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Tamilnet (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in a press statement issued on Monday welcomed all the current democratic moves in the diaspora, such as referendum on Vaddukkoaddai Resolution, Country Councils and Transnational Government and said that even if one of the efforts is at shortfall, it will affect all the others. “These are democratic efforts for which people have taken over the leadership...
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Colombo Page (Free subscription) | yesterday
Nov 08, Vavuniya: Sri Lanka police in Vavuniya have arrested another two LTTE cadres with a stock of explosives Saturday night.
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Tamilnet (Free subscription) | 42 minutes ago
The Intelligence Unit of the Sri Lanka Police Saturday night arrested two Tamil civilians in Thoa'nikkal in Vavuniyaa on information received that they had been members of the Liberation Tigers. They are now detained in Vavuniya police station and being interrogated to find out their involvement with the militant group earlier, police spokesman Nimal Mediwake said in Colombo.
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Tamilnet (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
The students of the Art Faculty of Jaffna University abstained from attending lectures Monday morning following death threats to four of their fellow students from Vadamaraadchi by Sri Lanka Army (SLA) Intelligence Unit officers who had taken them away from their houses for interrogation to an SLA camp and assaulted them besides issuing death threats, Jaffna University Student Union (JUSU) representatives...
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Tamilnet (Free subscription) | yesterday
Senior Advisor to Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapakse and a veteran Sinhalese politician, Vasudeva Nanayakkara, said that the government has to get the support of the people in the South of the country to solve the problems of the Tamils, in response to questions raised by the members of Jaffna Traders' Association (JTA) in a meeting held Saturday evening in the JTA building in Jaffna. The members...
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Tamilnet (Free subscription) | yesterday
The assignment of bringing Jaffna IDPs in Vavuniyaa to Jaffna has been completed with the arrival of 3,588 persons of 1,114 families Saturday night in Jaffna, according to Jaffna Government Agent (GA) K. Ganesh. Meanwhile, a group of media persons from the South led by Jegan Perera, the Director of Peace Congress, has been allowed by the government to come to Jaffna independently after the closure...
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Tamilnet (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
Considering all what had gone before, 'reconciliation' has to first take place between the powers and Eezham Tamil psyche and the probabilities are remote unless the powers recognize the national question as national question and come forward to address it in ways fit enough for chronic cases. Ultimate reconciliation has to take place between Sinhala and Tamil nation states but genuine reconciliation...
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Tamilnet (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
Most of the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) internment camps for Vanni IDPs in Vavuniyaa being flooded due to the current down pour many of the IDPs held in Menik Farm camp had fled from their shelters seeking refuge in the public halls and school buildings located inside the camp, sources in Vavuniyaa said. Meanwhile, amid heavy rains and thunder civil authorities continue to transfer IDPs from Menik Farm during...
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Tamilnet (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
Selvam Adaikalanathan, Vanni district Tamil National Alliance (TNA) parliamentarian, for the third day - Saturday - was summoned to the Headquarters of the Terrorist Investigation Division (TID) of Sri Lanka Police. But he was sent back home around 9:00 a.m. with the instruction that he should come to TID office when called for, sources in Colombo said.
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Tamilnet (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
Nine police personnel who are suspects in the killing of two Sinhala youths in Angulana were further remanded till November 20 by the Chief Magistrate of Mount Lavinia, Mr.Harsha Settunge, Friday following a report by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) that they were awaiting for legal advice of the Attorney General (AG) to file the indictment.
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People Daily (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
The Sri Lankan government has sought legal advise over a move to provide lifetime security for the defense hierarchy who was responsible for defeating Tamil Tiger rebels. Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickramanayaka told parliament on Friday that the Attorney General will report to the government on providing security to the defense secretary and the three forces commanders. Wickramanayaka said such a move...
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Tamilnet (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Vasudeva Nanayakkara, a senior Sinhalese politician and the senior advisor to President Mahintha Rajapakse, who arrived in Jaffna Friday is to deliver a speech titled “Tamils and Future” Saturday at Changkaraththai Hindu Youths' Hall in Vaddukkoadai, sources in Jaffna said. Meanwhile, Vasudeva Nanayakkara met Jaffna district High Court Magistrate R. T. Vicknarajah in Jaffna Court Complex...
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Tamilnet (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
The Additional Government Agent (AGA) of Batticaloa District in the Eastern Province, Ms. Rupawathy Ketheswaran, was shifted to Kilinochchi District in the Northern Province Thursday in an unexpected move by higher authorities in Colombo, sources in Batticaloa said.
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Tamilnet (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Sri Lanka Parliament extended the State of Emergency for another month Friday after it was passed with a majority of 78 votes as 95 voted in favour of it while 17 voting against. Tamil National Alliance (TNA) and Muslim Congress (SLMC) voted against the motion. Main opposition United National Party (UNP) and Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) abstained from voting.
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Tamilnet (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Assistant News Editor of the TNL television channel, Sisikelum Dahampriya Balage, told Colombo Magistrate Thursday, in the case of the killing of a mentally ill Tamil youth in the Bambalapitya Sea, that he did not inform the police of the incident as several police officers were witnessing the scene and it was his impression it was taking place under the supervision of the police. “I viewed what...
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