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Sri Lanka Opens Tamil Camps
The Sri Lankan government has opened the gates of the Tamil detention camps in which over 100 000 people were held in deteriorating conditions. The Tamil people were interred in camps when the Tamil Tigers were...
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Sri Lanka's Tea Board barred from talking to media
The chairman of the Sri lanka Tea board told Reuters that the government had barred its officials from speaking to the media. " COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's Tea Board, responsible for promoting the nation's trademark export worldwide, on Thursday said the government had... Red Cross ordered by Sri Lanka to scale down relief operations
The Red Cross says it has been ordered to scale down relief operations in Sri lanka. " COLOMBO (AFP) — The International Committee of the Red Cross said it had been ordered by Sri Lanka to scale down relief operations in the island where it has been helping civilian war... Three Australian Tamils detained by Sri lanka government in camps
A 62-year old man and two women aged 26 and 29 have been detained in camps by the Sri lankan government. All three detainees are Australian Tamils. All efforts in getting in touch with them by Australian diplomats based in Sri Lanka have been unsuccessful. " Among the... Bob Rae says he was asked to sign a document while in Sri Lanka
UPDATE 1:"OTTAWA -- The federal government has formally registered its "dismay and displeasure" with the Sri Lankan government over the deportation of Liberal foreign affairs critic, Bob Rae. During the... G.L. Pieris seeks Japanese aid for Sri lanka
G.L. Pieris who is the Trade Minister for Sri Lanka has sought aid from Japan to help the country recover from its ethnic conflict. " TOKYO (AFP) — Sri Lanka's trade minister on Wednesday sought Japan's help for its recovery from ethnic conflict, while reiterating his... UN accused of downplaying civilian death toll in Sri Lanka UPDATE
UPDATE 5:" Most recently Ban went to Sri Lanka, and saw Tamils locked up in internment camps. Since returning to New York, Ban's Spokespeople have resisted commenting on the plight of these defenseless people,... China keeps an eye on developments in Sri Lanka
China's foreign ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu says China has been keeping a close eye on developments in Sri Lanka. The spokesman said the Chinese government had offered one million US dollars in humanitarian aid... Sri Lanka: No Let-Up in Army Shelling of Civilians
This story by HRW is proof that the Sri lanka government forces are killing the Tamil civilians intentionally. Will this genocide committed on the Tamil civilians by both the Sri Lankan government and Sri lankan military as well as the LTTE ever stop?"(New York) - The Sri... Resentments in Sri Lanka Reflect Challenges to Peace
Chitharaval Somasundara is right, this would not have happened to the Sinhalese. But Chitharaval and those who are in the same situation as he is should not give up hope and feel that they should go and live in another country. This is the country of their birth and they have... Put an end to conflict: US to Lanka, LTTE
Tamil civilians blamed rebels LTTE for their woes. The civilians who managed to escape from the clutches of LTTE to safe zone camps on Monday blamed the Tamil Tigers for their plight, but at the same time are not happy with the facilities being provided at the facilities run...
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