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 10 Dec 2006 11:45:13 GMT Report for Abuse
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LTTE media serves as a major tool to brainwash naïve Tamil expat community living in Canada.
The LTTE media distort facts and carry on misinformation campaign thus effectively serving as a mode to satisfy the pro LTTE Tamil diaspora living in Canada.
The latest story concocted by Tigers of the Verugal/ Vaharai battles shows that the confusion existing among different LTTE media. |
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 10 Dec 2006 11:45:20 GMT Report for Abuse
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LTTE/Jaffna Tamil caste conscience never went away.
Musketeer,
You just ignore what is LTTE's ideology and what Jaffna Tamil think about !
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Misinformation campaign Part I
Sri Lanka fighting kills over 45: Tigers
Colombo, Dec 9. (PTI): Heavy fighting between Sri Lankan troops and Tamil Tiger rebels killed at least 45 people and wounded many more today in the restive northeastern district of Trincomalee, the guerrillas claimed.
The rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) said, troops breached their defences and entered into rebel-held territory but the guerrillas beat them back after half a day of fighting.
'We have killed 30 Sri Lankan soldiers, including two officers,' LTTE military spokesman Rasiah Ilanthiriyan said. 'We captured the bodies of five soldiers. There are 15 civilians killed and 35 wounded as a result of Sri Lankan shelling,' he claimed.
There was no immediate word from the military about the rebel claims, but local army officials said about 35 soldiers were wounded in heavy fighting.
The Tigers said only seven of their cadre were wounded.
However, casualty calims by both sides cannot be independently verified.
Edited By - Achilles - 10 Dec 2006 11:49:26 GMT |
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Misinformation campaign Part II
Verugal offensive thwarted, 30 troopers killed, 1 captured alive - LTTE
TamilNet, Saturday, 09 December 2006, 18:12 GMT
Liberation Tigers officials in Vaharai told TamilNet Saturday night that Sri Lankan troopers who advanced into LTTE territory Saturday morning from Mahindapura camp, were defeated at 2:30 p.m. after 9 hours of stiff resistance by the Tigers. More than 30 troopers were killed, around 100 wounded, one soldier was captured alive and 9 bodies recovered by the Tigers. An artillery gun in Kallaru SLA camp was destroyed in LTTE artillery fire, LTTE officials claimed. The SLA troopers who had advanced 2.5 km into LTTE territory north of Vaharai, were hastely withdrawn after suffering heavy casualties.
LTTE officials further said 15 refugees were feared killed in Palchenai and Vammivedduvan areas.
Tiger officials did not provide LTTE casualty figures.
The exact number of civilian casualties were not available as the artillery barrage continued isolating access to the attack site, the officials added. |
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10 Dec 2006 11:48:41 GMT Report for Abuse
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Even today after a Eastern Tamil visit a Jaffna Tamil house, the owner 'cleanses' the house from bad 'low caste' vibes. This is the current state of affairs regarding the eastern Tamil nation. This is why they want to liberate from the Jaffna Tamil oppressor.
Musketeer,
You must stop to smoke pots ! It's very bad for you ! If Jaffna Tamil oppress Eastern Tamils, why a lot of Eastern are still in LTTE mainstream ?
Edited By - KURAL - 10 Dec 2006 11:49:16 GMT |
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Misinformation campaign Part III
Sri Lanka: 30 Govt army-men killed and over 100 seriously wounded
Saturday, 09 December 2006 Sybernews.com
A combined offensive by the Sri Lanka army, galloping from its bases at Kallar and Mahindapura in the Trincomalee district met with stiff resistance from the LTTE cadres at Eachilampatru, in the LTEE controlled area. The SL army took off at 5.30 early Saturday morning and after they had penetrated two and a half kilometres into the Tiger territory, they were surrounded and attacked by the Tigers with such ferocity that at the end of the day, more than 30 Sri Lanka soldiers lay dead and more than 100 seriously wounded. The dead included 2 senior officers. The Tigers took away the bodies of 5 govt soldiers. Towards the evening the SL army had to retreat to their base having lost an artillery gun damaged beyond salvage at Kallar.
There was no loss of lives from their rank, the LTTE claimed. |
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Tourist industry gasping for breath
By Malik Gunatilleke
Tourist hotels in Sri Lanka are struggling for survival. The adverse security situation in the country and strict travel advisories warning tourists against coming here, has prompted hotels to lay-off staff during the normally peak tourist season.
The Tourist Board announced that arrivals dropped by at least 10% during last month. Indications are that the figure would slide further. The Hoteliers Association claimed the slump was expected to be much higher resulting in a of 60% drop in occupancy in the main hotels.
Hotels spread across the country have been hit by the low tourist arrivals forcing them to look for alternatives including promoting local guests at half the usual prices, introducing new cheap packages and hiring halls for weddings and functions in order to survive.
The LTTE attacks at Galle, Sigiriya and Colombo, tight security in tourist areas have had an adverse impact on arrivals from the European sector, sources in the trade revealed.
?The situation is terrible for the industry, considering that this is the peak season. Many Hotels have switched to try and attract the local travellers to compensate for the huge loss,? Mr. De Cruz, Front Office Manager of the Sigiriya Village told The Sunday Times.
He said the hotel had slashed prices for locals by 45% after more than 40% cancellations during the past few months. Room charges have been reduced to Rs. 6,800 per night and if the occupant wishes to book the room for two nights, the second night is entitled to a further 20% discount.
De Cruze said the hotel had budgeted 60% occupancy for the month of November but their occupancy was down to 11.54% .
Tourism in the Sigiriya area which usually is at its peak during this season was badly affected after the LTTE attack in Digampathana in Sigiriya where over 100 sailors were killed in September.
Though no major incidents have been reported in the Kandy region, and the area being promoted as a safe destination, tourism in the area has been adversely affected.
The Front Office Manager Mahaweli Reach Hotel, K. Damunupola said the current situation was very bad, and occupancy level at the hotel had hit a 30% low.
He said they were currently trying to fill banquet hall reservations and were promoting function halls to compensate for the drop in foreign tourists.
The Hotel now offers discounts up to 25% on room charges to attract the local tourists and to further promote the hotel.
A 30% to 40% drop in bookings for the month has been recorded.
R. Weerasingham, Resident Manager of the Nuwara Eliya Grand Hotel said occupancy at the hotel had dropped by 25%when compared to last years figures.
The West European market showed an overall decrease of 23.7 percent in October 2006, as major markets such as UK, Germany, France and Netherlands showed decreases in comparison with the corresponding month in 2005. Among them UK and France recorded the highest decreases, recording a drop of 30.9% and 48.6% respectively.
The October 2006 arrivals from India and Japan, which are considered major markets in the region, recorded decreases between 2.5% and 15.4% respectively in comparison to October 2005.The North American market too saw a drop of 22.6% in tourist arrivals, while tourist arrivals from Australia reportedly dropped by 17.5%.
President of the Hoteliers Association of Sri Lanka, Hiran Cooray, said that hotels around the island had reported occupancy slumps of approximately 60% during the past two or three months.
He charged that government silence regarding travel advisories issued by European governments had hurt the industry and added that minor staff in the hotels and the people indirectly dependant on tourism would suffer ten times more than the hotel administration.
Among the worst affected areas is the southern coast of Sri Lanka which used to attract a large number of European tourists during the months of November and December as they sought warmer climates.
Senaka De Silva, President of the Hoteliers of South said they had experienced a very poor season and forced many hotels to cut down on staff.
He said staff had been reduced by about 10% to 20% as cost cutting measures were implemented.
Not surprisingly travel agents too have been badly affected by the drop in tourism. They claim outbound travel agents are being attacked in more ways than one.
Nihal Perera, President of the Travel Agents Association of Sri Lanka (TAASL) said that the winter did not look good as tourists were cautious about travelling to Sri Lanka.
He said in-bound travel agents had experienced a drop of between 30% to 40%.
Dr. P. Ramanujam, Secretary of the Ministry of Tourism told The Sunday Times that the Ministry had formulated a plan in conjunction with the Tourist Board to promote Sri Lankan tourism in European countries like the UK and Germany, which had issued lenient travel warnings.
?We are aiming to recover from this slump during the months of January, February and March,? he said.
Dr. Ramanujam said France had adopted very strict travel restrictions on Sri Lanka (the Franch law states that travelling to Sri Lanka is prohibited), but the major markets such as India and China were being targeted by the Ministry for promotional purposes. He added that while there had been an 8% to 10% drop in tourist arrivals during November, if the plan worked, the country could recover by early next year.
Chairman of the Tourist Board, Udaya Nanayakkara confirmed that both the Ministry and the Tourist Board were trying to take counter measures including getting the foreign media to promote travel to Sri Lanka. He warned that despite efforts of the Ministry of Tourism and the Tourist Board to promote Sri Lank in foreign countries, the deteriorating security situation in the island would continue to turn travellers away from the country. |
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10 Dec 2006 11:51:06 GMT Report for Abuse
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Achilles, don't twist the true information.
LTTE NEVER said that there was NOT causalities among them !
You are the BRAINWASHER !
Edited By - KURAL - 10 Dec 2006 11:51:37 GMT |
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