Sri Lanka accused of killing surrendering Tamil Tigers (Guardian Unlimited)
Sacked commander running for president says three rebel leaders were machine-gunned on minister’s orders Three Tamil Tiger rebel leaders who tried to surrender during the bloody climax of Sri Lanka’s civil war in May were shot and killed on the orders of the country’s defence minister and a senior adviser to President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the army commander at the time has claimed. General Sarath …
Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tigers bomb base in first air raid (Tiscali)
COLOMBO (Reuters) – A Tamil Tiger light aircraft bombed a Sri Lankan air force base next to Colombo international airport before dawn on Monday, killing three airmen and wounding 16 in the first such air strike by the rebel group.
Sri Lanka wins toss, asks India to bat in 1st ODI (AP via Yahoo! Sports)
Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara won the toss and sent India in to bat first Tuesday in the opening limited-overs international of the five-match series. India left out middle-order batsman Yuvraj Singh, who failed to recover from a finger injury. His place was taken by Virat Kohli. Sri Lanka goes into the game without offspinner Muttiah Muralitharan and paceman Lasith Malinga.
Sri Lankan diplomat denies abuses against Tamils (CNN)
A top Sri Lankan diplomat Monday strongly rejected charges his government is abusing human rights of members of the country’s minority Tamil community in refugee camps after the country’s quarter-century-long civil war.
Sri Lankan rebel leader’s death conveyed to India (People’s Daily)
Sri Lanka has officially conveyed to New Delhi the confirmation of the death of Tamil Tiger rebels’ leader Velupillai Prabakaran, a local radio station reported on Saturday. Privately owned “Sirasa” radio quoted Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama as saying that documents on the confirmation had been sent through his ministry. India had called for the extradition of both Prabakaran …
Sri Lankan execution video authentic, says newspaper (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Video footage that allegedly shows Sri Lankan troops executing prisoners during the final stages of its battle against Tamil Tiger rebels was not fabricated, a British newspaper said Tuesday.
EU gives six million euros to help Sri Lanka refugees (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The European Commission on Wednesday granted more aid for tens of thousands of people who fled fighting between Sri Lankan forces and Tamil fighters, voicing concern for their lack of protection.
Rajapaksa And Fonseka Submit Nominations For Sri Lanka’s Presidential Election (INO News)
(RTTNews) – Sri Lanka’s incumbent President Mahinda Rajapaksa and Opposition candidate General Sarath Fonseka have submitted their nominations for the country’s snap presidential elections.
Nominations close for Sri Lanka’s presidential poll (MalaysiaNews.net)
Colombo, Dec 17 (DPA) Nominations for Sri Lanka’s Jan 26 presidential elections closed Thursday with the incumbent putting his hat into the ring against his former army commander.
Sri Lanka execution video ‘not fake’ (Channel 4)
A forensic video specialist says Channel 4 News footage appearing to show the execution of Tamil Tigers was not fabricated, as the Sri Lankan government has claimed.
Sri Lanka presidential rivals hand in nominations (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse and his main rival in elections next month, former army general Sarath Fonseka, handed in their poll nomination papers on Thursday.
Sri Lanka gov’t denies ordering shooting surrendering rebels (People’s Daily)
The Sri Lankan government on Sunday denied a claim made by former Army chief and main opposition presidential challenger Sarath Fonseka that the government ordered the killings of surrendering Tamil Tiger rebels in the last battles early this year. The island’s state radio Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation quoted government spokesman and Media Minster Anura Yapa as sayingthat it was “utter …
Sri Lanka’s First Female Army Officer Takes Wings (Bernama)
COLOMBO, Dec 17 (Bernama) — All the years, Samangi Widanage was just another captain in Sri Lankan Army’s Women Corp, but recently her name created history as the country’s first female Army officer became a paratrooper.
Record 22 candidates to contest Sri Lanka polls (Gulf Times)
Reuters/Colombo Sri Lanka’s election commissioner yesterday accepted a record 22 nominations for the January presidential poll, in which economic policies, and not war strategy, are expected to dominate the campaign.
