The United Nations Friday called on the LTTE to allow
civilians to be able to move freely to areas where they feel most secure
and for the Government to receive newly displaced people according to
internationally agreed principles.This appeal was made by Mr. John Holmes, the UN’s Under-Secetary-General
for Humanitairian Affairs who is also UN Emergency Relief Coordinator. A
statement issued by Holmes said the UN is increasingly concerned for the
well-being..
Mahinda – Menon talks
"couldn’t be better’’
Yesterday’s meeting between President Mahinda Rajapakse
and Indian Foreign Secretary Shivashankar Menon was described as excellent
with well informed sources remarking "it couldn’t have been better."
SLAF has flown 1,345
missions in Eelam War IV
The SLAF has conducted a staggering 1,345 missions since
the LTTE triggered the Eelam War IV in June 2006. Of them, 1,256 targets
had been taken by jets and the rest by helicopter gunships.
