Category: Politics
Sri Lanka Trincomalee port town bombed
Aug 26, 2008 (LBO) – At least two explosions ripped through the port town of Trincomalee in Eastern Sri Lanka, which is home to a strategically important naval base Tuesday night, residents and the military said. “There had been an explosion in Trincomalee town and we are checking on it,” military spokesman Udaya Nanayakkara said. […]
Sri Lanka Tigers bomb Trincomalee port town
Aug 26, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tiger guerilla aircraft have dropped two bombs in the Eastern port town of Trincomalee, in a Tuesday night raid, the military and residents said.The defence ministry said Tiger aircraft had dropped two bombs and fled the town. Residents reported anti-aircraft fire, in a town which has had […]
Sri Lanka braces for push on Tiger capital
August 24, 2008 (AFP) – Strife-torn Sri Lanka is bracing for intense and bloody battles as security forces close in on the political capital of the Tamil Tiger rebels, according to military analysts.Sri Lanka braces for push on Tiger capital Government forces are celebrating the capture of the towns of Uyilankulam and Thunukkai after battling […]
‘s ruling party wins provincial polls
Aug 24, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s ruling coalition is securing comfortable wins in two provincial polls with large majorities in most polling divisions, official results show, increasing the likelihood of further polls in the months ahead, analysts say.A similar trend is seen in the Ratnapura and Kegalle districts of the Sabaragamuwa province, in polling […]
Sri Lanka ruling party in strong position for national polls
Aug 24, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s ruling coalition has won convincingly over the main opposition and weakened a Marxist former ally in a provincial poll, placing the administration in a strong position to go for national polls on its own.The United Peoples’ Freedom Alliance (UPFA) led by the Sri Lanka Freedom Party of President […]
Sri Lanka holds local polls as army heads to rebel capital
August 23, 2008 (AFP) – Sri Lanka staged local elections under tight security Saturday as troops pushed deeper into Tamil Tiger territory, closing in on the rebel capital in the war-ravaged north, officials said. To receive instant alerts from LBO on your Dialog mobile type ‘act (space) lbo’ and send to 678 Two out of […]
Sri Lanka holds provincial polls amid military push
OLOMBO, August 23, 2008 (AFP) – Sri Lanka was holding provincial elections amid high security Saturday as government forces pushed deeper into territory held by Tamil Tiger rebels in the island’s north, officials said. Two out of the nine provinces on the island were voting to elect the highest level of local government in the […]
Sri Lanka to close polling stations if there is violence: monitor
Aug 22, 2008 (LBO) – A Sri Lankan elections watchdog says it has been assured by the elections commissioner that polling stations where violence or irregularities take place at Saturday’s provincial council polls would be closed. Rodrigo quoted the elections commissioner as saying that there had been no violence in the last 36 hours after […]
Sri Lanka says closing in on rebel capital after fall of key towns
August 22, 2008 (AFP) – Sri Lankan troops on Friday captured two strategic towns from Tamil Tigers as they closed in on the rebels’ political capital, the defence ministry said. Acting on a tip-off, soldiers searched the church and discovered material and accessories for making suicide kits of the type generally used by the LTTE, […]
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Aug 20, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Free Media Movement (FMM) said government charges against a journalist who has been detained for months were weak and an attempt to cow down the media by using anti-terrorist laws.It said in a statement that it had learnt that journalist J S Tissainayagam, who has been held in […]
Sri Lankan military gets US training in probing rights abuses
Aug 20, 2008 (LBO) – The United States military’s Pacific Command has conducted a military law exchange programme to train Sri Lankan security forces to investigate and report human rights abuses, a US embassy statement said. Legal and law enforcement officers, operational commanders, investigators and academics from the Ministries of Defense and Foreign Affairs, Attorney […]
Sri Lanka Tamil Tiger terror funds network bared in Canada probe
Aug 19, 2008 (LBO) – An investigation by Canadian police has revealed details of a Tamil Tiger fund raising and money laundering network in which the group raised more than three million dollars to buy weapons.According to a report in Canada’s National Post newspaper, the Toronto-based World Tamil Movement (WTM) has been accused of bankrolling […]