East Timor President urges ceasefire, offers mediation [TamilNet, Tuesday, 10 February 2009, 04:00 GMT] "There will be no long term peace in Sri Lanka if this war is prosecuted by either side to the bitter end," said the President of Timor Leste (East Timor) Jose Ramos-Horta,...
Relentless shelling expels civilians from 'safety zone' Thousands of civilians were seen Monday fleeing in all directions from the 'safety zone' as mortar, artillery and Multi Barrel Rocket Launcher (MBRL)...
G. Vickram - TNS PTK: The Sri Lankan security forces (SF) opened up barrages after barrages of multi barrel shells into the Thevipuram, Vallipunam and Chuthanthirapuram as the Sri Lankan Security Forces (SF)...
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UN experts concerned at suppression of criticism, impunity [TamilNet, Tuesday, 10 February 2009, 01:57 GMT] Ten independent UN experts on Monday expressed their deep concern at the deteriorating human rights...
Sri Lanka risks becoming next Zimbabwe, widow warns Murdered editor's wife says government at war against Tamil Tigers now sees dissent and minorities as enemies Randeep Ramesh, south Asia correspondent ...
Nordic Foreign Ministers express concern for the Humanitarian situation in Sri Lanka In today’s Nordic meeting of the Foreign Ministers in Oslo, the five ministers released a common statement regarding the situation in Sri Lanka: The Nordic Foreign Ministers welcome the...
Sri lankan armed forces personnel manning the IDP Centre in Vavuniya mistakenly shot at the IDP Centre where large numbers of Tamil civilians were coming in loads to the government controlled territory. Unfortunately, a gun ho Sri lankan soldier suspecting...
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Genocide of Tamils: No Comments or Condemnation; Human Bomb: Quick to Condemn Posted on February 9th, 2009 | Featured, Sri Lanka News “There were no comments or condemnation from the US Embassy for the virtual genocide that was going on and is continuing...
UN states, children shocked due to Sri Lankan conflict [Monday February 09 2009 04:21:39 AM GMT] UNICEF states, Sri Lankan children are being utterly traumatized during the conflict in Sri Lanka, as families hid in underground shelters with very few resources. ...
Request made by the Denmark and Swiss Ambassadors to visit North, rejected. [Monday February 09 2009 07:17:07 AM GMT] Government has rejected the request made by the Ambassadors of Denmark and Swiss to visit Northern Sri Lanka. Both Ambassadors decided to visit...
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Pope’s emissary meets detained IDPs in Jaffna [TamilNet, Monday, 09 February 2009, 10:25 GMT] Internally displaced persons (IDPs) fleeing war and detained by Sri Lanka Army (SLA) in Kurunakar and Koappaay refugee camps pleaded Pope’s emissary, Rt. Rev. Mario Senario to...
Police shoots dead Tamil youth in Colombo [TamilNet, Monday, 09 February 2009, 12:27 GMT] A Tamil youth who was arrested in a cordon and search operation conducted by the Sri Lanka police was shot dead Sunday while the arrestee was being taken in manacled position in a police...
Tragedy of civilians as international mechanism backs out [TamilNet, Monday, 09 February 2009, 12:33 GMT] Eight died and forty injured among fleeing civilians, reportedly caused by a human bomb according to news released by Sri Lankan military Monday. 15 military personnel...
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M.I.A rocks the Grammy's with her Rap duo with Rap Superstars Kan Ye West & Jay Z and others M.I.A performed much anticipated rap/hip hop performance to the delight of the thousands and...
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Health Ministry Secretary writes to Paul Costale of ICRC Posted on February 8th, 2009 | Sri Lanka News Secretary to the Health Ministry Athula Liyanage has sent a letter to International Red Cross Society Director Paul Costale stating it is much surprising...