Rudd Should Return Asylum Seekers on Customs Boat to Sri Lanka, Joyce Says Nov 8, 2009
Sri Lankas army defeated the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in May after a 26-year conflict. They are making use of the post-conflict situation in Sri Lanka to make that excuse to seek asylum in Australia, the High Commissioner said. (Bloomberg -- Australia & New Zealand)
* Sri Lanka allows war-displaced to return home: UN Nov 6, 2009
But the government, which has pledged to resettle around 80 percent of the displaced by the end of the year, said it first needed to weed out former Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres and remove tens of thousands of land mines. Most civilians are being moved back to their home areas in Jaffna in the extreme north of the island, while others are going back to Mannar in the northeast, Vavuniya in the north and parts of the east. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Refugees try to put nightmares behind them Nov 5, 2009
The men have formed their first impressions of Australia against a backdrop of domestic turmoil, and amid accusations Sri Lankan asylum seekers have too much money to be legitimate refugees, or are secessionist fighters for the recently defeated Tamil Tigers, or LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam). Ramash shakes his head. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Sri Lankan Army Chief Exits U.S. Without Facing Queries on Rights Abuses Nov 5, 2009
The State Department last month issued a on human rights abuses by the army and the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in the final weeks of the war that ended with the LTTEs defeat in May. Sri Lanka said Fonseka was called for an interview with the Department of Homeland Security while he was visiting the U.S. this week. (Bloomberg -- Asia)
How To Win a War on Terror, Sri Lankan-Style Nov 4, 2009
In fact, President Mahinda Rajapaksa is so confident of victory that he has already turned his attention to , just as he did the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. It was an elusive peace. (Slate)
S.Lanka seek to stop US quzzing general over war Nov 2, 2009
The report covered the period from January -- when fighting intensified -- until the end of May, when Sri Lankan troops defeated the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) at the end of a decades-old separatist conflict. Sri Lanka last week announced it was appointing a panel to investigate the allegations after initially dismissing the report as "unsubstantiated.". (Yahoo! Asia News)
US report tarnishes Sri Lanka victory Oct 29, 2009
WASHINGTON - A United States State Department report detailing possible violations of the laws of war in Sri Lanka during the first half of 2009 is adding to pressure for an independent, international investigation into alleged atrocities committed by government forces and Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) separatists. "The government of Sri Lanka has said that they are determined to establish a reconciliation process with the people of the north, but we believe strongly that a very... (Asia Times Online)
Sri Lanka Says It Accelerates Settlement of Civil War Refugees in North Oct 28, 2009
Oct. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Sri Lanka said it is accelerating the settlement of Tamil refugees held in transit camps since the defeat of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in May, after coming under international criticism for delaying their release. President appointed a team comprising lawmakers and government ministers to oversee the return of refugees and development in the north, the Ministry of Defense on its Web site yesterday. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Report: AMD ex-CEO said linked to Galleon case Oct 28, 2009
The victims of the militants' attacks sued Rajaratnam for unspecified damages, saying that he and an organization knowingly provided support to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam to advance a terror campaign. LOS ANGELES -- Chip maker Advanced Micro Devices Inc. is "thoroughly reviewing" published reports fingering former chairman and CEO Hector Ruiz as the AMD executive who gave confidential company information to a defendant in the Galleon Group insider trading case. (Fresno Bee -- Business)
Sri Lanka to probe rights abuses Oct 27, 2009
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) had been fighting for a separate homeland for Sri Lanka's Tamil minority. A US state department report on the final months of the conflict released on Thursday cited incidents committed by both sides which it said may have constituted crimes against humanity. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Sri Lanka to Probe Rights Abuses Against Tamils in Last Weeks of Civil War Oct 27, 2009
Oct. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Sri Lanka said it will investigate a U.S. State Department report alleging human rights abuses, including the shelling of Tamil civilians during the final battle with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in May. While Sri Lankas government described the report last week as unsubstantiated, President appointed an independent team to look into the report. (Bloomberg -- Germany)
Victims of Sri Lankan rebels sue billionaire in NJ Oct 23, 2009
The victims of the militants' attacks sued Rajaratnam for unspecified damages, saying that he and an organization knowingly provided support to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam to advance a terror campaign. Rajaratnam, one of America's richest men, was among six executives and fund managers charged in Manhattan last week with conspiring to trade securities ahead of companies' public announcements and collecting more than $25 million in illicit profits. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
EU human rights report could cost Sri Lanka $100 million Oct 23, 2009
The inquiry, conducted over the past year to determine whether the country should continue receiving trade concessions, found that Sri Lanka was in severe breach of human rights law in its final bloody push against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). It should lose the concessions, the report stated. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Inside Trader Has Long Faced Scrutiny in Sri Lanka Oct 20, 2009
He has been accused of being a supporter of the now-defunct Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and of using his financial strength to gain a foothold on the Sri Lankan stock market and manipulate it to suit Tiger strategies to undermine the Sri Lankan economy. Though he has not faced any formal charges in Sri Lanka, Rajaratnam and the Galleon Group, the hedge fund he founded, have been linked by Sri Lankan financial authorities to a pending court case in which a sitting parliamentarian is... (Time.com)
Raj Rajaratnam Became Billionaire Driving His Analysts, Demanding an Edge Oct 19, 2009
Two years later, the U.S. Treasury Department froze the assets of the charity, charging that it was a front for the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, or LTTE, which the State Department had designated as a terrorist group 10 years earlier. His donation was responsible for rebuilding thousands of homes for Tamils, Sinhalese, and Muslims without discrimination, Dan Gagnier, a spokesman for Galleon, said in an e-mailed statement. (Bloomberg -- US)
Lankan billionaire held in US insider trade scam Oct 19, 2009
NEW YORK: Raj Rajaratnam, a Tamil-origin billionaire often described as the wealthiest Sri Lankan in the world, was on Friday arrested on charges of being involved in a $20 million hedge fund insider trading scam, the largest such case in the US. A further twist to the already stunning case was provided by allegations that donations made by him to a Maryland-based charity were funnelled to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, possibly without his knowledge. ( ). (India Times, India)
US-based billionaire probed for LTTE fundraising Oct 18, 2009
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Sri Lanka's interned Tamils: Winners and losers Oct 17, 2009
THE victory in May of Sri Lanka s army over the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam should have been a cause for almost universal celebration. The Tigers, seeking to monopolise the politics of the country s Tamil minority, were pioneers in suicide-bombing and leaders in child-conscription. (The Economist)
Rudd Says Refugee Policy Humane as Intercepted Tamils Stage Hunger Strike Oct 16, 2009
The ethnic Tamils fled northern Sri Lanka, where the government defeated the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in May, ending the 26-year civil war. The refugees, who are communicating with reporters by mobile phone, say they are fleeing genocide in Sri Lanka and fear they will be killed if they return to the country, the broadcaster reported on its Web site. (Bloomberg -- Australia & New Zealand)
SRI LANKA: Fighting over fish Oct 16, 2009
The country's bloody civil war was based on demands by the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) for an independent state in the north and east. During the war, the LTTE established its base in the northeast, making the waters off that part of the island out of bounds. (AlertNet)
A view framed by barbed wire Oct 10, 2009
Her experience of Sri Lanka s civil war, which ended in May after a seaside slaughter of the leaders of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and at least 8,000 people taken hostage by them, would put years on anyone. For five years she was marooned in the Tigers northern fief. (The Economist)
Obama to discuss Afghan war with advisers Oct 9, 2009
In this case, the groups work with the Kurdish Workers Party in Turkey and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in Sri Lanka. Obama for president. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Sri Lanka Sees Room to Cut Interest Rates on Low Inflation to Boost Growth Oct 7, 2009
Sri Lankas growth is expected to be driven by domestic demand including infrastructure development and construction activity as the end of the civil war spurs rebuilding in areas formerly controlled by the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. Output in the fisheries and agricultural industries will also show strong growth, Cabraal said. (Bloomberg -- Asia)
Good spots, bad reputation Oct 7, 2009
For more than 30 years, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam waged war against the government of Sri Lanka, seeking an autonomous ethnic state. The clash officially ended in 2009, and though tensions are still high in certain regions, tourists are returning to the island-nation off India's southern coast. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Manmohan's smile masks Indian woes Oct 6, 2009
For the state, they are on the same page as Pakistani terror outfits, Sri Lanka's Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, and such like; it likes to talk of their rumored links, painting them in an aspect of co-conspiring and joint strategizing. But the Maoists are not just a band of gun-toting rambos with a flair for guerrilla tactics and kangaroo justice. (Asia Times Online)
* Gun rights, terrorism on Supreme Courts docket Oct 5, 2009
It has become an important tool for prosecutors because it is such a broad term, but its use is being contested by a rights group on behalf of an organization that has worked on conflict resolution and human rights issues with members of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). Whatever decision the court makes, it will affect dozens of detainees at Guantanamo who have had the charge filed against them. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
* Wife of Sri Lankan reporter accepts award Oct 4, 2009
He was accused of receiving money from the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and causing racial hatred through his writings about Tamils affected by the LTTE war for a separate homeland, charges he rejected. I never advocated violence, he said in a statement in court. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Sri Lanka denies Clinton's statement on rape Oct 3, 2009
The government troops defeated the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in a military campaign from 2006 to 2009, ending the 30-year-old campaign to carve out an independent Tamil homeland in the north and east. About 250,000 civilians displaced by the final battles between the two sides are being housed in several government-run welfare villages in the north, waiting to be resettled to their original places. (Xinhuanet, China)
One man's terrorist ... Oct 3, 2009
course of the past few months alone: Velupillai Prabhakaran of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in Sri Lanka in May, Baitullah Mehsud of the Pakistani Taliban in August and Noordin Mohammad Top of the Jemaah Islamiah in September in Indonesia. The apparent trigger for the successes was a change in heart of the terrorists' key sponsors. (Asia Times Online)
High Court to Review Parts of Anti-terrorism Law Oct 1, 2009
In this case, the groups work with the Kurdish Workers Party in Turkey and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in Sri Lanka. A panel of the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said in 2007 that the ban on "material support or resources" to designated terrorists could be used to prosecute those who train members of such groups about peaceful resolution of ongoing disputes or lobbying the United Nations for disaster relief. (Newsmax)
High court to review state gun laws, other cases Oct 1, 2009
In this case, the groups work with the Kurdish Workers Party in Turkey and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in Sri Lanka. how far police can go in questioning suspects who say they understand their Miranda rights but don't immediately invoke them. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Supreme Court to review ban on certain aid to terrorist groups Oct 1, 2009
A human rights organization, the Humanitarian Law Project, filed suit on behalf of individuals associated with two designated terror groups, the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). In both cases the individuals were seeking to advance human rights and peacemaking efforts on behalf of the designated terror groups. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
Sri Lanka recruits Tamil police Sep 30, 2009
"Since 1979 we have not been able to recruit anyone from the north and east, especially in Jaffna due to LTTE [Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam] threats and intimidation," police spokesman Nimal Mediwake told BBC Sinhala's Chandana Keerthi Bandara. "We had somewhere close to 6,000 applications to join the police.". (BBC News -- South Asia)
India plans all-out attack on Maoists Sep 30, 2009
In June, New Delhi labeled the Naxalite group, the Communist Party of India (Maoist), or CPI (M), a terrorist organization, putting it in the same league as other banned outfits such as the Lashkar-e-Toiba group - credited with the Mumbai attack in November - and the now-decimated Sri Lankan Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. The Home Ministry under P Chidambaram - a minister known for his hardline approach against rebels - is leading the charge against the Maoists concentrated in the... (Asia Times Online)
Sri Lanka under fire for lack of Tamil reconciliation Sep 22, 2009
New Delhi - When Sri Lanka's government finally defeated the secessionist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in May, even its harshest critics rejoiced. Here, at last, was a chance to bring peace to an island that had suffered 26 years of war, in which as many as 100,000 people were killed. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Rajapaksa Says Sri Lanka's Victory Over Tamil Tiger Rebels Being Devalued Sep 21, 2009
Sept. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Sri Lanka is facing a conspiracy to devalue its achievement of defeating the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam and ending the groups 26-year fight for a separate Tamil homeland, President said. There is conspiracy after conspiracy to downgrade the heroic feat achieved by the armed forces, Rajapaksa said, according to a on the governments Web site. (Bloomberg -- Asia)
Concern over conditions in Sri Lankan camps Sep 13, 2009
The rebels -- formally known as the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam -- were waging war for an independent state for minority Tamils in Sri Lanka. As many as 70,000 people were killed in the conflict. (CNN -- World)
CORRECTED-Nearly 10,000 Sri Lanka war refugees go home Sep 12, 2009
The government so far has released more than 15,000 refugees who are being held in the crowded camps, where the military put the hundreds of thousands of people who were with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in the final months of the war, many of them held by the Tigers against their will. "We have resettled 9,984 people after making sure they have basic facilities," Rishad Bathiudeen, Minister of Resettlement and Disaster Relief Service, told Reuters. (AlertNet)
9/11 + 8 years: The psychology of terror Sep 12, 2009
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam have used suicide bombers in their quest to carve a Tamil homeland in Sri Lanka. Special Operations. (Why Files)
Rajapaksa Says West Should Support Sri Lanka's Development, Stop Criticism Sep 11, 2009
Sept. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Sri Lanka wants the West to help it rebuild after the defeat of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam and stop criticizing the country over human rights and the treatment of refugees, President said. We want western nations to help us, to trust us and stop listening to LTTE propaganda, Rajapaksa said, in an interview with Italys Le Figaro daily newspaper posted on the governments Web. (Bloomberg -- Asia)
Sri Lanka holds UN staff Sep 11, 2009
She said the two men, both Tamils, had been travelling in the area around Vavuniya, an embattled northern town that served as a de facto front line in the decades-old civil war that climaxed with a massive offensive in May by Sri Lankan troops who defeated the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). "The UN has been particularly concerned about suggestions that the two staff members may have been mistreated in the first days of their detention," Okabe said. (iAfrica.com)
* Sri Lanka reviewing move to expel UNICEF official Sep 8, 2009
He and other aid officials spoke on civilian casualties towards the end of the war, before Sri Lankan troops finally beat the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in a massive offensive in May to end decades of fighting. Sri Lanka took a dim view of international criticism over its conduct of the war. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
* Sri Lankan video footage raises US concern Sep 4, 2009
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Sri Lanka opposition urges fast resettlement of refugees Sep 4, 2009
Rights activists accuse authorities of illegally holding the displaced in the heavily guarded camps, but the government says it has to first weed out Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) fighters and clear thousand of landmines before they can go home. "The government says they have identified around 25,000 LTTE cadres or people who had close links with the LTTE, so what government should do is get the detention orders on them...and free the others," main opposition leader Ranil... (AlertNet)
Men hope to 'break silence' on Sri Lanka Sep 4, 2009
The Tamil Tigers, formerly known as the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, were defeated by the Sri Lankan military this year, after a decades-long conflict that killed at least 70,000 people. The Tigers had been seeking an independent state for minority Tamils, according to CNN.. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
INTERVIEW-UN investigator wants Sri Lanka executions probe Sep 2, 2009
Sri Lanka's government has repeatedly denied that its forces committed war crimes or human rights violations during the last months of its 25-year war against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), whom it defeated in May. U.N. humanitarian chief John Holmes has said several thousand civilians were killed during the final phase of the war, when the LTTE retreated to a narrow strip of coast in northeastern Sri Lanka. (AlertNet)
Sri Lanka's Jailing of Tamil Editor Shows Media Is Under Threat, U.S. Says Sep 1, 2009
Sri Lankas government accused Tissainayagam of supporting the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in its fight for a separate Tamil homeland in the north and east of the country. The army routed the LTTEs last forces, killing its leader and his commanders, in a battle on the northeast coast in May. (Bloomberg -- UK)
* World News Quick Take Sep 1, 2009
The court found that he had received money from the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam to fund his Web site. Tissainayagam has been in custody since his arrest in March last year, despite appeals by local and international media rights groups for his release. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Tamil journalist convicted Sep 1, 2009
A court official said the charges included receiving money from the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam to fund his website and causing racial hatred through his writings about Tamils affected by the conflict. Mr Obama had spoken of Tissainayagam in a statement to mark World Press Freedom on May 1. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Sri Lankan war critic gets 20 years' hard labour Aug 31, 2009
Tissanayagam was arrested in March 2008 and accused of having links with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), after writing articles in the Northeastern Monthly magazine about the impact of the government's offensive on civilians. The government accused him of accepting LTTE money to write propaganda in the magazine and sow dissent between minority Tamils and the Sinhalese ethnic majority. (AlertNet)
Jail term for Sri Lankan editor Aug 31, 2009
The court found that he had received money from the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to fund his website, the official said. The BBC's Charles Haviland in Colombo says Mr Tissainayagam insists he does not believe in violence. (BBC News)
Sri Lanka Says Mine Clearing Progress Determines When Refugees Go Home Aug 27, 2009
Aug. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Sri Lanka said mine clearing operations will determine when more than 280,000 Tamil refugees will leave camps in the north where they have been held since the defeat of the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in May. Areas previously dominated by the LTTE have to be rebuilt from point zero, , senior presidential adviser, said during a visit to the region yesterday, according to the governments Web. (Bloomberg -- Asia)
Sri Lanka to release clergy among displaced Aug 26, 2009
Government says some 800 Hindu priests, six catholic priests and two nuns were among the near 300,000 IDPs who had arrived from the former territory controlled by the defeated Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels. Sri Lanka has come under international pressure to keep its word to resettling the IDPs within 180 days as pledged by the government. (Xinhuanet, China)
SLankan army calls execution video a fabrication Aug 26, 2009
The Sri Lankan High Commission (embassy) in London said in a statement to Channel 4 that soldiers were only involved in fighting against the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and denied "that the Sri Lankan armed forces engaged in atrocities against the Sri Lankan Tamil community". "The High Commission has noted that in many instances in the past, various media institutions used doctored videos, photographs and documents to defame the Sri Lankan government and armed forces," it... (Yahoo! Asia News)
No executions - Sri Lanka Aug 26, 2009
Sri Lanka's office in London said soldiers were only involved in fighting against Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels. "The High Commission of Sri Lanka categorically deny that the Sri Lankan armed forces engaged in atrocities against the Sri Lankan Tamil community," it said in a statement to Channel 4. (iAfrica.com)
Sri Lanka Deploys Troops to Speed Up Mine Clearing in North After Conflict Aug 24, 2009
The army will have to recruit between 25,000 and 50,000 new personnel as it has to maintain security in the north after the defeat of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in May ended a 26- year civil war, Jayasuriya said. Sri Lankas government is being pressed by the U.S. and United Nations to speed up the return of refugees who have been held in camps since the LTTE was defeated. (Bloomberg -- Asia)
Fake driving licence in Rahul Gandhi's name in Bihar Aug 24, 2009
In the early 1990s, a fake licence was issued in the name of then Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) chief V Prabhakaran. A motorcycle licence had been issued in Prabhakaran's name by Dhanbad district transport officer Ramji Prasad Aug 21, 1993. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Sri Lanka calls for rebel assets Aug 21, 2009
Mr Pathmanathan is the most senior leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to be caught alive by Sri Lankan security forces. "He's a seasoned man, so he's coming out with information very slowly during interrogation. He was the person who ran a massive network to purchase arms and ammunition for the LTTE for nearly 30 years," Mr Rajapaksa told the BBC.. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Sri Lanka: Floods Threaten Camp Detainees Aug 18, 2009
Tue, 06:26 18 Aug 2009 GMT. The views expressed are the author's alone. (AlertNet)
US warns of Sri Lankan violence Aug 18, 2009
There was optimism that the end of the conflict between the majority Sinhalese-led government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) would pave the way for a power sharing agreement with the minority Tamils. But the Sri Lankan President, Mahinda Rajapaksa, recently said any political solution could come only after his re-election, which may happen next year. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Sri Lanka former rebels in disguise as civilians: defense secretary Aug 17, 2009
The government said over 9,000 among the 288,000 internally displaced in the camps have been identified as those with links to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, whose campaign for a separate state for the minority Tamils was ended by the government troops in May. Editor: Li. (Xinhuanet, China)
Tens of thousands flock to Sri Lanka holy shrine for religious festival Aug 15, 2009
The annual feast of the Madhu Church ends on Saturday, the first since the government troops liberated the entire north and eastern provinces from the control of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels. "We have provided ample security for pilgrims around the area", Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara, the military spokesman said. (Xinhuanet, China)
Tigers get a boost at the ballot box Aug 12, 2009
BANGALORE - A bit of good news has finally arrived for the badly battered Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). Three months after it suffered military defeat at the hands of the Sri Lankan armed forces, a party regarded as its mouthpiece in parliament and beyond has defeated President Mahinda Rajapakse's United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) in the first elections to be held in post-war Sri Lanka. (Asia Times Online)
Q+A: arrest of new Tiger chief Aug 10, 2009
Here are some questions and answers about what the new Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) chief's arrest means. WHY DOES HIS ARREST MATTER SINCE THE WAR IS OVER. (AlertNet)
Mixed results in S.Lanka's post-war polls Aug 10, 2009
Both Jaffna and Vavuniya were on the periphery of the area the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) ruled as a de facto state for decades, and neither town had held an election in 11 years. The polls in the north were held under heavy military security and foreign journalists were not allowed in. (AlertNet)
