Truemors
is reporting from
Member
NP Rank:
NP Rank:
Sri Lanka To Hold Snap Presidential Poll
" Sri Lanka To Hold Snap Presidential Poll By: Ramjit--> COLOMBO, Nov 23 (Bernama) -- Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse has decided to opt for a presidential election two years ahead of schedule,... Q&A: Sri Lanka's top general mulls presidential bid
" by Shihar Aneez COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's president Friday accepted General Sarath Fonseka's resignation, which frees up the veteran soldier to run for president after playing a decisive role in defeating... Sri Lankan general behind Tigers defeat may stand for president
" The general who masterminded Sri Lanka’s victory over the Tamil Tiger rebels in May resigned from the army yesterday and strongly hinted that he would stand against President Rajapaksa in an election due by... The Taliban cannot be defeated by discrediting Sri Lanka
The Taliban are now carrying out attacks and suicide bombings deep in the heart of Pakistan. A sign that the Islamic extremist have the resources and the support to strike in two nations at the same time. It's safe to say that at this moment in time the Taliban have gained... India commits additional USD 100Mn to rehabilitate Tamil Refugees
Indian Home Minister P Chidambaram on Sunday announced that India is willing to give Sri Lanka an aid to the tune of USD 100Mn to help the island nation settle down the Internally Displaced Tamils (IDTs).... Buddhism principles to be in the administration of Sri lanka
Mahina Rajapakse said he wants to incorporate Buddhist principles in the administration of the state. The President said a moral society is disciplined and only a disciplined society can prosper. " The... Sri Lanka editors invited to visit camps but with restrictions
An invitation has been extended to the chief editors of the print and electronic media in Sri Lanka yesterday by President Mahinda Rajapaksa, allowing them access to visit the IDP camps in the North but with restrictions imposed on what they write or broadcast. " Colombo... Human rights advocates criticize Shuler's trip to Sri lanka
UPDATE 1:A retired U.S. Foreign Service Officer has criticized Mr. Shuler's silence on the human rights violations committed on the Tamil civilians. Mr Petrequin said Shuler was gullible and naive and was not at all qualified to speak on behalf of human rights violations."In... Five Catholic priests detained in Sri Lanka refugee camps
Five Catholic priests of Tamil origin are being held in refugee camps in northern Sri Lanka. The Bishop of Jaffna, Thomas Savundaranayagam has written to the Ministry of Defense asking for their release. They were... Sri Lankan rights group says it was accused of treason
Just a day after the general secretary of the Sri Lanka Working Journalists Association, Poddala Jayantha was attacked, a Sri lankan rights group said it had received a threat accusing it of treason. " COLOMBO, June 2 (Reuters) - A Sri Lankan rights group said on Tuesday it... Child victims of the Sri Lanka civil war
A number of children who were victims of the fighting between the Sri lanka government and the LTTE are hospitalized at the Lady Ridgeway hospital in Colombo.The Guardian spoke to the staff at the hospital to try to assess the true picture.There were small children with... LTTE leaders claimed to be killed while waving white flags
UPDATE 2: An article posted on the Sri Lanka website ColomboPage states that the Sri Lanka Foreign Secretary has denied that Nambiar contacted him either about Nadesan or Puleedeevan."Dr. Palitha Kohona, Sri Lanka's Foreign Secretary, has denied that Nambiar contacted... UN chief to visit Sri Lanka, urges humanitarian aid
" GENEVA (AFP) – UN chief Ban Ki-moon announced he would visit Sri Lanka as relief agencies and governments called for urgent humanitarian aid after Colombo said it had defeated the Tamil Tiger rebels. Ban, who... Prabhakaran could be dead claims CNN-IBN UPDATES
UPDATE 12:" Chennai, 8 JULY: A few days after Tamil Nadu chief minister, Mr M Karunanidhi told the state Assembly of a story of a “hero's escape on a horseback with none in the know of his whereabouts”... Lankan troops close in on LTTE remnants including Prabhakaran
Closing in from three sides on the cornered LTTE, including its leader Velupillai Prabhakaran, in their shrinking territory in the northern part of island, Sri Lankan forces on Thursday pushed back the rebels...
Recent Comments
Top Members Today
Top Rookies
Top Veterans
78
pointsbwalden
Jacksonville, Florida, United States
4
pointsrayrayturner
New York, United States
4
pointszobie91
wolverhampton, United Kingdom
