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. Feature: A gift of life for endangered turtles in Sri Lanka
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. With Tamil Tigers gone, Sri Lanka opens the Ramayana trail for IndiansELLA - With a quarter-century of ethnic conflict and terrorism in Sri Lanka left behind, the island nation, known for its sun-kissed beaches and rolling tea gardens, is wooing Indian tourists like never before by developing a Ramayana trail to enable them to visit the Lanka of demon king Ravana. 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. 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. Kandy’s Buddhist temple readies for pageantry - without fearKANDY - The famous 17th century Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic is breathing easy for the first time in many years ahead of a pageant that draws hundreds of thousands of people to this sacred Buddhist town. For, the Tamil Tigers lie vanquished. 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. 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. Sri Lankan doctors in government detention say they exaggerated war casualtiesCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — A group of Sri Lankan doctors who have been in police custody for nearly two months were brought before the media Wednesday to recant their reports of mass civilian casualties during the final days of the civil war. Sri Lankan police say they have arrested astrologer for predicting ouster of presidentCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lankan police say they have arrested a popular astrologer for publicly predicting President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s imminent ouster from office. Rights groups call for international probe into wartime abuses in Sri LankaCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Human rights groups called Thursday for an international investigation into wartime abuses in Sri Lanka, saying the government lacks the political will to investigate the incidents on its own. Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tigers try to pick up pieces after defeat, pledging nonviolenceCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tiger rebels are trying to rise from the ashes of their devastating battlefield defeat, swearing off violence and pledging to transform their internationally shunned terror group into a democratic movement for Tamil statehood. Pakistani police arrest first suspect in attack on Sri Lanka’s cricket teamLAHORE, Pakistan — Pakistani police have made their first arrest in the attack on Sri Lanka’s cricket team, and allege the assailants planned to take the athletes hostage to demand the release of jailed comrades, a senior official said Wednesday. Pakistani police arrest suspect in attack on Sri Lanka’s cricket teamISLAMABAD — Pakistani police say they have made their first arrest in the attack on Sri Lanka’s cricket team in the eastern city of Lahore in March. Pope taps Vatican official, Archbishop Ranjith, to head Colombo, Sri Lanka archdioceseVATICAN CITY — The Vatican says Pope Benedict XVI has named a Vatican official, Monsignor Albert Malcolm Ranjith, to head the Colombo, Sri Lanka archdiocese. Sri Lanka inquiry into rights abuses ends with less than half its cases investigatedCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — A Sri Lankan government investigation into human rights abuses during its war with Tamil Tiger rebels has been disbanded with more than half of its cases unresolved, an official said Tuesday. Amnesty accuses Sri Lanka of failing to properly investigate human rights abuses in warCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — The Sri Lankan government never seriously investigated reports of human rights abuses during 25 years of civil war and needs to rapidly overhaul its justice system to bring peace to the country, Amnesty International said Thursday. Amnesty accuses Sri Lanka of failing to properly investigate human rights abusesCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — The Sri Lankan government has never seriously investigated human rights abuses allegedly committed during 25 years of civil war and needs to rapidly overhaul its justice system to bring peace to the country, Amnesty International said Thursday. Sri Lanka denies entry to Canadian lawmaker, a critic of its war conductCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka denied entry Wednesday to a Canadian lawmaker who was outspoken in his criticism of the military’s war against the Tamil Tiger rebels, an official said. 4 supporters of Sri Lankan rebel group plead guilty in US court to terrorism chargesNEW YORK — Four U.S. supporters of a ruthless Sri Lankan rebel group recently vanquished by government forces there pleaded guilty Tuesday to terrorism charges. UN chief urges war crimes probe in Sri Lanka, cautions against ‘triumphalism’UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. chief lent credence Friday to the possibility of war crimes in Sri Lanka, saying an international investigation is needed to examine the military actions of the government and defeated Tamil Tiger rebels during the civil war. King Rajapaksa? Sri Lankan president lionized after military’s defeat of Tamil TigersCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — President Mahinda Rajapaksa, criticized internationally for his conduct of the war against the Tamil Tigers, has been all but crowned king inside Sri Lanka. Sri Lankan president urges military to win over Tamil minority in wake of warCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s president urged the military on Wednesday to win over the Tamil people and to ensure they live without “fear or suspicion” in the wake of the army’s victory over Tamil separatist rebels. Sri Lanka says it’s poised for economic takeoff after defeat of Tamil Tiger rebelsSINGAPORE — Sri Lanka is poised for an “economic takeoff” now that its military has routed the Tamil Tiger rebels, the country’s foreign minister said Sunday. Rights group urges UN to publicize civilian death toll from Sri Lanka civil warCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — A leading human rights group has asked the United Nations to publicize its estimate of civilian deaths in the final weeks of Sri Lanka’s civil war amid escalating reports over how many died. Sri Lankan military: Tamil Tiger leader’s parents found in displacement campCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — The parents of the Tamil Tigers’ slain rebel chief have been found in a government-run displacement camp and will be separated from the others there for their safety, the Sri Lankan military said Friday. Tamil refugees plead for help to find missing relativesVAVUNIYA - Tamil refugees are reportedly pleading for help to find missing relatives. Speaking to The Daily Telegraph at Vavuniya, where 210,000 people are being held in five camps for “internally displaced people”, ragged Tamils said they had come under attack from both sides as the 26-year civil war reached its conclusion last week. |
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KOSGODA - It’s 6.30 p.m. Dusk begins to give way to nightfall when a man walks up to the beach here with a big box containing a special load — three-day-old turtles. The box is tipped over, the hatchlings scamper towards the ocean and within minutes they are bobbing away into the waves.
