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| 4 Lankan Tamil youths land at Indian Naval Jetty |
| [2008-08-28 04:36:51 GMT - New Kerala] |
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| Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu Aug 27 : Four Sri Lankan Tamil refugees by mistake landed at the Indian Naval Jetty, a prohibited high security zone in this Island Town today. [more] |
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| THE TROUBLE WITH EDEN |
| [2008-08-27 21:56:05 GMT - The Telegraph] |
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| I’ve never been to Kashmir. I nearly went in 1987 to Srinagar; there’s a guesthouse there that used to be owned by Grindlays Bank, where I was meant to stay, but then the troubles began and I stayed home. [more] |
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| Sri Lanka: Airstrike targeted SLN Eastern HQ - LTTE |
| [2008-08-27 19:52:00 GMT - Tamil Net] |
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| Liberation Tigers of Tamileelam (LTTE) on Wednesday claimed that the Air Tigers
carried out a successful air strike on the Eastern Headquarters of the Sri Lanka Navy located in the inner harbour of Trincomalee Tuesday at 9:15 p.m. At least 4 SLN sailors were killed and more than 35 wounded in the air strike, which inflicted heavy damage on the SLN base, the Tigers claimed. [more] |
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| Sri Lanka advances on rebel base |
| [2008-08-27 17:00:26 GMT - The Christian Science Monitor] |
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| While the military is making gains on the Tamil Tigers, it could become mired in guerrilla attacks. [more] |
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| Sri Lanka: Electricity transformer fired upon in Thenmaraadchi |
| [2008-08-27 16:55:00 GMT - Tamil Net] |
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| Unidentified armed men opened rapid fire Monday during curfew hours on an electricity transformer at Kachchaay, Kodikaamam in Thenmaraadchi causing damages to it. Electricity supply was cut off in the area and Sri Lanka Army (SLA) launched a cordon and search Tuesday in the area, covering the triangular area between Kodikaamam, Chaavakachcheari and Kachchaay, sources in Thenmaraadchi said. [more] |
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| Sri Lanka: TID questioned Ganesan on his visits to Ki'linochchi |
| [2008-08-27 14:08:00 GMT - Tamil Net] |
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| The Sri Lankan Terrorist Investigation Division (TID) on Tuesday questioned Civil Monitoring Commission Convener and Western Peoples Front Leader Mano Ganesan for six hours from 11:00 a.m. The questions were based on his peace delegation visits to Ki'linochchi during the CFA period between 2002 and 2004. The TID wanted to know if he had developed any 'special relationship' with the LTTE during the these visits. Mano Ganesan has vehemently refused any 'special relationship' with LTTE and any link with any arrested 'terrorist suspects', according to a statement released Wednesday by his office in Colombo. [more] |
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| SRI LANKA: Newly displaced, rising food costs prompt UN, NGO plea for more aid |
| [2008-08-27 13:31:25 GMT - AlertNet] |
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| Source: IRIN The rising cost of food and the urgent humanitarian needs of newly displaced people in Sri Lanka's war-torn districts have forced the UN and other aid organisations to appeal for increased donor funding. [more] |
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| Sri Lanka: SLA Claymore attack kills refugee in Vanni |
| [2008-08-27 12:09:00 GMT - Tamil Net] |
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| A civilian was killed and three wounded when a group of Internally Displaced Persons, who were riding in a tractor in Thu'nukkaay, were attacked by the Sri Lanka Army Deep Penetration Unit Wednesday morning around 10:00, according to Tamileelam Police. [more] |
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| Sri Lanka: Police deployed inside Eastern University |
| [2008-08-27 11:40:00 GMT - Tamil Net] |
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| Effective immediately the security for Eastern University of Sri Lanka (EUSL) in Vanthaa'rumoolai has been handed over to the police based on instructions from higher authorities, according to Dr.V. Pathmanathan, the vice chancellor of the EUSL. 60 policemen under the supervision of an Assistant Superintendent of Police have been placed on duty within the University. [more] |
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| Sri Lanka: Tamil civilian abducted in Vaazhaichcheanai |
| [2008-08-27 10:30:00 GMT - Tamil Net] |
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| Unidentified armed men abducted a newly-wed Tamil family man Tuesday around 3:30 p.m at Ko’ndaiyaangkea’ni area in Vaazhaichcheanai police division in Batticaloa district, according to the complaint lodged by his wife with Vaazhaichcheanai police.<br/><br/> [more] |
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| Sri Lanka: Tamil Diaspora must act to prevent humanitarian tragedy - MP |
| [2008-08-27 09:39:00 GMT - Tamil Net] |
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| The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) Member of Parliament from Jaffna District, Selvarajah Gajendran, on Tuesday, urged the Tamil Diaspora to provide assistance to local aid agencies working among the IDPs in Vanni and to campaign in their host countries to exert pressure on the GoSL to remove restrictions on the transport of emergency supplies to Vanni and urge the International Community to support the Tamil people's right to live in peace in their homeland. The Sri Lankan government has ordered Government Agents to operate from Vavuniyaa and has actively discouraged even UN agencies from entering Vanni, the MP said. [more] |
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| Sri Lanka: Trader shot dead in Kaaththaankudi |
| [2008-08-27 09:21:00 GMT - Tamil Net] |
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| Two unidentified gun men on motorcycle arriving at the shop of a trader Tuesday around 9:30 p.m at Poonochchimunai in Kaaththaankudi police division in Batticaloa district shot and killed him, Kaaththaankudi police said.<br/><br/> [more] |
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| Sri Lanka: Tamil trader shot dead in Kaaththaankudi |
| [2008-08-27 09:21:00 GMT - Tamil Net] |
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| Two unidentified gun men on motorcycle arriving at the shop of a Tamil trader Tuesday around 9:30 p.m at Poonochchimunai in Kaaththaankudi police division in Batticaloa district shot and killed him, Kaaththaankudi police said.<br/><br/> [more] |
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| Rebel air raid wounds 10 sailors in Sri Lanka |
| [2008-08-27 08:11:00 GMT - AP via Yahoo! Philippines News] |
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| Air force jets pounded a Tamil separatist bunker in northern Sri Lanka on Wednesday, a day after a brazen rebel airstrike on a naval base in the east wounded 10 sailors, the military said. [more] |
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| Sri Lankan jet strikes after Tiger plane attack |
| [2008-08-27 08:08:57 GMT - AFP via Yahoo! News] |
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| Sri Lankan jets carried out retaliatory attacks against Tamil Tiger rebels on Wednesday, a day after the guerrillas used a light aircraft to bomb a key naval facility, officials said. [more] |
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| Sri Lanka Government: 27 Rebels, 2 Soldiers Killed In North Attack |
| [2008-08-27 06:32:36 GMT - Nasdaq] |
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| COLOMBO (AFP)--At least 27 Tamil rebels and two soldiers were killed across Sri Lanka's embattled north, the defense ministry said Wednesday, a day after the rebels staged a daring air attack. [more] |
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| Rebels Injure 10 Sailors in Sri Lanka |
| [2008-08-27 06:28:50 GMT - Time Magazine] |
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| Separatist Tamil rebels wounded at least 10 sailors in a brazen airstrike on a key harbor controlled by the navy in eastern Sri Lanka, while clashes in the north killed 27 guerrillas and two soldiers, the military said Wednesday [more] |
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| Sri Lanka says 29 more killed in fighting |
| [2008-08-27 05:52:18 GMT - AFP via Yahoo! News] |
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| At least 27 Tamil rebels and two soldiers were killed across Sri Lanka's embattled north, the defence ministry said Wednesday, a day after the rebels staged a daring air attack. [more] |
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| TULF chief dismayed by support for LTTE in Canada |
| [2008-08-27 05:40:25 GMT - rediff.com] |
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| The president of the Tamil United Liberation Front is in Toronto for a few days meeting with his constituents, Sri Lankan-Canadians, Canadian politicians at various levels, sharing with them how political conditions in his country have deteriorated. V Andasangaree, who was previously member of Sri Lankan Parliament, was a guest speaker at the opening of the exhibition The Call of the Conscience ... [more] |
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| Rebel raid wounds sailors in Sri Lanka |
| [2008-08-27 04:50:03 GMT - CNN.com] |
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| COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) -- Separatist Tamil rebels wounded at least 10 sailors in a brazen airstrike on a key harbor controlled by the navy in eastern Sri Lanka, while clashes in the north killed 27 guerrillas and two soldiers, the military said Wednesday. [more] |
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