Tens of thousands gather at Sri Lanka’s Catholic shrineCOLOMBO - Over 400,000 devotees have gathered in Sri Lanka’s northern Mannar district Saturday to participate in an annual religious festival, military officials said. Roman Catholic leaders urge release of Tamils in military-run camps in Sri LankaMADHU, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s Roman Catholic leaders called for the release of ethnic Tamils held in military-run displacement camps on Saturday, saying they are confined like prisoners behind barbed wire. Amnesty International says satellite images show grave sites in Sri Lanka’s former war zoneCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — A series of satellite images taken over Sri Lanka’s former war zone showed the existence of large grave sites and evidence of possible mortar positions near areas that had been packed with trapped civilians, a human rights group said Thursday. Ruling UPFA wins Jaffna, but loses Vavuniya in Lanka post-war pollsCOLOMBO - President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s ruling United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) has won Jaffna but lost Vavuniya in the first polls after the civil war against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) concluded in May this year. Sri Lanka’s ruling party and pro-rebel party win town councils in first postwar electionsCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka —Sri Lanka’s ruling coalition and an ethnic Tamil party seen as a front for the defeated Tamil Tiger rebels have won the first postwar elections, held near the island’s former battlefields. Sri Lanka holds elections in 2 northern towns after victory over Tamil Tiger rebels in MayCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka —Sri Lanka hailed elections Saturday near an area once dominated by the Tamil Tiger rebels as the first seeds of democracy sprouting along the former battlefields of its recently ended civil war, but voters largely stayed away from the polls in the violence-scarred region. Arrest of new Tamil Tiger leader a major blow to beleaguered Sri Lankan rebelsCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — The arrest of the Tamil Tigers’ new leader has dealt a major blow to the rebels’ efforts to regroup and push on with their separatist struggle after being routed by Sri Lankan forces, the government said Friday. Tamil Tigers say new leader was captured in Malaysia, sent to Sri Lanka for interrogationCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lankan authorities questioned the new leader of the Tamil Tiger rebels Friday after he was arrested in Southeast Asia and flown to this island nation. New Tamil Tiger leader KP arrested in Thailand, brought to ColomboBANGKOK/COLOMBO - The new head of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), Selvarajah Pathmanathan alias KP, has been brought to Sri Lankan capital Colombo after his arrest in Bangkok, Thailand, on Thursday. Tamil Tigers confirm new leader was captured in Malaysia, sent to Sri Lanka for interrogationCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lankan officials on Friday questioned the captured leader of the Tamil Tiger rebels, who was arrested in Southeast Asia earlier this week and flown to this island nation. New Tamil Tiger leader brought to Sri Lanka after capture in foreign countryCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s military says it is interrogating the new leader of the defeated Tamil Tiger rebels after his capture in a foreign country. Sri Lanka says new Tamil Tiger leader arrested overseasCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka says that a wanted arms smuggler who recently took over as the new leader of the defeated Tamil Tiger rebels has been arrested overseas. Media rights group outraged by Sri Lanka’s ban on media coverage of local electionCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — An international media rights group has expressed outrage at the Sri Lanka’s decision to ban journalists from covering the first local elections in the north since the military defeated the Tamil Tiger rebels. Senior Sri Lankan official arrested for rebel linksCOLOMBO - A senior civil administration official in the Sri Lankan government has been arrested for alleged links with the defeated Tamil Tiger rebels, police said Sunday. Sri Lanka closes down peace secretariatCOLOMBO - The Sri Lankan government has closed down a peace secretariat that was set up to facilitate reconciliation talks with the Tamil Tiger rebels, an official said Friday. Bharti Airtel Lanka crosses one million customer-markCOLOMBO - Bharti Airtel Lanka, a subsidiary of India’s telecom major Bharti Airtel, Tuesday said it has crossed the one million customer-mark in Sri Lanka. US concerned over Sri Lankans confined to camps after displacement during civil warCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — The United States on Monday expressed concern over hundreds of thousands of Sri Lankans displaced by war who are currently confined to military-run camps and pledged funds to help their resettlement. IMF approves $2.6 bn loan to Sri LankaCOLOMBO - The Sri Lankan government said Saturday that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a $2.6 billion loan to Sri Lanka to support the country’s reform programme. IMF approves $2.6 billion loan to Sri Lanka despite human rights concernsCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — The International Monetary Fund has given final approval for a $2.6 billion loan for Sri Lanka despite calls from human rights groups that the island nation should first address concerns over its human rights record. Rights group urges IMF to link Sri Lanka loan to progress on human rightsCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s government should be forced to rectify serious human rights abuses before it receives an emergency loan from the International Monetary Fund, a human rights group said Thursday. Tamil rebels appoint new leader to continue the fightCOLOMBO - Tamil rebels defeated by government forces in Sri Lanka two months ago have appointed a new leader as part of a restructuring, the rebels said Wednesday. Defeated Tamil Tiger rebels name new leader after top guerrillas killed by Sri Lankan forcesCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s defeated Tamil Tiger rebels have named a man accused of running a vast arms smuggling operation as their new leader, two months after government forces crushed the separatist movement. Post-LTTE, Jaffna beaches get ready for touristsCOLOMBO - For decades it lay at the heart of Sri Lanka’s Tamil conflict. Now that the Tamil Tigers have been crushed, Jaffna’s once tranquil beaches are getting ready for tourists from far and wide. LTTE vanquished, tourism to open up in Sri Lanka’s northCOLOMBO - The pristine beaches in Sri Lanka’s north, where a 25-year ethnic conflict came to an end two months ago following the crushing defeat of the Tamil Tigers, are getting ready to open up to tourism in a big way, says an official. AP correspondent leaves Sri Lanka after the government declines to renew his visaCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — The Associated Press bureau chief in Sri Lanka, who broke news of private U.N. reports outlining civilian death tolls, has been denied permission to remain in the country. Sri Lankan troops recover Tamil rebel chief’s secret documentsCOLOMBO - Sri Lanka’s security forces and police have unearthed secret documents belonging to the deceased leader of Tamil Tiger rebels, a newspaper reported Sunday. Nobody in or out: Sri Lanka interns Tamil war refugees with help of foreign aidCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — In just six months, one of the world’s largest camps for war refugees has been carved out of the jungles of northern Sri Lanka, complete with banks, post offices, schools and a supermarket. But no one is allowed out, and hardly anyone is allowed in. French aid agency demands international probe into massacre of its workers in Sri LankaCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — A French aid agency is demanding an international investigation into the massacre of 17 of its workers in Sri Lanka three years ago, after a government inquiry reportedly failed to identify the killers. Sri Lankan Police nab three LTTE propagandistsCOLOMBO - The Sri Lankan Police said Thursday that they captured three propagandists of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in the Eastern Province. Probe chairman: No Sri Lankan forces near site where 17 aid workers were executed in 2006COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — The Sri Lankan military was not operating in the area when 17 workers for a French aid agency were gunned down execution-style in 2006, the chairman of a government commission investigating the massacre said Tuesday. |
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