Archive for May, 2009

Triumphalism fails to recognise the enormous destruction of life and property this conflict engendered- Upali Cooray

Friday, May 29th, 2009 Posted in News | 1 Comment »

Com. Upali Cooray a veteran socialist leader and an ardent advocate of equal rights for all communities in Sri Lanka respond to a Face Book commentary made by an enthusiastic ... Read more..

Varadaraja Perumal in conversation with Sumit Chakravartty

Sunday, May 24th, 2009 Posted in News | 1 Comment »

In an interview with the Editor of the influential Indian magazine Mainstream date lined 23rd May 2009, Mr. Varadaraja Perumal (VP) the Former Chief Minister of the North East ... Read more..

Tigers begged me to broker surrender: Marie Colvin

Saturday, May 23rd, 2009 Posted in News | No Comments »

[caption id="attachment_351" align="alignleft" width="163" caption="Marie Colvin - Sunday Times "][/caption]As we have reported in our previous report, the LTTE made desperate bid to anyone they knew to facilitate their surrender. ... Read more..

Victory should be a victory for all Sri Lankans- Ban Ki Moon

Saturday, May 23rd, 2009 Posted in News, Videos | No Comments »

UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon arrived in Sri Lanka, he was quoted on arrival that “We are here at a defining moment in Sri Lanka’s history,” and “A long ... Read more..

LTTE leadership attempted to surrender before it was decimated

Saturday, May 23rd, 2009 Posted in News | No Comments »

It is difficult to reconstruct the sequence of events on that fateful day, the 18th of May 2009. Speculations, claims and counterclaims will go on for a long time to ... Read more..

India: Tamil Nadu Election-The verdict is a vote against the LTTE & a vote for India’s Sri Lanka policy

Saturday, May 16th, 2009 Posted in What the papers say | No Comments »

In the general election in India, the ruling Congress and its allies has scored a resounding victory. In the state of Tamil Nadu, all the pro LTTE candidates lost ... Read more..

UN adviser calls for end to conflict

Friday, May 15th, 2009 Posted in News, Videos | No Comments »

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s Special Adviser on the prevention of genocide Francis Deng made a statement on the 15th of May in which he called on UN and other agencies ... Read more..

Our staff are witnessing an unimaginable humanitarian catastrophe- Red Cross

Thursday, May 14th, 2009 Posted in News | No Comments »

[caption id="attachment_324" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Mullivaikal Makeshift hospital"][/caption] According to the Associated Press Reports (AP) today by Krishan Francis : • 2,700 people escaped from LTTE area today • 14 people were wounded by ... Read more..

UN Security council voice grave concern

Thursday, May 14th, 2009 Posted in News, Videos | No Comments »

UN Security council President Vitaly Churkin ( Russian Federation) read out a statement on the 13th of May on behalf of the security council, in which he said that the ... Read more..

Lay down arms and let the civilians go - Barack Obama to LTTE

Thursday, May 14th, 2009 Posted in News, Videos | No Comments »

[caption id="attachment_310" align="alignright" width="300" caption="US President on Sri Lanka"][/caption] The President of the USA Barack Obama made a statement on the 13th of May 2009 from the lawn of the White ... Read more..