A United Kingdom Research Paper dated June 5,2009
revealed an account of developments conflict between the Sri Lankan
Government and the LTTE when a ceasefire was agreed and hopes raised and
rapidly dashed since 2002 when there might have been a peaceful
resolution to the conflict.The paper also provided a brief historical and social
survey of...
Chief of Defence Staff ex Army Commander General
Sarath Fonseka hands over the ceremonial sword to the newly
appointed Army Commander Lt. General Jagath Jayasuriya at a ceremony
held at Army headquarters yesterday.
(Photo-Kamal Bogoda)
Tamil Diaspora to discuss
ways to assist Govt. help IDPs
The Tamil Diaspora living in Europe are scheduled to
convene a meeting in Germany on July 18and 19, to discuss the main
issues of how they could contribute to the Sri Lankan Government’s
efforts to commence the healing process to resettle the IDPs and
rehabilitate the LTTE cadres who have surrendered, Tamil Diaspora
sources said yesterday.
PLOTE pledges violence free
campaign for Vavuniya PC polls
The PLOTE on Monday pledged before the statue of its
founder President Uma Maheswaran at Vavuniya that the party would
contest the forthcoming Vavuniya UC elections in the most democratic
manner without resorting to violence or intimidation. The 20th death
anniversary of Maheswaran was also commemorated on Monday.



CIA drew
up plans to assassinate al-Qaeda leaders
The agency is said to have spent time...


Ferrero-Waldner’s tool
With the IMF loan delayed without a reasonable
explanation, the government...