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FEBRUARY 18, 2007 EST, USA
 
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We have lost a great mathe- matician, engineer, scientist, an old timer of SLNet/LAcNet and a former LAcNet director. Pubudu Dayawansa (Daya) was instrumental in carrying out many LAcNet projects. He was responsible in setting up "Colombo Calling" a website that was designed to carry weekly articles from Sri Lankan Academic community and Human Rights activists. [ More...]
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Pak eyes larger share of SL's arms market
TOI, Feb 18, 2007. NEW DELHI: With an eye to corner a major share of Sri Lanka's military imports primarily aimed at countering the LTTE, a high-level Pakistani team led by Defence Secretary Tariq Waseem Ghazi will visit the island nation on Monday.

The visit comes in the wake of reports of alleged sleaze and bad quality arms received by Sri Lankan forces from Pakistan.

Colombo has placed orders worth up to 100 million dollars with Pakistan for tanks, armoured vehicles, different kinds of bombs, explosives, ammunition and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), premier journal Jane's Defence Weekly and Sri Lankan media reports have said, confirming that the value of the deals could go up to 200 million dollars in the next 18 months. More... Discuss this story
Published: Sun Feb 18 01:58:55 EST 2007

Step up naval surveillance in common waters: Colombo
hindu.com, Feb 17, 2007. COLOMBO: Concerned over the large-scale resumption of smuggling of arms and ammunition by the LTTE from India, the Sri Lanka Government has sought heightened naval surveillance in the common waters between the two countries. According to officials here, the stepped-up activities of the LTTE on Indian soil was one of the major issues that figured in the discussions the new Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama had in New Delhi during his first visit a few days ago. After his meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on January 31, Mr. Bogollagama has been quoted as saying that India has agreed to step up its naval surveillance in the common waters between the two countries. More...
Published: Sun Feb 18 23:41:48 EST 2007 Back to the top
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Britain warns could withold aid to Sri Lanka
reuters.com, Feb 18, 2007 9:14AM EST. COLOMBO, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Britain warned on Sunday it will withhold millions of pounds worth of aid to Sri Lanka if the island's government fails to provide assurances it is fulfilling agreed human rights and defence spending conditions.

Britain agreed in 2005 to provide Sri Lanka 41 million pounds ($79.9 million) in debt relief through 2015 in yearly instalments of around 4 million pounds, as long as it meets conditions related to various issues, including human rights and defence expenditure. More... Discuss this story
Published: Sun Feb 18 12:54:59 EST 2007 Back to the top

Rebel mortar fire injures civilians in Sri Lanka s northeast
 people.com.cn, February 18, 2007. At least 3 civilians including a child were injured when the Tamil Tiger rebels fired mortars at a northeastern village, defense officials said Sunday... Back to the top
Pakistan, Sri Lanka to enhance defence ties
 thenews.com.pk, February 17. ISLAMABAD: Decade old friends and allies Pakistan and Sri Lanka Friday agreed to further strengthen cooperation in commerce and trade, tourism, gemology and defence besides closer collaboration in the fight against terrorism... Back to the top
Roadside blast kills civilian, wounds 5 soldiers in northern Sri Lanka , military says
 Associated Press, Sat February 17, 2007 04:45 EST . - - COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - (AP) A roadside bomb blast killed a civilian and wounded five soldiers in northern Sri Lanka - on Saturday, the military said... Back to the top
Ian Stevenson Dies at 88; Studied Claims of Past Lives
 NYT(Registration Reqd), Feb 18, 2007. Ian Stevenson, an academic psychiatrist who 45 years ago abandoned Freud as too unscientific and turned to the paranormal as a tool with which to plumb the human psyche, died on Feb... Back to the top
Record arms haul in Sri Lanka
 hindu.com, Feb 18, 2007. COLOMBO: One civilian was killed and six other persons were wounded when suspected Tamil Tigers set off a fragmentation mine in north Sri Lanka even as the military claimed that the haul of weapons in the eastern operation is the largest in the 25-year history of the conflict... Back to the top
Three soldiers die of injuries after mine blast in Sri Lanka
 monstersandcritics.com, Feb 17, 2007, 17:39 GMT. Colombo - Three soldiers injured in a claymore mine blast in northern Sri Lanka on Saturday succumbed to their injuries in a military hospital as rebels renewed their wayside bomb attacks, a military official said... Back to the top
India beats Sri Lanka by 7 wickets to clinch series
 Associated Press, Sat February 17, 2007 07:58 EST . ASHOK SHARMA - Associated Press Writer - VISHAKHAPATNAM, India (AP) Yuvraj Singh and Sourav Ganguly smashed unbeaten half centuries Saturday as India beat Sri Lanka - by seven wickets to clinch the four-match limited-overs series in both team's last match before the cricket World Cup... Back to the top
Report: Tamil journalist missing in Sri Lanka 's north
 Associated Press, Sat February 17, 2007 00:08 EST . COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - (AP) A Tamil journalist has been reported missing in northern Jaffna peninsula and an international rights group on Saturday asked the Sri Lankan government to help trace him... Back to the top
Sri Lanka military finds assault rifles hidden in former rebel-held village
 Associated Press, Sat February 17, 2007 04:22 EST . COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - (AP) Sri Lanka - 's army found assault rifles Saturday hidden in an eastern village that it captured last month from Tamil Tiger rebels, a military spokesman said... Back to the top
Bus attack kills a civilian and two soldiers
 BBC Sinhala, 17 Feb 2007. The military authorities say two soldiers and a civilian were killed when a roadside bomb exploded in the northern city of Jaffna on Saturday... Back to the top
Yuvraj leads India to Sri Lanka series win
 dailystar.co.uk, 17 Feb 2007. Yuvraj Singh struck 95 not out to steer India to a seven-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the final one-dayer on Saturday and help clinch the series 2-1... Back to the top
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