SRI LANKA: Break-away group disarms, seeks IOM assistance

Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK
It now controls the urban council of Batticaloa town, its home base, and
the chief minister post of the Eastern Provincial Council, which
encompasses the ...
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War-weary Sri Lanka dares look to future

Peninsula On-line - Qatar

They are not from this place and they don't speak the language," says a

senior Tamil public figure in the nearby city of Batticaloa. ...

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Karuna faction says won't disarm | SiberNews Media

By sudaroli

In the latest incident, Mr. Kamalanathan and two other Karuna loyalists

escaped unhurt when their van came under small arms fire at Urani, about

two kilometres from Batticaloa town. The Karuna faction blamed the TMVP led

by Eastern ...

<http://www.sibernews.com/200903082135/>

Concern shown towards the cricket team by the government, should ...

Siber News Media - New York,NY,USA
Batticaloa District, Tamil National Alliance Parliament Member Thangeswari
Kathirgamar stated, emergency action was taken for the Sri Lankan cricket
team, ...
<http://www.sibernews.com/200903082151/>

Check points add at least an hour and half to the journey to ...

Sunday Leader (registration) - Columbo,Sri Lanka
... check points at every junction and a general air of neglected isolation
it's difficult at present to distinguish Trincomalee from Batticaloa. ...
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Dengue a bigger threat this year

Sunday Times.lk - Columbo,Sri Lanka
One death was reported from Gampaha, one from Kandy, two from Kegalle, two
from Kalmunai and two from Ratnapura. These are all confirmed deaths while
there ...
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Disarmed cadres will be enrolled to the army

Daily Mirror - Colombo,Western,Sri Lanka
The handing over ceremony was held at the webber stadium, Batticaloa. The
current leader of TMVP, Eastern Chief Minister Chandrakanthan has said that
there ...
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