http://www.tamileelamonline.com Reliable, up-to-date news reports on the Tamil Struggle in Sri Lanka Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:11:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en     The Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal (TMVP) has demanded the implementation of the 13th amendment soon after the General Elections and has also rejection of the Oslo Declaration, party officials said today. TMVP Spokesperson Azath Maulana told Daily Mirror online that the party’s main election policy mentioned in its manifesto was the implementation of the 13th Amendment [...]]]> http://www.tamileelamonline.com/2900/ UN chief Ban Ki-Moon with Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama during his visit to the island in August 2009. Credit:Amantha Perera/IPS The war of words between the Sri Lankan government and the United Nations has begun all over again, this time over the creation of an experts’ panel on the island’s human rights record. U.N. Secretary-General Ban [...]]]> http://www.tamileelamonline.com/2897/ There is a view that the UN Organization General Secretary Ban Ki Moon appointed a panel of experts to investigate the human rights (HR)  violations and the war crimes committed during the Sri Lanka (SL) war was  in order to get an extension for  his term in office as Gen. Secretary. It is evident that [...]]]> http://www.tamileelamonline.com/2895/ The Head of the UK Diplomatic Service, Permanent Under-Secretary Sir Peter Ricketts, who arrived in Sri Lanka on March 10, has called on the government to allow humanitarian organizations to play a full role in the resettlement of IDPs. Sir Peter had expressed the UK’s willingness to support Sri Lanka to restore full freedom of movement [...]]]> http://www.tamileelamonline.com/2891/ Family members say they earlier visited Kilinochchi to get imprisoned soldiers released but now visiting Temple Trees for the same purpose   A human rights group representing the families of disappeared military men in Sri Lanka has accused the government of victimising soldiers. Visaka Dharmadasa, convenor of the Association of War Affected Women (AWAW), said her organisation is [...]]]> http://www.tamileelamonline.com/2889/ General Sarath Fonseka will be tried over five charges under the Army Act at a court martial within the next few days. This was revealed by Military Spokesman Major General Prasad Samarasinghe to the media yesterday. According to the military, the summary of evidence over charges against General Fonseka made in compliance with provisions of the [...]]]> http://www.tamileelamonline.com/2887/ Basil Rajapaksa has said that his aim is to create an environment where all communities could live in peace and harmony in the Gampaha District. He pointed out that the President is striving to create an era in which the youth do not have to pursue employment opportunities but opportunities come after them. He said that in [...]]]> http://www.tamileelamonline.com/2885/ The Army Commander Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya declared open the civil coordination and public relations office of the Sri Lanka Army in Jaffna today. Under the President’s leadership everyone has received an equal opportunity to live in liberty in a unitary state, he observed. The Army Commander said that the era has now dawned to rebuild [...]]]> http://www.tamileelamonline.com/2883/ Hambantota District Freedom Alliance candidate Namal Rajapaksa is touring Jaffna. His desire is to provide strength to SLFP candidates who are contesting the elections from that area. Mr. Rajapaksa was accorded a very warm welcome in Jaffna with religious blessings. He first visited the Naga Deepa Vihara and secured blessings of the Maha Sangha. Thereafter, he participated in [...]]]> http://www.tamileelamonline.com/2880/ General Sarath Fonseka suspended his fast unto death today morning when the military granted him permission to speak to his daughters via his wife’s mobile phone last night, his wife Anoma Fonseka said. Speaking to Daily Mirror Online, Mrs. Fonseka said that the military had contacted her late last evening, asking her to visit her husband [...]]]> http://www.tamileelamonline.com/2624/