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blog banner pic.jpg ... The Indian Ocean island nation has come under pressure from Western governments and human right groups to account for war crimes they suspect it committed in the final phase of a 25-year war against LTTE rebels, often called the Tamil Tigers. After a U.N. General Assembly meeting on Syria, Pillay was asked what she thought about General Silva's appointment to Ban's Senior Advisory Group on Peackeeping. "It's a matter of...  
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He identified three forces that are engaged in the anti-corruption battle in India: one, independent and committed people like himself; the Hazare movement; and Baba Ramdev whom he hailed as a leader with tremendous following ..... Played key role in India establishing diplomatic relationship. LTTE: Viewed Tamil Tigers striving for separate Eelam in Sri Lanka as part of problem, not solution. Wants LTTE ban to stay. Sethu: Opposed to Indo...  
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High level military officials were rushed towards the political office of the Former Chief of Army who led the war against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and contested the presidential election from opposition as a common candidate, General ...  
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Feb 08, New York: A Canadian Tamil man today pleaded guilty in a United States district court to charges of conspiring to provide material support to Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger terrorist group Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam , a proscribed organization in the U.S.  
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The world needs to be reminded again. Sri Lanka was a victim of terrorism. The LTTE was an agent of terror and it was against LTTE terrorism that the Sri Lanka Armed Forces were fighting. If the West, the UN and all other “humanitarian” organisations ...  
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After a full house show of Beate Arnestads documentary on exiled Sinhala and Eezham Tamil journalists on Thursday in Oslo, Norwegian journalist Sverre Tom Radøy leading the discussion, prompted British journalist Frances Harrison talking on the sufferings of the civilians to elucidate on war crimes of both sides and particularly those of the LTTE. Forced recruitment and preventing the civilians ...  
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This was Krishna’s second visit since the war against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) ended in May 2009. The Sri Lankan government of President Mahinda Rajapakse had issued the invitation in an effort to secure India’s support to block an ...  
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Current and former senior LTTE commanders are listed below. Some of the names are aliases that don't reflect the person's religious background.  Source: Wikipedia.org

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Canadian Tamil Congress sues global terror expert Rohan Gunaratna- The Times of India

By SRILANKA on  From elankanews.info
The Canadian Tamil Congress (CTC), which claims to represent over 300,000 Tamils of Sri Lankan origin in Canada, has filed a defamation lawsuit against Sri Lankan-born terrorism expert Rohan Gunaratna. The lawsuit, filed here, stems from his allegedly defamatory statements made against the Canadian Tamil Congress in an interview to a Sri Lankan newspaper a few months ago. In that interview to the Lakbima News, Gunaratna had alleged that the LTTE is 'operating in Canada under the name of the...Read Full Story

Indian MP Thirumavalavan refused entry into Sri Lanka For the funeral of the mother of Prabhakaran

By SRILANKA on  From elankanews.info
Thol. Thirumavalavan, a member of the Indian parliament and leader of the VCK party, was denied entry into Sri Lanka by the island-nation's immigration officials Tuesday and was forced to return. The MP from Chidambaram constituency in Tamilnadu went to Sri Lanka to attend the funeral of V. Parvathi, the mother of Velupillai Prabhakaran, the head of rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) whose killing brought an end to over 20 years of Sri Lankan civil war in 2009. Parvathi was ailing...Read Full Story

India wins railway line, telecommunication system development contracts from Sri Lanka

By pcooper on  From utilities.worldconstructionindustrynetwork.com
Print Email Published: 16-Jul-2010 India has won an $86.5 million contract to build a railway line and telecommunication system in Sri Lanka. Indian Railway Construction International Limited or IRCON, an Indian government owned company, has won the contract to reconstruct Northern Railway Line and telecommunication. The northern railway line was destroyed during the decades-long ethnic conflict in the island nation which ended last year in May with the defeat of the...Read Full Story

Post-LTTE, Sri Lanka's tourism soars

By Joycebabu on  From prokerala.com
After over a quarter century of civil war, Sri Lanka is finally witnessing an upswing in tourism. The island with abundant natural beauty is luring visitors, particularly from India, not just with sun, sand and sea but also with new attractions like ayurveda and adventure.Read Full Story

LTTE threat to disrupt Havard discussion on Lanka fails

By SRILANKA on  From elankanews.info
An LTTE threat to disrupt a panel discussion on Sri Lanka at the Kennedy School, Harvard on Tuesday if it was attended by Sri Lanka’s Permanent Representative to the UN Dr Palitha Kohana ended up being a bluff due to effective counter action taken by the organizers and the Lankan envoy accepting the challenge and attending the event.Read Full Story
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