Archive for February, 2007
Diplomats refuse to accept that terrorists fired at them through ignorance
By Walter Jayawardhana
MANY DIPLOMATS REFUSE THE LTTE CONTENTION THAT THE LTTE FIRED AT THEM DUE TO IGNORANCE OF THEIR ARRIVAL
German ambassador Juergen Weerth (left) Italian ambassador Pio Mariani (center) and European Union Delegation head Julian Wilson arrived in Colombo after the LTTE mortar attack (photo AFP)
Replying the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) charge that [...]
Large LTTE arms carrying vessel destroyed by SL navy off Dondra point
By Walter Jayawardhana
LARGE LTTE ARMS CARRYING VESSEL DESTROYED BY SRI LANKA NAVY OFF DONDRA POINT
The Sri Lanka navy fired and destroyed a 70 meter long arms carrying vessel of the Librtion Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) off the Dondra point of the Southern province of Sri Lanka.
The vessel caught fire and was sinking slowly [...]
US and Italian ambassadors injured by Tiger attack
By Walter Jayawardhana
AMERICAN AMBASSADOR AND HIS ITALIAN COUNTERPART INJURED IN A MORTAR ATTACK BY TAMIL TIGERS
The US ambassador in Sri Lanka Robert Blake and his Italian counter part Pio Mariani escaped with “slight” injuries when terrorists of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam attacked them when the helicopter they were traveling in a goodwill mission [...]
Jayalaitha blames Tamil Nadu and Chief Minister for increased terrorist activities
By Walter Jayawardhana
FORMER CHIEF MINISTER JAYALALITHA JAYARAM BLAMES TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT AND POLICE FOR FAILING TO CURB TAMIL TIGERS
Former Chief minister of Tamil Nadu and General Secretary of opposition All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) leader Jayalaitha Jayaram accused the Tamil Nadu Police and Chief Minister Karunanidhi for failing to take action to curb [...]
UNP challenges government to abrogate CFA if they can
By Walter Jayawardhana
TISSA ATTANAYAKA CHALLENGES THE GOVERNMENT TO ABROGATE THE CONTROVERSIAL CEASEFIRE AGREEMENT IF THEY COULD
At a meeting held at Polonnaruwa in the Norh Central Province of Sri Lanka, the main opposition in parliament, the United National Party challenged President Mahinda Rajapaksa to abrogate the Ceasefire Agreement his leader Ranil Wickremesinghe signed with Liberation Tigers [...]
Terrorists are united so shall we against them says Sri lanka envoy
By Walter Jayawardhana
SRI LANKA’S CONSUL GENERAL IN LOS ANGELES SAYS TERRORIST GROUPS EXCHANGE TERROR TACTICS
The Consul General of Sri Lanka in Los Angeles Jaliya Wickramasuriya told the monthly meeting of all Consul Generals in Los Angeles that one reason all civilized nations should be united against terrorism is because all terrorist Groups are united against [...]
President Mahinda Rajapakse is due to arrive in China today
President Mahinda Rajapakse is due to arrive in China this morning starting a seven-day visit with the hope of strengthening the bilateral ties between the two countries. The visit also coincides with the 50th anniversary of Sino-Lanka diplomatic relations. Several agreements on Sino-Lanka bilateral co-operation will be signed during the President’s tour in China.
During his [...]
JOINT OPERATION OF SECURITY FORCES CAPTURES TWO MORE BASE CAMPS OF THE LTTE
By Walter Jayawardhana
In the continuing military thrusr in the North East of the cadres of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam gave up two more camps named Tango One and Baskaran Base fled to the jungles of Wannin the Ministry of Defense announced.
A large quantity of ammunition mines and explosives like C4 was among the [...]
Former indonesian general pleads guilty in arms supply case
By Walter Jayawardhana
FORMER INDONESIAN MILITARY GENERAL ERICK WOTULO PLEADS GUILTY IN THE TAMIL TIGER ARMS SUPPLY CASE
A former Indonesian military General, Erick Wotulo (59) pleaded guilty in the United States Federal court in Baltimore to the charges of money laundering and conspiring to supply sophisticated arms to the proscribed Sri Lankan terrorist group, the Liberation [...]
Army overruns three Tiger bases in the North
By Walter Jayawardhana
SRI LANKA ARMY OVERRUNS THREE LTTE BASES IN THE KUMBURUPPIDY JUNGLES NEAR PORT CITY OF TRINCOMALEE
On the fifth anniversary of the tattered Ceasefire agreement the Sri Lankan army troops overran three jungle bases of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in the Kumburipiddi jungles close to the Eastern port city of Trincomalee.
Military [...]
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