Sri Lanka VII

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Permanent People's Tribunal on Sri Lanka: Final Report
http://www.ifpsl.org/images/files/peoples_tribunal_on_srilanka.pdf

Exiled journalists condemn state media abuse in presidential election campaign

http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31045

Overwhelming turnout of voters in Germany, 99% mandate Tamil Eelam
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31054

Referendum conducted in exemplary way in Switzerland
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31056

99.2 percent voters consent Tamil Eelam in Holland
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31058

Court rejects issuing search warrants
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/01/100125_sumana_thero.shtml

Profile: General Sarath Fonseka
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2010/01/20101274853330459.html

Profile: Mahinda Rajapaksa
http://english.aljazeera.net/focus/2010/01/20101281759855487.html

Sri Lanka ex-president delivers poll blow to Rajapaksa
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8477727.stm

Sri Lanka's president hit by defection
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/world/view/20100124-249202/Sri-Lankas-president-hit-by-defection

Millions spent on election propaganda
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/01/100124_election_propaganda.shtml

London's Sri Lankans divided over presidential polls
http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/london/hi/people_and_places/religion_and_ethics/newsid_8477000/8477999.stm

Displaced Tamils demand a better life
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8470878.stm

Voter disenchantment clouds Sri Lanka's east
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8474496.stm

Surprise candidate leaves Sri Lankan poll wide open

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8478557.stm

The Space Between Politics and Reality: A Minority View of the Sri Lankan Elections
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nimmi-gowrinathan/the-space-between-politic_b_434321.html

Richard Dixons - Can the new King of Sri Lanka bring deliverance to the Tamils?
http://my.telegraph.co.uk/richarddixons/blog/2010/01/22/can_the_new_king_of_sri_lanka_bring_deliverance_to_the_tamils

'Conquerors feed language to the conquered'
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=79&artid=31049

Voting Mahinda or Fonseka is submission to Colombo-centric system
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=79&artid=31053

General Puts Up a Fight in Sri Lanka's Election
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/25/world/asia/25lanka.html

The contest for Sri Lanka's future

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2010/01/20101219379353495.html

Ballots for Bullies: The Crimes Against Humanity Elections of 2010
http://genocide.change.org/blog/view/ballots_for_bullies_the_crimes_against_humanity_elections_of_2010

Voters gear up for Sri Lanka's first post-war presidential poll
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/01/21/srilanka.presidential.elections/

Sri Lankans braced for election battle between two victors of civil war
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/952887e8-0951-11df-ba88-00144feabdc0.html?nclick_check=1

Video: Sri Lanka candidates trade barbs
http://english.aljazeera.net//news/asia/2010/2010/01/20101247432914980.html

War President versus War General in Sri Lanka
http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/world/50660-war-president-versus-war-general-in-sri-lanka

Sri Lanka's election gamble
http://blogs.aljazeera.net/asia/2010/01/24/sri-lankas-election-gamble

Politics divides the men who brought peace to Sri Lanka
http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/news/Politics-divides-the-men-who.6009611.jp

Star-gazers sway Sri Lanka election
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100125/lf_afp/srilankavoteastrology_20100125090208

Tensions rise on eve of Sri Lanka ballot
http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/connectasia/stories/201001/s2800512.htm

Tamils may hand power to general who crushed Tigers
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/tamils-may-hand-power-to-general-who-crushed-tigers-1877868.html

Sri Lankan ruling party plans violence: opposition
http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2010/01/23/sri_lankan_ruling_party_plans_violence_opposition/

Tamils have a vote, but little choice
http://www.smh.com.au/world/tamils-have-a-vote-but-little-choice-20100124-msjs.html

Fears rise of Sri Lanka coup
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/fears-rise-over-sri-lanka-poll/story-e6frg6so-1225823052133

Tense peace reigns as Sri Lanka heads to polls
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100124/wl_asia_afp/srilankavote_20100124062412

S.Lanka president urges fair vote on election eve
http://ph.news.yahoo.com/afp/20100124/tap-srilanka-vote-2a5be5e.html

Sri Lanka Vote Hinges on Tamils

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703822404575018950983427366.html?mod=rss_asia_whats_news

Sri Lankan presidential election sparks fears of rising violence
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jan/24/sri-lanka-presidential-election-violence

Video: Sri Lanka refugees living in limbo
http://english.aljazeera.net/focus/2010/01/201012412642883397.html

Sri Lanka locked in dirtiest election for years as poll violence rises
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6999273.ece

War crimes pressure on new S.Lanka chief: analysts
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100125/wl_sthasia_afp/srilankavoteeconomydiplomacyunrest_20100125051126

Canada: 2 Tamil Tiger backers sentenced to US prison
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35020728/ns/us_news/

Indonesia: FIRST BROADCAST LIVE 254 TAMIL ASYLUM SEEKERS. SEE EVERY SINGLE MINUTE OF LIFE ON BOAT
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/asylum254

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The online Broadcast does go off Air when they are sleeping. Canada to Indonesia is almost 12 hours difference.

January 27th, 2010
For Immediate Release
 
 
Three Refugee Advocates Detained by Indonesian Authorities for more than 11 hours
 
 
(Merak, Indonesia) - Tuesday afternoon three refugee advocates - Jessica Chandrashekar from Canada, Sara Nathan and Pamela Curr from Australia were detained by Indonesian authorities. After 11 hours the three individuals were released overnight but were taken in for questioning again today and still have not been released.
Ian Rintoul of the Refugee Action Coalition said the three were in Indonesia to meet with Indonesian officials and arrange humanitarian supplies for the 254 Tamil refugees. 'We are extremely concerned for their welfare and are demanding their immediate release,' Mr Rintoul said. 'Sara, Pamela and Jessica have done nothing wrong. They were in Merak because of their concern for the welfare of the people on the boat. The conditions on the boat are deteriorating day by day, and there is an urgent need for humanitarian supplies. They represent the international concern among refugee supporters and the Tamil community for the plight of the Tamil refugees at Merak.'

The asylum seekers, who have been living on a boat for over 100 days, are under threat of deportation back to Sri Lanka.  One asylum seeker has died from having been denied medical care.  Another person is in need of immediate medical attention for injuries sustained during the war.  There are 31 children on the boat and one pregnant woman. All of the asylum seekers are suffering from lack of food and medicine and the denial of medical attention.
 
The boat Australia bound was intercepted by Indonesian Navy upon Australia's request. Australia, as a signatory to the 1951 Refugee Convention, has a responsibility to protect these refugees. Human rights advocates around the world are condemning Australia and Indonesia for stalling the refugee boat for the past four months.
 
Through community outreach and media campaigns, Canadian HART seeks to raise awareness about the human rights abuses against the Tamil minority population in Sri Lanka. Working in collaboration with labour unions, student groups, faith-based organizations and community organizations, Canadian HART aims to draw Canadian and international attention to the situation of Tamils in Sri Lanka and to push for an international presence and monitoring of the humanitarian crisis in Sri Lanka.
 
For more information contact Canadian HART at (647) 836-6858.

Poll result shows up Sri Lanka's deep ethnic divide
http://www.smh.com.au/world/poll-result-shows-up-sri-lankas-deep-ethnic-divide-20100129-n49k.html

SRI LANKA: Historic Election Results Dash Minority's Hopes
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=50151

The loud and clear message from the voter turnout and the voters in the North and East
Sri Lanka's real human rights record: By Rajiva Wijesinha (Secretary of the ministry of disaster management and human rights)

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/jan/28/sri-lanka-human-righ...
The loud and clear message from the voter turnout and the voters in the North and East

http://www.groundviews.org/2010/01/29/the-loud-and-clear-message-from-the-voter-turnout-and-the-voters-in-the-north-and-east/

Leading article: Sri Lanka's destructive feud
http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/leading-articles/leading-article-sri-lankas-destructive-feud-1882352.html

Victory for the Tiger-slayer
http://www.economist.com/world/asia/displaystory.cfm?story_id=15393468&fsrc=rss

Danish Foreign Minister calls for Sri Lankan unity
http://www.cphpost.dk/news/international/89-international/48089-foreign-minister-calls-for-sri-lankan-unity.html

SRI LANKA: Call for protection and prevention of abusive use of legal process for political revenge
http://www.ahrchk.net/statements/mainfile.php/2009statements/2389/

Sri Lanka's Time for Choosing
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704094304575030241477526342.html?mod=asia_opinion

Sri Lanka's 'free and fair' election in doubt

http://www.upiasia.com/Human_Rights/2010/01/29/sri_lankas_free_and_fair_election_in_doubt/1078/

US urges Sri Lanka to probe charges of vote fraud
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100128/pl_afp/srilankavoteus_20100128143926

Fraud allegations taint Sri Lankan election
http://www.theage.com.au/world/fraud-allegations-taint-sri-lankan-election-20100129-n465.html

Sri Lanka expels Swiss reporter
http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Asia/Story/STIStory_483886.html

World Agenda: troop movements ruined Sri Lanka's reputation, observers claim

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/world_agenda/article7006869.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=797093

Tory adviser masterminded Sri Lankan general's presidential bid
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/srilanka/7079288/Tory-adviser-masterminded-Sri-Lankan-generals-presidential-bid.html

Sri Lanka election results: Your reaction

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8483873.stm

Hope springs from war's shadows in Tiger territory
http://www.theage.com.au/world/hope-springs-from-wars-shadows-in-tiger-territory-20100129-n466.html

An audience with the Sri Lankan general whose appetite for power is undimmed

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/an-audience-with-the-sri-lankan-general-whose-appetite-for-power-is-undimmed-1882573.html

Govt. to take action against Gen. Fonseka
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/01/100128_gotabhaya_anbarasan.shtml

Sri Lanka police raid losing candidate's office
http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wxxi/news.newsmain/article/0/0/1605656/World/Sri.Lanka.police.raid.losing.candidate's.office

Sri Lanka special forces 'raid Fonseka campaign HQ'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8487331.stm

War hero Sarath Fonseka exiled within Colombo
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/war-hero-sarath-fonseka-exiled-within-colombo/story-e6frg6so-1225824850249

Australian asylum bid for Colombo general Sarath Fonseka
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/australian-ssylum-bid-for-colombo-general-sarath-fonseka/story-e6frg6so-1225824513767?from=public_rss

Where now for post-election Sri Lanka?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8487405.stm

Video: Interview with Rohan Edrisinha on start Mahinda Rajapaksa's second term

http://vimeo.com/9047863

UK: British Tamils embark upon significant referendum this weekend
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=79&artid=31092

UK: "Referendum on Eelam is our right and responsibility"

http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31091

Sri Lanka: End Indefinite Detention of Tamil Tiger Suspects
http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2010/01/29/sri-lanka-end-indefinite-detention-tamil-tiger-suspects

Rights group: Sri Lanka should charge Tamil Tiger suspects in its custody or let them go
http://www.metronews.ca/halifax/world/article/440288--rights-group-sri-lanka-should-charge-tamil-tiger-suspects-in-its-custody-or-let-them-go

Sri Lanka's chance to start again
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ed20100202a1.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+japantimes+%28The+Japan+Times%3A+All+Stories%29

Sri Lanka: End Harassment, Attacks on Journalists
http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2010/01/29/sri-lanka-end-harassment-attacks-journalists

Sri Lanka President Gets Extra Year In Power
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2010/02/02/world/international-uk-srilanka-politics.html?_r=1

Sri Lanka court extends President Rajapaksa's tenure
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8493712.stm

Sri Lanka experts silent, Wijesinha oblivious to forensic evidence
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31128

The story behind the Tamil executions video
http://jdsrilanka.blogspot.com/2010/02/ben-de-pear-channel-4-news-foreign.html

CJA CONDEMNS TREATMENT OF JOURNALISTS IN SRI LANKA
http://www.commonwealthjournalists.com/news_details.php?CJAnews=89

CJA joins groups in expressing dismay about media crackdown in Sri Lanka
http://www.commonwealthjournalists.com/news_details.php?CJAnews=88

Amnesty International: Sri Lanka urged to end post-election clampdown on dissent
http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/sri-lanka-urged-end-post-election-clampdown-dissent-20100201

Amnesty urges S.Lanka to end post-poll 'clampdown'
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100202/wl_asia_afp/srilankapoliticsmediarights_20100202072151

'Remove seals' on Lanka newspaper
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/02/100201_lanka_daya.shtml

Mixed response from London Sri Lankans on Rajapaksa result

http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/london/hi/people_and_places/religion_and_ethics/newsid_8490000/8490797.stm

Norway: Solheim congratulates Sri Lanka's President on his re-election
http://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/ud/press/News/2010/sri_lanka.html?id=592542

Sri Lanka opposition complains of gov't pressure
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100201/ap_on_re_as/as_sri_lanka_elections_1

Looking for the Pony in 2010
http://www.tamilcanadian.com/page.php?cat=5&id=5855

Post Election Challenge for Country
http://www.peace-srilanka.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=224:post-election-challenge-for-country&catid=17:media

Australia: Trio sent $1m to Tamil fighters
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/trio-sent-1m-to-tamil-fighters/story-e6frg6nf-1225826099284

Australia and Canada: Indonesia detains foreign refugee advocates
http://www.greenleft.org.au/2010/824/42378

Australia and Canada: Deported refugee advocate swears off Indonesia
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/world/deported-refugee-advocate-swears-off-indonesia/story-e6frf7mx-1225824930177

SLA demolishes Liberation Tigers' Heroes' Resting Homes in Jaffna
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31141

Sri Lanka opposition protests at 'rigged' election
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8496856.stm

Sri Lankan opposition protests election results
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100203/ap_on_re_as/as_sri_lanka_elections_2

Commonwealth takes centre stage in Colombo
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/world_agenda/article7013484.ece

I stand by the voting process - EC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/02/100203_ec_voting.shtml

Rajapaksa celebrates independence, the opposition boycotts the event

http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Rajapaksa-celebrates-independence,-the-opposition-boycotts-the-event-17531.html

Sri Lankan president calls for reconciliation
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8497725.stm

No self-rule for Tamils: Sri Lanka president
http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2010/02/04/sri-lanka-tamil.html?ref=rss#socialcomments

SLA constructs Maximum HSZ in Jaffna
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31140

Fractious Sri Lanka seeks unity
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2010/02/2010242846176809.html

The Sri Lankan Dilemma
http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2010/2/3/sri-people-lanka-election/

Sri Lanka Looks to the Future
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704022804575040943601336332.html?mod=asia_opinion

Sri Lankan fighting leaves a gruesome legacy
http://www.smh.com.au/world/sri-lankan-fighting-leaves-a-gruesome-legacy-20100203-ndim.html

Ki'linochchi to Paranthan: no human beings, ghost buildings, stray cattle
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31137

SLA tightens fishing restrictions in Jaffna peninsula
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31161

Jaffna HRC attempts to close files of persons reported missing

http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31160

EU to suspend Sri Lanka trading privileges over rights
http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/srilanka-trade.2k4

Sri Lanka given 6 months to reverse EU GSP+ suspension
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31148

Sri Lanka's 'Eton' celebrates its 175th birthday
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8500520.stm

SL - Russia to sign $300 million loan
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/02/100206_he.shtml

Child soldiers 'to be released soon'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/02/100207_child_soldiers.shtml

Sri Lanka under fire after extends emergency rule
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100206/wl_sthasia_afp/srilankaemergencylawunrestvote_20100206095444

Time for national reconciliation, Obama tells Rajapaksa
http://www.morungexpress.com/international/42988.html

Sri Lanka will appoint a dredging contractor to bring up three million cubic metres of sea sand
http://www.dredgingtoday.com/2010/02/08/sri-lanka-will-appoint-a-dredging-contractor-to-bring-up-three-million-cubic-metres-of-sea-sand/

Kilinochchi 'not ready' for resettlement
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/02/100207_bishop_manik.shtml

SRI LANKA - Bishop's gets glimpse of Tamils' final battlefield
http://www.ucanews.com/2010/02/05/bishop-gets-first-glimpse-of-final-battlefield

Is Sri Lanka done assaulting the media?
http://cpj.org/blog/2010/02/is-sri-lanka-done-assaulting-the-media.php

Cry for Self-Rule by Tamils Is Muffled by Reality
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/08/world/asia/08lanka.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Sri Lanka launches offensive against army deserters
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100205/wl_sthasia_afp/srilankaunrestmilitary_20100205113752

Peace dividend unlikely for Sri Lanka
http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/NEWKHSITE/data/html_dir/2010/02/09/201002090001.asp

Should India Bat for Tamils in Sri Lanka?

http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/current-affairs/should-india-bat-for-tamilssri-lanka_440526.html

Visit of Major General (ret.) Patrick Cammaert, Special Envoy of the Special Representative for Children & Armed Conflict, to Sri Lanka
http://www.innercitypress.com/sri1caac.pdf

Journalists warn of 'further oppression'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/02/100208_media_protest.shtml

Australian MP calls for independent investigations into Sri Lanka violations
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31158

Sri Lanka, acid test for International Law
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=79&artid=31156

Australia: 'Terror' arrest: police warned
http://www.theage.com.au/national/terror-arrest-police-warned-20100204-ng6s.html

Australia: ASIO rushed Oceanic Viking asylum checks
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/asio-rushed-oceanic-viking-asylum-checks/story-e6frg6nf-1225828060904

Sri Lanka President Rajapaksa dissolves parliament
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8506563.stm

President Rajapaksa dissolves parliament as anger grows over Fonseka arrest
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article7020756.ece

Sri Lanka, Gazprom Talk Oil Exploration

http://www.officialwire.com/main.php?action=posted_news&rid=94154&catid=7

Military 'needs to be modified'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/02/100209_president_russia.shtml

Illegal dealers jailed over weapons sold to Sri Lanka

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/8504988.stm

Arrest stokes fears of repression across Sri Lanka

http://www.smh.com.au/world/arrest-stokes-fears-of-repression-across-sri-lanka-20100209-npso.html

Sri Lanka opposition blasts ex-general's arrest, calls for protests
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/02/09/sri.lanka.opposition.arrest/index.html?section=cnn_latest

Wife's fears for general imprisoned in Sri Lanka
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/wifes-fears-for-general-imprisoned-in-sri-lanka-1894565.html

Sri Lanka crackdown goes beyond arrest of Sarath Fonseka
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-South-Central/2010/0209/Sri-Lanka-crackdown-goes-beyond-arrest-of-Sarath-Fonseka

Sri Lanka: UN chief urges due process for arrested opposition leader
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=33721&Cr=sri+lanka&Cr1=

UN chief alarmed by fate of Sri Lanka's Fonseka
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/international/2010/February/international_February495.xml&section=international

Dragged and humiliated: The story of Fonseka's arrest
http://news.in.msn.com/international/article.aspx?cp-documentid=3617274

Sri Lankan Gen Sarath Fonseka's arrest to be challenged
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8507555.stm

SLA arrests TNA supporters in Jaffna
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31173

Sri Lanka clashes erupt over former army chief's arrest
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8508494.stm

Protesters clash in S Lanka capital
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2010/02/2010210753779507.html

Violence erupts in protest against Fonseka arrest, police fire tear gas
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31175

Political mobs clash in Sri Lanka over arrest of opposition leader
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/feb/10/sri-lanka-protests-fonseka-rajapaksa

In pictures: Sri Lanka protests

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/8508105.stm

Political supporters clash in streets of Sri Lanka
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100210/ap_on_re_as/as_sri_lanka_6

Clashes erupt in Sri Lanka over general's arrest
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/10/AR2010021000495.html

Leaderless Sri Lankan opposition faces uphill task

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8506912.stm

Canada Ambassador opens Heart Treatment Complex in Jaffna

http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31172

Canada: International countries should urge Sri Lanka to reveal proposal to solve ethnic issue

http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31174

Sri Lanka's ripples go far beyond the island
http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/editorial/sri-lankas-ripples-go-far-beyond-the-island-20100211-nv19.html

Sri Lanka massacred up to 40,000 Tamil civilians - former UN official
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31186

Amid Tear Gas, UN Lets Stand Sri Lanka Claim of Its Congratulations, UN's "Good Journalism" Guide
http://www.innercitypress.com/bansri2congrats021110.html

U.S. denies bankrolling Sri Lanka's defeated candidate
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20100212/sri_lanka_100212/20100212?hub=World

Court blame police for falsifying evidence
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/02/100211_police.shtml

Sri Lanka Supreme Court hears Fonseka arrest challenge

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8511944.stm

Sri Lanka steps up security in Colombo for court hearing on Sarath Fonseka
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/sri-lanka-steps-up-security-in-colombo-for-court-hearing-on-sarath-fonseka/story-e6frg6so-1225829784902?from=public_rss

Sri Lanka's self-signed death warrant
http://www.opendemocracy.net/openindia/chaminda-jayanetti/sri-lankas-self-signed-death-warrant

Sri Lankan politics: Lock up the losers
http://www.economist.com/world/asia/displaystory.cfm?story_id=15500655&fsrc=rss

Mahanayakes call for a crisis conference
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/02/100212_buddhist_monks.shtml

Sri Lanka: Long-simmering suspicions led to Fonseka's arrest
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-South-Central/2010/0211/Sri-Lanka-Long-simmering-suspicions-led-to-Fonseka-s-arrest

Thin Line Between Politics and ‘Treason' in Sri Lanka
http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/12/thin-line-between-politics-and-treason-in-sri-lanka/

UK: To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the treatment of the Tamil population in Sri Lanka
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200910/ldhansrd/text/100210-0001.htm#10021067000646

"Rajapaske is the cause, not the solution": Sydney Morning Herald
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31206

Sri Lanka slams EU on cutting trade benefits
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100216/wl_sthasia_afp/srilankaeutradeunrestrights_20100216193255

A Missed Opportunity for Sri Lanka

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703630404575054091226609782.html?mod=WSJ_latestheadlines#articleTabs%3Darticle

U.S. Supreme Court to hear controversial terrorism case
http://www.examiner.com/x-2684-Law-Enforcement-Examiner~y2010m2d16-US-Supreme-Court-to-hear-controversial-terrorism-case

Tragic triumphalism in Sri Lanka
http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/the-newspaper/columnists/13+tragic-triumphalism-in-sri-lanka-720-za-02

Perception on ex-LTTE members must be revised: former Aussie diplomat
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31202

Crackdown Provokes Fears for Sri Lanka's Democracy
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/17/world/asia/17lanka.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Sri Lanka monks put off meet fearing unrest
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100217/wl_sthasia_afp/srilankapoliticsreligion_20100217075233

Buddhist conference postponed
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/02/100216_monk_convention.shtml

Opposition journalist released
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/02/100216_chandana_cid.shtml

Arrest of Sri Lankan presidential challenger
http://www.upiasia.com/Politics/2010/02/22/arrest_of_sri_lankan_presidential_challenger/2147/

REPEAL REPRESSIVE LAWS THAT PERMIT ABUSE OF POWER
http://www.peace-srilanka.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=227:repeal-repressive-laws-that-permit-abuse-of-power&catid=17:media

DANGER OF EROSION OF FAITH IN DEMOCRACY
http://www.peace-srilanka.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=226:danger-of-erosion-of-faith-in-democracy&catid=1:latest&Itemid=121

The ‘Sinhala-Nationalist's Burden'
http://www.groundviews.org/2010/02/17/the-%E2%80%98sinhala-nationalist%E2%80%99s-burden%E2%80%99/

IDPs evicted from army HSZ in Valikaamam again asked to register their names
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31213

Tamil circles urge TNA to enunciate policy
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31214

Political complacency will hasten plunge into autocracy: Australian media

http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31204

Sri Lanka Wins a War and Diminishes Democracy
http://www.thenation.com/doc/20100301/crossette

Amnesty appeals for release of abducted Sri Lanka rights worker
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31226

Facilitating transnational government needs to be democratic: NCET
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31222

Anniversary of Murugathasan's death marked in Geneva
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31225

Murdered Sri Lankan journalist honored as 'hero'
http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/02/18/srilanka.journalist.honored/index.html?eref=rss_world&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_world+%28RSS%3A+World%29

Sri Lankan Army Chief warns of continuing terrorist threat
http://www.defpro.com/news/details/13236/

Australia: Asylum-seeker deported
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/asylum-seeker-deported/story-e6frg6nf-1225832387062

thanks,

I don't think the drama is going to end any time soon....
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49 women detainees arrested in Vavuniyaa camps
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31229

Rise of Sri Lankan President's son Namal Rajapaksa sparks concern
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article7035564.ece

S.Lanka monks complain of government pressure
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/afp/100219/world/srilanka_politics_religion_3

Govt. 'trying to destroy Buddhism'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/02/100219_ranil_monks.shtml

Fundamentalism versus totalitarianism in Sri Lanka
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=79&artid=31232

Checkmate!: With Tamils in Sri Lanka beaten on all fronts, the time has come for India to intervene decisively
http://www.forbes.com/2010/02/18/forbes-india-tamils-in-sri-lanka.html?feed=rss_home

Missing Sri Lanka journalist's wife appeals for help
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8527798.stm

Sri Lankan opposition coalition splits
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8524497.stm

UK arrivals help Sri Lanka tourism boom
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/highlights/story/2010/02/100219_london_tourism.shtml

Sri Lanka enters Information dark age?
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31237

India to screen academics of Sri Lanka attending conferences
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=79&artid=31242

SLFP branch in Jaffna enlisting members using deceptive tactics
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31231

Rajapaksa Actions Politicse Sri Lanka Army
http://policyresearchgroup.com/srilanka/580.html

SRI LANKA: Post-Election Protests Fail to Get Wide Support
http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=50415

Pasadena firm assists in Alston's execution video analysis
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31243

Aftershocks of a civil war
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2010/02/19/f-sri-lanka-unrest.html

Canada; Tamil newspaper vandalized after publisher warned of trouble
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/tamil-newspaper-vandalized-after-publisher-warned-of-trouble/article1476667/

Canada: Tamil newspaper's Scarborough office attacked
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/769117--tamil-newspaper-s-scarborough-office-attacked?bn=1

Toronto's G20: The summit of all fears
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/torontos-g20-the-summit-of-all-fears/article1474992/

A newspaper head gives collected money to the Sri Lankan war criminal head of state.

That state continues to rape and assault ethnic Tamils.

I'd be upset.

Tamils Lobby MPs For Recognition After War
http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Sri-Lankan-Tamils-Meet-British-Politicians-In-London-To-Win-Recognition-Of-New-Ethnic-Group/Article/201002415558394?lpos=World_News_Second_World_News_Article_Teaser_Region_0&lid=ARTICLE_15558394_Sri_Lankan_Tamil

GTF launch well attended by British politicians
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31263

British PM meets Tamil delegates
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/02/100224_milband.shtml

British High Commissioner summoned over David Miliband's address to Tamil group
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article7040187.ece

"No future for Tamil Eelam"
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/02/100224_crylanka.shtml

'Eezham Tamils to act for themselves'
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=99&artid=31264

No sign of Sri Lankan journalist Eknaligoda one month on
http://cpj.org/2010/02/no-sign-of-sri-lankan-journalist-eknaligoda-one-mo.php

Vigil for missing Sri Lankan journalist
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8535018.stm

General Sarath Fonseka to stand in Sri Lanka election
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8536413.stm

Restored library in Sri Lanka signals hope for Tamil minority

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Global-News/2010/0224/Restored-library-in-Sri-Lanka-signals-hope-for-Tamil-minority

Sri Lanka crackdown shreds hopes of reconciliation
http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Lanka+crackdown+shreds+hopes+reconciliation/2609001/story.html

IMF delays third tranche of $2.6 bln Sri Lanka loan
http://asia.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20100225/tbs-srilanka-economy-imf-7318940.html

SBS Dateline Video: Sri Lanka's War Stories
http://www.sbs.com.au/dateline/story/watch/id/600331/n/War-Stories
Transcript: http://www.sbs.com.au/dateline/story/transcript/id/600331/n/War-Stories

Suresh Premachandran's office in Jaffna attacked again
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31276

17 persons reported missing since January
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31283

Sri Lanka soldiers remanded over rape of 9-year old Tamil girl
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31278

Sri Lanka's dissenting voices 'silenced'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8500886.stm

Sri Lanka cricketer Jayasuriya criticised over election
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8541803.stm

Fonseka political prisoner - former CJ
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/03/100301_sf_political_prisoner.shtml

Protest outside British embassy in Sri Lanka
http://www.rnw.nl/int-justice/article/protest-outside-british-embassy-sri-lanka

Casey Remarks Read at Global Tamil Forum Event
http://casey.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/?id=09423edc-aa53-492f-b19b-a5c364227677

Denmark silences detractors of Tamil referendum
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=79&artid=31284

Sri Lanka: After the "War on Terror"
http://www.truthout.org/sri-lanka-after-war-terror57217

SRI LANKA: Arulamma Thambiraja, "I have seen things I never thought I would, so much death"
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/ecc9777ec12fc265d68dfcb4efdbf09f.htm

Opinion: Reflecting between elections in Sri Lanka
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/worldview/100224/elections-sri-lanka

Sri Lanka: ambitious plan to rebuild 'ground zero' in war with Tamil Tigers
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-South-Central/2010/0226/Sri-Lanka-ambitious-plan-to-rebuild-ground-zero-in-war-with-Tamil-Tigers

Sri Lanka's human-rights and free-speech problems need international attention
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2011202630_guest28mountford.html

General Sarath Fonseka to fight in Sri Lanka parliamentary elections
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article7043313.ece

Australia: Tamils' spokesman 'Alex' jumps ship
http://www.smh.com.au/world/tamils-spokesman-alex-jumps-ship-20100301-pdju.html

SLA systematically terrorises female detainees
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31291

China is Sri Lanka's top lender
http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Asia/Story/STIStory_497467.html

Dissolved parliament to be reconvened March 9 to extend Emergency
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31292

SRI LANKA: Undermining of the judiciary and weakening of the Sri Lankan society
http://www.ahrchk.net/statements/mainfile.php/2010statements/2448/

US honours displaced Sri Lankan Muslim woman
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8546367.stm

"Opportunity for peace marred" says Navi Pillai
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/03/100304_pillai.shtml

Wife's appeal for missing journalist
Audio: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p006dyp9/Outlook_04_03_2010/

Germans arrest 6 suspected of rebel Tamil support
http://www.boston.com/news/world/europe/articles/2010/03/05/germans_arre...

IMF Says "No Agreement" With Sri Lanka, Meets in Hungary, Omits Bulgaria, Angola and Chavez Questions
http://www.innercitypress.com/imf1hunsri030410.html

Q+A-Why are foreigners net sellers of Sri Lanka bourse
http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20100305/tbs-srilanka-bourse-foreign...

POLITICS: Sri Lanka, Britain Spar Again Over Tigers
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=50555

China's "pearls" spook Indian observers
http://www.guardianweekly.co.uk/?page=editorial&id=1490&catID=17

Battle to force electoral regulations
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/03/100305_election_posters....

Araud of France Gives Economic Read of Iran Sanctions, Ban's Sri Lanka Inaction
http://www.innercitypress.com/framb1sriran030410.html

More than 100,000 children traumatised: Norwegian aid worker
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31298

Swiss Tamils set benchmark in political organisation
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31300

Pilgrims to Paalaitheevu St. Antony's church annual festival asked to register with SLN
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31299

Rebuilding Sri Lanka "A perceptive and sensitive Sri Lankan has noted;"
http://www.groundviews.org/2010/03/03/rebuilding-sri-lanka/

Government continues to deceive IDPs in resettlement in HSZs in Valikaamam - President of IDP Welfare organizations
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31302

SLA harasses resettled IDPs in Vanni
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31327

Government suppresses protest demonstration of IDPs in Jaffna
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31325

Sri Lanka emergency laws extended ahead of election
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8557778.stm

S.Lanka's detained general 'ends hunger strike'
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100309/wl_sthasia_afp/srilankapoliticsfons...

Soldiers 'victimised by government'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/03/100308_womens_day.shtml

On Sri Lanka, UN's Ban Restates Concern on Lack of Progress, Unaware of Job Request
http://www.innercitypress.com/lanka3unfollow030810.html

UN reiterates Sri Lanka concern
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/03/100309_moon_mahinda.shtm...

DEVELOPMENT-SRI LANKA: Water Woes Fall on Women's Shoulders
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=50599

Colombo NGOs register complaint over threatening web report
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31328

Indonesia: Chickenpox threatens Merak asylum seekers
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/03/09/2841241.htm

Indonesia won't be swayed by chickenpox threat
http://www.abc.net.au/news/audio/2010/03/09/2841071.htm?site=news

Nearly hundred thousand IDPs in camps
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/03/100310_idplanka.shtml

WHY UN REPORTS HAVE NO EFFECT ON
SRI LANKA?
http://www.tamilcanadian.com/documents/HRC_13th_Electro_Mar_10.pdf

China to build new international airport in Sri Lanka
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8560544.stm

Sri Lanka looks east to China for funding and support
http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100311/FOREIGN/70...

UK's Hi Tech Miliband Is Asked of Somalia and Sri Lanka, by Twitter, Yes or No
http://www.innercitypress.com/ukun1twitsri031010.html

Sri Lanka: End Witch Hunt Against the Media and NGOs
http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2010/03/10/sri-lanka-end-witch-hunt-against-m...

Sri Lankan attorney general assures exiled journalists
http://cpj.org/2010/03/sri-lankan-attorney-general-assures-exiled-journa...

OHCHR's Damning Silence: It needs a new approach to speak out
http://www.achrweb.org/Review/2010/229-10.html

SLanka's former army chief 'to face three charges'
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5glEKkCbbO036kVGuX3Tz0...

UN investigation can serve as leverage to establish ICTSL, says Prof. Boyle
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31338

Family fears for missing Sri Lankan cartoonist
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hUHHv3JdPYHkvugGPe7T9...

Indian team from Jaipur to help Sri Lanka amputees
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8559262.stm

Australia: Christmas Island detention centre riot charges vindictive, says refugee group
http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/christmas-island-detention-centre-r...

'No democracy' in S.Lanka, says Fonseka supporter
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jrAjyKS70ozKkVqUIsWta...

TNA releases election manifesto
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31348

Sri Lanka Tamil party drops statehood demand
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8566114.stm

Sri Lanka's main Tamil party vows civil disobedience
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100313/wl_sthasia_afp/srilankapoliticstami...

Sri Lankan Tamils drop demand for separate independent homeland
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/mar/14/tamils-drop-calls-for-separa...

Government blamed for not helping resettled IDPs in Jaffna
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31364

Concern over Sigiriya's bees
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/03/100314_lanka_bees.shtml

US rights report adds to Colombo's woes over war-crime accusations
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31342

Demand US to reveal more inculpatory war crimes evidence, urges Boyle
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31356

Sri Lanka: A crises overlooked
http://www.student-direct.co.uk/2010/03/sri-lanka-a-crises-overlooked/

The Diaspora
http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=2715

Lawyers alarmed over 'rights abuse' in Sri Lanka
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8566946.stm

Asian group faults UN rights chief for silence on Sri Lanka
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31354

Govt. 'first did politics' with Fonseka
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/03/100314_dna_lalith.shtml

Sri Lanka to request IMF waiver on deficit
http://in.reuters.com/article/southAsiaNews/idINIndia-46926620100315?fee...

US slams Lanka rights record
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/03/100312_us_rights.shtml

Sri Lanka slams U.S. rights report
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SGE62E0BF.htm

Australia: Tamils say lives at risk if sent home
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/03/13/2844879.htm?section=justin

Indonesia: Merak refugees: global protests mark 150 days stuck on boat
http://www.greenleft.org.au/2010/830/42706

Sri Lanka denies 'hit list' charge
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8571627.stm

Sri Lanka's Fonseka: 'I will never give up'
Article: http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/politics/international_politics/sr...
Video: http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid62612474001?bctid=723223...

The Lede: The New York Times News Blog: Jailed Sri Lankan Opposition Leader Calls Charges Against Him ‘Bogus'
http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/16/jailed-sri-lankan-opposition...

Military trial for ex-army chief who took on President
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/military-trial-for-exarmy-c...

IDPs accuse SLA soldiers of plundering their properties in Ki'linochchi
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31376

Election violence on the increase - CaFFe
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31380

EU in talks with Sri Lanka on maintaining trade privileges
http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/srilanka-rights.3mh/

At UN, Ban Says "No Delay" in Naming Sri Lanka Panel, Report Only to Him
http://www.innercitypress.com/lanka5unfollow031610.html

UN chief defends plan for Sri Lanka rights panel
http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/chief+defends+plan+Lanka+rights+pane...

SLIDESHOW: Sri Lanka refugees face tough choices in India
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/126874445013.htm

Sri Lankan war-refugees in India face struggle to return home
http://in.reuters.com/article/southAsiaNews/idINIndia-46971220100316?fee...

They came to India in boats. And now?
http://alertnet.org/db/blogs/63640/2010/02/16-132655-1.htm

SRI LANKA - CHINA - INDIA Chinese investments in Sri Lanka bring poverty and injustice
http://www.speroforum.com/a/29046/SRI-LANKA--CHINA--INDIA---Chinese-inve...

Full Text of tabled Statement - Australia's Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Hon Stephen Smith, MP (Ministerial Statement on Sri Lanka)
http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/speeches/2010/100317_sri-lanka.html

Government engaged in Sinhalese colonization in Kokkavil - Suresh Premachandran
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31386

Election related violence escalating
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31389

Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC): Human rights situations in Sri Lanka and the Philippines require action by the Council
http://www.alrc.net/doc/mainfile.php/alrc_st2010/606

Colombo police reaches out to Tamil community
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8576330.stm

On Sri Lanka, UN Puts Spin on "No Delay," Jabs at NAM, Will Fonseka Meet Pascoe?
http://www.innercitypress.com/lanka6unfollow031810.html

Sri Lanka's partnership with UN liable to go sour - SL Foreign Minister
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31388

Cutting UN ties will earn Sri Lanka rogue status, says Prof. Boyle
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31387

Tensions between UN and Sri Lanka over war crimes
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2010/mar2010/sril-m19.shtml

‘Sinhala Only' in a government office opening event in Jaffna
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31409

Stones hurled at Sri Lankan broadcaster's office; 4 hurt
http://in.reuters.com/article/southAsiaNews/idINIndia-47117420100322?fee...

Only 46000 IDPs registered to vote
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/03/100322_idp_figures.shtml

Sinhalese soldiers, hooligans destroy Thileepan memorial in Jaffna
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31414

Italian Eezham Tamils conduct referendum, form country council
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31412

British MP trips paid by Sri Lanka
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/03/100323_liamfox.shtml

BBC: Fox and Love lobbied for Sri Lanka after junkets
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=79&artid=31413

Liam Fox MP: Foreign trips and rule breaches
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8574625.stm

Andrew Love MP: Foreign trips and rule breaches
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8574086.stm

Still waiting for justice in Sri Lanka
http://www.groundviews.org/2010/03/23/still-waiting-for-justice-in-sri-l...

Sri Lanka: Permanent military occupation of the North and East
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2010/mar2010/sril-m23.shtml

For UN's Sri Lanka Panel, Nambiar Meets with Kohona, "Two Foxes," Sources Say
http://www.innercitypress.com/lanka7unfollow032410.html

Government denies paying British MP's trips
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/03/100324_maithri.shtml

Author held in book row
http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/NewsDetails.aspx?storyid=274019

Tamil forum calls for boycott of Sri Lanka
http://blogs.reuters.com/great-debate-uk/2010/03/24/tamil-forum-calls-fo...

SRI LANKA: Former rebel capital struggles with returnee influx
http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=88553

Confederation of nations, manifesto option of TNPF
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31419

Cartoonist kidnapped two months ago still missing
http://www.rsf.org/Cartoonist-kidnapped-two-months.html

Rights group: Police show no interest in finding missing Sri Lankan journalist alive
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5iN8SNvNS0Jr...

Hugs help heal wounds in divided Sri Lanka
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8583480.stm

SRI LANKA: First Political Manifesto for Women Gets Good Reviews
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=50787

Malaysia: Suaram calls for release of Sri Lankan refugees
http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/fmt-english/news/general/3777-suaram-ca...

Australia: Oceanic Viking deal will encourage other queue-jumpers: UN
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/politics/oceanic-viking-deal-will-encour...

Pro-Imperialist Global Tamil Forum Inaugurated at British Parliament

http://www.wsws.org/articles/2010/mar2010/tami-m27.shtml

"The GTF, as its eager pursuit of the favor of US and British imperialism attests, speaks not for the Tamil masses, but for the corrupt and servile Tamil bourgeoisie, which is always ready to impose unlimited sacrifices upon the people in order to further its own venal interests..'

very interesting article on Sri Lanka's new women's manifesto from post #49

These are my personal view.

The article on the women's manifesto is an election gimmick from the ruling party (from my point of view), once the election is done, more women will be packed to be sent to the Middle East to be maids and exploited; so don't get too excited about it. I feel pity for International media for not being able to do any investigative journalism because of the media restriction and the BBC Sinhala service is still in business trying to cover this kind of news which they know is election gimmick.

As for the call for boycott, it was initiated long before the idea of Global Tamil Forum even took to the public by country specific Tamil organizations that make up Global Tamil Forum. Global Tamil Forum is picking it up as it is an international organization that is capable of carrying out an international campaign. The aim of the boycott call is to drain any financial venue that Sri Lanka has or will have to finance the military or to maintain a functional state structure. Already, Sri Lanka is unable to do that, forcing them to go for loans that are given as development aid from countries like China/India/Pakistan with conditions (the Sinhalese people don't even realize how much they are selling themselves and how much they are plunging themselves into the geo-political influence game that is being played by China and India because the government has a blackout on information going to the public). The Tamil people are not gaining anything from the state and as for the historical records suggest, they never will either, so it will have pretty much no impact on the Tamils. Tamils are still able to survive because of the handouts from NGO's and the Tamil Diaspora that is able to send money to their relatives/friends and initiatives such as Project "Connecting Families" (http://www.canadiantamilcongress.ca/connectingfamilies/). Another aim is to hit the Sinhalese from the bottom; certainly it will increase poverty and bring suffering (a perfect ingredients for revolution). A successful boycott on playing cricket with Sri Lanka could send huge awareness campaign to the Sinhalese people and what more to come if they don't address the Tamil issues on the terms that the Tamils expects.

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Laughing politicians - non stop
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/03/100329_upali.shtml

SRI LANKA: Housing tops returnees' wish-list
http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=88614

Sri Lanka's ex-army chief could die in custody: wife
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hOKYhucaaWW8ZsHz4Wbyz...

Rajiv Gandhi assassin release plea rejected
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8594177.stm

Why welcome and caution to Transnational Government
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=99&artid=31459

Tamil refugees told to get out of Sri Lanka or suffer persecution
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/get-out-or-youll-suffer/story-e6frf7jo-...

HAS MAHINDA RAJAPAKSA BEEN A TRAITOR TO SRI LANKA?
http://www.groundviews.org/2010/03/31/has-mahinda-rajapaksa-been-a-trait...

Sri Lanka President Rajapaksa visits Tamil city Jaffna
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8598150.stm

Minority rights in Sri Lanka a must- Millband
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/03/100331_miliuk.shtml

Internationalising Lanka
http://www.himalmag.com/Internationalising-Lanka_nw4438.html

CONFORMITY WITH INTERNATIONAL LAW IS BETTER THAN RELYING ON GLOBAL POWERS
http://www.peace-srilanka.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&...

Tamil Nadu government blocks protest march against Eezham Tamil Woman refugee's suicide
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31467

Douglas Devananda intimidates Yarl Thinakural editor, manager in Jaffna
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31470

Political will required
http://www.dailypioneer.com/245704/Political-will-required.html

Sri Lanka's traitorous politics
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/libertycentral/2010/apr/01/sri-l...

Aid rows in Sri Lanka - Imperfect peace
http://www.economist.com/world/asia/displaystory.cfm?story_id=15819464

Indonesia: Tamil asylum seekers battle rat plague
http://ctya.org/blog/news/tamil-asylum-seekers-battle-rat-plague/

UK: Tamil OAP faces arrest over launch of terror-link political party
http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/6203186.Tamil_OAP_faces_arrest_o...

Australia: Navy patrol boats provide refugee taxi service
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/opinion/navy-patrol-boats/story-e6frfhqf-122...

Australia: Charity used as front to finance Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/charity-used-as-front-to-finance-sri-la...

Sri Lanka elections not free and fair: opposition
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100407/wl_sthasia_afp/srilankavote_2010040...

High ranking Tiger officials in SLA custody feared assassinated
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31498

Uprooted civilians sell dry food rations on streets in Vavuniyaa
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31501

Rajapaksa's coalition expected to do well in general election
http://www.smh.com.au/world/rajapaksas-coalition-expected-to-do-well-in-...

Rajapaksas out in force for Sri Lanka election
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8607301.stm

Sri Lankan president eyes new political dynast
http://www.mysinchew.com/node/37408

Sri Lanka polls to decide depth of Rajapaksa's power
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6353VX20100406?feedType=RSS&feedNa...

Eezham fishermen not responsible for attack on Tamil Nadu fishermen
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31496

Sri Lankans rally for Fonseka's freedom
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/04/07/2866575.htm

Who is scoring at Galle?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/04/100406_upali_galle.shtml

State of emergency extended
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/04/100406_parliament_emerge...

Indonesia: Six-month asylum stand-off to end 'in five days'
http://www.smh.com.au/world/sixmonth-asylum-standoff-to-end-in-five-days...

Indonesia moves to end asylum seeker stand-off
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/04/07/2866719.htm

Australia: Another asylum seeker boat intercepted as immigration debate rages
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/tony-abbotts-asylum-sermon/story-e6frf7...

Australia: Even Jesus Christ would not accept every asylum-seeker, says Opposition Leader
http://www.news.com.au/national/even-jesus-christ-would-not-accept-every...

Turnout Low at Sri Lanka Parliamentary Elections
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/09/world/asia/09lanka.html

"Turn out very low" - Election monitors
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/04/100408_low_turnout.shtml

Ruling alliance wins parliamentary majority
http://www.france24.com/en/20100409-sri-lanka-ruling-alliance-wins-parli...

Sri Lankan president allies proclaim victory in election
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/srilanka/7570871/Sri-Lank...

Lowest number of votes registered in Jaffna electoral district
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31515

Clashes reported in the wake of election all over the country
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31516

Overwhelming Tamil majority rejects elections under Sri Lankan State
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31517

M.I.A. blasts Sri Lanka after return to U.K.
http://www.new-magazine.co.uk/latestnews/view/19239/M-I-A-blasts-Sri-Lan...

Tamils face return in UN review
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/tamils-face-return-in-un-review/sto...

Australia becoming 'breeding ground' for Tamil rebels
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/04/08/2866838.htm

Australia Failed asylum-seeker 'got it from both sides'
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/failed-asylum-seeker-got-it-from-bo...

Australia blocks Afghan and Sri Lankan refugees
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article7092776.ece

Australia halts Sri Lankan and Afghan asylum claims
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8610679.stm

Australia suspends Afghan, Sri Lankan asylum-seeker claims
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/politics/australia-suspends-afghan-sri-l...

Australia: Rudd bows to pressure on boatpeople
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/opinion/rudd-bows-to-pressure-on-bo...

Australia: Asylum-seeker clampdown 'an election fix', says Abbott
http://www.theage.com.au/national/asylumseeker-clampdown-an-election-fix...

Australia: Refugee groups, Opposition condemn Australia's suspension of asylum applications
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/politics/refugee-groups-opposition-conde...

Australia: Asylum freeze 'politically motivated'
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/04/09/2868886.htm

Australia: Asylum seeker move a 'freeze on fairness'
http://www.smh.com.au/national/asylum-seeker-move-a-freeze-on-fairness-2...

Indonesia: Mixed signals on asylum seeker stand-off
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/04/08/2866880.htm

New party to be launched in Tamil Nadu with Leaping Tiger as its flag
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31531

TNA MP: Low turnout reflects Tamils losing faith in political system
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31521

A worldwide boycott of Sri Lanka
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/apr/11/worldwide-boycott-sr...

One year on, life slowly returns to the Tamil Tigers' shattered stronghold
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/apr/11/tamil-tigers-former-strongho...

Rajapakse wins again, but battle for unity remains
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100411/wl_sthasia_afp/srilankavote_2010041...

TNA 'open for dialogue' with Govt.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/04/100411_tna_response.shtm...

'Respect mandate' world urged
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/04/100411_dulles_world.shtm...

Ups and downs in Sri Lanka elections
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/04/100409_preferential_vote...

Northern Sri Lanka Emerges From Conflict But Challenges Remain
http://www.tamilcanadian.com/news/index.php?action=full_news&id=13195

Australia: Elections 2010: a festival of cruelty towards refugees?
http://www.greenleft.org.au/2010/833/42873

Australia under fire over asylum seeker clampdown
http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/connectasia/stories/201004/s2870036.htm

Human rights groups angered at Australia's asylum decision
http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/connectasia/stories/201004/s2870035.htm

Australia: Asylum seeker policy causing distress
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/04/11/2869590.htm?section=justin

Indonesia praises Kevin Rudd's new asylum-seeker policy
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/indonesia-praises-kevin-rudds...

Australia: Abbott ignorant on boat arrivals
http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/politics/abbott-ignorant-on-boat-arriva...

Indonesians to move Merak Tamils
http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/indonesians-to-move-merak-tam...

Australia: Sri Lankan tells of asylum death voyage
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/politics/sri-lankan-tells-of-asylum-deat...

The boats will keep coming, say traumatised Tamils
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/politics/the-boats-will-keep-coming-say-...

Tamil Representative Fails To Win Seat In Sri Lanka's Parliament
http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsindex.php?id=490232

Post-election related violence continues in South, one killed
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31539

New Year celebrations dull in North
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31538

Rajapaksa's dharma
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/63743/rajapaksas-dharma.html

Chinese Inroads into Sri Lanka
http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/papers38/paper3759.html

Sri Lanka: Red Cross Red Crescent launches appeal to support displaced people
http://www.ifrc.org/Docs/News/pr10/2710.asp

Dreams die in palace of lies
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/dreams-die-in-palace-of-lies/story...

'Action' against religious attackers
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/04/100413_christian_attack....

EU urges probe on poll violence
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/04/100414_eu_election.shtml

US : Migrant boat docks in Miami Beach
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2010/04/13/Migrant-boat-docks-in-Miami-Be...

Indonesia: 30 Tamils flee Merak camp after Australian policy change
http://www.smh.com.au/world/30-tamils-flee-merak-camp-after-australian-p...

Indoneisia: Jakarta frets over future of tentative agreement
http://www.theage.com.au/national/jakarta-frets-over-future-of-tentative...

Indoneis Tamils ponder escape as deadline approaches
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/tamils-ponder-escape-as-deadline-ap...

Entire country celebrates Buddhist and Tamil New Year, but forgets the North's refugees
http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Entire-country-celebrates-Buddhist-New-Ye...

Thousands of Displaced Sri Lankans Need Help to Rebuild Lives
http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/asia/Thousands-of-Displaced-Sri-Lan...

US urges respect for human rights in Sri Lanka
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5g8O-5XEvKfJ5HiZUhu-xP...

Mano Ganesan complains on violence in Nawalapitiya
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31544

A landslide for Sri Lanka's ruling party
http://www.economist.com/world/asia/displaystory.cfm?story_id=15910939&f...

Sajith urges reform in UNP
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/04/100415_sajith_unp.shtml

S Lanka accused soldiers freed
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8622816.stm

$150-mn ADB emergency loan to Sri Lanka
http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/150-mn-adb-emergency-loan-to...

Australia and Denmark: Danes deny refugee ban on Tamils
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/politics/danes-deny-refugee-ban-on-tamil...

Australia: Remandating VR, a unique opportunity to address Australian refugee crisis
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=79&artid=31547

End of the road for Sri Lanka's left?
http://www.nst.com.my/articles/16lanka/Article/index_html

Just remember that there are 50 000 + sinhalese soldiers located in the Jaffna alone with thier families. The individuals voted in the election might add up to 23% in Jaffna but if you look at the Tamils who would have voted would be in my guess be at 1% or less in Jaffna.

Unspoken Genocide: Convention on War Crimes and Genocide in SriLanka
http://www.globalpeacesupport.com/globalpeacesupport.com/post/2010/04/17...

Sri Lanka: No end to human rights abuses
http://www.greenleft.org.au/2010/834/42900

USA wishes joint celebrations, engages in joint operations
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31554

JNU convention condemns Sri Lanka war crimes
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31565

Mr. Viraj Mendis is the chair-person of the International Human Rights Association in Bremen Germany - a refugee based organization. The Indian govt denied him a visa to participate in the "Unspoken Genocide: Convention on War Crimes and Genocide in Sri Lanka".
http://www.humanrights.de/ftp/viraj.wmv

"Sri Lanka sets precedent for internationally acceptable genocide model"
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=79&artid=31553

India refuses landing to Pirapaharan's mother
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31557

Tamil Nadu police arrest protestors against Namal Rajapkase's arrival in Chennai
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31566

Uproar in TN State Assembly over India's refusal to allow Pirapaharan's mother to land in Chennai
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31568

Prabhakaran's ghost returns to haunt DMK
http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_prabhakaran-s-ghost-returns-to-haun...

Sri Lanka set to get new Cabinet
http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/04/19/srilanka.cabinet/index.html?...

A heated election in a cool city.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/04/100416_electionnawala.sh...

Resettlement continues says Govt
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/04/100416_idpmanik.shtml

'Boost' for Jaffna industries
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/04/100418_jaffna_trade.shtm...

UN concerned about Australia's asylum freeze
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jlXQ9h8ss6XRhu6q_YXn6...

Sri Lanka war wounded face long fight to recovery
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5i0kmYtCeM_e1De4C95fNs...

S.Lanka's ex-army chief back in court as MP-elect
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jAMF52Mrasb428lII6UxS...

Former SLRC employee in Vanni complains of death threat to HRC Jaffna
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31558

Wellawatte police blamed for long-term neglect in investigating disappearance
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31567

Australia: Tamil vote on pressing case for homeland
http://www.theage.com.au/national/tamil-vote-on-pressing-case-for-homela...

Australia: Rudd's refugee ban: illegal and dishonest
http://www.greenleft.org.au/2010/834/42929

Australian asylum suspension is "inhumane", say aid workers
http://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-47756920100416?sp=true

Australia re-opens detention centre
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/04/100418_australia_asylum....

Australia: Refugees at air base
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/national/refugees-at-air-base/stor...

Indonesia, Australia relocate Tamil refugees to isolated detention centres
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31569

Australia: Asylum seekers facing uncertain future
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/04/19/2876532.htm

Video: Indoneisa: Asylum seekers standoff ends
http://www.abc.net.au/news/video/2010/04/19/2877043.htm

Indonesia: Indonesia moves Sri Lankan migrants
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia-pacific/2010/04/20104198131745061...

Indonesia: Sri Lanka migrant stand-off in Indonesia port ends
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8629134.stm

Indonesia: Merak stand-off close to ending as 122 head into detention
http://www.smh.com.au/world/merak-standoff-close-to-ending-as-122-head-i...

Indoneisa: Tamils agree to leave camp at port of Merak after standoff
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/tamils-agree-to-leave-camp-at...

Canada: Rohan Gunaratna, Professor Terror
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/rohan-gunaratna-pro...

Canada: The Tamil boat mystery
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/the-tamil-boat-myst...

Canada: Toronto's Tamil Community receives recognition and support from Corporate Sector at Tamils' Chamber Awards Gala at Fairmont Royal York
http://www.monsoonjournal.com/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=182

I appreciate the news here, thank you.  It seems that the Tamil diaspora communities are particularly important now for the future of the situation in Sri Lanka.  And everyone needs to continue to call for war criminals to be held to account.

Sri Lankan defence secretary proposes further security laws
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2010/apr2010/sril-a21.shtml

Sri Lanka president tightens grip on power
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iNCayF0cQ2_cipzsq-rcs...

US asks Sri Lanka to pursue 'healing process'
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100421/pl_afp/srilankapoliticsus_201004212...

ANALYSIS: Follow military win with political solution, Tamils say
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/319811,analysis-follow-military-...

Elderly man abducted, killed in Jaffna, 9-year-old girl killed in Vavuniyaa
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31589

Sri Lanka parliament opens with brotherhood, enmity
http://in.reuters.com/article/southAsiaNews/idINIndia-47900320100422

Sri Lanka president names party veteran Jayaratne as PM
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8635867.stm

Detained opposition leader in Sri Lanka parliament
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8636478.stm

Sarath Fonseka rails against ‘injustices' at opening of Sri Lankan parliament
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article7104713.ece

Amnesty International-Free Sri Lanka of Draconian Emergency Laws
http://digitaljournal.com/article/290914

Australia: 99.4 percent vote for Tamil Eelam in Australia
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31590

Australia: 'Security risk' refugees left in limbo
http://www.theage.com.au/national/security-risk-refugees-left-in-limbo-2...

Indonesia: Sri Lankan asylum-seekers `hoodwinked' by Indonesians
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/politics/sri-lankan-asylum-seekers-hoodw...

Jaffna Tamils Decry Development Plan of Gov't
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=51188

Liberation Tigers' Ira'naimadu runway used exclusively by Indian Air Force
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31600

Police administration in North continues in ‘Sinhala Only'
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31602

INTERVIEW - War over, Sri Lanka hails return of diaspora cash
http://in.reuters.com/article/southAsiaNews/idINIndia-47963320100424?fee...

Sri Lanka to expand first post-war cabinet
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5g8CNiJ_LZ08r_jT6ekNoG...

GSP+ relief depends on Human Rights
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/04/100423_mahanayake.shtml

Gen Fonseka 'further detained'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/04/100426_fonseka_fr.shtml

As Sri Lanka AG Met With UN's Ban, War Crimes Panel Unnamed for Six Weeks
http://www.innercitypress.com/lanka9unfollow042210.html

The UN and its Mail, on Free Press, Sri Lanka and Middle East, True Believers
http://www.innercitypress.com/un1letters042510.html

Suspects in Navaali abduction to be charged under PTA
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31606

Sri Lanka considers ending emergency laws
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100425/wl_asia_afp/srilankaunrestlaw_20100...

IIFA, Amithab to Sri Lanka's damage control
http://truthdive.com/2010/04/25/iifa-amithab-to-sri-lanka%E2%80%99s-dama...

UK: British Tamils must pick candidate, not party
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=79&artid=31607

Australia's Tamils Voice Visa Suspension Concerns to Top Officials in Canberra
http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/asia/Australias-Tamils-Voice-Visa-S...

Australia: Freezing claims 'unlikely to stop asylum seekers'
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/04/26/2883012.htm?section=world

Malaysia: Sri Lankans detained after 57-hour deadlock
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/4/26/nation/6130661&sec=...

'Reforms to allow S.Lanka president to retain power'
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100428/wl_sthasia_afp/srilankapolitics_201...

Jaffna Civil organizations accuse Colombo financial institutions of exploitation
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31621

SRI LANKA: Peoples anger against bad policing and governments excuses
http://www.ahrchk.net/statements/mainfile.php/2010statements/2520/

Men claiming to be SLA intelligence personnel abduct, sexually abuse young woman in Jaffna
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31618

Sinhalese language prioritized in the North
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31619

7000 IDPs return to Vanni
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/04/100427_unhcr_idps.shtml

The Long Reach of Sri Lanka's Rajapaksa Dynasty
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1984484,00.html?xid=rss-wo...

M.I.A. music video elicits strong online response
http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/Music/04/27/mia.music.video/

Mulligan (Opinion by Roy Ratnavel)
http://www.tamileelamnews.com/news/publish/tns_12624.shtml

Indian corporate to build high-rise buildings, apartments, in Jaffna
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31625

Jaffna undergrads held as prisoners, charges IUSF
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31628

Buddhism with monsters
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2010/apr/26/religion-budd...

UN calls for war crimes tribunal into Sri Lanka
http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/connectasia/stories/201004/s2884448.htm

Australia's young lawyers to document Sri Lanka's war-crimes
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31620

International war corporatism continues silencing Eezham Tamils
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=99&artid=31637

Chinese corporate worker arrested for rape in Nuraichchoalai
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31636

RSF protests new media minister
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/04/100427_mervyn_rsf.shtml

Sri Lanka rebel leader's home is destroyed
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8652136.stm

Sri Lanka: New government threat against the media
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2010/apr2010/sril-a30.shtml

Sri Lanka must listen to its people
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/libertycentral/2010/apr/30/sri-l...

SRI LANKA: Muslims and Tamils deal with the pas
http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=88966

Sri Lanka: Ready For Business
http://www.forbes.com/2010/04/29/sri-lanka-tourism-investment-lifestyle-...

SLA reimposes road checks in Jaffna peninsula
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31635

Garment Woes Dampen Labour Day
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=51268

Interview Louise Arbour/ YOICHI FUNABASHI, Editor in Chief: Protection more effective than intervention to deal with conflicts
http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201004290212.html

Sri Lanka must respect memory of war
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/may/04/sri-lanka-must-respe...

SLA destroys Liberation Tiger war heroes tombs in Uduppiddi
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31670

Sri Lanka to scale back emergency laws: minister
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100504/wl_sthasia_afp/srilankaunrestlaw_20...

Colombo relaxes some provisions of Emergency Regulations
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31672

No threat SL state sovereignty, no need for emergency, says Fonseka
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31675

Pardon of Sri Lankan journalist welcome, details needed
http://cpj.org/2010/05/pardon-of-sri-lankan-journalist-welcome-details-n...

Pardon 'welcomed' but questions remain
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/05/100504_tissa_reax.shtml

FACTBOX - Key political risks to watch in Sri Lanka
http://in.reuters.com/article/southAsiaNews/idINIndia-48185220100503?fee...

Long struggle for displaced Sri Lankan Tamils
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8643763.stm

Fonseka court martial halted
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/05/100503_fonseka_appeal.sh...

UK: Sri Lankans 'united' in UK elections
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/highlights/story/2010/05/100503_uk_election...

UK: Tamils' cause finds support amongst candidates from all three British parties
http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=2739

Sri Lanka fears revival of war crimes charges
http://sify.com/news/sri-lanka-fears-revival-of-war-crimes-charges-news-...

Sri Lanka to probe wartime rights abuses
http://asia.news.yahoo.com/ap/20100506/tap-as-sri-lanka-reconciliation-5...

Colombo announces reconciliation commissison classifying 1,350 LTTE POWs as criminals
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31695

On Sri Lanka, As UN's Ban Delays on Panel, Pascoe's Trip Delayed For "Goodies"
http://www.innercitypress.com/sri1unfollow050510.html

8 political prisoners assaulted by Jaffna prison personnel
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31692

SRI LANKA: Moves to boost livelihoods in former combat-zone
http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=89030

Sri Lanka's main opposition faces leadership question as it attempts to regroup
http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100506/FOREIGN/70...

Monk Areested Over Alleged Abuse of Orphaned girls
http://www.tamilcanadian.com/news/index.php?action=full_news&id=13439

SRI LANKA: President to take over Attorney General's Department will further damage the rule of law
http://www.ahrchk.net/statements/mainfile.php/2010statements/2529/

EU demands release of Fonseka, Colombo told
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31697

Explaining China's Growing Influence in Sri Lanka
http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/papers38/paper3797.html

UK: Why Genocide is an issue in the British elections
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=79&artid=31693

Canada: Accused terrorism-financer expected to plead guilty in Vancouver court
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Accused+terrorism+financer+expected+ple...

Sri Lanka: Government Proposal Won't Address War Crimes
http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2010/05/07/sri-lanka-government-proposal-won-...

Colombo adopts failed Sudanese ruse to deflect war crimes charges - Prof. Boyle
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31719

On Sri Lanka, UN Soft Peddles Humanitarian Law, Still No War Crimes Panel for Ban Ki-moon after Gota Rajapaksa Threats
http://www.innercitypress.com/sri2unfollow050910.html

Sri Lanka calls on West to crack down on rebel funding
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100507/wl_sthasia_afp/srilankaswitzlerland...

SL Defence Ministry blocks international media persons visiting North
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31708

SLA builds base on demolished LTTE War Heroes' Resting Home in Uduppiddi
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31710

A Tamil group arrested in Italy say they were sent to Europe on a SL Defense Chief's mission
http://www.tamilcanadian.com/news/index.php?action=full_news&id=13466

Sri Lanka risks losing the peace
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/opinion/sri-lanka-risks-losing-the-...

Colombo accelerates Sinhalicisation of Madu
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31726

TGTE member from New Zealand speaks on Vaddukkoaddai Resolution
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31722

Tamil leaders call for day of mourning to mark 'catastrophe' after Sri Lankan war victory
http://www.metronews.ca/ottawa/world/article/522626--tamil-leaders-call-...

Arumugam Rajeevan (Australian Tamil whose attempts to raise money for humanitarian aid in Sri Lanka found him being convicted of raising funds for the Tamil Tigers.)
http://www.abc.net.au/sundayprofile/stories/2892894.htm?site=adelaide

Australia playing "political football" with refugees: Amnesty International
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31714

Austrlaia: Trade Unions slam Australia's treatment of refugees
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31720

Australia: Five asylum seekers feared drowned
http://www.theage.com.au/national/five-asylum-seekers-feared-drowned-201...

Jaffna peninsula people gripped in shock, fear as abductions escalate
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31739

India calls for 'effective devolution'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2010/05/100511_india_devolution....

Sri Lanka's Turnaround Could Signal New Beginning
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=51384

Arbour to campaign for independent war-crimes inquiry in Sri Lanka
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31734

Cancellation tactics make potential candidates withdraw from TGTE elections
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31733

You can die at sea, Tamils warned
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/you-can-die-at-sea-tamils-wa...

Australia must ratify Tamil referendum results: Greens MLA
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31736

Australia: Costly exercise: asylum seekers' private jet flights cost $5.6m
http://www.smh.com.au/national/costly-exercise-asylum-seekers-private-je...

Canada: Tamil Tiger fundraiser pleads guilty
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2010/05/11/bc-tamil-tiger-fundrai...

Canada: Ontario man pleads guilty to raising funds for banned Tamil Tigers rebels
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/808062--ontario-man-pleads-gu...

Canada: Crown seeks two-year sentence for terrorism financing
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Crown+seeks+year+sentence+terrorism+fin...

Sri Lanka says puts own terms for IMF loan
http://in.reuters.com/article/southAsiaNews/idINIndia-48468320100513?fee...

Land in the Eastern Province - Politics, Policy and Conflict
http://cpalanka.org/page.php?id=0&pubid=722&key=9bdd5f06c37bdab66735ca41...

Europe's Storm Could Toss Sri Lanka
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405274870425010457523940032663232...

Sri Lanka hunts for Tamil Tigers operating overseas
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/sri-lanka-hunts-for-tamil-tig...

On Sri Lanka War Crimes, US' Rice Supports UN's Ban, So Panel Without Delay?
http://www.innercitypress.com/sri5unfollow051310.html

SL Cabinet approves establishment of Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31751

I was a writer and dramatist even as a militant: Shobasakthi
http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report_i-was-a-writer-and-dramatist-ev...

Pirapaharan's mother admitted to VVT hospital in Jaffna
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31746

Sri Lanka's Tamil expats try to revive separatist movement with 'government in exile'
http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100514/FOREIGN/70...

California street fair embraces Sri Lanka boycott message
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31750

Lest We Forget: Children affected by Genocidal War Crimes of Colombo
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=31753

May is the another Black July for Eelam Tamils
http://www.tamilcanadian.com/page.php?cat=145&id=5897