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தற்போது அவுஸ்த்திரேலிய பிரதமரின் வாசஸ்த்தலத்துக்கு முன்னால் எம்மவர் நடத்திவரும் உண்ணாவிரதப் போராட்டம் பற்றியும், மகிந்தவின் 48 மணிநேர முன்னகர்வுத் தவிர்ப்புப் பற்றியும் தற்போது ஏ.பி.சி இணையத் தளத்தில் வந்துள்ள செய்தி

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Kirribilli protest as Tamil ceasefire declared

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Hundreds of people have gathered outside the Prime Minister's Sydney residence to protest against the Sri Lankan Government.

Police say about 400 to 500 members of the Tamil community gathered on the streets near Kirribilli House.

Both residents and police said the protest was peaceful.

Protesters were calling on Kevin Rudd to use his diplomatic powers to call for an immediate ceasefire in northern Sri Lanka and for the Government there to allow media to enter the conflict zone.

The protest occurred as the Sri Lankan military announced a temporary ceasefire against the Tamil Tigers, which will take place from tomorrow.

Sri Lanka's President ordered government troops to halt their offensive against the cornered rebels for two days to give tens of thousands of civilians a chance to escape the fighting.

The brief pause in hostilities comes after increasingly urgent international calls for civilians to be protected as the military attempts to finally crush the separatist Tiger guerrillas, who have been pushed close to defeat.

The United Nations estimates that 100,000 civilians are trapped in a government-designated "no-fire zone," which is the last remaining territory held by the rebels.

President Mahinda Rajapakse's office said the ceasefire would allow civilians to leave the conflict zone and to celebrate the Sinhala and Tamil New Year on Monday and Tuesday.

"His Excellency has directed the armed forces of the state to restrict their operations during the New Year to those of a defensive nature," it said in a statement.

It added that the halt would enable Tamils "to celebrate these festivities in a suitable atmosphere and to have uninhibited freedom of movement from the no-fire zone."

The Tigers, who are accused of holding the civilians hostage, have suffered months of battlefield setbacks that could finally end their campaign for an independent Tamil homeland after 37 years of violence.

Mr Rajapakse reiterated the Government's demands that the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) lay down arms and surrender to security forces who have forced the guerrillas into a strip of coastal jungle in the island's north-east.

"In the true spirit of the season, it is timely for the LTTE to acknowledge its military defeat," the statement said.

"The LTTE must also renounce terrorism and violence permanently."

The Tigers endured further major losses last week when at least 550 were killed in four days of fighting to defend a village which eventually fell to government forces, officials said.

The state-run Sunday Observer reported that the remaining Tiger fighters had opened fresh talks with officials from Norway, which brokered an ineffectual peace deal in 2002.

- ABC/AFP

thaRpoothu avuSththireeliya pirathamarin vaasaSththalaththukku munnaal emmavar wadaththivarum uNNaavirathap pooraaddam paRRiyum, mahinthavin 48 maNiweera munnaharvuth thavirppup paRRiyum thaRpoothu ee.bi.si iNaiyath thaLaththil vanthuLLa seythi

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