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Savings Accounts for War Heroes' Children

THE SEVA VANITHA Unit of the Defence Ministry presented savings pass books with Rs. 20,000 deposits - a gift from Bank of Ceylon to 14 children of war heroes at the Defence Ministry yesterday (11). Seva Vanitha Deputy Chairperson Indhu Ratnayake said the Seva Vanitha Unit could reach out to support the education of war heroes’ children who had laid down their lives to protect the motherland. “We have planned from the beginning of this year to help war heroes’ children educationally to ensure a bright future for them. The idea of supporting these children had come true with the assistance of the BoC,” she added.
GL Refutes Anti - Sri Lanka Propaganda

THE IMPRESSION sought to be generated in some quarters that a war against the Tamil people had been waged by the Government of Sri Lanka is false and mischievous, Export Development and International Trade Minister Professor G.L. Peiris, told a well-attended meeting of the National Press Club in Tokyo recently. "A considerable section of the legitimate Tamil political leadership had been destroyed by the LTTE, and one of the urgent tasks of the Government at present is to provide the space for the re-emergence of a democratic leadership representing the Tamil people", he said.
Sri Lankan Military Should be Acclaimed -“ Ven Thera

THROUGHOUT HISTORY, during times of war, soldiers have been known to do horrible things. Committing atrocities because of fear, stress, confusion or unbalanced mental states is not an uncommon occurrence; animalistic behaviour has not been unknown. Acts of inhumanity to man are never acceptable under any circumstances, but they are generally viewed by historians as an unfortunate condition, or bi-product if you will, of all military conflicts.
-œKeep Away from Others Internal Politics- -“ Canadian Peace Activist Tells Bob Rae

THE news article published by Canadian Journalist Mike Blanch of Canwest News Service, datelined Wednesday, June 11, http://www.nationalpost.com/news/canada/index.html) under the heading "Rae calls Sri Lankan government liars for branding him a supporter of the defeated Tamil Tiger rebels" highlights the importance of this news item to the world readers, please. The fact remains that you should have not made this trip to Sri Lanka at all. The statements made by the immigration officials at the Bandaranaike International Airport...
Massive Weapon Hauls Still Emerge in Wanni

NORTH: EXTENSIVE and specific area searches being conducted by troops in the aftermath of the War continued to find more and more weapon hauls from PUTHUKKUDIYIRUPPU, VISUAMADU and KILINOCHCHI areas during Thursday (11). Thirty-four 60 mm mortar bombs, seventeen maps, seventeen 120 mm mortar bombs, 330 kg of C-4 explosives, thirty-two T-56 weapons, two Multi Purpose Machine Guns (MPMG), fifty-eight.....
'Home Sweet Home' for Mannar IDPs

JENSILA is just sixteen. Still studying at Arrippu Roman Catholic Tamil Maha Vidyalam, she is hoping for a bright future as an engineer. This bright eyed teenager is from one of the luckiest families who are being resettled in their ancestral properties in the Arippu Grama Niladhari (GN) Division in Mannar District. "I want to study English very well so that I can follow many other subjects as well," Jensila said with a smile. She was enjoying the entire event sitting under the shade of a neem tree with her clique of friends.
George Master Makes Confidential Statement to Court

FORMER interpreter for the LTTE, George Master yesterday gave a long, confidential statement to Court. George Master, born Velupillai Kumar Pancharathnam, was produced before Courts yesterday morning by the Criminal Investigation Department and sought permission to make a confidential statement. On being granted permission he made a three-hour-long statement in Colombo Chief Magistrate Nishantha Hapuarachchi’s office. Following the statement, George Master was taken back to CID headquarters for further investigation with the approval of the Court.
LTTE Suicide Bombers Fail in Plans to Assassinate President; Court Told

COLOMBO: STATE Intelligence wings on their persistent hunt for residual Tiger (LTTE) elements and their proxies in Colombo and elsewhere had been able to make several major breakthroughs into intended terrorist bloodbaths, including planned assassination attempts on the President MAHINDA RAJAPAKSA. The most recent arrest of an LTTE mastermind who has been operating with the support of several others in Colombo revealed that all three attempts made on the lives of President MAHINDA RAJAPAKSA. The most recent arrest of an LTTE mastermind who has been operating with the support of several others in Colombo revealed that all three attempts made on the lives of President MAHINDA RAJAPAKSA and Defence Secretary GOTABAYA RAJAPAKSA have failed by a whisker due to tightened security network, being provided to both of them and Police arrangements, the Court inquiring into the WELLAWATTE suicide bomber’s death has been told. Information provided by an arrested Tiger, who had received special training in KILINOCHCHI for VIP assassination plans has led state intelligence service (SIS) sleuths to find four LTTE suicide jackets, kept hidden inside the ceiling of a luxurious residential complex apartment in WELLAWATTE on 14 May 2009.
Terrorist Infiltrator Shot Dead

EAST: AN LTTE infiltrator moving in the general area of VAVUNAVILLU, south east of SERUVILA was shot dead by the troops Friday (12) evening. Troops later recovered the dead body of the terrorist, one T-56 weapon and four hand grenades from his possession.
More Weapons, Ammo & Explosives Emerge as Clearing Operations Continue

WANNI: TROOPS conducting search and clear operations in the WANNI areas on Friday (12) uncovered some more LTTE weapons, ammunition and explosives from different locations in MULLAITTIVU, KILINOCHCHI and VAVUNIYA. Sixteen Light Machine Guns (LMG), forty-eight T - 56 weapons, four T - 81 weapons, one Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG), one Multi Purpose Machine Gun (MPMG), three pistols, one General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG), seven RPG bombs, forty five RPG chargers, six area maps, three anti personnel mines, fifteen magazines, seven RPG launchers, twenty-one 60 mm mortars, one 5 kg claymore mine, one flack jacket, four hand grenades, seven silencer weapons, four signal pistols, two 9mm pistols,.....