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45 Tamil activists from 21 countries gathered in London on Wednesday and Thursday to resolve that an immediate ceasefire in Sri Lanka was essential and that humanitarian access to the Vanni should be permitted immediately.

UN Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator John Holmes, who briefed the UN Security Council for a second time on Thursday “didn’t say anything new in his latest briefing other than reflecting on the escalation of the crisis and the pathetic impotency of the UN in handling the situation,” Roy Gardiner [...]

UN Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator John Holmes, who briefed the UN Security Council for a second time on Thursday “didn’t say anything new in his latest briefing other than reflecting on the escalation of the crisis and the pathetic impotency of the UN in handling the situation,” Roy Gardiner [...]

International organisations have again drawn urgent attention to the plight of civilians caught up in the fighting in north-east Sri Lanka

45 Tamil activists from 21 countries gathered in London on Wednesday and Thursday to resolve that an immediate ceasefire in Sri Lanka was essential and that humanitarian access to the Vanni should be permitted immediately. The delegates also said that the Eezham Tamils should determine their own destiny and emphasized that the people of the [...]

SRI Lanka’s Deputy Tourism Minister Faiszer Musthapha is to visit Bahrain this week as part of a tour to attract tourists to his country. He will address a Destination Promotion Road Show 2009 at the Golden Tulip Hotel at 7.30pm on April 1.

The US says it is concerned that Sri Lankan troops continue shelling of areas where there are large numbers of civilians, very close to hospitals, very close to civilian facilities The United States has accused Sri Lanka of breaking promises to stop shelling a no-fire zone where thousands of civilians are trapped by fighting between [...]

Deputy Solicitor General Sarath Jayamanne yesterday told the Mt. Lavinia Chief Magistrate that Ceyli..

The healing continues. After a painful month of reflection and rehabilitation, Sri Lanka’s cricketers are excitedly awaiting the commencement of the IPL, and the opportunity to restore a degree of normalcy to lives upturned by the Lahore terror attacks.

Indonesian Foreign Minister Dr. Hassan Wirajuda will be visiting Sri Lanka on March 29 and 30 on an invitation extended to him by his counterpart Minister Rohitha Bogollagama.

Sri Lanka’s economy is expected to grow around 5.5 percent in 2009 following the measures taken by the government to improve the liquidity of the financial sector, introduction of the stimulus package and further strengthen domestic demand, said Deputy Director, Institute of Policy Studies, Dr Dushni Weerakoon said.

SINGAPORE: Sri Lanka’s “roadmap” for defeating the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam “is [being] handled very professionally and with responsibility.” Asserting this, Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Rohitha …

A Special Task Force (STF) commando on road patrol in an area in Batticaloa police division shot himself to death Thursday, sources in Batticaloa said. The commando had lunch at an eatery at Thaa’ndavanve’li junction before killing himself with his own weapon in the evening, the sources added.

Unidentified armed men entered Thursday around 8:30 p.m into the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) office of Karuna group in Annamalai in Chava’lakkadai police division in Ampaa’rai district and opened fire on two Karuna group men killing them, sources in Ampaa’rai said.

The UN, backed by the US and Britain, has urged the Sri Lankan government and Tamil Tiger rebels to ..

“The statements made by senior members of the government show unequivocally that he (Minister, Keheliya Rambukwella) and the president of Sri Lanka are aware of the identity of the killers,” said Ms. Sonali Wickrematunge, the wife of the assassinated Sunday Leader Editor, Lasantha Wickrematunge on 8 January, in her letter sent to the Inspector General [...]

Mar 27, Colombo: The International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) with the assistance of Sri Lanka Navy ferried another batch of sick and wounded civilians yesterday (26) by the sea route.

Mar 27, Colombo: Sri Lanka Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama had said that the Sri Lankan security forces do not direct any attacks on the government declared no-fire zone along the Mullaitivu coast in Northeastern Sri Lanka.

Mar 27, Colombo: More than 2,100 civilians fled the uncleared areas in Mullaitivu during a single day, yesterday, the Sri Lanka Defence Ministry said.

Sri Lanka Army (SLA) and police arrested seven Tamils including three women Wednesday in a cordon and search operation conducted in Kamburupitiya, a town in the southern province, police sources said. The arrestees, residents of estates located in Galle and Deniyaa, are detained and interrogated in Kamburupitya police station as they had failed to prove [...]

Mar 27, Colombo: Indian Navy said that the Indian Armed Forces have not extended military assistance to Sri Lankan forces for fighting against the LTTE.

Mar 27, Colombo: Sri Lanka Motor Traffic Department today launched the new high-tech and high security driving license, called ‘Smart Card’.

Ruhuna and Basnahira South became the early leaders in the Inter-provincial Twenty20 tournament which began with back-to-back matches on Wednesday.
Ruhuna took the top spot by grabbing an extra bonus point in each of their matches against Schools Invitation XI and Basnahira North.

Unidentified armed men arriving in a white van forcibly abducted Tuesday around 9:30 p.m a Tamil youth from his house in Unit 3 Menik Farm, Cheddiku’lam in Vavuniyaa district, according to the complaint made to Cheddiku’lam police by his wife.

Mar 27, Colombo: The Army and Police yesterday arrested two LTTE cadres who had reportedly involved in the killing of four farmers in Welikanda area on Wednesday night.

Mar 27, Colombo: Amid the massive financial crisis Sri Lanka government has decided to provide a land of 20 perches to each of the Grama Seva Officers who manages to do their duty in order.

Unidentified persons lobbed three hand grenades in succession Thursday night around 7:45 p.m on Sri Lanka Army (SLA) soldiers at the electricity transformer sentry post on Kaangkeasanthu’rai road in I’nuvil, sources in Jaffna said. Two soldiers may have been killed or seriously injured, unconfirmed reports said.

Mar 27, Colombo: Sri Lanka government has increased the prices of cigarettes and liquor with effect from Thursday midnight.

Mar 27 Colombo: The Higher Education Ministers’ Conference of the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (SAARC) was inaugurated this morning in Colombo for the first time in its history.

Mar 27, Colombo: For the first time in Sri Lankan political history the main opposition UNP and the Marxist JVP agreed to come to an amicable settlement over a court case.

Mar 27, Galewela: At least 20 houses were partially damaged due to a twister that blew across the Galewela area in Dambulla last night.

A postmaster from Nottingham who refused to serve customers who could not speak English says he feels “let down” after losing his job

Mar 27, Jaffna: Sri Lanka government has set up another six welfare camps in Jaffna to settle the fleeing civilians from rebel held areas.

Mar 27, Matara: The High Court of the Matara today ordered to jail a former magistrate and the additional judge of Galle, Shamani Mirinchiarachchi for 45 years.

Mar 27, Colombo: Sri Lanka main opposition United National Party (UNP) today said that the government is heading to a massive financial crisis due to their mismanaged economic policies.

(Lanka-e-News, March 27, 2009, 6.15 PM) The President’s meeting with the Tamil and Muslim political leaders yesterday (26) was heated up as Ealam People’s Democratic Party

Mar 27, Ampara: An unidentified group has attacked an office of Minister Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan alias Karuna Amman’s faction at Annamalei…

More than 2,100 civilians fled in one day from Sri Lanka’s northern war zone where the military is squeezing the Tamil Tiger rebels into a smaller area as it pushes to end 25 years of civil war, the military said Friday.

Twenty lorries including two cooler vehicles transporting around 20 metric tonnes goods to private traders in Jaffna arrived at Naavatkuzhi Government ware house Thursday around 2:30 p.m through A9 land route, sources in Jaffna said. Two weeks ago lorries had brought goods to Jaffna through A9 road for the first time after a long period.

Unidentified armed men entered Thursday around 8:30 p.m into the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) office of Karuna group in Annamalai in Chavalakkadai police division in Ampaarai district and opened fire on two Karuna group men killing them, sources in Ampaarai said.

Sri Lanka Army (SLA) authorities in Jaffna refuse permission to the children held in two SLA detainment centres in Kaithadi to attend normal schools near the centre despite efforts by educational officials and UNICEF readiness to offer financial assistance, sources in Jaffna said. The SLA authorities say that there are security problems in transporting the [...]

Sri Lanka stepped up a drive to dislodge Tamil rebels from a narrow patch of land on Friday amid fresh international calls for a truce to save thousands of civilians trapped in the war zone.

(Lanka-e-News, 27.March.2009,3.00PM) Economists say that the depth of the financial crisis of Sri Lanka is uncovered by the statements of several Ministers that say the loan is not a ‘bail-out’…

World Concern - USA World Concern is one of only two humanitarian aid agencies allowed access to critical hospitals in Sri Lanka. Children are among those who have lost arms and legs. This is a first-hand account. News …

The UN, backed by the US and Britain, has urged the Sri Lankan government and Tamil Tiger rebels to back a “humanitarian pause” in fighting

Chief of Naval Staff Suresh Mehta Friday denied that India was aiding Sri Lanka in its war against the Tamil Tigers. ‘All such allegations are baseless,’ Mehta told reporters here.

Sri Lanka stepped up a drive to dislodge Tamil rebels from a narrow patch of land on Friday amid fresh international calls for a truce to save thousands of civilians trapped in the war zone.

The statements made by senior members of the government show unequivocally that he (Minister, Keheliya Rambukwella) and the president of Sri Lanka are aware of the identity of the killers, said Ms. Sonali Wickrematunge, the wife of the assassinated Sunday Leader Editor, Lasantha Wickrematunge on 8 January, in her letter sent to the Inspector General [...]

“Intimidation and coercion of Tamils and their political leaders can never be a good beginning for any lasting solution. The fundamental point is that the powers don’t want to see parity to Tamils in the negotiation. They want to confirm Colombo’s position that there is a post-LTTE phase and the Tamils to negotiate from a [...]

Sri Lanka Army (SLA) and police arrested seven Tamils including three women Wednesday in a cordon and search operation conducted in Kamburupitiya, a town in the southern province, police sources said. The arrestees, residents of estates located in Galle and Deniyaa, are detained and interrogated in Kamburupitya police station as they had failed to prove [...]

More than 2,100 civilians fled in one day from Sri Lanka’s northern war zone where the military is squeezing the Tamil Tiger rebels into a smaller area as it pushes to end 25 years of civil war, the military said Friday.

Unidentified persons lobbed three hand grenades in succession Thursday night around 7:45 p.m on Sri Lanka Army (SLA) soldiers at the electricity transformer sentry post on Kaangkeasanthurai road in Inuvil, sources in Jaffna said. Two soldiers may have been killed or seriously injured, unconfirmed reports said.

(Lanka-e-News, March 27, 2009, 9.45 AM) Media spokesman on national security Keheliya Rambukwella says that the last leg of the operation against terror has commenced cornering LTTE terrorists to 21 square kilometers…

(Lanka-e-News, March 27, 2009, 9.45 AM) National Freedom Front (JNP) leader Wimal Weerawansa said…

(Lanka-e-News, March 27, 2009, 11.35AM) Navy chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta yesterday (26) rubbished the allegations by some political parties in Tamil Nadu…

The United Nations on Thursday reiterated deep concern over the safety of civilians trapped inside a conflict zone in northern Sri Lanka where government forces and rebels are engaged in heavy fighting. The world body estimates that up to 190,000 civilians are currently trapped by fighting between government forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil [...]

In defamation case filed by MP R Karunanayake against MP S Handunnetti for comments on TV, case settled with Handunnetti apologising-lawyer-JNW

Mar 27, Colombo: A top United Nation relief official yesterday expressed his concern over the civilians trapped in the no-fire zone of Northern Sri Lanka and appealed the rebel group Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to allow the civilians to leave the war zone.

One may have lost whatever respect one had for the British Parliament after reading a report on the ..

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s military said it brushed off a Tamil Tiger counterattack by killing 30 guerrillas, pinning the rebels in a rapidly shrinking area and moving closer to ending the quarter-century-long civil war.