Defence.lk is 41% more lethal than Army.lk; writers deserve promotion
We have taken the last two months worth of battle reports from both Army.lk and Defence.lk (both official government websites) and compiled the daily battle reports into a chart for comparison. What we find is quite shocking. There is absolutely no relationship between the reports from the two websites. Some days Defence.lk reports 30 LTTE fighters killed, but army.lk reports only 2 killed. There are spans of an entire week where army.lk reports extremely low casualties, but defence.lk reports daily 20 to 30 LTTE fighters killed, mostly “sniped”.
TNA’s decision to boycott the meeting with president is correct ‐ Mano Ganeshan
Western People’s Front (WPF) leader MP Mano Ganeshan said ,TNA’s decision to boycott the meeting with president was right, considering the fact that no proper solution has been put forward to the existing problem. He further added the people in the north had rejected the provincial council systems twenty years back and this cannot be forced in as a solution for the Muslim and Tamil community in the region.
Rebels prevent people from leaving so does the government ‐ N.Srikantha
TNA parliamentarian and advocate N.Srikantha stated over 5000 people have been killed and over 15,000 people injured in the Wanni region. He added nearly five hundred people had died due to lack of medicines. Srikantha said the present artillery attacks should be stopped and an atmosphere created for normalcy in Wanni and added his party had the need to discuss things with the president.
People of Srilanka request for charges against the Srilankan government at the International criminal court ‐ Louise Mereno Okambe
Advocate from the international criminal court Louise Mereno Okambe stated the people of Srilanka have requested him to file charges against the Srilankan government in the International criminal court. Speaking to news week he pointed out on charges against the Sudanese president on genocide related issues and the subsequent warrant issued against him.
Mental health conditions of traumatized people in Vanni alarming: Report
The professionals of the Psycho Social Coordinating Committee of the Vanni Region in its report has documented the prevailing alarming mental health conditions of the civilians in the so-called safe zone in Vanni. The report of the professionals is a true story of the trauma of a people, who are forced to live day and night in the bunkers, amidst torrents of SLA shelling and hundreds becoming casualty everyday.
Ramadoss refutes Karunanidhi’s claims over Eelam Tamils
PMK founder S Ramadoss has refuted Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi’s claims that he “lost” his governments on two occasions for the sake of Eelam Tamils. Reacting to Karunanidhi’s claims Ramadoss said that State politics, change of governments at the Centre and changes in political coalitions were the reasons for the dismissal of DMK’s state governments, and not the Eelam Tamil issue.
Aged civilian in SLA detention centre dies in Jaffna without treatment
An aged civilian held in Sri Lanka Army (SLA) controlled detention centre in Mirusuvil in Thenmaraadchi died Saturday night in Jaffna Teaching Hospital due to delayed treatment, sources in Jaffna said. The victim identified as Anthonipillai Philipaiya, 62, who had been suffering from some diseases, was one of the civilians fleeing war in Vanni and was detained in the centre located in Mirusuvil Catholic Church premises.
Tamil Eelam Army reject ‘human shield’ accusations
Tamil Tigers rebels in Sri Lanka have denied accusations that they are using civilians as human shields.In an interview with Al Jazeera, smuggled out of the country, a senior Tiger commander rejected claims that civilians are being kept hostage in the combat zone.
Sinhala TV Reporter arrested for stealing computers, digital cameras, temple artifacts in Vanni
A Sinhala TV reporter working in the state-run Rupavahini Corporation, who is assigned to cover the conflict in Vanni, was arrested on Thursday on charge of stealing computers and digital cameras from Tamil Tiger bases, according to police sources. Police said five laptops and ten digital cameras were recovered from his possession.
Sri Lankan State Terrorism On Tamil Eelam: Shelling on ‘Safe Zone’ Kills 179 Civilians including 76 Children; ICRC Ship also attacked on Saturday
179 civilians including 76 children were killed and dozens more were injured including many children when indiscriminate rain of shells including cluster types of shells , by the Sri Lankan Security Forces (SF) hit government announced new ‘Safe Zone’ in Puthumathalan, Mulivaaikal and Valaingaramadam in Mulaitivu area on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. At least 16 pregnant mothers were among the slain. More than 109 children below the age of 15 have sustained injuries.
