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Military solution in Sri Lanka would not bring peace - Timor president
[ Wednesday, 11 February 2009, 11:49.08 AM GMT +05:30 ]
East Timors president warned Monday that a military solution in Sri Lanka would not bring peace unless it was accompanied by dialogue between the government and the Tamil Tiger insurgents.
Jose Ramos-Horta, who shared the 1996 Nobel Peace Prize with Bishop Carlos Belo for leading a nonviolent struggle against the Indonesian occupation, offered to help the country achieve a settlement. Sri Lankas 25-year-old conflict has cost tens of thousands of lives. Battles intensified in recent months and government forces claim they are near to defeating the Tamil Tigers rebels after taking all but a tiny portion of their de facto state.

President Mahinda Rajapaksa said last week he expected the war to end within days, and many analysts agree the military is as close as its ever been to victory. "Those who speak glibly of an end to conflict, however, show little understanding of history, human nature or what constitutes real peace." Ramos-Horta said in a statement. "Civil war generates frightening emotions of hatred and revenge that are immensely destructive."

East Timor was devastated by years of jungle warfare until it broke from Jakarta in 1999 after 24 years of foreign domination. A fifth of the population, or roughly 200,000 people, are believed to have died from military operations, disease and starvation. "There will be no long term peace in Sri Lanka if this war is prosecuted by either side to the bitter end without regard to human dignity," Ramos-Horta said
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Sri Lankan refugee's ship reached Canada
[ Friday, 23 July 2010, 05:44.22 PM ]
The “Australian News” has published a news item, that the “M.I.V.Sunshine” ship carrying Sri Lankan refugees, which was travelling the direction of Canada has now come much closer to Canada. [More]
Tamil journalist attacked in Mannaar
[ Friday, 23 July 2010, 03:58.59 PM ] []
Unidentified persons who arrived in a white van pulled out a Tamil journalist from a passenger vehicle travelling along Mannaar-Thalaimannaar road Thursday night around 8.30 and attacked him, according to a complaint lodged with the Mannaar Police. [More]
Muttiah Muralitharan grabbed his 800th Test wickets, he retires from the test matches
[ Friday, 23 July 2010, 01:44.25 AM ] []
Sri Lankan right hand spinner Muttiah Muralitharan retired from International Test Cricket matches from today. In this situation, he established a new record in the world cricket history, by grabbing 800 test cricket wickets. [More]
A solution to the ethnic crisis in Sri Lanka is through reconciliation states Robert O Blake
[ Thursday, 22 July 2010, 02:16.37 AM ] []
US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Robert O Blake met Foreign Affairs Minister G.L.Peiris. He met President Mahinda Rajapakse yesterday in the morning, met opposition party members, business society and civil social groups. [More]
Democratic National Front organize peoples rally in Colombo
[ Wednesday, 21 July 2010, 03:28.46 AM ] []
The Democratic National Front has organized a peoples rally tomorrow in Colombo requesting the release of General Sarath Fonseka. Party’s General Secretary Vijitha Herath said, this will be the first people’s rally which is held in regard to the release of Fonseka. [More]
BTF invites British Tamils for midnight vigil and a "Walk for Justice"
[ Wednesday, 21 July 2010, 03:20.58 AM ]
British Tamils are holding a midnight vigil and a "Walk for Justice" to the UN commencing from London calling for:  An International Independent Investigation into War Crimes in Sri Lanka,  Access to Prisoners of War and  Boycott Sri Lanka until it respects human rights. A BTF flyer is as below. [More]
Tamil motherland turned out to be the military regime, Tamil National Alliance reports to Karunanidhi
[ Wednesday, 21 July 2010, 03:13.05 AM ] []
Tamil National Alliance party headed by its leader R.Sambanthan today met Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Muthuwel Karunanidhi in Chennai, in his residence was according to reports. [More]
United Nation Expert Panel for the first time met
[ Tuesday, 20 July 2010, 07:45.48 AM ]
The Expert Panel which was appointed by United Nation Organization Secretary Ban Ki Moon to provide advice in regard to Sri Lanka met yesterday for the first time. The Inner Press City mentioned the panel met in New York, America. [More]
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Senior SLA officer: ‘Kill everybody!’ order came from the top (VIDEO UPDATED)
[ Tuesday, 18 May 2010, 09:47.51 PM ] []
A senior Sri Lankan Army commander and frontline soldier have told Britain’s Channel 4 News that point-blank executions of Tamils at the end of the civil war in May 2009 were carried out under orders ‘from the top’. In an extended segment on Sri Lanka Tuesday, Channel 4 broadcast translated video interviews with the two soldiers. [More]