May 31

Nedumaran demands Centre dropping joint-patrolling with Lanka (New Kerala)

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Madurai, May 31: Tamil Nationalist Movement President Pazha Nedumaran today demanded that the Centre drop the idea of entertaining joint-patrolling of the strategic Palk-Straits by the navies of India and Sri Lanka, describing it as a ploy by the island nation to engage New Delhi in its fight against the Tamil Tigers. Read the Full Article
May 31

India urges Sri Lanka not to shop for arms in China, Pakistan (AFP via Yahoo! News)

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India is urging Sri Lanka not to buy weapons from China and Pakistan to fight Tamil rebels, New Delhi's national security advisor said. Read the Full Article
May 31

Gulf countries laud Government`s fight against terrorism

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The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) on Wednesday lauded the Government`s endeavour to eliminate terro.. Read the Full Article
May 31

UTHR calls for international HR monitoring mission

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The University Teachers for Human Rights (Jaffna) Sri Lanka (UTHR), founded by two award winning hum.. Read the Full Article
May 31

Pillayan allays fears of LTTE recapturing east

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Thamil Makkal Viduthalai Pullikal`s former supreme commander Pillayan allayed fears of the LTTE ever.. Read the Full Article
May 31

The Global Peace Index rankings: Some musings

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The Global Peace Index (GPI) rankings have been released. Of 121 countries studied by the Economist .. Read the Full Article
May 31

Hospital burglar ends in hospital bed

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A cat burglar who made the Ragama General Hospital his habitual hunting grounds relieving nurses of .. Read the Full Article
May 31

Tamils ordered to vacate lodges in Pettah

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Tamil owners of 68 lodges in Pettah (Peaddai) Police Division in Colombo have been instructed by the.. Read the Full Article
May 31

LTTE attacks a refugee camp- Vavuniya

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LTTE launched an attack at the police personnel providing security to the Poonthottam refugee camp in Vavuniya last evening (Friday the 5th of January). Read the Full Article
May 31

Sri Lanka can approach India for arms needs: Narayanan (New Kerala)

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Chennai, May 31: National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan Thursday said Sri Lanka, facing frequent air attacks from Tamil rebels, should not approach Pakistan or China for weapons though he added that India cannot supply "offensive military equipment". Read the Full Article
May 31

Villagers under rebel fire in Sri Lanka’s north (People’s Daily)

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Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels fired mortars and artillery at a village in the north on Thursday, forcing villagers flee the area, defense officials said. Read the Full Article
May 31

Lanka should not turn to China, Pakistan for arms: NSA (Hindustan Times)

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National Security Adviser M. K. Narayanan on Thursday asserted that Sri Lanka should source its military requirements only from India and not China or Pakistan. At the same time he declared that India would not provide any ‘offensive’ weaponry to the embattled island nation. Read the Full Article
May 31

India wakes up to Chinese, Pak hold in Lanka (The Economic Times)

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NEW DELHI: The Manmohan Singh government, which allowed its policy towards Sri Lanka to be dictated by the preferences and prejudices of its southern allies, has finally woken up to the threat that Colombo’s closeness with China and Pakistan poses to Indian interests. Read the Full Article
May 31

tamil-speaking muslims in Lanka rediscover ties (Hindustan Times via Yahoo! India News)

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Tamil-speaking Muslims from Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu and Malaysia are now re-discovering and re-establishing linguistic, cultural and religious ties which had weakened considerably over the last 400 years. Islamic literature in Tamil has provided the rallying point for the new hands-across-borders movement. Read the Full Article
May 31

Come to us for weapons: Narayanan to Lanka (Indian Express via Yahoo! India News)

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Objecting strongly to indications from Sri Lanka that it would shop for weapons in China or Pakistan for its war against the Tamil Tigers, National Security Adviser M K Narayanan today said the Island Nation should approach only India whatever its requirements . But India would not provide any offensive weaponry and the assistance would only be confined to defensive capabilities, he added ... Read the Full Article
May 31

Sri Lanka says may scrap tattered truce with rebels (Deepika)

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COLOMBO, May 31 (Reuters) Sri Lanka's government may scrap what is left of a ''flawed'' 2002 ceasefire pact with the Tamil Tigers within weeks, the island's defence spokesman said today, a move analysts fear could escalate renewed civil war. Read the Full Article
May 31

Sri Lanka: 12 Tamil civilians arrested in Battaramulla (TamilNet)

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The Sri Lanka Army (SLA) and police in a combined cordon and search operation conducted in Battaramulla in Talangama police division in the western province Thursday morning arrested twelve Tamil civilians. They were taken into custody as they failed to provide satisfactory reason for their stay in the location. Read the Full Article
May 31

Sri Lanka: SLA shoots dead youth in Batticaloa (TamilNet)

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Unidentified armed men lobbed hand grenades Thursday around 9:00 a.m. on Sri Lanka Army (SLA) troopers and Karuna group members jointly engaged in a cordon and search in Meeravoadai Tamil area in Ea'ravoor police division in Batticaloa district, injuring two troopers, sources in Ea'ravoor said. SLA troopers shot death a youth when they fired in retaliation. Read the Full Article
May 31

Sri Lanka Receive Player Fillip (Sporting Life via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Sport)

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Three English-based players will all be available for Sri Lanka's series against Bangladesh. Read the Full Article
May 31

SRI LANKA RECEIVE PLAYER FILLIP (Sporting Life)

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Sri Lanka have been boosted with the news that three English-based stars will all be available for the upcoming home series against Bangladesh. Read the Full Article
May 31

Sri Lanka can approach India for arms needs: Narayanan (India Daily)

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National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan Thursday said Sri Lanka, facing frequent air attacks from Tamil rebels, should not approach Pakistan or China for weapons though he added that India cannot supply ''offensive military equipment''. Read the Full Article
May 31

Sri Lanka can approach India for arms needs: Narayanan (IANS via Yahoo! India News)

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Chennai, May 31 (IANS) National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan Thursday said Sri Lanka, facing frequent air attacks from Tamil rebels, should not approach Pakistan or China for weapons though he added that India cannot supply offensive military equipment . Read the Full Article
May 31

Mega coconut cultivation project in Sri Lanka

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May 31, Colombo: Sri Lanka Ministry of Plantation has launched a program to increase the coconut plantations by 20,000 acres a year. Read the Full Article
May 31

No need to procure weapons from China, Pakistan: India tells Sri Lanka (ANI via Yahoo! India News)

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Chennai, May 31 (ANI): Advising Sri Lanka not to procure weapons from Pakistan and China to fight Tamil rebels, India on Thursday assured the island nation that New Delhi would look after their weapon requirements. National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan told reporters in Chennai that New Delhi would favourably consider any request for military hardware from Colombo. "We are the big power ... Read the Full Article
May 31

Residents flee in fear as Tamil rebels fire mortars at the village in Northeast Sri Lanka

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May 31, Colombo: The residents of Athawetunawewa village in the Vauniya district, Welioya Defense Colony in Sri Lanka are reportedly fleeing the area due to mortar attacks by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Ealam (LTTE), sources from the area said. Read the Full Article
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