A 68-year-old woman, one of 12 civilians being treated for injuries they sustained in the indiscriminate air attack carried out by the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) Friday in Kiraagnchi in the Poonakari (Pooneryn) division, succumbed to her injuries Saturday night. Nine civilians, including five women and 3 children, were killed. 11 civilians, including four […]

Clashes between government forces and Tamil separatists killed at least 40 combatants across northern Sri Lanka, the military said Sunday.
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Clashes between government forces and Tamil separatists killed at least 40 combatants across northern Sri Lanka, the military said Sunday.
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Feb 23, Colombo: Department of Archaeology in Sri Lanka is planning to establish a special police unit to protect and prevent destruction of archaeological monuments and conserve the archaeological and scientific heritage.
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Feb 23, Colombo: Sri Lanka Air Force fighter jets bombed an LTTE rebel camp on Saturday in the northeast while the troops killed 42 Tamil Tigers in battles on the ground, the Defense Ministry said.
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Feb 23, Mount Laviniya: Suspected Tami Tigers have exploded a bomb inside a passenger transport bus in Mount Laviniya, south of capital Colombo, this morning targeting civilians, defence sources said.
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Mano Ganesan, Leader of Western People s Front (WPF) Convener of Civil Monitoring Commission (CMC), ..
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“A debate between us would enlighten the American people, Congress, and the White House over a question central to the foreign policy of the United States: when should a right to secession from an existing sovereign be recognized? Tamil statehood, which would end a grisly conflict that has killed tens of thousands in Sri Lanka, […]

Ms. Angela Kane, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs who is on a seven day visit to Sri Lanka, visited Batticaloa Saturday afternoon 2:00p.m. and met various dignitaries at the Batticaloa secretariat and learnt about the current situation prevailing in the district.
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Two days of scattered fighting between Sri Lankan troops and Tamil Tiger rebels left at least 39 insurgents and a soldier dead, the military said Saturday.
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