Jun 30

21 killed over 55 injured, LTTE intensify attacks

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Twenty-one (21) persons including seventeen (17) civilians were killed and over fifty five (55) believed injured in separate LTTE attacks at Kahawa, Vavuniya, Jaffna, Ampara, Batticaloa and Trincomalee during the past twenty four hours, claims security officials. Read the Full Article
Jun 30

21 killed over 55 injured, LTTE intensify attacks

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Twenty-one (21) persons including seventeen (17) civilians were killed and over fifty five (55) believed injured in separate LTTE attacks at Kahawa, Vavuniya, Jaffna, Ampara, Batticaloa and Trincomalee during the past twenty four hours, claims security officials. Read the Full Article
Jun 30

LTTE recruiting child soldiers, two deserters reveal - Batticaloa

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Two renegade child soldiers of the LTTE terrorist outfit surrendered to the security forces at Polwatta, Valachchena- Batticaloa, on Saturday, the 06th of January at 04:00 p.m. Read the Full Article
Jun 30

Sri Lanka’s dirty war sullies boutique hotel business (AFP via Yahoo! News)

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Britney Spears, Paul McCartney, Sting and Paul Simon have all travelled to Sri Lanka for a big-bucks taste of tropical luxury. Read the Full Article
Jun 30

Intensified hand grenade attacks at Police personnel- Vavuniya

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LTTE terrorists lobbed A hand grenade at the Kurumankadu Police roadblock, on Saturday the 06thof January, at around 6.55 p.m. A Police constable sustained injuries in the attack. Read the Full Article
Jun 30

Seven civilians killed in Lanka (Gulf Times)

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COLOMBO: Suspected rebels in Sri Lanka shot dead seven civilians and security forces discovered a truck packed with powerful explosives, the country’s defence ministry said yesterday. Read the Full Article
Jun 30

Bus fares going up, CoL soars

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Bus fares will go up by at least 15 per cent from Tuesday as Friday night`s shock increase in fuel p.. Read the Full Article
Jun 30

Two shot dead in Jaffna, civilian killings escalate

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Unidentified gunmen shot dead two civilians Saturday in Jaffna peninsula in two separate shootings, .. Read the Full Article
Jun 30

UN: Govt. blocking fuel supplies to its Wanni offices

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The United Nations is accusing the Sri Lankan government of starving its humanitarian agencies of mu.. Read the Full Article
Jun 30

Trinco truck bomb aimed at high profile political target

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Contrary to the initial belief that a refrigerated truck laden with over 1,000 kgs of explosives sei.. Read the Full Article
Jun 30

Sri Lanka: Jaffna Court directs SLA to safeguard crime evidence (TamilNet)

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Jaffna District magistrate T. Vignarajah directed the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) Jaffna Commander Maj. Gen. G. A. Chandrasiri to take care in safeguarding the evidences found at the site of killings in the Jaffna peninsula, when Jaffna police notified the magistrate that evidence material related to the killings of two fuel station employees gunned down by unidentified armed men at Temple road Friday ... Read the Full Article
Jun 30

8 People were Murdered Within past 48 hours in North & East of Sri Lanka (TamilEelam News Service)

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Four people from Serunuwara, a 16-year-old youth from Siththaandi, Eastern Sri Lanka were also shot and killed by the unidentified gunmen within the government control area. The gunmen got away with these crimes where Sri Lankan military maintain strong present in and around the area. Read the Full Article
Jun 30

Sri Lanka: SLA trooper found dead inside Point Pedro camp (TamilNet)

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A Sri Lanka Army (SLA) soldier was found with gunshot injuries within his camp located at Polikandi coastal village in Vadamaraadchi north Friday night, SLA sources in Point Pedro said. The Officer-in-charge of the camp said in his statement to Point Pedro police that the trooper was distraught over not being granted leave, and had shot himself dead. Read the Full Article
Jun 30

Sri Lanka: SLA attacks Oamanthai checkpoint (TamilNet)

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Sri Lanka Army (SLA) soldiers launched artillery, multi-barrel rocket launcher (MBRL) and motor attacks targeting the Pu'liyangku'lam-Oamanthai checkpoint, the entry point to the LTTE administered Vanni region, between 12:15 p.m. and 1:15 p.m. Friday, sources in Vanni said. The attacks disrupted passenger traffic to and from Liberation Tigers controlled area through the checkpoint, according to ... Read the Full Article
Jun 30

Buddhist TV channel a celebration of India-Lanka ties (Hindustan Times)

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The satellite TV channel The Buddhist , inaugurated by the Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa in Colombo on Friday, would be a celebration of the ancient cultural and religious ties between Sri Lanka and India, a top Sri Lankan official said. Read the Full Article
Jun 30

Seven civilians killed as explosives found in Sri Lanka (AFP via Yahoo! News)

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Suspected rebels in Sri Lanka shot dead seven civilians and security forces discovered a truck packed with powerful explosives, the country's defence ministry said on Saturday. Read the Full Article
Jun 30

Sri Lanka: Moothoor farmers file FR petitions in Supreme Court against HSZ declaration (TamilNet)

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Four Moothoor farmers and Dr.Pakkiyasothy Saravanamuthu, Director of the Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA), a Colombo-based think-tank, Friday filed fundamental rights petitions in the Supreme Court seeking the court to order the Sri Lanka Government's declaration of traditional paddy lands in Moothoor and Sampoor as high security zones null and void, legal sources in Colombo said. Read the Full Article
Jun 30

Sri Lanka: 2 men shot dead in HSZ in Jaffna (TamilNet)

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Unidentified gunmen on two motor cycles, following two men riding their motor cycles, shot them dead Friday around 4:30 p.m., in front of Tamils Rehabilitation Organization (TRO) former office close to UNDP, UNHCR, UNICEF, ICRC offices in Temple Road in the heart of Sri Lanka Army (SLA) High Security Zone (HSZ) in Jaffna, sources in Jaffna said. SLA troopers are present 24 hours guarding several ... Read the Full Article
Jun 30

Three civilians killed as explosives found in Sri Lanka (AFP via Yahoo! News)

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Suspected rebels in Sri Lanka shot dead three civilians and the security forces discovered a truck packed with powerful explosives, the country's defence ministry said on Saturday. Read the Full Article
Jun 29

Explosive-packed truck found in Sri Lanka (Khaleej Times)

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COLOMBO — Sri Lanka’s navy said “U found about 1,000 kilograms (2,200 pounds) of explo¹Bves in a truck and arrested a person nearby, in whatmay have been a planned attack by Tamil Tiger rebels. Read the Full Article
Jun 29

Explosive-packed truck found in Sri Lanka (Khaleej Times)

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COLOMBO — Sri Lanka’s navy said “U found about 1,000 kilograms (2,200 pounds) of explo¹Bves in a truck and arrested a person nearby, in whatmay have been a planned attack by Tamil Tiger rebels. Read the Full Article
Jun 29

Sri Lanka.- Hallado un supuesto camión del LTTE cargado con explosivos y preparado para atentar en el este de Sri Lanka (Fuerteventura Digital)

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COLOMBO, 30 (EP/AP) La Marina de Sri Lanka informó ayer del hallazgo de cerca de 1.000 kilogramos de explosivos en el interior de un camión, así como de la detención de una persona que se encontraba cerca del lugar, que podría estar relacionado con un intento de atentado de los rebeldes tamiles. Read the Full Article
Jun 29

Zero abduction in Sri Lanka: Is it possible?

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Zero abduction in Sri Lanka: Is it possible? Introduction Sri Lanka has been witnessing g.. Read the Full Article
Jun 29

Freezer truck a fireball

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Weeks after the recovery of an explosives laden lorry from Kurunegala, Navy intelligence officers ye.. Read the Full Article
Jun 29

A new digital identity card for Sri Lankans from next year

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Sri Lanka Department of Registration of Persons is to call for tenders to produce a new digital iden.. Read the Full Article
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