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Latest News HeadlinesTwo Ltte Operatives Arrested In Sou..A close relative of Soosai , the leader of Sea Tigers, rudimentary marine wing of the LTTE and another hard core Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) member have been arrested by the Tamil Nadu authorities for building India n Rupees 4.2 million ...
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Soosai Associate Arrested In Chenna..The Tiruchy unit of the India n Q Branch CID arrested two men for alleged links with the LTTE . Police said M Premraj alias Raj alias Duraikutty (48) of Tiruchy was found to have links with Sea Tiger leader Soosai. The other suspect was identi...
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Authorities Blind To Sexual Abuse O..Government officials meant to look after the interests of minors turn a blind eye to sexual abuse of young girls which has risen at an alarming rate in Jaffna peninsula in recently, civil society groups in Jaffna peninsula said. Climate of war, cont...
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Strange things do happen in Sri Lankan politicsIN SRI Lankan folklore, there is a story of a king who loved to play the fool with everyone. One day when the king, Yasalalaka Tissa, noticed that the guard at the entrance to his court resembled him, he decided to play a practical joke on his minis...
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`APRC ineffective` advisor resigns - Sri Lanka is incapable of finding a political solutionThe present parliament of Sri Lanka is incapable of finding a political solution to the ethnic problem, says a leading constitutional expert who stepped down from the post of senior advisor to the Sri Lankan Government. Dr. Jayampathy Wickramar...
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Red Cross yet to spend $200M of tsunami cashMore than three years after the Asian tsunami devastated several countries, $200 million of the $360 million donated to the Canadian Red Cross has still not been spent. After the tsunami slammed into 11 countries, including Indonesia , Sri Lank...
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Authorities blind to sexual abuse of minors in SLA controlled Jaffna Tuesday, 4 March 2008 - 10:28 PM SL Time Government officials meant to look after the interests of minors turn a blind eye to sexual abuse of young girls which has risen at an alarming rate in Jaffna peninsula in recently, civil society groups in Jaffna peninsula said. Climate of war, continuing economic restrictions, poverty, lack of employment, restriction of free movement, and calculated plans of cultural decadence witnessed especially after the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) closure of the A9 land route to Jaffna peninsula are in the background of sexual abuse of minor-aged, the sources said. A 13-year-old girl in Valikaamam gave birth to a child recently and Court has directed the newborn to be placed in the care of Child Care Centre.
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UK urged to ban LTTE front organisations Tuesday, 4 March 2008 - 7:45 AM SL Time Sri Lankan authorities have urged the British Government to ban fund-raising activities of what they described as `LTTE`s front organisations` alleging that the money collected by these groups ostensibly for charitable purposes went into the coffers of the Tigers.
They said that although the LTTE was banned in Britain, a number of organisations claiming to be `charities` were working for it. `These funds directly go to the coffers of the insurgent group to wage war with the Sri Lankan Government and spread violence among civilian populations,` a spokesman of the Sri Lankan High Commission said.
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LTTE launches Euro Television: The new Tamil TV channel Monday, 3 March 2008 - 8:42 PM SL Time Sri Lanka Tamil separatist outfit, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam has come up with another new Tamil Television channel in Europe. Already they have started the test telecast of the new Tamil TV channel from 1 March and is clearly seen at Eurobird 9 @ 9 East satellite platform. Earlier, French Government banned on last May, the Tamil Television Network - TTN channel run by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. After TTN channel was banned they came up with another channel called Tharishanam.
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Two Ltte Operatives Arrested In Sou.. Wednesday, 5 March 2008 - 9:06 PM SL Time A close relative of Soosai , the leader of Sea Tigers, rudimentary marine wing of the LTTE and another hard core Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) member have been arrested by the Tamil Nadu authorities for building Indian Rupees 4.2 million worth boat in the South Indian state of Kerala. Indian intelligence sources have indicated that the boat mostly finished in a Kerala boatyard near Kochin harbour was ordered to be built to beef up the now tottering power of the Sea Tigers who are engaged in gun and drug running across the narrow Palk Strait between India and Sri Lanka. They have lost many vessels in the ongoing conflict with the Sri Lankan security forces.
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Soosai Associate Arrested In Chenna.. Wednesday, 5 March 2008 - 5:03 AM SL Time The Tiruchy unit of the Indian Q Branch CID arrested two men for alleged links with the LTTE. Police said M Premraj alias Raj alias Duraikutty (48) of Tiruchy was found to have links with Sea Tiger leader Soosai. The other suspect was identified as Diesel Kumar from a refugee camp in Rameswaram. Premraj had allegedly received Indian Rs 30 lakhs from Soosai and Raj alias Babu to contruct a boat for LTTE activities. Premraj had been given Indian Rs 20 lakhs as an advance, they said.
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Authorities Blind To Sexual Abuse O.. Tuesday, 4 March 2008 - 8:03 AM SL Time Government officials meant to look after the interests of minors turn a blind eye to sexual abuse of young girls which has risen at an alarming rate in Jaffna peninsula in recently, civil society groups in Jaffna peninsula said. Climate of war, continuing economic restrictions, poverty, lack of employment, restriction of free movement, and calculated plans of cultural decadence witnessed especially after the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) closure of the A9 land route to Jaffna peninsula are in the background of sexual abuse of minor-aged, the sources said.
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Strange things do happen in Sri Lankan politics Tuesday, 4 March 2008 - 11:05 AM SL Time IN SRI Lankan folklore, there is a story of a king who loved to play the fool with everyone. One day when the king, Yasalalaka Tissa, noticed that the guard at the entrance to his court resembled him, he decided to play a practical joke on his ministers. He told the guard they must exchange roles for one day meaning the king would stand guard at the entrance while the guard would sit on the throne. The king wanted to laugh at his ministers when they bowed to the guard thinking that he was the king.
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`APRC ineffective` advisor resigns - Sri Lanka is incapable of finding a political solution Tuesday, 4 March 2008 - 11:00 AM SL Time The present parliament of Sri Lanka is incapable of finding a political solution to the ethnic problem, says a leading constitutional expert who stepped down from the post of senior advisor to the Sri Lankan Government. Dr. Jayampathy Wickramaratne sayS that he completely lost faith on the All Party Representative Committee [APRC] formulated by the government to find a political solution to the ethnic problem. Resigning from his post as a senior advisor to the ministry of constitutional affairs, Dr Wikramaratne said that the government is not interested in devolving power to the Tamil people.
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Prabhakaran may commit suicide, say Sri Lankan leaders Monday, 3 March 2008 - 12:15 PM SL Time Predicting the collapse of the LTTE, some leaders in Sri Lanka have said the elusive Tiger supremo V Prabhakaran will have no choice other than to `commit suicide` when the Sri Lankan security forces zero in on him. `He (Prabhakaran) will not be alive till the military arrests him. Simply, he will commit suicide. This is the nature of people like him,` senior Tamil leader Douglas Devananda said reacting to the observation by Jane`s Intelligence Review that the LTTE was at its lowest ebb.
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Red Cross yet to spend $200M of tsunami cash Wednesday, 5 March 2008 - 5:05 AM SL Time More than three years after the Asian tsunami devastated several countries, $200 million of the $360 million donated to the Canadian Red Cross has still not been spent. After the tsunami slammed into 11 countries, including Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India and Thailand, on Dec. 26, 2004, killing more than 225,000, Canadians opened up their hearts and wallets. When the Canadian Red Cross appealed for money, individuals, corporations and the federal government couldn`t send cheques fast enough. Most of it came within the first month after the devastation.
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HSBC one of super 10 employers in Sri Lanka Tuesday, 4 March 2008 - 8:02 AM SL Time HSBC received a gold award and was adjudged one of the best employers at the recently concluded HRM awards super ten. Designed to showcase excellence in human resources practice, the awards were aimed not only to reward outstanding achievement, but also to stimulate higher aspirations across the industry. HSBC s participation in the HRM awards 2007 was a result of the bank s quest to support the country s employment need and attract more Sri Lankan citizens into the banking industry in general. Furthermore, this initiative helped organisations move in the right direction and create real competitive advantages through their people proactive systems.
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Lanka at world`s largest ICT show Monday, 3 March 2008 - 8:22 PM SL Time Sri Lanka will be one among the 75 exhibitor nations participating in the world`s largest Information Communication Technology (ICT) exposition, CeBIT 2008. The country and its potential in the field will be showcased with the patronage of Sri Lanka Export Development Board. The exhibition show will be held from 4th March at Hanover,Germany. CeBIT is accepted as the biggest and the world`s No. 1 trade show and market place for ICT sector worldwide. The organizers of this year`s event expect around 500,000 visitors from all over the world.
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Yakadaya as a Super Star Wednesday, 5 March 2008 - 5:09 AM SL Time There is nothing in this universe that politicians and their henchmen don t use to gain mileage. We even see them declare open public toilets, don t we? (A wag says that is where they belong!) They haven t spared a single wayside wall or lamppost their posters and cutouts are ubiquitous. When Sanath and Murali reach turning points in their cricketing careers, it is not their hearts that skip a beat but those of political leaders anxious to be seen with them and share the limelight. When Murali set a new world record a few months ago, politicians flocked to Kandy like crows to congratulate him before TV cameras. Never mind the Master Blaster and the Spin Wizard, who are genuine heroes who have put this country on the map. Even lesser minions who have become known for anti-social activities are going places thanks to politicians predilection for mileage.
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Stoning the press in the City of Gems: Some musings Tuesday, 4 March 2008 - 8:00 AM SL Time Among the many uses of the free press is the purpose it serves as a punching bag for political potentates. It receives, punches, kicks and head butts relentlessly but it is always politicians who grow tired in the end. The game of media bashing is as old as the hills. And that will go on so long as politicians inhabit this planet. If given a choice between creating a world without terrorism and a world without a free media, politicians would opt for the latter. As a red rag to a bull, so has the free press been to the executive presidents of this country. The mere mention of the press has been sufficient for them to go into a fit of rage. So, it was only natural that President Mahinda Rajapaksa suddenly blew a gasket, while addressing a public rally in Ratnapura (City of Gems) on Sunday and started lambasting the media to his heart s content.
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Foreign Ministry snakes under the grass Monday, 3 March 2008 - 4:13 AM SL Time There is a disease affecting envoys from small nations serving in big countries. It is called the Ambassadorial Syndrome, which means they begin to speak more for their hosts than for their own countries. Inferiority complex and self-advancement are said to be the causes of that diplomatic malady. The most pronounced symptom of the disease is that the infected launch vitriolic attacks on the non-infected. The latest victims of those sick Sri Lankan diplomats are Sri Lanka s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva Dr. Dayan Jayatilleke and Head of the Secretariat for Co-operating the Peace Process Pro. Rajiv Wijesingha two intellectuals with the pluck to stand up to foreign pressure and defend the national interest. They are not obviously deriving some sadistic pleasure from their iconoclastic propaganda onslaughts on defied foreign dignitaries who are holy to the whole caboodle of castrated Sri Lankan envoys posted abroad, armchair commentators on foreign affairs and some media pundits hooked to licking boots of western diplomats. Instead, they are trying to do something for the country.
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Sri Lanka`s Murali ditches ODIs to chase Test mark Wednesday, 5 March 2008 - 5:10 AM SL Time Muttiah Muralitharan will, within months, follow the lead of Shane Warne and retire from one-day cricket to concentrate on his 1000 Test wickets goal. Along with former captain Sanath Jayasuriya, Muralitharan farewelled Australia last Friday, saying his firm priority was to play only Test cricket.
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Lankans back home Tuesday, 4 March 2008 - 8:01 AM SL Time Sri Lanka s TT teams (men and women), returned home after failing to qualify for the next round at the 47th World Team Table Tennis Championship 2008, in China. Results: Sri Lanka lost to Ecuador (Men) 2-3 Rohan Sirisena beat Geovanny Bonilla 12-10, 11-13, 8-11, 11-8, 11-7 Chalitha Ranjana lost to Alberto Mino Puga 6-11, 12-10, 8-11, 8-11 Yohan Deshapriya beat Dino Suarez-Aviles 11-8, 12-10, 5-11, 11-6 Rohan Sirisena lost to Alberto Mino Puga 13-11, 8-11, 8-11, 8-11
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Sri Lanka`s happy ending to a poor tour Sunday, 2 March 2008 - 8:38 AM SL Time But Sanga s dismissal at this point, when he decided to go after the bowling of Praveen Kumar, opened the now familiar floodgates and it was only some resolute batting by Chamara Kapugedera and the tail-enders that saved our blushes. A total of 179 on a flat, good batting track was not what we had hoped for in a must win match and the rest is now history. At our team meeting after the game against India we talked again about our batting. It seemed that some players were worried about failure which in turn affected their performance. With the tournament finalists now a foregone conclusion, we decided to play a more relaxed game on Friday.
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