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Sri Lanka: 3 SLN Dvora Gunboats Destroyed, says Tamil Rebels Sep 28, 2007, 04:13 Pulmoaddai - Three Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) Dvora gunboats were destroyed by the Sea Tigers Thursday night when more than 17 Dvora boats engaged in a heavy sea fight with Sea Tiger flotillas in the seas off Pulmoaddai. 3 Sea Tigers were killed in the fighting that broke out at 10 p.m. Thursday and lasted till 3:30 a.m. Friday till the Sri Lanka Navy boats were pushed back to the east port harbor, towing the damaged boats according to the sources in the Eastern Sri Lanka. Artillery shells also were fired from the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) coastal positions in Kokki'laay, Kokkuththoduva…

Karuna group well protected by authorities – SLMM As ‘insecurity’ in East intensifies The Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) has warned of growing insecurity in the Eastern Province owing to the atrocities of the Karuna faction—also known as the Tamileela Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal (TMVP)—which included killing, abductions, and the extortion of money from local businesses in the province. The SLMM, however, noted that despite the growing insecurity in these areas, “The TMVP/Karuna group was well protected by the authorities and thus even the police are reluctant to pursue them in certain areas.” The mission, in its weekly report, disclosed that for the last…

C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Desktop\Prisons chief says transfer thwarted tunnel escape.htmPrisons chief says transfer thwarted tunnel escapeBy Madhushala SenaratneSome 64 LTTE cadres, including hardcore members, were metres away from escape from the Kalutara high security prison, if they had not been transferred to the Welikada prison a year ago, the Prisons chief said yesterday. The revelations came as inquiries got underway yesterday to probe how the LTTE prisoners dug a tunnel extending more than 200 metres (600 ft) using improvised devices from their cell close to the Kaluganga. Prisons Commissioner General Vajira Wijegunawardana said one of the aspects to be prob…

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Ravana is a hero for Sinhala nationalists Balachandran, Hindustan Times Colombo, September 23, 2007 \ The Ramayana is not part of the mainstream Sinhala religious and cultural tradition in Sri Lanka, because Buddhism has been the religion of the majority of Sinhalas for long. But ancient Sinhala works like Rajavaliya and Ravanavaliya identify Ravana as a Sinhala king and extol him as a great one. In modern Sri Lanka, there has been a movement to revive Ravana as a cult figure, who represents Sinhala or Sri Lankan nationalism because he was among the first in the island's history to have resisted an alien/Indian invader. Ravana…

Advani wants food and medicine sent to Lanka Chennai, Sept. 20(PTI): Expressing concern over "deterioration of situation" in the North and North eastern parts of Sri Lanka due to prolonged curfew imposed by the island government,senior BJP leader L K Advani today said the Indian government should send humanitarian aid to the Sri Lankan Tamils by despatching food and medicine. He told reporters that the aid, in consultation with the Sri Lankan government, should be routed through the Red Cross. Opposing the LTTE's demand for a separate Tamil Eelam, Advani said solution to the ethnic problem should be found within a unified Sri Lanka. Ensuring justice to S…

U.S. shouldn't help Sri Lanka regime with our tax dollars editorials BY AHILAN SIVAGANESAN If you think Naziism or apartheid are long gone, you would do well to continue reading. Last month in Sri Lanka, 500 Tamils were forcibly evicted by police from the capital city of Colombo. They, along with 300 others who were detained, either lived in the capital or had been visiting for reasons including medical treatment. The police chief's explanation: ethnic minority Tamils cannot stay in the capital "without a valid reason." "Police didn't listen to us. They tried to beat us, they where scolding and they put us into the vehicles," explained a 54-year old m…

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Shocking disclosures A.G. NOORANI In his memoirs Maj Gen. Harkirat Singh has reproduced contemporary documents that reveal a lot that was not known about the IPKF in Sri Lanka. MAJOR General Harkirat Singh (Retd.) is an upright gentleman and a fine soldier; altogether a man of integrity. He was Divisional Commander of 54 Infantry Division when, on July 29-30, 1987, he was sent to Sri Lanka as General-Officer-Commanding (GOC) of the Indian Peace-Keeping Force (IPKF). In January 1988, he got orders “posting me out of Sri Lanka”. The Overall Force Commander (OFC) of the IPKF was the GOC-in-C Southern Command, Lt. Gen. Depinder Singh, who praised h…

Two top LTTE cadres slip through immigration net By Munza Mushtaq Two top LTTE cadres, wanted by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), have slipped through the net of Immigration authorities and fled to Singapore. They have made their get-away with the assistance of one Thavarajah. The duo had migrated abroad a few weeks ago. Following this development, S. Thavarajah, a former MP and the second most senior member of the Eelam Peoples Democratic Party (EPDP) has left for England. Reports reveal that he is unlikely to return to the country. Thavarajah, who was representing the EDPD at the All Party Representative Committee, had informed the party…

(Adds second tsunami warning lifted) By Ahmad Pathoni JAKARTA, Sept 12 (Reuters) - A powerful earthquake of 8.2 magnitude struck Indonesia's Sumatra region on Wednesday, triggering tsunami warnings in the Indian Ocean, sparking panic in coastal areas across Southeast Asia and causing at least two deaths. Indonesia issued two tsunami warnings, one after the first quake, and the second after a smaller tremor a few hours later in the same area. However, the Indonesian warnings and most others in the region had been lifted by 1600 GMT. An official at Indonesia's meteorological agency had said gauges measured a wave surge of 1 metre after the first qua…

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'Karuna' threatens political parties Leaflets distributed in the east has threatened people not to support Tamil parties A Tamil political party in Sri Lanka has expressed optimism that differences with the breakaway LTTE group would be resolved through dialogue. Leader of PLOTE, Dharmalingam Siddharthan, told BBC Sandeshaya that the party would be allowed to carry on political work in the east despite threats allegedly made by the Karuna group. Leaflets distributed in Batticaloa in the name of Chennan Force has threatened people not to support TNA, TULF, EPDP, PLOTE and EPRLF political parties. Karuna group denies "If this warning is ne…

Sri Lanka 'apologises' for India story PRIU sad Narayanan and Menon are members of the said panel The Sri Lanka government has apologised for an incorrect statement that said a high-level defence panel has been established with India after a visit by senior officials. The Policy Research & Information Unit (PRIU) of the Presidential Secretariat said on Thursday the panel was established during a visit by three senior officials to Delhi from 3-4 September. "The PRIU is informed that there was no decision among those who participated in these discussions to establish an Indo-Lanka High Level Committee on defence," a statement issued by PRIU stated on …

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Sri Lanka May Delay First Debt Sale, Investors Say (Update2) By Sam Nagarajan Sept. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Sri Lanka may delay its first overseas debt offering as global credit markets slump and a conflict between government forces and Tamil rebels escalates, fund managers said. ``All bets are off in a situation where investors are generally looking to decrease risk in their portfolios,'' said Joel Kim, who manages the equivalent of $10 billion at ING Investment Management in Hong Kong. ``They need to wait for better market conditions.'' A delay to the $500 million sale would thwart the government's efforts to seek cheaper funding for building roads and …

China, Indonesia, Philippines, Taiwan: Asia Local Bond Preview By Wes Goodman Sept. 5 (Bloomberg) -- The following events and economic reports may influence trading in Asian local-currency bonds today. Yields are from the previous session. China: The inflation rate in August may top July's 10-year high of 5.6 percent, Bi Jingquan, vice chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission, said yesterday. Bi, who spoke after a press conference in Beijing, declined to give a specific forecast. The commission is China's top economic planning agency. The yield on the 2.66 percent note due August 2010 was little changed at 3.45 percent, according t…

கள உறவு அருவி கீழ்வரும் தகவலை எனக்கு மின்னஞ்சலில் அனுப்பி வைத்தார். அதை உங்கள் பார்வைக்கும் இணைக்கின்றேன். நன்றி! Monks of War The nationalist monks in Sri Lanka argue that Buddhism is about ‘confronting reality’ To many of us, Buddhism, with the sacred principle of non-violence, is the most peaceful religion of all. But in Sri Lanka a group of radical monks who say they represent the Singhalese majority are urging the government to take a hard-line, pro-war stance against the Tamil Tiger rebels. To make their voices heard in the political arena the monks have even set up their own political party - the JHU - which participated in the 2004 elections an…

The Defense Of Our People By: Brian Senewiratne - Australia Courtesy: TamilCanadian - September 1, 2007 ... ...... At a recent talk to expatriate Tamils, I was asked, “What is the LTTE (Tamil Tigers) doing?” I chose to answer the question with another, “What are you doing”. The answer is “Nothing, other than hallucinating about Eelam and trying to shift the responsibility for its achievement, to the LTTE”. What can we do? A great deal. ... ..... I launched a series of DVDs (I have lost count – I think about half a dozen) - to show the world what has been happening to our Tamil people (yes, they are my people as much as they are yours). I…

The Secret behind the number 11 Pretty Chilling - read to the bottom. Try it out. If you are a sceptical person - still read on as it's actually very interesting!! This is actually really freaky!! (Mainly the end part, but read it all first) 1) New York City has 11 letters 2) Afghanistan has 11 letters. 3) Ramsin Yuseb has 11 letters . (The terrorist who threatened to destroy the Twin Towers in 1993) 4) George W Bush has 11 letters. This could be a mere coincidence, but this gets interesting: 1) New York is the 11th state. 2) The first plane crashing against the Twin Towers was flight number 11. 3) Fligh…

LTTE Spokesperson for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs Right to Life in their own habitats is a fundamental right of every civilian. This very fundamental right is being denied to the Tamil people in Sri Lanka. The Government of Sri Lanka has been violating the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by denying civilians access to their own habitats. Armed Forces of the Government of Sri Lanka which are occupying many predominantly Tamils areas in the districts of Trincomalee and Batticaloa has been trying again to settle Sinhalese population there. Already Muthur east and Sampur areas comprising 28 villages of 12 Grama Sevaka Divisions which belong to…

Sri Lanka Inflation Holds Near 4-Month High in August (Update1) By Anusha Ondaatjie Aug. 31 (Bloomberg) -- Sri Lanka's consumer prices rose in August at close to the fastest pace in four months, presenting a challenge to the central bank which wants to damp inflation amid slowing economic growth. Consumer prices in the capital Colombo rose 17.3 percent from a year ago, after increasing 17.6 percent in July, the Department of Census & Statistics said on its Web site. The median estimate of nine analysts in a Bloomberg survey was for a 17.3 percent gain. The Central Bank of Sri Lanka has held interest rates at the highest level in Asia for six str…

Soldiers' families 'not paid enough' Families of killed soldiers are paid only Rs.150,000 for over 23 years Disabled soldiers in Sri Lanka have accused the authorities of ignoring their plight and that of the families of killed service personnel. Asoka Dayaratne, of Organisation for Disabled Soldiers, said the compensation paid for war victims is not adequate. "For over 23 years, families of a killed soldier is still paid mere Rs.150,000," he told BBC Sandeshaya. Families of late Generals, Denzil Kobbekaduwa and Vijaya Wimalaratne were also paid just Rs. 150,000 Disabled Soldiers' Organisation He recalled that fam…

'AIDS plot' against Buddhist monks Thero says plan is to infect leading Buddhist monks with HIV-AIDS Christian fundamentalists are conspiring to tarnish the image of the Buddhist clergy, a leading monk-parliamentarian said. The leader of Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) told BBC Sandeshaya that he was informed of a plot to infect HIV - AIDS to Buddhist monks. Ellawawala Medhananda thero said the conspiracy is an attempt to tarnish the image of the Buddhist monks who have vowed to celibacy. Sexual activity Asked how the monks would be infected without having engaged in sexual acts or using syringes that are infected, the leading monk said : "That …