Sri Lanka Conflict Monitor – Sri Lanka: Australians slam ‘Indonesian Solution’ (TamilNet)
Sri Lanka: Australians slam ‘Indonesian Solution’ (TamilNet)
Over a 150 people marched through the streets of Sydney on Sunday calling upon the federal government to abolish its harsh stance on refugees and grant asylum to hundreds of Tamil refugees currently being detained in Indonesia at Australias request. Citing persecution faced by Tamils at the hands of the Sri Lankan Government, protestors labelled Prime Minister Rudds Indonesian Solution as racist …
Sri Lanka frees Tamils held in war camps (Malaysian Mirror)
VAVUNIYA, Sri Lanka -Thousands of Sri Lankan civilians locked in state-run camps during the island’s ethnic conflict walked free Tuesday, officials said, ending mass detentions that were criticised by the UN.
Sri Lankan government must permanently release all civilians (Amnesty International)
Amnesty International is calling on the Sri Lankan government to permanently release civilians who have been illegally detained in camps following the end of the civil war six months ago. “The authorities must make good on their declared intentions to free some 120,000 people and do so unconditionally,” said Yolanda Foster, Amnesty International’s expert on Sri Lanka. “A permanent release from …
Mathews misses century, Sri Lanka all out for 393 (AP via Yahoo! Asia News)
Angelo Mathews fell just one run short of his maiden test century as India dismissed Sri Lanka for a first innings-393 on the second day of the third and final cricket test Thursday.
Tamil war refugees free to move, says Sri Lanka (Brisbane Times)
ABOUT 130,000 Sri Lankan Tamil war refugees held in guarded camps have been allowed freedom of movement for the first time since the civil war ended more than six months ago.
Refugees leave camps in Sri Lanka, but remain stranded (EARTHtimes.org)
Colombo – Thousands of people have started leaving refugee camps in northern Sri Lanka, six months after the civil war with the Tamil rebels ended, but remain stranded without any means of getting home, aid workers in the area said Wednesday. Since t…
Sri Lankan Prelate Warns of Landmine Threat (Zenit News Agency)
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, DEC. 2, 2009 ( Zenit.org ).- After the Sri Lankan government’s decision to send refugees home, the archbishop of Colombo is warning about the danger of landmines that may greet these displaced persons.
Sri Lanka lets Tamils leave detention camps (Press TV)
The Sri Lankan government has allowed over 120,000 Tamil civilians to leave the state-run detention camps and return to their homes.
Sehwag and Vijay pulverise Sri Lanka (CricInfo)
The assault that Virender Sehwag and M Vijay launched on the Sri Lankan bowlers was merciless and quick
President Rajapaksa is LMD’s Sri Lankan of the Year (Daily News)
Leading business magazine LMD has said that its Sri Lankan of the Year is President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
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