade of food thousands of mothers of newborn babies have gone barren to feed babies in besieged Mullaiththeevu. The substitute of powdered milk is also not available, seriously affecting thousands of babies reports TamilNet correspondent from Vanni.

(Lanka-e-News Feb 28, 2009, 01.18pm)
UN Security Council yesterday (27) received a briefing by Under Secretary General Sir John Holmes who visited Sri Lanka at President..

(Lanka-e-News, 28.Feb.2009, 2.00PM) Troops of 58 Division who have entered in to Puthukudiirippu town perimeter have found LTTE’s high-tech satellite…

The government has stipulated that the fertilizer subsidy would depend entirely on farmers’ readiness to sell their paddy to the government’s buying agent the PMB.

Sri Lankan troops, launching fierce ground attacks from various directions, have fought their way into Puthukkudiyiruppu, the last major stronghold of the Tamil Tiger rebels, defence authorities here said Saturday.

Jayawardene - hoping to bow out in style as skipper. Mahela Jayawardene will seek a winning farewell as captain when Sri Lanka take on Pakistan in the second and final Test at the Gaddafi Stadium.

Pandemonium reigned in the Waskaduwa area last evening after the news spread that an object from the sky had fallen to the sea creating a huge splash of water in mid sea.

Sri Lanka will be looking for an improved performance from their bowlers when the second cricket Test match against Pakistan gets underway at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Sunday.

Ceylinco Group Chairman Lalith Kotelawala was admitted to the Colombo National Hospital yesterday afternoon for treatment after he was remanded on Thursday in connection with the alleged Golden Key Credit Card fraud.

Mercantile Shipping Company Ltd will own two new vessels by the end of the year. This is the first time that a private company will own ships in Sri Lanka.

New Delhi - Amid mounting concern over the plight of 70,000 civilians trapped in the conflict zone, India Friday made a renewed appeal to Sri Lanka to seize the Tamil Tigers rebels' ceasefire offer and spur safe passage for Tamil civilians where they can get humanitarian aid.

Colombo : Noting that Sri Lanka's image has been stained by the presence of child soldiers, President Mahinda Rajapaksa has pledged full support to Tamil parents whose children have been forcefully inducted for armed conflict by the LTTE.

Much dirty linen was washed at the Galle Coordinating Committee meeting yesterday which ended with Agricultural Minister Hemakumara Nanayakkara and some JVP Provincial Council members almost coming to blows.

The Zoological Gardens Department has planned to mark the bicentenary of the Zoological Gardens in 2010 by conducting a regional conference in Sri Lanka.

(Lanka-e-News Feb 28, 2009, 12.05pm) There are many possibilities of that unidentified organizations or group of Tamil Diaspora would have created ideological frame …

A senior Tamil Tiger rebels’ leader died in fighting between government troops and the rebels in the northeastern area of Sri Lanka on Thursday, military officials said Friday. The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) ground commander named Shankar was killed in the heavy fighting commenced around 7:30 a.m. local time (0200 GMT) and lasted [...]

Sri Lankan troops entered the last urban area held by Tamil rebels, the defence ministry said Saturday, as the UN appealed to the guerrillas to let civilians leave the war zone to avert loss of life.

Feb 28, Colombo; Sri Lankan troops have entered the perimeter of Puthukkudyiruppu, the last remaining LTTE stronghold on Friday amid heavy resistance from the rebels, the military said today.

Feb 28, Colombo; Sri Lankan troops have entered the perimeter of Puthukkudyiruppu, the last remaining LTTE stronghold on Friday amid heavy resistance from the rebels, the military said today.

Colombo, Feb 27 : The proposed one-day series between Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe has been postponed today with revised dates yet to be decided.

Toronto: Michael Ignatieff, Leader of the Official Opposition in Canada, released a statement today expressing deep concerns about the continuing violence in Sri Lanka.

Feb 28, Colombo: Top United Nation officials held a closed meeting on Friday in New York to discuss the worsening humanitarian situation in the rebel controlled areas of Sri Lanka…

Sri Lanka Army (SLA) has been engaged in felling thousands of Palmyra palms mostly in private lands in the SLA occupied High Security Zone (HSZ) using the trunks to construct additional sentry posts along Vadamaraadchi coasts, in the last three days, sources from Vadamaraadchi said. Meanwhile, Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) in Vadamaraadchi north has been [...]

Jaffna University Students Union (JUSU) extended an appeal to the government of Sri Lanka to enable Jaffna University students from Vanni held in the detention camps in Government controlled areas to continue their studies in Jaffna University, in a press report Friday. JUSU also said that though it has been said in the media that [...]

A slave camp consisting male and female members ‘chosen’ from the fleeing civilians by the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) is reportedly setup in the abandoned Ki’lnochchi hospital building, reported TamilNet correspondent in Vanni, citing unverified information reaching Mullaiththeevu from males who escaped from the camp. According to the sources, men are kept at the downstairs [...]

The Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) fighter jet exploded Friday was engaged in carpet-bombing civilian pockets at Aananthapuram and Chemma’nku’ndu, according to civilians fleeing towards ’safe zone’ Friday evening. As the declared ’safe zone’ along the Mullaiththeevu coast is a barren stretch and is congested beyond further accommodation, many civilians preferred to stay back in [...]

The chief of U.N. humanitarian efforts urged Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tiger rebels on Friday to let tens of thousands of civilians leave the war zone, saying there are “credible reports” that some people trying to flee have been shot.

(By EDITH M. LEDERER, Associated Press Writer) The chief of U.N. humanitarian efforts urged Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tiger rebels on Friday to let tens of thousands of civilians leave the war zone, saying there are “credible reports” that some people trying to flee have been shot. John Holmes also called on the Sri Lankan government [...]

UNITED NATIONS—The chief of U.N. humanitarian efforts urged Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tiger rebels on Friday to let tens of thousands of civilians leave the war zone, saying there are “credible reports” that some people trying to flee have been shot.

The chief of U.N. humanitarian efforts urged Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tiger rebels on Friday to let tens of thousands of civilians leave the war zone, saying there are “credible reports” that some people trying to flee have been shot.

The UN Security Council took up the fighting in Sri Lanka for the first time on Friday as a senior UN official reported that dozens of people, at least, were being killed every day.

Ali Mizhir was on his way to a market in Baghdad to buy slippers three years ago when a car bomb exploded nearby, blowing away much of his lower left leg.

Sri Lanka will be looking for an improved performance from their bowlers when the second cricket Test match against Pakistan gets underway at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Sunday.

Sri Lanka is targeting Rs. 951 billion through export earnings this year. According to the latest Export Development Board (EDB) statistics, Sri Lanka recorded 4.21 percent growth in 2008, through total export earnings compared to 2007. The growth was mainly in agricultural products - 19.7 percent.