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Another underworld figure shot dead by Sri Lanka police
Nov 07 (CP) Kurunegala- Sri Lanka police fatally shot another prominent underworld figure last night in Kurunegala.
Police spokesman Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police Nimal Mediwaka confirmed that this underworld leader, Suraj Dhanushka also known as Ibbawaththe Dhanushka was shot dead when he attempted to escape by attacking the policemen.
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Spokesman for the asylum seekers is a known smuggler, Sri Lanka says
Nov 07 (CP) Colombo- The spokesman for the 255 Sri Lankan asylum seekers staying on an Australian boat in Indonesia is a known people smuggler, Sri Lanka's Foreign Ministry said Friday. According to the Foreign Ministry, the 27-year-old spokesman 'Alex' identified as Kulaendrarajah Sanjeev...
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Gen. Fonseka’s security not reduced - PM
Nov 07 (Island) Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickremanayake yesterday told darliament that security provided to Chief of Defence Staff General Sarath Fonseka has not been reduced in any way.
Participating in the Emergency debate the Prime Minister said that there were rumours to the effect that the security of the former Commander of the Army had been reduced.
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Child dies after allegedly consuming surgical spirit
Nov 07 (DN) Consultant JMO Dr. Sarathchandra Kodikara of the Peradeniya University Medical Faculty yesterday returned an open verdict at the inquest on the death of Viduranga Vihanga Kumarasinghe, a three and a half year old boy who died at the Kandy hospital on Tuesday after consuming a vial of surgical spirits.
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Sri Lankan accusations 'a joke' - Alex
Nov 07 (SMH) The spokesman for almost 250 Tamil asylum seekers refusing to leave their rickety boat in Indonesia says Sri Lankan government allegations that he is a people smuggler are "a joke".
The bearded 27-year-old who Australians know as Alex says the accusations are a desperate attempt by the Sri Lankan government to deflect attention from the Tamils' plight.
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Canada ties migrant ship to Tiger rebels
Nov 07 (AFP) Several of a group of 76 Sri Lankan asylum seekers picked up off the Canadian coast last month have ties to the Tamil Tiger rebels and could pose a security risk, officials said in Vancouver.
The Canadian government told an immigration hearing that the “Ocean Lady” freighter used to transport the migrants has been linked to the LTTE, panel spokeswoman Paula Faber told AFP.
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Resettlement of IDPs to be completed by next January, Sri Lanka government says
Nov 06 (CP) Colombo- Sri Lanka Government today reiterated its commitment to complete the ongoing resettlement of the conflict-displaced civilians in the North by the end of January next year.
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Controversial Southern Provincial Councilor Muthuhettigama remanded again
Nov 06 (CP) Colombo- The Galle Magistrate this evening remanded the most controversial politician in Sri Lanka's ruling party United People's Freedom Alliance, Southern Provincial Councilor Nishantha Muthuhettigama...
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Sri Lanka Military Spokesman denies allegations on sale of cartridges
Nov 06 (CP) Colombo- Military Spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara rejected the alleged media reports on sales of cartridges of ammunitions used during the period of humanitarian operations at a low price to a foreign company.
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TNA MPs questioned at the airport
Two Tamil National Alliance (TNA) parliamentarians have been questioned by the CID at the Bandaranayke International Airport this evening.
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Three LTTE cadres arrested in Sri Lanka capital
Sri Lanka police have arrested another three key LTTE cadres this morning in Grandpass, a suburb of capital Colombo.
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Haul of Claymore mines found from Vavuniya
Sri Lanka Police have recovered a haul of Claymore mines and several other explosives from Vavuniya last night.
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A suicide LTTE cadre arrested in Northern Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka police have arrested a suspected suicide bomber in Nagadeepa, Jaffna last night.
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Police round up street children
The Police has taken 27 street children into their custody in Colombo under a court order.
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More LTTE supporters arrested in Colombo
Sri Lanka police have arrested another two suspects from Kochchikade area who have allegedly supported the LTTE in the past.
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Group of suspected LTTE members on trial in Paris
http://www.colombopage.com/archive_091/Oct1255442189RA.html
A group of 22 suspected LTTE activists were on trial on Monday for running an extortion racket among Paris-based Tamil expatriates to fund their separatist struggle in Sri Lanka.
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Manusha Nanayakkara's vehicle convoy comes under gun fire
An unidentified group has shot UNP candidate Manusha Nanayakkara's vehicle convoy at Walahanduwa in Galle today.
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Female LTTE cadre arrested in Southern Sri Lanka
Special Investigation Unit of the Kalutara police has arrested female LTTE cadre from Pahalawatta area in Kalutara last night.
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Two soldiers shot dead in Northern Sri Lanka
An unidentified gunman has killed two army soldiers who were on duty at Paranthakadathan in Mannar last night.
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Severe weather kills five in Southern Sri Lanka
At least five people were killed and few more were injured when a tree fell on a house in Galwadugoda in Galle this evening.
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Lanka admits rights violations
Nov 06 (BBC) The Sri Lankan government has admitted that it has room for improvement on its human rights record.
The admission comes two weeks after two foreign reports, by the European Commission and the US State Department, subjected it to strong criticism in the rights field.
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Two Tamil migrants named as 'terrorists'
Nov 06 (CBC) Lawyers for the federal government revealed Thursday that at least two of the 76 men who came to Canada illegally last month are members of the Tamil Tigers, a group banned in this country as a terrorist organization.
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Reconstituted Bench to hear teachers’ appeal
Nov 06 (Island) The appeal filed by three teachers of a well-known Colombo boys’ school, in the Court of Appeal, is to be argued before a freshly constituted Bench.
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Mob storms prayer hall
Nov 06 (DN) An angry mob numbering about 100 stormed a Christian prayer hall and damaged part of the premises in Koswatte, Thalangama yesterday morning over the death of two elderly women during a spiritual treatment at the Vihara Maha Devi open air theatre last weekend.
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Five more demining machines from UNHCR to arrive in Sri Lanka today
Nov 07 (CP) Colombo- In order to expedite the resettlement process of the displaced civilians in the North, the UNHCR, United Nations humanitarian agency, has provided five demining flail machines to help accelerate the demining in the former war-torn land.
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Former DIG's election office attacked
An unidentified group early this morning has attacked the election propaganda office of former Deputy Inspector General of Police D. W. Prathapasignhe.
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AG’s advice needed to file indictments : CID
Nov 07 (DM) The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) told the Mt. Lavinia Magistrate that charges in the Angulana double murder are yet to be filed as legal advice is awaited from the Attorney General’s Department.
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Sri Lanka mulls lifetime security for defense hierarchy
Nov 07 (Xinhua) COLOMBO- The Sri Lankan government has sought legal advise over a move to provide lifetime security for the defense hierarchy who was responsible for defeating Tamil Tiger rebels.
Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickramanayaka told parliament on Friday that the Attorney General will report to the government on providing security to the defense secretary and the three forces commanders.
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India provides further relief for IDPs
Nov 07 (RW) The Indian mission had been informed of a second consignment of 2,600 metric tonnes of galvanised corrugated sheets valued at $2.65 million to be used to build shelters for the IDPs in various relief villages, reported 'The Hindu'.
India had delivered the first consignment in August, 2009. The Hindu further reported that India would send two more teams to speed up the de-mining process, in addition to the four teams operating in various areas.
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Emergency passed in Sri Lanka parliament
Sri Lanka Parliament today passed the State of Emergency for another month with a majority of 78 votes. The
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Emergency passed again in Sri Lanka parliament
Nov 06 (CP) Colombo- Sri Lanka Parliament today passed the State of Emergency for another month with a majority of 78 votes.
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Father of late LTTE leader received government pension
Nov 06 (CP) Colombo- An official of the Department of Pension revealed yesterday that, Velupillai Tiruvenkadam, father of late LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran had been drawing a monthly pension of Rs. 16,865.63 until he was detained in July 2009.
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More explosives found from Eastern Sri Lanka
Vavuniya police has recovered 50 kilo grams of C4 explosives from Sampur in Trincomalee early this morning.
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Trainee police officer killed in Eastern Sri Lanka
A trainee police officer at the Police Training School in Kaladi, Batticaloa was killed while trying to defuse a bomb.
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Youth remanded for making offensive comments on Sri Lankan President
The Matale Magistrate Courts today remanded a youth who had made offensive comments on the President.
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Pillayan's car hit a tree, three killed
Backup car of Pillayan's motorcade ran off the road and hit a tree at Gokarella in Kurunegala killing 2 soldiers and a civiliian passenger.
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More LTTE cadres arrested in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka police have arrested several key LTTE cadres from various parts of the country during the last twenty four hours [see SECURITY sec].
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Army Brigade commander killed
The Brigade commander of Sri Lanka Army 611 division in Vavuniya, Colonel D.A Palihakkara died in an accident this morning in Kurunegala.
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School children hospitalized in Eastern Sri Lanka
At least 62 school children from Meerakerny Macan Markar Vidyalaya in Eravur, Eastern Sri Lanka have been admitted to the hospital this morning
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police arrest head of LTTE "Vanni Tec
Police have arrested the head of an LTTE run computer institute, "Vanni Tec", today in Negombo.
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Emergency passed again in Sri Lanka parliament
Sri Lanka Parliament today passed the State of Emergency for another month with a majority of 70 votes.
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MP's office burned
An unidentified group has set fire to the election office of UNP MP Range Bandara in Madampe last night.
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Suicide jacket found from a house in central Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka police found a suicide jacket and several weapons from a house at Hansamunawa in Kurunegala early this morning.
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Sri Lanka police arrest LTTE fuel supplier and seize boat
Sri Lanka police yesterday arrested a senior LTTE rebel who allegedly supplied fuel to the LTTE and seized his boat used in the operation.
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Tremendous improvement in the resettlement of IDPs
Nov 06 (RW) There has been a tremendous improvement in the resettlement of IDPs. The total figure of IDPs resettled as at today is 119687. The breakdown is as follows. 91,999 for resettlement and 19,903 released. In addition, 6935 and 850 respectively were released from 06 sites in Jaffna to Vavuniya and Mannar,
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SLankan group pushes for resolution of Oceanic Viking stand off
Nov 06 (ABC) Chanaka Bandarage is a Canberra based barrister, and a leading figure in the Sri Lanka Support Group in Australia.
He was the moderator at a recent forum in the Australian capital, titled 'Sri Lanka after the war - building of a new nation' attended by Australian MPs and the Sri Lankan High Commissioner.
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Resettling IDPs: Govt. briefs diplomatic corps
Nov 06 (DM) The government yesterday briefed the diplomatic community on the IDPs situation in the country in response to criticism levelled against government with regard to the resettlement of IDPs.
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