IMF clears Sri Lanka second tranche loan of 329 mln dlrs

Despite the numerous ridiculous claims by the likes of Tamils Against [Non-existent] Genocide and the Human Rights Watch, the International Monetary Fund has approved the disbursement of the second...

Diplomatic row with Britain over visa-free woman

The British High Commission in Colombo has facilitated a 40-year-old female, Angayatkanni Krishnapillai, to travel to the UK, without an official Visa being stamped on her passport."Sri Lanka on Friday sought an...

After the DONKEY is caged

The veteran journalist D. B. S. Jeyaraj stated that Selvarasa Pathmanathan a.k.a. KP, was fondly referred to as “Donkey” by the late LTTE chieftain. This meant KP carried the weight of then LTTE on his back,...

KP - Head of LTTE ( now "Trans Tamil Nation")-Arrested in Bangkok

Kumaran Pathmanathan (KP) who was  just two months before  appointed as LTTE ( A Tami terrorist group ) leader  replacing slain terrorist leader V. Prabhakaran was reportedly arrested in Bangkok ,...

Sri Lankan Loan Is Cleared by the IMF

Despite the efforts of the the "self appointed international community", a lobby consists mainly of the countries that used to tolerate the financing and supporting of the [now extinct] LTTE, a terrorist group...

Visiting the Vavuniya IDP camps: an uplifting experience - N. Ram

N. Ram, the much respected editor of the Hindu was recently in Sri Lanka to get quality first-hand experience regarding the IDP facilities set up in Vavunia, which have come under a lot of flack, by those who...

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...

India and Sri Lanka in "power-sharing" negotiations

There's certainly a new "spark" in the bi-lateral relations between India and Sri Lanka and the latest to be floated is a "power sharing" deal.(No, this is nothing to do with politics but the electricity.)A...

Canadian Tiger supporter loses extradition appeal

The so called "University of Waterloo student" has met his proverbial "Waterloo." Ramanan Mylvaganam who is wanted by the US authorities for being involved in supplying weapons to the [late] LTTE, will be...

UN supports Sri Lanka aid effort

The following salient points were incorporated in the resolution titled "Assistance to Sri Lanka in the promotion and protection of human rights" adopted by the majority of the member states after the conclusion of...

So, the Tamil Tigers were mortals after all

Much was glorified about the military might of the (late) LTTE. Yet how easily they folded under the relentless pressure excreted by the Sri Lankan security forces, provides much food for thought. In fact they lasted even that long is not due to their might, but thanks to the...

LTTE flip-flop hints at power struggle

An apparent power struggle between Selvarasa Pathmanathan (KP), newly appointed head of the (late) LTTE's international relations division and its overseas administration head Castro (real name, V Manivannan),...

How cyanide delayed Prabha's meeting with Rajiv

I came across an interesting article in the India Today. Contrary to NP norms I have posted the whole story so that the readers would see the whole picture since the writer has put it so eloquently."It was June 1985 and there was an interesting visitor to Prime...

Sri Lankan restaurant in Canada set on fire

The "headless chicken run" seems to continue, and this time, in Toronto, Canada. Since the annihilation of the (late) LTTE, the support network abroad have resorted to what they know best, Terrorism. " BRAMPTON –...

IMF says Sri Lanka loan talks in advanced stage

Proposal on the "infamous" International Monetary Fund(IMF) loan to Sri Lanka will be presented to the IMF board during the coming weeks.Meanwhile, the US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton also has pledged her...

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