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COMMENT ON THIS ! Your Views! India on Thursday said 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.

(Lanka-e-News, Feb. 26, 2009, 12.50 PM) Relevant reports confirmed that Sudaroli Editor Mr. N. Vidyadaran now is been in Colombo Criminal Division (CCD) for been questioning…

A Tamil newspaper editor was arrested in Sri Lanka’s capital Thursday, police said, after colleagues and family members complained that he had been abducted while attending a funeral.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankan police arrested the editor of a Tamil-language newspaper in the middle of a funeral Thursday, accusing him of aiding a rebel air attack on the capital last week.

Human Rights Watch called on the Sri Lankan government and ethnic Tamil rebels Thursday to allow thousands of families to flee the northern war zone. A local doctor said scores of civilians were killed and hundreds wounded in two days of shelling.

Human Rights Watch called Thursday on the Sri Lankan government and the Tamil Tiger rebels to allow tens of thousands of civilians trapped in the northern war zone to flee to safety amid intense fighting and shortages of aid.

Civilians trapped in the war zone in northern Sri Lanka are dying of hunger and are desperately in need of medicine in what the United Nations described Wednesday as an “unfolding humanitarian catastrophe.”

Government forces drove deeper into the Tamil Tigers’ dwindling stronghold, confining the rebel group that once controlled a vast swath of northern Sri Lanka to an area smaller than Manhattan, the military said Friday.

Sri Lankan police arrested the editor of a Tamil-language newspaper in the middle of a funeral Thursday, accusing him of aiding a rebel air attack on the capital last week.

Sri Lankan police arrested the editor of a Tamil-language newspaper in the middle of a funeral Thursday, accusing him of aiding a rebel air attack on the capital last week.

Lalith Kotelawela remanded over alleged fraud at Golden Key Credit Card Co & warrant issued on director Mrs C Kotelawela-Mt Lavinia Magistrate-JNW

Pakistan and Sri Lanka criticised the lifeless wicket prepared for the drawn first Test here, with captains fearing such tracks will turn five-day cricket dull and make bowlers an endangered species.

The twenty-six year old armed conflict between the armed forces of the government of Sri Lanka and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam has reached a phase that can only be called genocide-like and catastrophic for the Tamil people in the north and east of the island, said human rights expert Karen Parker, Wednesday to [...]

Cabinet approves Rs4.2 bil stimulus package for finance & leasing companies; Lankaputra Bank to provide loans for collateral-Min GL Peiris-JNW

Feb 26, Colombo: Sri Lankan troops advancing into the last remaining rebel stronghold of Puthukkudyiruppu amid fierce fighting have captured a LTTE suicide bomb factory and the Sea Tiger leader Soosai’s camp yesterday, the military said.

VAVUNIYA, SRI LANKA: The Tamil Tigers gave V Rasamalar no choice in how she would die — the separatist rebels told her she would die alongside them in Sri Lanka’s war zone. But the mother of two escaped heavy fighting and fled to an army-controlled area.

A Tamil newspaper editor was abducted in Sri Lanka’s capital Thursday, colleagues and family members said, the latest in a string of attacks on the war-wracked island’s journalists.

Editor of Sudar Oli newspaper was not abducted but was arrested by police for purposes of questioning over some issues, says Min Anura Yapa-JNW

Feb 26, Washington, D.C.: The United States Department of State in its 2008 country reports on human right practices flayed the Government of Sri Lanka for its poor human right record and accused the LTTE of killing and abusing a large number of civilians.

(Lanka-e-News, Feb. 26, 2009, 10.50 AM) ‘Sudaroli’ Editor Mr. N. Vidyadaran has been abducted by a unknown group of persons at Mt-Lavinia between 9.00 am and 9.45 am by force…

Sri Lanka Transport Ministry is planning to commence reconstruction of the Northern rail track that ..

VAVUNIYA, Sri Lanka (Reuters) - The Tamil Tigers gave V. Rasamalar no choice in how she would die –..

Middle East travellers visiting Sri Lanka surged by 24% in 2008, according to Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau’s Middle East Office. Heba Al Ghais Al Mansoori, Middle East Director of SLTPB said the strongest growth markets included the UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Lebanon and Iran.

Editor of Sudar Oli newspaper N Vidyatharan abducted by group in a van while at a funeral in Mt Lavinia; police informed, says Sudar Oli MD-JNW

In A division club cricket, Tamil Union beat NCC at SSC & enters premier limited over finals. Tamil Union 259/8, NCC 223/10-JNW

The military in Sri Lanka said on Wednesday that fierce confrontations between government troops and Tamil Tiger rebels occurred Tuesday in Puthukudiyiruppu, the last stronghold held by the rebels in the northern Mullaittivu district. The Ministry of Defense said in a statement that “scores of LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eealm) cadres were killed and [...]

The twenty-six year old armed conflict between the armed forces of the government of Sri Lanka and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam has reached a phase that can only be called genocide-like and catastrophic for the Tamil people in the north and east of the island, said human rights expert Karen Parker, Wednesday to [...]

Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) did not permit Dr. Henrik Grunnet, the media consultant of the Media Research and Training Centre (MRTC) affiliated to Jaffna University to attend an introductory event of a media course that was to be inaugurated Wednesday at Kaarainakar R. Thiyagarajah Maththiya Viththiyaalayam in his official capacity and as a guest of [...]

(Lanka-e-News 25.Feb.2009 12.25PM) A U.S. Senate committee Tuesday focused its attention on the situation in Sri Lanka, where the military is engaged in an intense battle with Tamil Tigers as the two sides struggle for control of what is believed to be the last of the LTTE strongholds…

There is no need to talk to Tigers once they lay down arms, said Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickramasinghe on Tuesday. “Sri Lanka will not give in to international countries and bodies pressurizing it to stop the war on Liberation Tigers,” he said participating in an event held in his office where his son, [...]

VAVUNIYA, Sri Lanka (Reuters) - The Tamil Tigers gave V. Rasamalar no choice in how she would die — the separatist rebels told her she would die alongside them in Sri Lanka's war zone.

The Tamil Tigers gave V. Rasamalar no choice in how she would die — the separatist rebels told her she would die alongside them in Sri Lanka’s war zone.

Source: Reuters By Shihar Aneez VAVUNIYA, Sri Lanka, Feb 26 (Reuters) - The Tamil Tigers gave V. Rasamalar no choice in how she would die — the separatist rebels told her she would die alongside them in Sri Lanka’ …

Source: Reuters By Shihar Aneez

VAVUNIYA, Sri Lanka, Feb 26 (Reuters) - The Tamil Tigers gave V. Rasamalar no choice in how she would die — the separatist rebels told her she would die alongside them in Sri Lanka’ …

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, FEB. 25, 2009 ( Zenit.org ).- Violence plaguing 250,000 civilians trapped in Sri Lanka’s conflict zone is reaching its peak and possibilities of a political solution are fading, the Caritas aid agency is warning.

KARACHI: Younis Khan hit 313 and Kamran Akmal chipped in with an unbeaten century to help Pakistan achieve a record total as the first Test against Sri Lanka ended in a predictable draw yesterday.

Britain s Foreign Secretary, David Miliband, agreed Tuesday with parliamentarians who said that the ..

The Government has incurred a loss of Rs. 9,991 million of State revenue last year due to the remova..

A married woman, a mother of one child was sentenced to death on a majority jury decision by the Rat..

Britain’s Foreign Secretary, David Miliband, agreed Tuesday with parliamentarians who said that the Sri Lankan government is “quite prepared to go ahead with acts of genocide.” Responding to Mr. Elfyn Llwyd, MP, Mr. Miliband said “the resolution of [a] terrorist problem cannot be achieved at the expense of the rights of minority communities in Sri [...]

State-owned generation utility NTPC Ltd is in the final leg of talks for sealing a deal with Ceylon Electricity Board to construct a 500 mw power project in Sri Lanka.

Feb 25, Colombo: Challenging the selection of a multi-national company to excavate mineral sands on the coast between Nilaveli and Mullaitivu, Sri Lanka Marxist party, the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) today filed a petition at the Court of Appeals.

Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) did not permit Dr. Henrik Grunnet, the media consultant of the Media Research and Training Centre (MRTC) affiliated to Jaffna University to attend an introductory event of a media course that was to be inaugurated Wednesday at Kaarainakar R. Thiyagarajah Maththiya Viththiyaalayam in his official capacity and as a guest of [...]

Sri Lanka: Army ‘facing strong resistance’ from Tamil rebels (AKI) - The Sri Lankan army’s final offensive against Tamil Tiger militants in the north of the country met with strong resistance as troops advanced into the last rebel stronghold, reports from the frontline [...]

Feb 25, Colombo: Sri Lanka Meteorology Department Officials says more ice rains can be expected in some parts of the country in coming days.

Feb 25, Colombo: Indian government has fined a group of Sri Lankan fishermen who were captured by the Coast Guards for entering their waters illegally.

Feb 25, Colombo: Sri Lanka Supreme Court today dismissed a petition filed against the new driving licenses to be introduced by the government.

There is no need to talk to Tigers once they lay down arms, said Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickramasinghe on Tuesday. “Sri Lanka will not give in to international countries and bodies pressurizing it to stop the war on Liberation Tigers,” he said participating in an event held in his office where his son, [...]

Feb 25, Trincomalee: The International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) with the assistance of Sri Lanka Navy has evacuated another batch of sick and wounded civilians…

Sri Lanka`s advance against Tamil Tiger rebels, now in its final stages, has been slowed considerabl..

Feb 25, Colombo: Sri Lanka ruling party, United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) has appointed a special committee to carry out the election campaign in Western Provincial Council.

Feb 25, Colombo: Accepting nominations for the upcoming Western Provincial Council election is to end at 12 noon tomorrow (26), the Election Secretariat said.

Feb 25, Colombo: Sri Lanka Transport Ministry is planning to commence reconstruction of the Northern rail track that ends at Kankasanthurai in Jaffna peninsula on 19th of March.

Feb 25, Colombo: Sri Lanka Marxist party, the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna today charged that the government is planning to increase tariffs of all essential services…

Younis Khan’s attacking tactics did not pay off too well on the first day of the Test, but Pakistan’s new leader wants his side to adopt a aggressive approach to replicate the success of the country’s teams through the 1980s and 1990s.

With a draw always on the cards on a flat deck, Mahela Jayawardene, the Sri Lankan captain, said he was pleased with the way his team performed at the National Stadium, barring the minor blip in their second innings in the final session on the final day, when they lost half their side with only [...]

Feb 25, Kelaniya: Following another student clash this afternoon between two groups of students at the University premises, Kelaniya University has been closed until further notice, its Vice Chancellor said this afternoon.

Criminal Investigation Department (CID) officers subjected R. Samapanthan, Tamil National Alliance (TNA) Trincomalee district parliamentarian and leader of TNA parliamentary group to intensive interrogation Tuesday for three hours from 10:00 a.m, in the notorious Colombo ‘Fourth Floor’ interrogation centre regarding Sampanthan’s statement that Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) are the sole representatives of the [...]

Feb 25, Colombo: Sri Lanka government is planning to reopen the A-9 Jaffna-Kandy highway for the public by next month, said Defense spokesman Minister Keheliya Rambukwella.

(Lanka-e-News 25.Feb.2009 2.30PM) The Government of Sri Lanka welcomes the European Union’s (EU) call to the LTTE to lay down its arms and…