Sri Lanka Conflict Monitor – ‘Sri Lanka troops unearth over a tonne of bombs’ (AFP via Yahoo! News)
‘Sri Lanka troops unearth over a tonne of bombs’ (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Sri Lankan troops have uncovered one of their biggest hauls of weapons and explosives since the defeat of Tamil Tiger rebels two months ago, military officials said on Friday.
163 civilians die at Sri Lanka’s relief camps (New Kerala)
Colombo, July 17 : The Sri Lankan government Friday said 163 people have died between May 15 and July 14 at the relief camps in the country’s north.
Sri Lankan military cleared in deaths (UPI)
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, July 16 (UPI) — A Sri Lankan commission says it could not find evidence the country’s military was involved in the deaths of 17 French charity workers in 2006.
Lankan escapes from custody in Jammu (Daily News)
A Sri Lankan national escaped from a police station in Jammu following which two cops were suspended yesterday, senior officials said. Hussain Nafraz Nawaz, who was arrested in August last year for allegedly possessing contraband, on Thursday escaped from Canal road police station, they said.
Sri Lanka receives int’l support for conflict displaced (People’s Daily)
The Sri Lankan government said on Tuesday that it has received international commitments for about 60 percent of the money needed to resettle the Tamil civilians displaced by the final battles between the government troops and Tamil Tiger rebels. Minister of Human Rights Mahinda Samarasinghe told reporters that firm commitments had already been secured. “We have received commitments for around …
Sri Lankan tourism upbeat after end of strife (Press Trust of India)
Bangalore, Jul 17 (PTI) Nearly two months after defeat of the LTTE, the Sri Lankan tourism is showing signs of recovery from an earlier slump due to the ethnic strife and the country is expecting nearly one lakh tourists from India this year, a top Lankan official said today.
Sri Lankan writer among three refugees rescued by Navy (Press Trust of India)
Chennai, Jul 14 (PTI) A Sri Lankan Tamil writer was among three refugees rescued by the Indian Navy, Coast Guard and local fishermen after they were stranded near an island off Tamil Nadu’s Rameswaram coast.
Lanka-India ties hinge on Tamils’ issue: PM (rediff.com)
India on Friday said it has asked Sri Lanka to take “effective measures” to address the concerns of displaced Tamils, as relations between the two neighbours would hinge on the issue.
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