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President Mahinda arrived at
the Oxford Univesity to deliver his speech. Mr. Benjamin
Tansey, President of Oxford Union and Mr. Dilan Fernando,
President of Oxford Sri Lanka Society were also in the
picture.
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Photo by: Sudath Silva
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Mahinda
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Bomb blast in
Colombo
Repeated savagery calls for concerted action
against terror - President |
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Death toll rises to 10 in Fort blast |
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[May 16, 2008] |
 Ten
including seven Police personnel were killed and
more than 90 were wounded following the LTTE suicide
bomb attack near Sambuddhaloka Viharaya, Fort at
12.05 p.m., today (May 16). |
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India extends ban on LTTE |
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[May 16, 2008] |
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India has extended by two years the proscription on
the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).
India originally banned the terrorist
outfit in 1992 following the assassination
of Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi by one of its
suicide cadres in May 1991.
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2008] |
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“Repeated savagery of this order underlines and
reiterates the need for concerted action by all
those who cherish democracy, human rights and the
values of civilized society, to eradicate the menace
of terrorism of which the LTTE remains the bloodiest
example today,” said President Mahinda Rajapaksa in
a statement on the bomb attack carried out by the
LTTE in Colombo, today. The President called for
continued patience and restraint in the face of such
undisguised savagery, and the best way to assist the
Security Forces to succeed in their operations to
defeat terrorism in our country. |
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President expresses condolence to people of
China |
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Seven LTTE suspects arrested in Indonesia |
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LTTE conscripts O/L failures, accuses Army |
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[May 16, 2008] |
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President Mahinda
Rajapaksa extended his
deepest sympathies to
the bereaved families
and the victims of
earthquake that struck
western China on May 12. |
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[May 16, 2008] |
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Police in Kupang, East
Nusa Tenggara, are
interrogating seven Sri
Lankans suspected of
being members of LTTE,
Jakarta Post reported
yesterday (May 15). |
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[May 15, 2008] |
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The LTTE has intensified
its recruitment drive by
conscripting children in
Mullaitivu and
Kilinochchi districts
who failed the G.C.E.
ordinary level
examinations in 2007,
Army spokesman Brigadier
Udaya Nanayakkara said
addressing media in
Colombo yesterday (May
14). |
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At Oxford Union
We fight terror single handed to let
democracy.. |
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FM hails Sri Lanka’s ties with the UN |
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EPDP political advisor gunned down |
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[May 14, 2008] |
 “The
LTTE is the most brutal
terror outfit the world
has ever seen, and
defeating them requires
global support. What Sri
Lanka is doing, is
fighting this terror
outfit single handed, to
ensure that democracy
and respect for human
life prevail in the
world, said President.. |
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[May 14, 2008] |
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Foreign Minister Rohitha
Bogollagama has
underscored the
importance that Sri
Lanka attaches to its
relationship with the UN
system. He made this
observation following
high level interactions
with UN officials at the
UN Headquarters in New
York last week... |
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[May 14, 2008] |
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Maheswary Velayutham,
Political Advisor of the
Eelam People Democratic
Party (EPDP) was shot
dead last evening at her
house in Karaveddy by
suspected LTTE gunmen. |
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Sri Lanka expresses condolences to people of China |
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Maha Sangha appeal to help cyclone-hit Myanmar |
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Govt to implement National Action Plan on HR |
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[May 14, 2008] |
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The acting Minister of
Foreign Affairs Hussein
Bhaila, yesterday (13)
expressed his deep shock
to learn of the heavy
loss of life and
widespread destruction
of property in the
massive earthquake that
struck the Sichuan
Province in China. |
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[May 14, 2008] |
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The Three Chapters of
the Maha Sangha have
appealed for assistance
from the public to help
the people of Myanmar
affected by the recent
cyclone, a Tourism
Ministry release said. |
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[May 14, 2008] |
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Disaster Management
and Human Rights
Minister Mahinda
Samarasinghe at the UN
Human Rights Council
yesterday (May 13) said
that the Government's
ultimate aim was to
implement a National
Action Plan on the
Protection and Promotion
of Human Rights in Sri
Lanka. |
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May
14,
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Union Home Minister expresses concern over LTTE’s
air capability |
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Japanese assistance to upgrade Anuradhapura Hospital |
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May
13,
2008 |
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Bullet to Ballot - Hindu Editorial |
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Congress calls for ban on pro-LTTE outfits |
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SL spearheads Pakistan's re-entry into the
commonwealth |
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May
12,
2008 |
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UPFA won Eastern PC polls |
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LTTE, the veritable hydra-headed beast of Greek
mythology |
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Post-FTA, India-Lanka trade quadruples to $2.7b |
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