News Archive

Northern Rail Track to be Extended to Omanthai

WORK on the Northern railway track will be extended upto Omanthai within the next three months under the restoration project. Sri Lanka Railways Commercial Superintendent Wijaya Samarasinghe told the Daily News that work on the rail track from Thandikulam to Omanthai has already commenced and it is due to be completed before the first week of September. People in the Galle district under the patronage of Social Welfare and Social Services Deputy Minister Lionel Premasiri have provided aid and manpower to construct the Omanthai railway station, Samarasinghe said.
UK Should Help Lanka and Cease Lecturing - Lord Naseby

"AS we look to the future, the key for us in the UK is to hopefully provide some meaningful resources to help with resettlement and to cease lecturing," said Lord Naseby in a letter of congratulations to President Mahinda Rajapaksa on the successful defeat of the LTTE. Writing to the President shortly after the defeat of the LTTE, the British Peer adds: "Like you I have lived through this terrible saga, but it took someone of your strength of character to devise a clear strategy and the leadership to implement it."
Stuffed Tigers, Conmen, Ectopic Pregnancy, etc -“ -œThe Island- Editorial

CLOSE on the heels of the miscarriage of Eelam in Sri Lanka, there has come the news of an ectopic pregnancy overseas. The LTTE rump has declared the formation of a 'government in exile' as a prelude to Eelam. Much hullabaloo is being made in some quarters about this pronouncement but it is nothing but a big ruse to prevent funds to the LTTE war-chest from drying up. Anyway, who is the lucky head of the 'government in exile'?
President Says: NCP People Didn't Flee

THE people in the North Central Province didn’t flee in fear of LTTE terrorists leaving their villages and property. Buddhist priests protected the shrines from LTTE attacks. If not for them we would have to start our war against the LTTE from another location such as Kurunegala, Matale or Negombo, President Mahinda Rajapaksa said yesterday (18). The President was addressing priests and religious dignitaries in the Anuradhapura district and the people of Rajarata gathered at the auditorium of the Sri Maha Bodhi temple where the felicitations and tribute awarding.....
Govt. Dismisses LTTE's "Transitional Government" Theory

THE " Transitional Government", declared by the LTTE, does not deserve recognition because it has been defeated and no longer exists, the government said yesterday (18). Media Minister Anura Priyadharshana Yapa, when questioned, at yesterday’s Cabinet press briefing in Colombo, about the LTTE’s declaration, said that claims by a non-existant LTTE did not bother the government nor could it be recognised. "The LTTE has been wiped out. We are more capable of looking after the Tamils and they will be given equal opportunities in every sphere of life ,including education and employment."
Three LTTE Extortionists Gunned Down in Vavuniya

THREE LTTE cadres were shot dead by the Crime Investigation Division of Vavuniya Police during a confrontation near a school at Thuwankulam in Nelumkulama in the early hours of yesterday. The police carried out the raid on information from the public and the terrorists hiding in a cemetery opened fire at the police party. However the police retaliated the attack and the three terrorists were gunned down.
LTTE Under KP Will not Renounce Violence - London Times

THE Times of London newspaper reacting to the new announcement that the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) would reorganize itself as a provisional transnational government of Tamil Eelam said it has not eschewed violence as a means of obtaining power. Until it was crushed as a military group by the Sri Lankan Army the outfit was known as the most ruthless terrorist outfit in the world. It is yet to be known, if violence is applied, how it would be applied in the international arena in the coming years.
LTTE Claymores Designed for Vehicles Found

WANNI : TROOPS on search and clear operations in VISUAMADU, AMPAKAMAM, PUTHUKKUDIYIRUPPU and MALTHOTTAM areas recovered ten T-56 weapons, three T-81 weapons, one Light Machine Gun (LMG), two 0.22 weapons, fifty-one hand grenades, eighteen Arul bombs, thirteen 60 mm mortars, twenty-three Rocket Propelled Grenades (RPG), seven hundred and fifty-two rounds of T-56 ammunition, sixty-six 81 mm mortar bombs.....
India's High Commissioner Meets IDPs & Expresses Satisfaction on Infrastructure

INDIA’s High Commissioner for Sri Lanka Mr. Alok Prasad along with a few other embassy officials was in Vavuniya early this week with a view to getting first-hand experience of ground realities in Relief Villages (Centers for Internal Displaced Persons).Competent Authority for the Northern Province Major General G.A. Chandrasiri warmly received the diplomatic delegation at Manik Farm Relief Village where he presented a comprehensive picture of the services and arrangements in place.....
"Jaya Piritha" Invokes Blessings on Country, President and War Heroes

The "Jaya Pirith" chanting was held at BMICH yesterday, (10 May) invoking blessings to the country, the President and the war heroes with the participation of 3000 monks invited from all parts of the Island. The Ministry of Defence organized the "Jaya Pirith" chanting for the fourth time in succession. Mahanayaka of Asgiriya Chapter Most Ven Udugama Buddarakkitha Thera, Anunayaka Thera of Malwatta Chapter Ven Niyangoda Vijithasiri Thera, President of Amarapura Sangha Sabha and.....