TAMIL NATIONAL HEROES DAY 25-JULY-2010 27th Anniversary of Black July 83, TELO Leaders and Fifty three Tamil prisoners were murdered in the maximum security Welikade prison, In the July 83 anti-Tamil program Sinhala thugs, ruling UNP party cadres, sections of Sri Lankan troopers, and Sri Lanka Police killed more than 3000 Tamils and destroyed property worth billions of rupees.
Last Updated:31.07.2010
UK says Lanka now safe
The United Kingdom has updated its travel advisory on Sri Lanka by removing the advise against travel to the four northern provinces of Mullaitivu, Killinochchi, Mannar and Vavuniya.The British High Commission in a statement said that the advice follows a security assessment carried out by a High Commission delegation, led by Deputy High Commissioner Mark Gooding, which visited the Northern provinces in June. Commenting on the changes British High Commissioner, Dr Peter Hayes said, “This latest change means we no longer advise against travel to any part of Sri Lanka.Read More
‘In border disputes, India protects the rights of Gujaratis and Bengalis, but not Tamils’
What is the condition of Lankan Tamils after the fall of the LTTE? The situation is extremely bad. A very systematic ethnic cleansing is being carried out by the government in Tamil areas like Jaffna. The government has enhanced deployment of the army. Tamils are forced to flee to refugee camps where their human rights are grossly violated. In the northern and eastern provinces, the agricultural lands owned by Tamils are being taken over by Sinhalese.What is the situation at the refugee camps in Jaffna?It is horrible. They don’t keep any records of the inmates in the camps. Nobody knows who are there in the camps, and who are missing. We keep getting information that inmates are often taken away by the army on the pretext of interrogation, Read More
Gang torches Sri Lanka broadcaster's office
An unidentified gang set fire to a Sri Lankan broadcaster owned by a businessman who had backed the opposition in a presidential election, destroying its main control room, police said on Friday.The arson attack on the Siyatha media group forced broadcasting to stop and hurt at least one person, police and a witness said. Siyatha has a TV channel and three radio stations.A witness said the gang held one journalist and a news editor at gunpoint before burning the control room."Once the gang left, I saw the security guard had fallen unconscious with blood on his head,Read More
Japan urges Sri Lanka to allay human rights concerns
Japanese Cabinet ministers yesterday urged visiting Sri Lankan External Affairs Minister Gamini Lakshman Peiris to allay international concerns over alleged war crimes committed last year by Sri Lankan forces in the country, Japanese officials said. Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada and Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Tetsuro Fukuyama separately told the Sri Lankan minister that Colombo should be accountable about the human rights issue, which has raised concerns in the international community. The United Nations has reported that at least 7,000 Tamil civilians were killed in the final months of fighting between Sri LankanRead More
UNP Leader Ranil Wickramasinghe on conclusion of Indian tour returns Sri Lanka
United National Party Leader Ranil Wickramasinghe on conclusion of his Indian tour returned to Sri lanka on Thursday at 11.00 p.m by Sri Lankan Airlines UL.196 from New Delhi. His visit to India was last 20th, and on his 20 days tour, he had many meetings with Indian high level officials, officially it was not informed. According to unofficial reports, he had met Indian Prime Minister Man Mohan Singh including many diplomats. Further reports states, he met the main opposition party leaders and had discussions about the reforms which are decided to introduce in the United National PartyRead More
USTPAC Commemorates Black July and Calls for Justice to Tamils in Sri Lanka
Twenty seven years ago on a sunny July day, the lives of the Tamil people living in the island of Sri Lanka turned upside down without any warning. Under the pretext of retaliating for the deaths of 13 soldiers belonging to the ethnicity of the ruling elite, Sinhalese soldiers and hoodlums were set loose on innocent Tamil civilians living in the south. Tamil homes and businesses were looted and burned. Tamil political prisoners under State custody were butchered. Nearly 3,000 Tamil men women and children were murdered, many burnt alive. Tens of thousands of Tamil survivors were shipped to their homeland in the NortheastRead More
Military from China reach Sri Lanka in the assignments of land mines excavation.
The Chinese Government is in the attempt of sending Chinese troops in the name of excavation of land mines in the northern part of Sri Lanka. A Chinese military officials team will reach Sri Lanka to expedite the land mines assignments in the north and eastern province Required activities are processed in the 1500 square kilo meters land in the north and eastern province for land mines excavations is according to reports. Reports states there is a necessity of removing land mines in these two provinces in the area of 2400 square kilo meters. Read More
Sri Lanka main opposition suspends member from working committee for supporting government
Sri Lanka's main opposition United National Party (UNP) has decided to suspend its Kandy District parliamentarian Abdul Cader from the party's working committee for supporting the government in parliament. UNP General Secretary Tissa Attanayake in a letter has informed Cader that the party has taken a decision to suspend him from the working committee at the last committee meeting for voting with the government.
Cader voted in favor of the budget proposals along with the government earlier this month. He has also voted with the government for extending Emergency Regulations. Read More
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The United Kingdom has updated its travel advisory on Sri Lanka by removing the advise against travel to the four northern provinces of Mullaitivu, Killinochchi, Mannar and Vavuniya.The British High Commission in a statement said that the advice follows a security assessment carried out by a High Commission delegation, led by Deputy High Commissioner Mark Gooding, which visited the Northern provinces in June. Commenting on the changes British High Commissioner, Dr Peter Hayes said, “This latest change means we no longer advise against travel to any part of Sri Lanka.
What is the condition of Lankan Tamils after the fall of the LTTE? The situation is extremely bad. A very systematic ethnic cleansing is being carried out by the government in Tamil areas like Jaffna. The government has enhanced deployment of the army. Tamils are forced to flee to refugee camps where their human rights are grossly violated. In the northern and eastern provinces, the agricultural lands owned by Tamils are being taken over by Sinhalese.What is the situation at the refugee camps in Jaffna?It is horrible. They don’t keep any records of the inmates in the camps. Nobody knows who are there in the camps, and who are missing. We keep getting information that inmates are often taken away by the army on the pretext of interrogation, 
An unidentified gang set fire to a Sri Lankan broadcaster owned by a businessman who had backed the opposition in a presidential election, destroying its main control room, police said on Friday.The arson attack on the Siyatha media group forced broadcasting to stop and hurt at least one person, police and a witness said. Siyatha has a TV channel and three radio stations.A witness said the gang held one journalist and a news editor at gunpoint before burning the control room."Once the gang left, I saw the security guard had fallen unconscious with blood on his head,
Japanese Cabinet ministers yesterday urged visiting Sri Lankan External Affairs Minister Gamini Lakshman Peiris to allay international concerns over alleged war crimes committed last year by Sri Lankan forces in the country, Japanese officials said. Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada and Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Tetsuro Fukuyama separately told the Sri Lankan minister that Colombo should be accountable about the human rights issue, which has raised concerns in the international community. The United Nations has reported that at least 7,000 Tamil civilians were killed in the final months of fighting between Sri Lankan
United National Party Leader Ranil Wickramasinghe on conclusion of his Indian tour returned to Sri lanka on Thursday at 11.00 p.m by Sri Lankan Airlines UL.196 from New Delhi. His visit to India was last 20th, and on his 20 days tour, he had many meetings with Indian high level officials, officially it was not informed. According to unofficial reports, he had met Indian Prime Minister Man Mohan Singh including many diplomats. Further reports states, he met the main opposition party leaders and had discussions about the reforms which are decided to introduce in the United National Party
Twenty seven years ago on a sunny July day, the lives of the Tamil people living in the island of Sri Lanka turned upside down without any warning. Under the pretext of retaliating for the deaths of 13 soldiers belonging to the ethnicity of the ruling elite, Sinhalese soldiers and hoodlums were set loose on innocent Tamil civilians living in the south. Tamil homes and businesses were looted and burned. Tamil political prisoners under State custody were butchered. Nearly 3,000 Tamil men women and children were murdered, many burnt alive. Tens of thousands of Tamil survivors were shipped to their homeland in the Northeast
The Chinese Government is in the attempt of sending Chinese troops in the name of excavation of land mines in the northern part of Sri Lanka. A Chinese military officials team will reach Sri Lanka to expedite the land mines assignments in the north and eastern province Required activities are processed in the 1500 square kilo meters land in the north and eastern province for land mines excavations is according to reports. Reports states there is a necessity of removing land mines in these two provinces in the area of 2400 square kilo meters. 
Sri Lanka's main opposition United National Party (UNP) has decided to suspend its Kandy District parliamentarian Abdul Cader from the party's working committee for supporting the government in parliament. UNP General Secretary Tissa Attanayake in a letter has informed Cader that the party has taken a decision to suspend him from the working committee at the last committee meeting for voting with the government.
Cader voted in favor of the budget proposals along with the government earlier this month. He has also voted with the government for extending Emergency Regulations. 
