Sri Lanka Conflict Monitor – Sri Lanka to Free War-Displaced Tamils From Camps (International Herald Tribune)

Sri Lanka to Free War-Displaced Tamils From Camps (International Herald Tribune)
A senior Sri Lankan official said that all ethnic-minority Tamil detainees would be freed from government camps on Dec. 1.

Sri Lanka eye elusive Test win in India (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Sri Lanka will renew efforts to win their first-ever Test in India when the second match begins here on Tuesday, after being frustrated by a flat wicket in the opening tie.

Displaced in Sri Lanka (The Durango Herald)
Internally displaced Sri Lankan Tamil civilians look over a fence at a camp for the displaced in Vavuniya, Sri Lanka, on Saturday.

Sri Lanka to release 136,000 war-displaced Tamils (FOX 11 Tucson)
MANIK FARM, Sri Lanka (AP) — An senior Sri Lankan official says all ethnic-minority Tamil detainees will be freed from government camps Dec. 1.

Sri Lanka to hold presidential poll: officials (New Kerala)
Colombo, Nov 23 : Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse has decided to opt for a presidential election two years ahead of schedule, government sources said Monday.

Lanka government to release 130,000 Tamil refugees from Dec. 1 (New Kerala)
Colombo, Nov.23 : Nearly six months after Sri Lanka’s 26-year civil war came to an end, the government has announced plans to finally close the controversial civilian internment camps.

‘S.Lanka resettlement plan needed’ (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The Sri Lankan government has failed to make adequate welfare provision for the 136,000 Tamil civilians it plans to release from internment camps, rights activists and opposition parties said Sunday.

Sri Lanka vows to free 130,000 Tamil refugees (Guardian Unlimited)
Sri Lanka today bowed to international pressure and announced plans to close the internment camps that are home to more than 130,000 people locked up since the end of the country’s bitter civil war six months ago.

Sri Lanka: Tamil Nadu fishermen stage protest on World Fishermen Day (TamilNet)
Fishermen in Tamil Nadu have decided to fly black flags instead of Indian National flag in their fishing vessels in a protest against Indian Governments failure to stop the Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) attacks on Tamil Nadu fishermen and condemning the Sri Lankan government, fisheries society sources in Puthukkoaddai district in Tamil Nadu said. Meanwhile, Tamil Nadu fishermen staged a boycott Sunday on …

Fijians arrive in Sri Lanka for 7s tourney (Fijilive)
The Fiji sevens team heading for the opening leg of the International Rugby Board’s Sevens World Series in Dubai next week has touched down in Sri Lanka today ahead of a warm up meet this weekend.

M’SIA SEES SRI LANKA’S CONFLICT AS INTERNAL PROBLEM (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 23 (Bernama) — Malaysia sees the Sri Lanka’s crisis as an internal problem in line with the country’s foreign policy, Deputy Foreign Minister Senator A.Kohilan Pillay told the Dewan Rakyat today.

Sri Lanka to relax Tamil camp restrictions (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
The Sri Lankan government has announced that from the beginning of next month all Tamil refugees housed in government run camps will have freedom of movement.

Malaysia Sees Sri Lanka’s Conflict As Internal Problem (Bernama)
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 23 (Bernama) — Malaysia sees the Sri Lanka’s crisis as an internal problem in line with the country’s foreign policy, Deputy Foreign Minister Senator A.Kohilan Pillay told the Dewan Rakyat Monday.

Sri Lanka: Tamil, Muslim political parties find their table in Zurich (TamilNet)
Widely speculated as a drama backed by high-powers, leaders of most of the Tamil and Muslim political parties in the island of Sri Lanka are meeting for the first time in Zurich, Switzerland, between Thursday and Saturday. The move is said to be for extracting a joint proclamation of them necessary for further power manoeuvres in the island. A couple of years ago it was such a behind-the-scene …

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