Comparing how the United States accounted any Vietnamese killed as Viet Cong, Peter Bouckert, in the British Daily Guardian said Sunday that "Sri Lanka's defence secretary, Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, has taken such creative accounting to new heights. The United Nations reported that at least 7,000 civilians were killed and tens of thousands wounded during the final months of the brutal conflict with ..
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Sri Lanka stifles attempts to investigate war atrocities - paper
Posted by admin 5 hours ago (http://www.tamilnet.com)Sri Lanka ‘A’ looking for better performances
Posted by admin 11 hours ago (http://www.dailynews.lk)
Sri Lanka ‘A’ will be looking for an improved performance when they confront South Africa ‘A’ in the Tri Nation limited overs cricket tournament final which will be played at the SSC ground in Maitland Place today.
Sri Lanka cricketer investigated
Posted by admin 13 hours ago (http://news.bbc.co.uk)
A leading Sri Lanka cricketer has been investigated by the anti-corruption unit of the world cricket governing body, BBC Sport has learned.
Sri Lanka: All island District Government Agents conference in Jaffna
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Sri Lanka Public Administration Affairs Ministry is to hold its first all island District Government Agents conference in Jaffna Monday. The first Cabinet meeting of Sri Lankas government was held last month in Ki'linochchi outside Colombo.
Sri Lanka: 174 Tamil youths disappeared in Vanthaarumoolai remembered
Posted by admin 18 hours ago (http://www.tamilnet.com)
Parents and relatives of one hundred and seventy four Tamil youths disappeared after arrest by Sri Lanka Army (SLA) from Vanthaa'rumoolai campus of the Eastern University of Sri Lanka in Batticaloa district two decades ago held prayers in memory of them Sunday. SLA troops had come in buses and taken 158 Tamil youths by force from Vanthaa'rumoolai campus on 05.09.1990 and 16 youths eighteen days .
The Association of Tamil Creativists in Tamil Nadu against the Colombo International Tamil Writers Conference to be held in Colombo from 5th to 8th January 2011 has appealed to all Tamil writers to boycott the Colombo conference in a message to media released Tuesday in Chennai. Several leading Tamil creativists including writers, artists, film industry persons and journalists who took part in ..
Sri Lanka: Police arrest 2 JVP members in Jaffna
Posted by admin 1 day 14 hours ago (http://www.tamilnet.com)
Sri Lanka police in Jaffna arrested two members of Janatha Vimukthi Party (JVP) while they were putting up posters against the proposed 18th Constitutional Amendment at Hospital Road junction in Jaffna Saturday early morning, sources in Jaffna said. One of the men arrested is Veeraraj Lalithakumar who had contested as the chief candidate of Democratic National Party of Sarath Fonseka in Jaffna ..
Sri Lanka urged to ensure safety of detained former asylum seekers
Posted by admin 1 day 22 hours ago (http://www.amnestyusa.org)
Amnesty International is today calling on the Sri Lankan government to ensure the safety of three men who have been tortured and jailed following their forced return from Australia in 2009
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