It has been quite evident to the international community that the Sri Lankan government headed by President Mahinda Rajapakse gives two hoots to what the other nations say about it. In the latest development, a panel of international experts...
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According to Sri Lankan Defense Ministry sources, atleast 34 Tamil Tiger rebels have been killed in fierce clashes with government troops in the country's north over the past two days.
It seems various peace attempts, brokered mainly by Norway,...
Last week, the UN High Commissioner for human rights, Louise Arbour, was on a 5-day visit to Sri Lankan in an attempt to assess the human rights situation in the country and try to temper the flow of violence that has attached itself to the country...
In Asia there are great upheavals taking place and the whole continent is in making. The major upheavals are taking place in Burma, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. In this week there are some major incidents in Asia that are reported hereunder.
October...
One of the world's most dangerous and the most successful guerrilla outfit also a declared terrorist organization has always alarmed observers around the world with its tactics that has many firsts attached to its name...be it the suicide squads or the...
The whole Asian continent is going through a tough phase now-a-days. Political and violent upheavals are the marked features of this week. As Pakistan is to face the presidential elections, Burma remains under sharp UN vigil whereas violent incidents...
Blood continues drenching Sri Lanka, as the battle continues to make its casualties. The Sri Lankan navy launched a massive attack against a fleet of nearly 20 rebel boats. Is there no rescuing the country from the bloodshed that has engulfed the...
The political situation in Sri Lanka is worsening day by day, with Government and LTTE embroiled in a civil war that shows no signs to cease. The condition of the citizens is appalling because they do not know of what will happen next.
With...
In another case of human rights violation, two Red Cross workers from Sri Lanka were abducted and later on killed by their suspected captors. The reason behind the kidnapping and murder is not unknown. However, the Sri Lankan Government has come...
Japanese special envoy Yasushi Akashi will start his four day visit to the island country on Tuesday with a tour of war-torn areas. But he will come in an atmosphere of renewed fighting between government forces and the LTTE [Liberation Tigers of...
The Sri Lanka civil war has intensified further with the BBC reporting that 15 rebels have been killed in the last two days by the Sri Lankan army in different incidents in northern and eastern parts of the strife torn island country.
The Norwegian...
The political and social situation in Sri Lanka is worsening day by day. The Tamil tigers or the LTTE have found a new style of attack by air marking a new dimension to the three-decade old conflict. By doing this, the LTTE has clearly violated Sri...
The unofficial war between the official government in Sri Lanka and the rebels, the Tamil tigers continues to take innocent civilians in its lap. The war has been raging over a long time, with the LTTE demanding a Tamil homeland in the north and east of...
The Sri Lankan air force base near the Colombo International Airport was bombed by LTTE aircraft on Monday. Three Sri Lankan airmen were killed and many more were wounded in the predawn attack.
The so-called LTTE air force used two light aircraft...
Aid agencies in the Batticaloa region of eastern Sri Lanka have warned of a major humanitarian emergency. Severe shortage of food supplies loom large over the numerous refugee camps.
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) supplies food to the 60,000...
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