Sri Lanka

India, Lanka navies hold landmark exercise

Dec 16

India and Sri Lanka this week conducted their first-ever fully fledged joint naval exercises off the island’s western coast, carrying out various manoeuvres, including professional fleet managment and mid-sea transfer of personnel between ships.

Two Indian Navy warships, INS Sukanya and INS Kirpan, together with an Indian Navy helicopter and a Donnier aircraft participated with three Sri Lankan navy ships, a gunboat and a fast attack craft

Norway to define peace role first

Oslo reacts cautiously to Sri Lanka's invitation to facilitate talks.

EU pressed on LTTE ban

EU must ban them the same way they have banned the Al Qaeda'

Self determination and the question of rights

While Colombo has been increasingly engaged in portraying Tamils’ struggle for self-determination as ‘terrorism’ in international fora taking advantage of the changed political climate following the terrorist attacks of 9/11, and the consequent war on terrorism, Liberation Tigers have exhibited genuine desire to adhere to the international human rights standards by closely engaging with UN agencies,

The first of many hurdles

Optimism stemming from Rajapakse’s reversal on Norway’s role as facilitator is untenable.

Furuhovde passes away

“General Furuhovde twice undertook the most difficult task of the Head of Mission in Sri Lanka during turbulent times, and made an outstanding contribution to the establishment of peace and stability in the war torn Tamil homeland. With extra-ordinary skill and leadership he guided the monitoring mission in overseeing peace and helped to strengthen and consolidate the truce agreement”

Briefly: Sri Lanka

Oil refining capacity boost * HSBC opens call centre in Sri Lanka

Aid scramble said wasting tsunami relief

Reluctance to co-operate with government institutions and competitive behaviour towards others'

Violent protests in Jaffna

Protests in Point Pedro spread to other parts of the peninsula.

Karuna Group said targeting Muslims also

Paramilitaries said responsible for deadly mosque attack.

Muttur on the edge

At least seven people from both communities have been murdered in an apparent effort to provoke communal violence.

Wave of lethal attacks follow activists killings’

Claymore blasts kill over a dozen soldiers amid many gun and grenade attacks.