Sri Lanka Conflict Monitor – Australia to aid Sri Lanka’s rehabilitation (The Courier Mail)

Australia to aid Sri Lanka’s rehabilitation (The Courier Mail)
AUSTRALIA will help Sri Lanka “rehabilitate” its northern and eastern provinces in an attempt to reduce the flow of people fleeing the aftermath of the conflict with the Tamil Tigers.

Sri Lanka: SLN arrests 18 Tamil Nadu fishermen in the islets of Jaffna (TamilNet)
Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) arrested eighteen fishermen from Tamil Nadu Wednesday early morning in the islets of Jaffna for illegal entry into Sri Lankan waters, sources in Jaffna said. Nearly 2000 fishermen in Puthukkoaddai in Tamil Nadu are boycotting fishing demanding the immediate release of their fellow fishermen, sources in Tamil Nadu said. Meanwhile in Tamil Nadu, Indian Navy arrested ten …

Sri Lanka deal bid to curb asylum seekers (The New Zealand Herald)
CANBERRA – Australia and Sri Lanka have agreed to toughen measures against people smugglers and to improve living conditions for ethnic Tamils in a bid to stem the flow of asylum seekers trying to cross the Indian Ocean from Indonesia.

Myanmar top leader to visit Sri Lanka (People’s Daily)
Myanmar top leader Senior-General Than Shwe will pay an official visit to Sri Lanka soon, an official announcement from Nay Pyi Taw said on Monday, without giving the specific date of his visit. According to the Sri Lankan sources earlier, Than Shwe, Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council, will pay the visit near this weekend and the trip will last for three days. Than Shwe’s …

Sri Lankan deal to stop asylum boats (The Australian)
AUSTRALIA has struck a bargain with Sri Lanka to help catch Tamil Tiger people-smugglers.

Australian, Sri Lanka agree legal co-operation on human smuggling (EARTHtimes.org)
Colombo – Australia and Sri Lanka on Monday entered into an co-operation agreement to stem the smuggling of Sri Lankans into Australia. The agreement was reached by the visiting Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith and his Sri Lankan counterpart…

(AFX UK Focus) 2009-11-08 07:15 UPDATE 1-Australia urges Sri Lanka reforms, reconciliation (Interactive Investor)
SYDNEY, Nov 8 (Reuters) – Australia on Sunday urged Sri Lanka, having defeated the Tamil Tigers in May, to now embrace political reform and reconciliation to stem the flow of asylum seekers leaving the country. Foreign Minister Stephen Smith will meet his Sri Lankan counterpart Rohitha Bogollagama in Colombo on Monday amid a standoff in Indonesia involving 78 Tamil asylum seekers, who are …

Aust helps Sri Lanka to stop boat people (Sky News Australia)
Australia will help Sri Lanka ‘rehabilitate’ its northern and eastern provinces in a bid to reduce the flow of people fleeing the aftermath of the conflict.

Sri Lanka to Boost Investment in Tamil Provinces Devastated by Civil War (Voice of America)
Sri Lanka plans to pour development money into Tamil-dominated provinces that suffered economically during years of civil war. A Sri Lankan cabinet minister spoke at the World Economic Forum’s India summit.

Sri Lanka Replies To EU’s GSP Plus Report, (Tax-News.com)
On November 6, the Sri Lankan government sent its reply to the European Commission regarding their report of October 19 on the continuation of Sri Lanka’s GSP+ import tariff concessions.

Friendi mobile partners with Dialog Telekom of Sri Lanka (AME Info)
An agreement has been reached between Friendi mobile and one of the Sri Lanka’s leading telecommunications service providers, Dialog Telekom, to improve international call rates and provide innovative services for Sri Lankan community in Oman and their friends and families back home.

Trouble at the top in Sri Lanka? (BBC News)
The BBC’s Charles Haviland reports on rumours of a rift at the very top of Sri Lanka’s civilian and military leadership.

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