Sri Lanka

India is our friend, we are not against any country, remove the hindrance of ban: Pirapaharan

Nov 26

While conveying his love and gratitude to the people and leaders of Tamil Nadu and India who have grasped the heartbeat of Eelam, the LTTE leader V.Pirapaharan in his Hero’s Day speech on Thursday requested them to voice firmly for Tamil Eelam and to undertake conducive measures to remove the ban, a great hindrance to amicable relationship between India and the LTTE.

Radio manager arrested

A journalists’ body urged the Sri Lankan government to release a Tamil radio station manager who was arrested in Colombo on November 15 on allegations of having ‘links with terrorists’ and ‘aiding terrorist activities’.

The Land Of The Blind

So, did you heed the government's call and hang the Lion Flag over your front door last week? If you did, feel free to turn the page. If not, dear worthy, liberal-minded soul, we pray you read on.

Sri Lanka in need of a quick win

Earlier this month President Mahinda Rajapakse unveiled a budget comprising of tax rises and heavy borrowing to support the government’s war efforts against the LTTE, declaring that offensive operations in the country's north would continue.

Sri Lanka celebrates capture of Pooneryn

Sri Lankan national flags flew from buildings and lamp posts and posters covered walls in the capital Colombo and across the south of the island as part of week-long celebrations ordered by the government of President Mahinda Rajapakse to mark the capture of Pooneryn in the north.

Rs. 50 million to kill a Tiger

Leader of New Left Front, Dr Wickramabahu Karunaratne, in a column that appeared last week in Lankadeepa accused the Rajapakse administration of spending 500 billions of national wealth in its military drive to kill Tamil Tigers.

Sri Lankan Tamils in Canada ravaged by war in homeland

Tamil Canadians express their concerns and hopes for an independent Tamil state.

TMVP members flee to LTTE

According to Sri Lankan media reports, around 70 cadres of TMVP have fled the organisation to join the Tamil Tigers in the east during the past few months.

Army takes heavy casualties in Muhamaalai

At least 130 SLA soldiers were killed and more than 450 wounded in the space 3 days when they attempted to breakthrough LTTE Forward Defence Lines (FDL) in Kilaali and Muhamaalai fronts, according to a reliable Sri Lankan military source.

Tamils increasingly arrested for failing to justify presence

Hundreds of Tamils across Sri Lanka have been arrested in recent months, as the government gets increasingly mired in the ongoing war with the LTTE.

Political implications of a military stalemate

Prof. Kumar David examines the potential political outcomes, should a military statelmate ensue.

JHU opposes TNA participation in APRC

The JHU, all Buddhist monks' party has declared that it severely opposes the TNA, Sri Lanka’s largest Tamil political party taking part in the All Party Representatives Committee (APRC) deliberations.

Tamil Tigers prepare to fly in arms

The Tamil Tigers are likely building up their capacity for receiving weapons shipments with two long airstrips to receive large cargo planes, defence analysis group Jane's said on Tuesday, November 18.