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Sri Lanka to continue war against Tigers

Jan 23

Emboldened by the Liberation Tigers’ withdrawal from the Vaharai region last week, Sri Lanka’s hardline government vowed to eradicate the LTTE and suggested the movement sues for peace.

Late last week, the LTTE pulled out of the besieged Vaharai enclave, having held out against a Sri Lankan onslaught for five months.

Invitations to explore for oil in Mannar

India, China and British Gas are interested.

Where does the Army go after Vakarai?

A Sinhala nationalist newspaper questions the importance of capturing a tiny town that most Sri Lankans had never heard of before.

What alternative?

Had Ranil been President, a more subtle program of dismantling the LTTE would have ensued. With Rajapske, a cruder set of tactics is being used.

Violence round up – week ending 31 December

Summary of incidents – apart from major clashes – since December 25

Violence round up – week ending 07 January

Summary of incidents – apart from major clashes – since January 1

Blasts prompt new security measures for buses, trains

Passengers traveling with more than one bag or big bags will not be allowed to enter the bus. Suspicious looking persons will be arrested immediately'

New blow to tottering tourist industry

Not even the bargain basement travel deals on offer have lured many tourists to the island's south coast.

Rajapakse is bent on a dictated peace

He intends to remove the Eastern Province from the control of the Tamils and ultimately convert it into a Sinhalese majority area.

We must be strong, we must fight'

Grief was mixed with anger last Wednesday as hundreds of residents, religious leaders and civil representatives attended the mass funeral of several people, including children killed when Sri Lankan Air Force bombers destroyed a village in Mannar, in the island’s Northwest.

There is a church in clear sight'

The letter to President Mahinda Rajapakse by the Bishop of Mannar, Rt Rev Rayappu Joseph, about the airstrike which killed 16 civilians.

Tamil civilians targeted in Mannar airstrike

A recurrent feature of the ongoing war is the continuous victimisation of Tamil civilians by shelling and bombing.

Stranded and starving in Jaffna

Shortages of food have sent prices soaring in the peninsula. Many families can only afford one meal a day.

Sri Lanka military vows to annihilate LTTE in east then north

We have come forward in order to annihilate the common enemy for separation and protect the territorial integrity of our motherland'

TRO offices stripped in police raids

Tamil charity hit by a spate of attacks on its offices by the Sri Lankan security forces and allied paramilitaries.

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