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Omanthai entry/exit point to be reopened today
Monday, 21 May 2007 - 10:44 AM SL Time
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The Omanthai entry/exit point will reopen today after both the LTTE and the military gave written security guarantees to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), ICRC spokesman Davide Vignatti told the Daily Mirror.
LTTE sources also confirmed the re-opening of Omanthai today after it had given security guarantees following a meeting between the ICRC and the Vavuniya LTTE political head S. Gnanam in rebel-controlled Uliyankulam, Vavuniya yesterday.
At the meeting, the LTTE has said attacks across the border in Vavuniya occurred every time the ICRC was not present at the crossing point after dark. The rebels had urged the ICRC to look into this concern at its meetings with the military.
The Omanthai entry/exit point was closed last week following an exchange of heavy shelling between government troops and the LTTE resulting in civilian movement and aid flow to and from rebel-controlled Killinochchi coming to a standstill.
However the crossing point was opened for a short period on Saturday to facilitate the transfer of 9 bodies of LTTE cadres killed in the Vavuniya confrontation to Killinochchi. According to the ICRC 24 civilians were also transported between the Omanthai crossing point during this period.
Both the government and the LTTE, last week, blamed each other for the closure of the crossing point while the ICRC sought security guarantees for its staff who withdrew from Omanthai owing to the security threat posed by the confrontations in the area. The ICRC has to be present for the Omanthai entry/exit point to remain open.Last week, the military requested the ICRC to hold talks with the LTTE and reopen the Omanthai entry/exit point soon. `We are ready to re-open the checkpoint, but we can`t do it until ICRC agrees. Therefore we asked ICRC to take up the matter with the Tigers as thousands of people are suffering` military Spokesman Prasad Samarasinghe told the Daily Mirror.
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Five youth missing. Gone fishing.
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http://www.lankaenews.com/English/news.php?id=4155
LeN-2007 May 20, 7.30 pm) It is being reported that senior journalist and Sunday Times defense columnist Iqubal Athas is being pressurized to reveal the sources that he receives information from.
Director of the CID Nimal Kulatunga has asked him for the source which provided him with the information regarding his article published last week stating that the LTTE posses 10 light air crafts.
Meanwhile the president has informed the relevant officials to take off the security provided to Athas saying that he is not having any security threats anymore.
Will white van service be provided? |
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| Umm.. crazy idiots fighting and killing each other. Why they cannot live peacefully.? What is wrong with this whole world? |
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 21 May 2007 04:10:16 GMT Report for Abuse
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Open, close, open close..this is the game they play!!
I hate this WAR!! |
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21 May 2007 04:14:33 GMT Report for Abuse
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Berty,
I hate this WAR!!
You hate. But it produced so many millionaires and billionaires over the past 25 years! |
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| May 21 (LeN) The recent spate of killings and abductions of Tamil businessmen and collecting ransom from their families has shifted roads, now targeting Muslim businessmen. So far 3 Muslim businessmen have been abducted and the abductors have collected sums between 20 to 50 million rupees from their families. LeN has been informed that the proprietor of 'Asian Hardware' was one of the abducted and was freed after paying a ransom of 20 million rupees. more.. |
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21 May 2007 04:21:39 GMT Report for Abuse
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| There you go Rasak your liberators Karuna Pillaiyan in action abducting Muslim business men, even though you guys are in the pockets of Motorollas. This is what happens when you allow thugs to break the law! |
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| May 21 (LeN) It is being reported that president Mahinda Rajapakse who has a habit of traveling around the world with gigantic delegations has taken a delegation of 92 with him to the G11 summit in Jordan. The delegation comprises of ministers Rohitha Bogollagama, Fowzie, G.L. Peries, Keheliya Rambukwella, Salinda Dissanayake, Mahinda Amaraweera, Susantha Punchinilame, Chief minister of the southern province Shan Wijayalal, Deputy ministers Fais Mustafa, C.A. Suriarachchi and 12 other officials. more.. |
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| Jumbo Cabinet Jumbo delegation! All on borrowed money! |
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