| Sri Lankan refugee's ship reached Canada |
| [ Friday, 23 July 2010, 05:44.22 PM GMT +05:30 ] |
 The “Australian News” has published a news item, that the “M.I.V.Sunshine” ship carrying Sri Lankan refugees, which was travelling the direction of Canada has now come much closer to Canada. |
A debate in regard to this was conducted over the “Australian” radio. A question was raised at the debate, regarding this matter, and while replying Canadian International Amnesty Council secretary Alex Nevey said, the said refugees, has reached the Canadian territorial waters, and until they reach the Canadian boarders, they cannot be approached.
The Australian radio compare said, if the ship pass the 20 kilo metres, it would have achieved its target. Meanwhile in the context of humanitarian, and in the policy of refugees’ security, the refugees cannot be ruled out to a wrong conclusion, was mentioned by Amnesty Council Secretary Alex.
Meanwhile while commenting in regard to this, British Colombia University Peace Development and Defence sector Prof.Kenneth Christi said, the arrival of refugees to Canada should be handled with much attentiveness. He said, if Canada handled the refugees intruding to Canada in a soft manner, if more attempts to intrude to Canada, will take place, hence there are possibilities in amending the policy, which is the general opinion. But he said, it is not proper to send back the refugees to their native places.
Reports states, the “MV Sunshine ship” carrying 219 Sri lankan refugees and 12 Indian Tamils, is proceeding towards British Colombian town located at Canada. The deserving refugees will be accepted by Australia is according to sources.
United Nation Organization’s refugees council’s regional representative Richard Towel said after April month, the processing for visa granting to the Sri Lankan and Afghanistan refugees in Australia have reduced to a considerable amount. The refugees declared by the UN as refugees, will be accepted by the Australian Refugees council, but why the Australian government is not taking any attention in providing them the security visa for which he wanted an explanation. |
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| Land mines excavated from Jaffna Vadamarachchci area |
| [ Friday, 03 September 2010, 09:49.13 AM ] |
 Sri Lankan government had informed that the land mines excavation in the Jaffna Vadamarachchi area has been done completely. Government believes, the resettlements could be expedited. [More] |
| 89 thousand women had lost their husbands during north and east war |
| [ Friday, 03 September 2010, 01:16.58 AM ] |
 Reports states, 89 thousand women living in the north and east provinces have lost their husbands due to war. Out of them 25,000 widows are living in the Batticoloa district is according to statistics reports. Tamil National Alliance Parliament Member P.Selvaraja made this statement. [More] |
| Southern businessmen grab Vanni people’s assets |
| [ Friday, 03 September 2010, 01:11.57 AM ] |
 Reports states, the Sinhalese and Muslim businessmen are in the habit of grabbing the abandoned assets of displaced Vanni people. Towards these activities the military are engaged in duties in the Vanni region are cooperating is according to Vanni information. [More] |
| Nirupama visits Mullaitheevu and Trincomalee |
[ Thursday, 02 September 2010, 01:12.18 AM ] [ ] |
 Indian External Affairs Secretary Nirupama Rao visited Mullaitheevu today to find the situations in the district. She met the Mullaitheevu Government Agent Nagalingam Vethanayagam at 8.30 a.m. The Government Agent informed in detail about the situation of the resettled persons, and the request for Indian aid. She distributed Indian aid items to the resettled people. [More] |
| Sarath Fonseka suddenly suffering falls sick |
| [ Thursday, 02 September 2010, 01:08.45 AM ] |
 A leading Sinhala website had quoted a news item that Democratic National Alliance Leader Sarath Fonseka had suddenly suffering from ill health. The doctors from the navy forces are examining his health conditions is according to reports. [More] |
| Weapons flow from India is the main cause for the Tamil people’s devastation – Prof.Chittampalam |
| [ Thursday, 02 September 2010, 12:58.37 AM ] [] |
 Prof.C.K.Chittampalam made a statement that, arms supplied from India during the internal war in Sri Lanka, is the main cause for the massive devastation of Tamil civilians which is the general opinion from many Tamils. He made this comment while he met Indian External Affairs Secretary Nirupama Rao at the Jaffna Public Library yesterday. [More] |
| New Zealand Supreme Court decides LTTE a political organisation |
| [ Monday, 30 August 2010, 12:57.00 PM ] |
 The Supreme Court of New Zealand Friday dismissed the appeal of the government seeking rejection of the refugee status of an Eezham Tamil who was captaining a ship carrying arms to the LTTE. [More] |
| More than settlements, government working hard for splits states, Mano Ganeshan |
| [ Saturday, 28 August 2010, 12:50.03 AM ] |
 Democratic People’s Front Leader Mano Ganeshan said, the Sri Lankan government does not have any concern to find a settlement to the crisis faced by the Sri lankan Tamils. [More] |
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| Senior SLA officer: ‘Kill everybody!’ order came from the top (VIDEO UPDATED) |
[ Tuesday, 18 May 2010, 09:47.51 PM ] [ ] |
 A senior Sri Lankan Army commander and frontline soldier have told Britain’s Channel 4 News that point-blank executions of Tamils at the end of the civil war in May 2009 were carried out under orders ‘from the top’. In an extended segment on Sri Lanka Tuesday, Channel 4 broadcast translated video interviews with the two soldiers. [More] |
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