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Defeated Tigers will not be allowed to regroup: Sri Lanka
May 17, 2009 (AFP) – Sri Lanka’s army chief vowed Sunday the Tamil Tigers would not be allowed to regroup and pledged that the rebels, once seen as one of the world’s deadliest guerrilla outfits, would soon be forgotten.The government said a massive offensive against the separatist Tigers was all but complete, with the entire […]
Sri Lankan military says all trapped civilians rescued
May 17, 2009 (AFP) – Sri Lankan troops have rescued all civilians held by Tamil Tiger rebels, military spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara said on Sunday.“More than 50,000 people have come out of that area in the past three days and with that we have rescued all the civilians held as a human shield by the […]
Sri Lanka troops kill 70 escaping Tigers: army
May 17, 2009 (AFP) – Sri Lankan troops on Sunday killed at least 70 Tamil Tiger rebels trying to escape across a shallow lagoon using boats, military spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara said.The guerrillas tried to break out of the pocket of land where they have been holed up in the northeast of the island, Nanayakkara […]
‘s Tamil Tigers admit defeat
May 17, 2009 (AFP) – The Tamil Tigers have given up their fight against a Sri Lankan government offensive and “have decided to silence our guns,” a statement carried by the pro-rebel Tamilnet website said Sunday.“This battle has reached its bitter end,” said the admission of defeat from the rebels’ chief of international relations, Selvarasa […]
Sri Lanka troops move in to finish off Tamil Tigers: spokesman
May 17, 2009 (AFP) – Sri Lankan troops were Sunday moving in on the final patch of jungle still held by Tamil Tigers and were set to capture “every inch of land” from the rebels, a military spokesman said.Government forces were pressing on with the blistering offensive despite the Tamil Tigers announcing they would “silence […]
‘s triumphant Congress prepares for government
NEW DELHI, May 17, 2009 (AFP) – India’s Congress Party began the task of forming a government Sunday after steering its ruling alliance to a second term in office with a resounding win over its Hindu nationalist rivals.Senior alliance leaders met to formulate strategy and to choose which parties it might approach about securing a […]
Sri Lanka Eagle Insurance profits up 552-pct
May 16, 2009 (LBO) – Profits of Sri Lanka’s Eagle Insurance, a unit of Aviva, increased 552.2 percent to 98.3 million rupees in the March 2009 quarter on strong investment income growth, accounts released to the stock exchange show. Gross written premium increased 2.0 percent to 1,547 million rupees, re-insurance premiums fell 7.0 percent to […]
Sri Lanka Janashakthi continues to pay claims; talking to regulator
May 16, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Janashakthi Insurance said it had made submissions to the regulator to end a three week suspension of its license and the firm would continue to pay claims, while it awaited a response. Janashakthi said the Insurance Board of Sri Lanka (IBSL) had “responded positively” to proposals given by […]
Sri Lankan troops take last coastline held by Tigers: military
May 16, 2009 (AFP) – Sri Lankan troops on Saturday captured the last patch of coastline held by the Tamil Tigers and the rebels would shortly be left without any territory, a top military source said.Two divisions of soldiers that had been fighting along the coastline from the southern and northern ends of the remaining […]
‘s Tamil Tigers plan mass suicide: defence ministry
May 16, 2009 (AFP) – Tamil Tiger rebels who are battling Sri Lankan government troops are close to losing their territory and preparing to commit “mass suicide,” the defence ministry said Saturday. The Tigers are “are preparing for a mass suicide after being effectively cut-off of escape routes, both land and sea, and now encircled […]
” over conflict
LONDON, May 16, 2009 (AFP) – British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Saturday warned Sri Lanka there would be “consequences for its actions” if Colombo did not allow humanitarian agencies access to civilians and end the conflict with Tamil Tiger rebels. Brown also called for the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to lay down […]
”: state radio
May 16, 2009 (AFP) – The president of Sri Lanka declared Saturday that the island’s separatist Tamil Tiger rebels have been “crushed,” state radio reported.President Mahinda Rajapakse, speaking to a G11 group of developing nations summit in Jordan, said he would return home on Sunday as “a leader of a nation that crushed terrorism,” the […]