Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe pledged to deliver a political solution for the Tamil people, during his three-day visit to Jaffna.

Meeting with TNA officials on Saturday, the prime minister is said to have assured them that solutions to problems faced by the people in the region will be found.

However, addressing the Sri Lankan military at the Palali army camp, in the midst of a vast militarised high security zone, he said Sri Lanka should enhance its military force.

Sri Lanka already possesses one of the largest army's in the world, in relation to its population size, and the militarisation of the North-East is one of the key grievances of the Tamil people.

The Sri Lankan government has warned there is a real danger of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam regrouping and orchestrating another conflict.

Speaking to media earlier today, Deputy Foreign Minister Ajith Perera said the LTTE had millions of dollars in foreign assets that could be used to fund another guerrilla war at home.

“Their front organisations operate businesses abroad, they run petrol stations, supermarkets and have shipping companies,” the minister told reporters in Colombo.

“Even though they have been defeated on the ground, there is a real danger of their trying to regroup.”

Sri Lanka’s police claims the Tamil documentary film makers arrested in Colombo for making a “defamatory film” were working for Channel 4.

The Sri Lankan government has decided to resume all road development projects with China, according to a government official.

Tamil activists who take part in protests highlight the disappearances of those who surrendered to the army, are under surveillance by the Terrorism Investigation Department and complain of harassment by the security forces.

S Yogeswari (name changed), whose husband was in the political wing of the LTTE and disappeared after surrendered to the army on May 18, 2009, told the New Indian Express that she lives in fear due to close surveillance.

She has been taking part in the recent demonstrations highlighting the disappearance of LTTE members who had surrendered to the army.

“Because I participate in these demonstrations, teams of investigators, including those from the Terrorist Investigation Department (TID), frequently visit me. When they come in the evenings, my kids and I get frightened,” the 45-year-old mother of three said.

The Northern Provincial Council's Chief Minister CV Wigneswaran boycotted a meeting with Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, who is currently visiting Jaffna, Ceylon Today reported.

Police in Colombo have arrested 8 people for producing a documentary 'defamatory' of the army, the Daily Mirror reported.

The individuals, five of whom hail from Jaffna in the Tamil North-East, were taken into custody at a house in Narahenpita, a suburb of the Sri Lankan capital.

Sri Lanka's finance minister, Ravi Karunanayake said Sri Lanka intends to revise investment rules to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) by easing barriers of entry, Lanka Business Online said.

Delivering the keynote address at the 18th Asian Investment Conference organised by Credit Suisse, the minister said the external account is a problem and as almost half a percent of the country’s public borrowing is denominated in foreign currencies, he said he favours a stronger rupee to reduce debt servicing costs.

“Little Sri Lanka needs help to meet its people’s expectations and become the pearl of the Indian Ocean,” Mr Karunanayake said.