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Wednesday, December  02, 2009
      Editorial:IGP girds himself for battle
Three captured LTTE ships being brought to Sri Lanka
First phase of govt. operation to seize Tigers’ overseas assets
Vessels expected to reach Colombo within next few days

In what could be described as the third biggest blow to the LTTEsince the decimation of its leadership in the Vanni last May, followed by the arrest and ‘extraordinary rendition’ of its self-appointed leader and chief arms procurer K. Pathmanadhan alias KP, Sri Lanka has seized three LTTE ships and is in the process of bringing them to Colombo, The Island learns.

A group of war displaced civilians leaving a government-run welfare centre after the Defence Ministry directed that all IDP facilities be opened. Northern Province Governor Major General (retd) G.A. Chandrasiri said that civilians were given freedom of movement to accelerate restoration of normalcy. (Picture by our Vavyniya Corr. Dinasena Ratugamage )

World assured IDPs won’t be denied voting rights
Contrary to Opposition accusations, the government will give the war displaced an opportunity to exercise their franchise at the forthcoming presidential election.

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