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(Lanka-e-News, May 30, 2009, 10.05 PM) LTTE’s former media coordinator Daya Master who has now surrendered to the government made a secret statement to…

COLOMBO, May 30 (Bernama) — Malaysia was the largest foreign investor in Sri Lanka for the fourth consecutive year last year, with leading Malaysian companies playing a major role in key sectors of the island’s economy.

Forty-seven bodies of members of internally displaced families from Vanni region due to the recent military operation by Sri Lanka Army and sheltered in the internment camps in Mannaar were buried in Mannaar general cemetery from May 13 to May 27 by Mannaar District Secretariat at State costs as their relatives failed to
claim the [...]

Dean of the Faculty of Art in Jaffna University, Prof. S. Krishnarajah, admitted to a private hospital in Colombo recently passed away Friday, sources in Colombo said. Sixty-two-years old Prof. S. Krishnarajah has been serving in Jaffna University for the last 33 years.

Heath Schuler, a Congress member of US North Carolina says that he saw a picture different from the ..

May 30, Colombo: Sri Lanka Foreign Affairs Minister Rohitha Bogollagama has requested the Government of Malaysia to consider proscribing the LTTE. According to the Foreign Ministry, Minister Bogollagama made this request when he met with the Malaysian Minister of Defence, Y.B. Dato’Seri Dr. Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, yesterday during his Singapore tour to attend the 8th [...]

May 30, Colombo: Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa will visit New Delhi next week, the Presidential Media Unit says.

The United Nations humanitarian chief has added his voice to calls for an investigation into alleged human rights abuses during the civil war in Sri Lanka.

The root of Sri Lanka’s two bloodiest insurgencies, one led by the People’s Liberation Front (or the JVP) and the other more prolonged and deadlier led by the LTTE, had much to do with regional disparities than language, race or religious differences.

Ceylinco Finance PLC announced that under the guidance of the new management team the company has be..

Visiting Democratic Congressman Heath Shuler has proved that the US is not devoid of reasonable deci..

Questioned about US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton’s statement that the “time was not proper for IMF assistance to Sri Lanka “, he replied “that is not the message I am getting. One has to separate economics from politics.”

International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and international aid groups Friday protested Sri Lanka’s denial of access to hundreds of thousands of Tamils concentrated in militarized camps in the north and the homes from which the displaced had fled. Sri Lanka is still refusing to provide aid workers with full access despite an appeal [...]

Source: Reuters * Reported death toll of 20,000 based on unreliable data

* No apparent evidence for allegations of mass graves

By Louis Charbonneau

UNITED NATIONS, May 29 (Reuters) - The world will probably …

After a military victory for the government in a civil war that has torn the country apart for decades, Sri Lanka now begins a process of national reconciliation.

Sri Lanka has denied reports that more than 20,000 civilians died in the final assault on the Tamil Tigers.

Forty-seven bodies of members of internally displaced families from Vanni region due to the recent military operation by Sri Lanka Army and sheltered in the internment camps in Mannaar were buried in Mannaar general cemetery from May 13 to May 27 by Mannaar District Secretariat at State costs as their relatives failed to claim the [...]

“The United Nations human rights council has rejected calls to investigate allegations of war crimes committed by both sides in the final stages of Sri Lanka’s bloody 25-year conflict.

May 30, Colombo: The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) yesterday produced the surrendered former LTTE media spokesperson Velaudhan Dayanidi alias Daya Master in court for the first time.

A Tamil family man from Aiyankkea’ni in Batticaloa district has gone missing since 23 May around 7:30 p.m after leaving home to his sister’s house on his bicycle, according to the complaint lodged by his wife at Ea’raavoor police station. The family man had been arrested in a police cordon and search a month ago [...]

May 30, Panadura: At least four schoolchildren went missing in the ocean at Nalluruwa, Panadura, yesterday afternoon.

Sinhala thugs broke open three shops owned by Tamils in Palakaduwa, a suburb in Badulla police division, and robbed the premises of valueables Wednesday night. The intruders attempted to break open two other shops but failed in their attempt and fled when neighbors rushed to the site, media reports said. Tension prevails among Tamil business [...]

Fresh from his victory against the LTTE, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has said his governm..

The defeat of the LTTE terrorists in less than three years was made possible by the strong political..

Since the defeat of the revolutionary Tamil Tigers, the streets of Columbo, the capital of Sri Lanka, are alive with euphoria.

Less than three months after their team bus came under terrorist gunfire in Lahore, members of the Sri Lankan cricket team have withdrawn from a scheduled visit to Oxford due to security concerns.

Sinhala hoodlums in Rakwana town in Ratnapura district are targeting Tamil women who return home after work in garment factories, and rob them of their gold jewelry and other valuable articles. Ten such incidents have taken place in the last three days, and ll victims are from the upcountry Tamils, media reports said.

Sri Lankan Minister of Foreign Affairs, Rohitha Bogollagama requested the Government of Malaysia to consider proscribing the LTTE, a terrorist organization already banned in over 30 countries including the USA, UK, Canada, India and many of the EU nations.

With the defeat of terrorism, the time is opportune to enhance relations between Sri Lanka and Poland observed Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama when Prof. Piotr Klodkowski, Ambassador of the Republic of Poland paid a courtesy call on the Minister last Tuesday (26 May 2009) following his presentation of credentials to H.E. the President earlier in [...]

Bangalore : Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa is expected to visit New Delhi next week India hopes to carry forward the dialogue on rehabilitation of Tamils displaced in the war between the Lankan army and LTTE, External Affairs Minister S M Krishna said on Friday.

President Mahinda Rajapaksa has attended the wedding of Udith Lokubandara, son of speaker W.J.M. Lokubandara, and given him the position of SLFP Badulla district organizer, as his wedding present.

NEW DELHI — Eleven days after the Sri Lankan government declared victory over Tamil rebels in the country’s north, aid organizations are slowly beginning to get freer access to the 265,000 civilians displaced by the fighting, but not quickly enough to meet the vast needs, according to aid officials in the region.

Sri Lanka’s authorities say their forces stopped using heavy weapons on April 27 in a no-fire zone where an estimated 100,000 Tamil civilians were sheltered, The Times said.

(Lanka-e-News, May 29, 2009, 7.10 PM) Heath Schuler, a Congress member of US North Carolina says that he saw a picture different from the widely publicized image when he visited…

The Sri Lankan government has strongly denied allegations that more than 20,000 civilians were killed during its recent onslaught against Tamil rebels

(Lanka-e-News, May 29, 2009, 4.20 PM) Army spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara says that the DNA tests of the body parts believed…

(Lanka-e-News, May 29, 2009, 4.25 PM) Defense Ministry said that the Army intelligence yesterday (28) arrested the local agent…

(Lanka-e-News, May 29, 2009, 5.25 PM) The Tamil Diaspora has shamelessly forgotten the LTTE that was totally eliminated in Sri Lanka…

(Lanka-e-News, May 29, 2009, 6.00 PM) United National Party (UNP) youth leader Kurunegala district MP Dayasiri Jayasekara says that all political parties…

May 29, Colombo: On June 6, the Jaffna-bound Yal Dewi train will resume its journey to Thandikulam once again, 3 kilometers beyond Vavuniya on the northern track, the Transport Ministry says.

May 29, Colombo: The Election Secretariat has set up a special programme to ensure the right of franchise for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the upcoming Northern elections.

Sri Lanka faced new calls for a war crimes inquiry today after an investigation by The Times revealed that more than 20,000 civilians were killed – mostly by the army – in the latter stages of the war against the Tamil Tigers.

Sri Lanka faced fresh allegations on Friday that its army had killed huge numbers of civilians during its offensive against the Tamil Tigers, as well as complaints it was continuing to block aid workers.

May 29, Colombo: The Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) has decided to take legal action against those who dispose of garbage along the streets of Colombo from June 15.

May 29, Colombo: The Court of Appeal today rejected a petition filed by the main opposition United National Party (UNP) alleging that last year’s Eastern Provincial Council election was corrupt.

May 29, Vavuniya: The Sri Lanka government has decided to build 8750 new temporary houses for the internally displaced persons (IDPs) who are currently living in government schools in Vavuniya, District Secretary P.M.S. Charles said.

Sri Lanka faced fresh allegations on Friday that its army had killed huge numbers of civilians during its offensive against the Tamil Tigers, as well as complaints it was continuing to block aid workers.

Sri Lanka strongly denies allegations that more than 20,000 civilians were killed in recent fighting against Tamil rebels.

May 29, Colombo: Visiting United States Congressman Heath Shuler today expressed his satisfaction over the welfare facilities provided by the Sri Lanka government to internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Vavuniya. Speaking to the media this morning, Mr. Shuler said that he has observed the standards at welfare camps and they are totally different from what [...]

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May 29, Colombo: Sri Lanka’s main opposition party, the United National Party (UNP), will also contest in the upcoming elections for the Jaffna Municipal Council and Vavuniya Urban Council, said UNP General Secretary Tissa Attanayake.

The United Nations said Friday that the death toll from Sri Lanka’s civil war was “unacceptably high” amid reports that 20,000 people were killed in the government’s final onslaught against Tamil Tiger rebels.

Source: Reuters * Red Cross unable to access former Sri Lanka war zone

* UNHCR urges Colombo to prepare to send war-displaced home

By Laura MacInnis

GENEVA, May 29 (Reuters) - International aid groups said …

Source: Reuters * Red Cross unable to access former Sri Lanka war zone

* UNHCR urges Colombo to prepare to send war-displaced home

By Laura MacInnis

GENEVA, May 29 (Reuters) - International aid groups said …

Source: Reuters * Red Cross unable to access former Sri Lanka war zone

* UNHCR urges Colombo to prepare to send war-displaced home

By Laura MacInnis

GENEVA, May 29 (Reuters) - International aid groups said …

Sri Lanka is still refusing to provide aid workers with full access to hundreds of thousands of displaced Tamil civilians despite an appeal by United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon, the UN said Friday.

May 29, Colombo: Udith Lokubandara, the son of Sri Lanka’s Parliamentary Speaker W.J.M. Lokubandara, has been appointed as the Sri Lanka Freedom Party’s new organizer for the Badulla District.

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Christian Aid - UK Volunteers’ Week 1-7 June 2009

Young adults aged 18-25 from across the UK have a ‘once in a lifetime’ opportunity to travel to a developing country with a free volunteering project, Platform2.

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Christian Aid - UK Volunteers’ Week 1-7 June 2009

Young adults aged 18-25 from across the UK have a ‘once in a lifetime’ opportunity to travel to a developing country with a free volunteering project, Platform2.

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