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It seems parties interested in Sri Lanka signing the Acquisition and Cross Services Agreement (ACSA) with the U.S., were keen on Sri Lankan troops learning human rights ironically, from another military known for grave violations of human rights. Political column of Sri Lanka’s popular English weekly, Sunday Times alleges it was then Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera and then Foreign Secretary Prasad Kariyawasam who had pressured then Defense Secretary Karunasena Hettiarachchi, to expedite the passage of ACSA. The column goes on to note that apart from services facilities being granted to US troops who will visit Sri Lanka, one of the other elements included in th…

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Paramilitary Politics November 15, 2008 On the simmering strife in the TVMP ON 14 NOVEMBER, Kumaraswami Nandagoban, alias Ragu, a chief architect of the Eastern Provincial Council administration, was shot dead inside a car on the outskirts of Sri Lanka’s capital Colombo. The killing confirmed, ’till now whispered, bad-blood between the paramilitary-cum-politicians of the Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal (TMVP). Here, we trace the origins of the internal conflict and explore possible routes the strife may take in the coming weeks and months. The “Karuna Group” To most people’s understanding, TMVP is a the registered name of what was known as the “Ka…

China is working on a draft for a law on international seabed exploration that would enable it to explore mineral and other deep sea resources in the Indian Ocean and other seas far from its shores, official sources said. The move is likely to worry New Delhi that keeps a close watch on China's strategic moves in the Indian Ocean with the help of countries like Sri Lanka. Colombo recently supported increased Chinese presence in the Indian Ocean saying China needed to protect its sea trade routes. The proposed law is part of China's efforts to build itself as a maritime power. The country recently launched its first aircraft carrier. The standing committee of …

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Grenade attack, SLA soldiers open fire at Poonthottam, Vavuniya [TamilNet, April 17, 2006 18:05 GMT] A Sri Lanka policeman was killed and two wounded when unidentified attackers lobbed a grenade into a Sri Lanka Army and Police checkpost in Poonthottam, Vavuniya at 9:30 p.m. Monday. SLA soldiers and policemen opened fire and blocked all traffic. Telephone lines remained cut in the area. Tension prevailed in the area following the incident. Further details are not available at the moment. செத்து ஒழியும் சிங்கள இராணுவம்

BBC World report also confirmed that the "military honours" were given during the funeral to the victims of the 15-July 2006 bus explosion. The government sponsored and much publicised mass burial ceremony in a predominantly Buddist part of the country who burn the remains according to the Buddist traditions further exposes the motives and the expectations of those who carried out the barbaric maccacre of its own citizens. The unusual military honours to the ordinary civilian victims points to the complicity of the government in a futile attempt to win sympathy and support.

PK Balachandran Colombo, August 4, 2006 The Sri Lankan Muslim Congress (SLMC), the island's premier Muslim political party, has blamed the Sri Lankan government primarily, for the shelling of the Muslim town of Mutur which has killed more than 30 civilians in the past three days. "We may seem to be making an anti-government statement. But we have to go by what the local people tell us, and they say, that most of the shells had come from the direction of the army camps in the vicinity," the Leader of the SLMC, Rauff Hakeem, told newspersons here on Friday. He said that he had brought this to the notice of the Sri Lankan top brass, Presidential Advisor Ba…

Vijaykant backs Tamil Eelam demand Search for More News Chennai, Dec 4: In his first open support of the LTTE's demand for Tamil Eelam (separate home land for Tamils) DMDK President and actor Vijaykanth today said the "struggle" would certainly succeed, though it would take time. Vijayakant, who had decided against celebrating his birth day till a solution was found to Sri Lankan Tamils problem, told reporters here that "though success in a struggle for the homeland is delayed, it will certainly succeed". He was replying when asked why there was a delay in a solution (to the Sri Lankan Tamils problem). He praised the militants saying "tho…

No jail for Swiss Tamil Tiger financiers The accused received support from some sections of the Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora in Switzerland. (Keystone) The Swiss Federal Criminal Court has given no prison terms to alleged financiers of the Sri Lankan Tamil separatist group Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam (LTTE). The 13 accused were either given suspended custodial sentences or acquitted. The court on Thursday said accusations of participation in and support o…

SLA, LTTE exchange rocket fire at Muhamalai FDL [TamilNet, Wednesday, 10 January 2007, 19:14 GMT] Sri Lanka Army soldiers and LTTE fighters exchanged artillery and rocket fire in Muhamalai sector on the Thenmaradchi division of the Jaffna peninsula, Wednesday. Eight SLA troopers who were injured in Wednesday's shelling were admitted at the Palaly military base hospital. Residents in the northern town said heavy gun fire was heard from the morning till evening. Meanwhile, a Sri Lanka Army soldier was injured in a claymore mine attack at Koolavady in Aanaikoddai. The attack targetted a SLA patrol, civilian sources in the area said. http://www.tamilnet.…

As battle intensifies once more, 150,000 are forced to live in ramshackle camps Randeep Ramesh in Batticaloa Friday March 30, 2007 Sitting beneath a palm tree, Loganathan points to his new "house": a brown tent with blankets for a floor just outside Batticaloa, a town on Sri Lanka's east coast straddling a blue lagoon. The 34-year-old Tamil labourer says his family have been sheltering under the tarpaulin since November when a mortar shell landed in his garden, which was about 62 miles away from the refugee camp he now calls home. His nine-year-old daughter lost her arm in the blast and his five-year-old son's back was scarred by the shrapnel. "The army…

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…

Proving Sirisena’s attempts to whitewash himself of his direct culpability in Easter attacks IGP Pujith Jayasundara – who has been sent on compulsory leave – in his Fundamental Rights petition has revealed the Police was instructed on April 08, 2018 to stop investigating into extremist Muslim groups. Content of Jayasundara’s FR petition filed a few days ago, note the State Intelligence Service (SIS) in a letter, specifically instructed the Terrorist Investigation Division (TID) to suspend all investigations into extremist Muslim factions linked with international terrorist organisations. He particularly mentions in petition that an investigation was open into th…

Former Indian Supreme Court Judge and a well respected Jurist V R Krishna Iyer appeals to immediately declare cessation of military operation under international supervision in Sri Lanka. In his appeal, Justice Krishna Iyer said, ‘sovereignty does not authorize internal atrocity and incalculable casualty.’ The world around should intervene to see justice was done. Full Text of his Message is reproduced here: “I do not take sides in this message with the LTTE or the Srilankan Government although there have been violent excesses on both sides resulting huge loss of life, property and tremendous suffering which I hate as one who stands for human rights. I pity…

சக வரலாற்றாசிரியர் ஜேம்ஸ் பாய்ஸ், மெக்கென்னா “ஆஸ்திரேலியாவின் காயமடைந்த இதயத்தை அம்பலப்படுத்தியுள்ளார்” என்றார். How a cold-case kept secret in the heart of Australia was uncovered in a Brisbane garage after 85 years By Levi Parsons For Daily Mail Australia 06:04 20 Feb 2021, updated 07:27 20 Feb 2021 A dark secret which cuts to the core Australia's brutal treatment of Aboriginal prisoners has been revealed after 85 years. The mystery of what really happened to tribesman Yokununna - an Indigenous prisoner who was shot by white police officer Bill McKinnon near Uluru in 1934 - was finally uncovered after a garage search in suburban Brisbane tu…

எந்த ஊடகத்திலும் இந்தச் செய்திவந்ததாகத் தெரியவில்லை. தலையில்லாமல் போடப்பட்ட உடலங்கள் இராணுவத் தளபதி மீதான தாக்குதலின் பின் கைது செய்யப்படவர்களினது என்று இந்தச் செய்தி கூறுகிறது. Two of the six headless bodies identified (May 3, 4.00 pm) Two of the headless bodies found on the 27th from the Awissawella Police area have been identified. One of them was a resident of Telangapatha, Wattala and the other was of three wheeler driver of Armor Street. Senior Superintendent of Police Wilfred Mahanama said both were Tamil persons. The bodies were brought to Colombo today and one of the bodies has already started decomposing, the SSP said. According to r…

Bilateral Donor Group warns Sri Lanka's LTTE to stop recruitments and intimidation of INGOs Tuesday, January 23, 2007, 13:42 GMT, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka. Jan 23, Colombo: The Bilateral Donor Group - consisting of representatives from Britain, Canada, Sweden, USA and the European Commission - has issued a warning to the LTTE to stop immediately the recruitment of persons of any age and the intimidation of international non-governmental organisations (INGOs). “After making a survey of the conflict areas, the group has issued a warning to the LTTE to stop immediately the recruitment of persons of any age, intimidating INGOs and using civilians as a hu…

LONDON (Reuters) - Reuters named a new chief photographer for the Middle East on Thursday and said it had tightened its editing procedures after the publication last year of two photographs that had been digitally altered. The measures were among several steps announced by David Schlesinger, editor-in-chief of the global news and information agency, following an internal investigation that he said had resulted in disciplinary action. The two photos, both of Israeli military action in Lebanon during the war there last August, were taken by a freelance photographer, Adnan Hajj. Reuters ended its relationship with Hajj following an initial inquiry soon after b…

LeN-2007Feb10, 8.00pm) Mahinda Chinthana has kept a world record in having the largest cabinet. The below is a comparison between the cabinets of some countries and that of Sri Lanka. Canada- 31 ministers for 37 million people India- 20 ministers for 1000 million people Russia- 25 ministers for 150 million people Malaysia- 23 ministers for 25 million people Bangladesh- 22 ministers for 150 million people America- 15 ministers for 274 million people Pakistan- 13 ministers for 130 million people Sri Lanka- 108 ministers for 19 million people In Sri Lanka non cabinet and deputy ministers can use 2 official vehicles and one security vehicle, but for…

Tamil gangs tackled from 'within' By Debabani Majumdar BBC News, London Samurai swords are often the weapon of choice for gang members For a 26-year-old, Abhya's face seems to have too many scars. "That was someone trying to take my eye out with a broken beer bottle," he said pointing to the circular scar almost encircling his right eye. "And this here was a cut from a samurai sword," he added, showing a cut which extends from his hairline to his right eyebrow. The scar sent shivers down my spine, but Abhya, who did not want to be identified, describes a confrontation with a rival group at a wedding in 2005 in Ilford, east London,…

India's covert role in Sri Lanka's ceasefire By M.R. Narayan Swamy, New Delhi, Feb 17 : Now that Sri Lanka has jettisoned the Ceasefire Agreement (CFA) with the Tamil Tigers, one of India's best kept secrets can be revealed: it was New Delhi that quietly authored the process that led to the Norway-brokered pact. The dominant thinking in India and Sri Lanka, and even elsewhere, is that New Delhi has been a distant watcher to the goings on in the war-hit island barring its interactions with Colombo and countries like Norway as part of a "hands off" policy sparked off by former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi's 1991 assassination. While it is true that India to…

The Significance of 1983 Dr. Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu on 07/20/2020 Photo courtesy of themorning.lk I was a PhD student in London when the carnage of July 1983 erupted and thank God for the bravery and foresight of my mother and sister, my family was saved from the electoral register and sword wielding drunken mob that descended on the only Tamil household in the immediate neighbourhood. Now, 37 years and a bloody war of almost three decades later, the question arises as to whether the goals and aspirations of the main protagonists in that atrocity have been fulfilled or abandoned or inde…

Writing our concerns to the International Community is the need of the hour, please please write to them in your own words (few lines) and call the international community, when possible, to act on it. Surely, you can hope our plights get to them, but first we have to tell them, not one or two people write to them, we all have to do it constantly and persistently to expose the true nature of Sri Lanka. eden@mol.com.mk, ediamantepower@yahoo.com , egannon@verizon.net, Mercodonia On Line http://www.mol.com.mk/ elies7@voila.fr Voila News http://www.voila.fr/ bptio@BalkanPeaceTeam.org Balkan Peace Team (PBT) cesd@cesd.org Centre…