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Intelligence in India?s Sri Lanka War (Oct 17 2008 02:44 GMT)
Col R Hariharan (This article is based on a presentation made at the seminar "Indian Experience in Force Projection" organised by the Centre for Joint Warfare Studies (CENJOWS) at New Delhi on September 15 and 16, 2008). Introduction A review of India’s military intervention in Sri Lanka (1987-90) now after two decades has the benefit [...
Renewed Support for Sri Lankan Tamil Cause in Tamil Nadu (Oct 17 2008 02:41 GMT)
By B. Raman There have been signs of renewed support for the cause of the Sri Lankan Tamils across the political spectrum in Tamil Nadu, except from the Congress (I), which continues to adopt an ambivalent attitude. This support has come not only from the traditional supporters of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam [...]
Travails of Sri Lankan Refugees (Sep 24 2008 16:22 GMT)
by V. Suryanarayan On September 12, 2008, eight Sri Lankan refugees, who undertook the perilous journey from Rameshwaram coast to Talaimannar in northern Sri Lanka, in an illegal ferry (popularly known in India and Sri Lanka as the Eelam Shipping Service) met a watery grave. The country boat was carrying 13 refugees and the boat [...]
LTTE?s Air Raid on Trincomalee and the Offensive Operations (Aug 29 2008 17:03 GMT)
Col R Hariharan The night raid by two light aircraft of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) air wing on the Trincomalee naval base on August 26, 2008 may be termed as moderately successful. The two aircraft were similar to the ZLIN piston-engined ones that had raided Katunayake air base on March 27, 2007 and [...]
Politicians dragging Lanka towards anarchy (Aug 27 2008 05:13 GMT)
Mankind that evolved through the Stone Age has now arrived at the doorstep of interplanetary travel. During this period of transition many great religious personalities and philosophers attempted to civilise humanity presenting various theories. Following some form of religion has become part and parcel of mankind because of the fear and sorrow ever present in [...]
Mervyn Minister or Thug? (Aug 09 2008 13:17 GMT)
SLFP (M) leader Mangala Samaraweera and several Opposition MPs join journalists in a protest at Kollupitiya against Minister Mervin Silva’s alleged intimidation and snatching away of cameras belonging to Sirasa journalists during the opening of the second phase of an overhead bridge at Kelaniya recently. via The IslandPhoto-Kamal Bogoda [...]
Democracy is doomed in Sri Lanka (Aug 06 2008 13:07 GMT)
The people living in a country ruled under a democratic system of government believe that they are part of government and as such feel safe with rights to exercise their franchise freely to elect members of their choice to the legislature to formulate laws to ensure a peaceful living environment for all in society irrespective [...]
SRI LANKA: Military and the Mess Up in Media Relations (Aug 05 2008 12:27 GMT)
by Col R Hariharan (retd.) “The Sirasa TV crew who went to cover the opening of the second flyover in Kelaniya met with hostility from the bodyguards of Minister Mervyn Silva. An eye witness at the scene claimed that the minister had inquired whether a Sirasa TV crew was present and upon identification had ordered his [...]
SAARC leaders vow to implement free trade pact (Aug 04 2008 12:40 GMT)
South Asian leaders pledged to implement the South Asian Free Trade Area (Safta) by removing trade barriers and giving special consideration to the bloc?s least developed countries (LDCs), at the closing session of the 15th Saarc Summit in Colombo yesterday. The 41-point Colombo Declaration adopted at the concluding session at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall [...]
Sri Lanka climbs the Global Network Readiness Index (Aug 01 2008 21:02 GMT)
Sri Lanka’s position has improved significantly in the recently published Global Network Readiness Index (NRI) which measures a nation’s or community’s degree of preparation to participate in and benefit from ICT developments. Sri Lanka has secured the 79th position (out of 127 countries) during the period 2007-08, against 86th position (out of 122 countries) it [...
President is spending Rs.10, 000 per meal on SAARC (Jul 30 2008 15:31 GMT)
UNP M.P. Lakshman Kiriella said, Mahinda Rajapakse has set a record for being the President who failed to honour a single promise made at elections. Among the 164 promises he gave the people in his Mahinda Chintana, were: Supplying nourishment not only to pregnant mothers, but also to the children in their wombs.
Some Thoughts on LTTE?s Military Response (Jul 29 2008 04:34 GMT)
By Col R Hariharan (Retd.) During the last one week, Sri Lanka army has kept up its momentum of advance. According to defence sources, the troops of 57 Division are on the periphery of line Tunukkai-Mallavi, west of A9 highway. We can expect them to secure the line from Vellankulam on the coast to Mallavi [...]
Press Statement from the Archbishop of Colombo (Jul 27 2008 09:10 GMT)
Press Statement from the Archbishop of Colombo On the Vatican Radio news report published locally Archbishop of Colombo Most Rev. Dr. Oswald Gomis, in a press statement issued Saturday blamed the Sri Lankan department of government information for attributing him in a "grossly misleading" way with a news headline, ’
Spending billions on a useless talk shop (Jul 27 2008 04:35 GMT)
Much is being said about the SAARC conference to be held in Colombo next week. SAARC on the one hand government politicians are of the opinion that it would boost the image of our country and it is worth the money spent. Sri Lanka and its President would become the regional head of a very [...]
15 th SAARC Summit (Jul 25 2008 04:11 GMT)
A Sri Lankan cyclist passes a billboard featuring images of South Asian Leaders in Colombo on July 24, 2008. South Asian leaders will meet in the Sri Lankan capital for a the annual SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) two-day summit starting August 2. Sri Lanka’s separatist Tamil [...]
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Please do not make the SAARC Summit a joke! (Jul 23 2008 03:43 GMT)
What to discuss at SAARC We Sri Lankans welcome to our country all heads of SAARC countries to attend the forthcoming SAARC Summit, especially the Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, due to the following reasons: (1) In our country human rights violations exceed 90%. (2) Those belonging to the minority communities are harassed, threatened and abducted [...]
SAARC: Why not use this Rs. 3 billion to subsidise essential food items (Jul 22 2008 08:40 GMT)
Why not use this Rs. 3 billion to subsidise essential food items or increase the much demanded salaries of workers who have been promised increments and not given? If the President and his massive Cabinet of Ministers are truly patriotic and concerned about the plight of the citizens of this country, reduce the jumbo Cabinet, [...]
Solutions Journalism the answer for Sri Lanka?s Conflict (Jul 21 2008 17:24 GMT)
Journalists instinctively go for stories that have conflict and drama as well as news worthiness. Almost inevitably that means reports that feature bad news rather than good, good news usually being deemed worthy or bland. Now a small trend seems to be developing in the US to use the same principles of tough-minded, appraising journalism [...]
Sri Lanka: War after the fall of Vidattalthivu? Part 1 (Jul 21 2008 12:11 GMT)
By Col R Hariharan (Retd.) Keeping up the momentum of their offensive, Sri Lanka army?s 58 Division and Commando troops advanced another 10 km to the north to capture Illuppakkadavai on Sunday July 20, 2008 close on the heels of their success in capturing the Sea Tiger base of Vidattalthivu on the Mannar coast on July [...]
Alston Koch to rock India (Jul 19 2008 20:09 GMT)
Sri Lankan born singer Alston Koch, acclaimed by Glenn A Baker (International and Australasian Rock Historian) as the purveyor of ?Disco and Soul? music in Australia leaves this weekend for concerts throughout India. Six Bollywood trained Indian dancers will accompany Alston through Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore in a ?live?
Houses demolished ignoring Supreme Court order (Jul 19 2008 03:49 GMT)
The officials of Urban Development Authority (UDA) assisted by a riot police squad demolished the houses of Glenny Passage in Slave Island ignoring the interim injunction of the Supreme Court issued this morning (18). The Supreme Court order was informed to UDA after eight houses were demolished but the temporarily stopped demolition was restarted with riot [...]
Rajapakse Bros. Govt. is crippling the entire country (Jul 16 2008 16:09 GMT)
Ravi Karunanayake, UNP M.P. speaking to the Media today said, the Rajapakse Bros. Govt. is crippling the entire country?
UAE Bowling Champions - Wesleyites Dubai (Jul 15 2008 13:03 GMT)
Congratulations Wesleyites, for winning the UAE inter-school bowling tournament held last week in Dubai. It was a battle against 15 schools, and non of the schools were close to our score. Thanks to Dilan Niranjan who became the highest scorer in the tournament. This was just a start, prior to forming the OBU in the [...]
Photo of the day: 10 - foot Crocodile (Jul 15 2008 04:11 GMT)
This 10-foot crocodile, found near a paddy field at Devale Road Pannipitiya, had bitten the a resident of the area, 47-year-old R.Gamini who was among those who tried to capture it yesterday (14). Wild Life Department personnel led by Upali Pathmasiri and tied up the crocodile after much effort. Over thousand people flocked to Devale [...]
Sri Lanka Politicians have failed the Country from the time of Independence (Jul 12 2008 03:48 GMT)
C. Silva says… Sri Lanka will shortly enter twenty five years of conflict between the LTTE and the government. This raises the question of what the LTTE has achieved for the Tamils? They have lost the East and elections have been held their recently.
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