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Sri Lanka: Thousands of Tamils still detained, torture alleged By Lee Yu Kyung
Wednesday, 3 November 2010 - 1:30 PM SL Time
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It seems no one bothers about them in Sri Lanka. No lawyer or rights groups in the country dare to talk of their basic rights. Do they deserve to be abandoned or disappeared ?
Alleged former members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE popularly known as the Tamil Tigers), an armed group that fought for an independent state for the Tamil ethnic minority, have become indefinite prisoners of war ever since the LTTE was militarily defeated by the Sri Lankan state in May 2009.
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No development in Jaffna worthy of mention German delegation
Wednesday, 10 November 2010 - 4:07 AM SL Time
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A delegation of German MPs led by Ms. Petra Ernstberger visited Jaffna accompanied by German Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Mr. Jens Ploetner and Mr. Guido Baumann, officer in charge of press affairs. Mr. Guido Bauman, at the end of the visit Thursday, told local press that the delegation saw no development worthy of mention in Jaffna. He added that the main intention of the delegation was to find out how the German tax payers` money given as donation is being used in Jaffna peninsula. Mr. Holger Ortel, Mr. Jurgen Kilmke and Dr. Birgit Reinemund were the three German other parliamentarians besides Ms. Petra Ernstberger visiting Jaffna.
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Feuds start in Sri Lanka`s first family By Sudha Ramachandran
Wednesday, 10 November 2010 - 5:31 PM SL Time
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Bangalore - Sri Lanka`s first family appears to be at war with itself. With its grip over power tightening substantially and the stakes increasing, feuds between family members are said to be growing.
The meteoric rise of President Mahinda Rajapaksa`s 24-year old son Namal is reported to have irked several cousins, aunts and uncles.
Plump, baby-faced Namal is a neophyte in politics. He was elected this year as Sri Lanka`s youngest parliamentarian. `A future leader with a friendly spirit, possessing good values ... the dashing and smashing, young Namal Rajapaksa,` as he is described on his web site, is among a large number of Rajapaksas who sit in parliament or provincial assemblies, occupy key posts and ministerial positions, and wield enormous influence.
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