Category: Politics
Sri Lanka moves to flush out Tigers from Jaffna peninsula
January 6, 2009 (AFP) – Sri Lankan troops were battling Tuesday to flush out Tamil Tigers from the Jaffna peninsula after taking the rebels’ political headquarters in the northern mainland, the military said.Security forces were pushing into remaining rebel-held territory in the Jaffna area after taking a part of the Elephant Pass, a causeway linking […]
Sri Lanka private TV station attacked
Jan 06, 2009 (LBO) – An independent privately-owned TV station in Sri Lanka was attacked by an armed gang who stormed its main studio complex in the outskirts of the capital Colombo, an official said.An MTV employee said a group of around dozen or more persons had arrived in a white van around 2.00 am, […]
Attack on Sri Lanka broadcaster is criminal: United States
Jan 06, 2008 (LBO) – The United States has strongly condemned an attack on an independent broadcaster in Sri Lanka by a heavily armed group that stormed its main studio facilities and called for swift investigation. A similar raid was conducted by a group of armed men against the independent The Sunday Leader newspaper, who […]
Sri Lanka business chambers condemn attack on TV station
Jan 06, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s top business chambers condemned an attack on a private television station, saying the government’s credibility is at stake if it failed to bring the culprits to justice and prevent further attacks. The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce and Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Sri Lanka (FCCISL) […]
Sri Lanka urged by UK to set out political solution to conflict
Jan 06, 2009 (LBO) – The British government has urged Sri Lanka to urgently draw up a political solution to the ethnic crisis following the fall of a key Tamil Tiger rebel stronghold to the army.“This is the only way to achieve a strong and sustainable peace in Sri Lanka in which all communities can […]
Sri Lanka troops keep up assault on last Tamil Tiger bases: army
January 5, 2009 (AFP) – Sri Lankan troops backed by tanks and helicopter gunships moved against the remaining Tamil Tiger jungle strongholds after taking their political headquarters, the army said on Monday.Soldiers were fanning out from positions in the north of the island and heading towards remaining rebel pockets after seizing the Liberation Tigers of […]
Sri Lanka troops take strategic pass from Tigers: army
January 5, 2009 (AFP) – Sri Lankan troops battling Tamil rebels Monday captured part of the highly strategic Elephant Pass in a second major success just days after taking the guerrillas’ political headquarters, the army said.Military spokesman Udaya Nanayakkara said the southern part of Elephant Pass, a causeway linking the northern Jaffna peninsula to the […]
Sri Lanka troops may face tough jungle battles ahead: analysts
January 4, 2009 (AFP) – Sri Lankans celebrated the fall of the Tamil Tigers’ de facto capital with street parties, but military observers say bloodier battles may still lie ahead as the rebels take refuge in the jungles.by Amal Jayasinghe “This is certainly not the end of the war,” Sithadthan said. “We can say this […]
Sri Lankan troops fighting towards Tiger HQ: govt
KILINOCHCHI, January 4, 2009 (AFP) – Sri Lanka said Sunday its troops were battling towards the jungle headquarters of the Tamil Tigers, two days after retaking their main city in a military assault that the government said would crush the guerrillas once and for all.Government soldiers consolidating their new positions in Kilinochchi, the former Tamil […]
Sri Lanka moves in on Tiger HQ, vows to take supremo
KILINOCHCHI, January 4, 2009 (AFP) – Sri Lanka’s army said Sunday it was moving in on the jungle stronghold of the Tamil Tiger rebels, in a final assault aimed at ending the longest-running ethnic war in Asia.Flush with confidence after retaking their main city two days ago, the army vowed to capture rebel leader Velupillai […]
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January 3, 2009 (AFP) – Sri Lankan troops advanced Saturday on the military headquarters of the Tamil Tigers, a day after capturing the rebels’ de facto political capital in the north of the island. The defence ministry said forces were moving towards Mullaitivu, the jungle district along the northeastern seaboard, where the Tigers are known […]
Three wounded in Colombo blast
January 3, 2009 (AFP) – At least three people were wounded in a bomb blast in Sri Lanka’s capital Colombo on Saturday, a day after a suicide bomb attack killed two people elsewhere in the city, police said. The latest explosion was outside a mosque in Colombo’s commercial area of Pettah, police said, adding that […]