Fishing in full swing in Jaffna, Mannar

With the end of LTTE militancy in north and east Sri Lanka, the restrictions on fishing in Northern seas have been lifted. " Following the lifting of all restrictions on fishing, the industry is now gathering...

Tamil expats take LTTE's henchmen to task

" Tamil expats take LTTE's henchmen to task by Ananth Palakidnar Plans for a 'Transnational State' by the now defunct LTTE - their henchmen such as Kumaran Pathmanathan and V. Rudrakumar came under severe...

Britain relaxes restrictions on travel to Sri Lanka

" Britain relaxes restrictions on travel to Sri Lanka Irish SunFriday 3rd July, 2009  (IANS) The British government has relaxed travel restrictions on its citizens visiting Sri Lanka nearly...

Sri Lanka: Travel restrictions to Sri Lanka's North eased

"  July 02, Colombo: Sri Lanka government has decided to relax some restrictions maintained at the joint road block in Medawachchiya, the main entrance to the country's Northern region. The Police...

Tamil Tigers work on political revival

LTTE may have been crushed as a military force and prospects for its revival as a conventional/guerilla force are bleaker than ever. However, the remnants of the [late] terrorist outfit are working hard on a...

Sri Lanka: Kadiragamar Transitional Relief Village

Kadiragamar Transitional Relief Village – Chettikulam (DC Division 2) Total population : 19380 (Males 9438, females 9942) Number of families : 5750 Total area : 1500 acres ...

LTTE: Comeback Trail

" The distance between the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) sheltered in the camps in search of a new life and the Externally Displaced Diaspora engaged in a self determining exercise of rediscovering themselves...

SL Military shoots dead 2 detainees in Vavuniya internment camp

Sri Lanka Army shot at detainees today at the detention camp when they were making way through the barbed wire fence to meet their relatives in the otherside,  killing two of them.  The identities of the...

Sri Lanka: winning the war on two fronts

" For, in this war, as in other conflicts, there were no witnesses.Till 18 months ago, Prabhakaran’s Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) controlled one-third of Sri Lanka’s territory. He commanded a...

Acid attack: attempted murder charge

" Police have charged a 25-year-old man with attempted murder in relation to a violent attack on two Sri Lankan students in which they were splashed with acid and stabbed. A group of men allegedly forced their way...

Tiger leader, deputy arrested in Vavuniya - Sri Lanka

" Tiger leader, deputy arrested Publication Date: 30-06-2009 ...

A Conspiracy To Fake Terror Situation In Sri Lanka

" A Conspiracy To Fake Terror Situation In Sri Lanka – Defense Secretary A conspiracy to give publicity for a fake terror situation in Sri Lanka is being hatched says Defense Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapakse. He...

Tougher screening for Tamils over fears of an influx of ex-Tigers

"FEARS that ex-Tamil fighters may be passing themselves off as refugees will lead to the latest boatload of unauthorised arrivals - believed to be Tamils - being subjected to a particularly rigorous security...

'Tamil unit' for Sri Lanka's army

" Sri Lanka's army is to establish an ethnic Tamil regiment for the first time, the minister for national reconciliation has told the BBC. Vinyagamoorthi Muralitharan, who defected from Tamil rebels to ally with...

Two foreigners in a LTTE suicide plot to kill Sri Lanka President

" Two foreigners involved in a LTTE suicide plot to kill Sri Lanka President - report Sun, Jun 28, 2009, 09:11 pm SL Time, ColomboPage, Sri Lanka. June 28, Colombo: Two foreign nationals along with three...