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MARCH 12, 2007 EST, USA
 
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`Sri Lanka to let Indian naval personnel on board its naval ships`
zeenews, march 13. Chennai, March 12: The Sri Lankan government has agreed to let Indian naval personnel board their ships during patrolling in the Palk Straits to prevent possible recurrence of attacks on Indian fishermen, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi said here Monday.

This was conveyed to a DMK delegation, which met the Sri Lankan Deputy High Commissioner Hamsa here Monday, he told reporters.

"If the Sri Lankan government approaches the Indian government and if both governments agree to the proposal, then security will also be provided for Indian fishermen," he said.

Hamsa told the delegation, led by State Electricity Minister N Veerasamy, that the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) had sought clarifications on the attacks by the Sri Lankan navy on Indian fishermen. More... Discuss this story
Published: Mon Mar 12 19:45:09 EDT 2007

Rajapaksa alleges "conspiracies"
Hindu, march 12. COLOMBO: Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa claimed that "conspiracies" were being hatched to discredit his Government and asserted that he would leave no room to "betray" his motherland. Addressing a group of academics, intellectuals and mediapersons at the Presidential Secretariat on Saturday, Mr. Rajapaksa maintained that the killing of persons, whose burnt bodies were found recently near the road, was clearly done to cause damage to the image of the Government. The fact that these killings had been done at a time when representatives of international human rights organisations were here, showed this had been done by a certain organisation and that these were the results of the conspiracies being hatched against the Government. More... Discuss this story
Published: Mon Mar 12 00:00:29 EDT 2007 Back to the top
Five die in fresh Sri Lanka clashes
Yahoo, 12 March 2007 - 09:20 EDT. COLOMBO (AFP) - Five people died in fresh clashes between government troops and Tamil Tiger rebels in Sri Lanka's embattled north and east, the defence ministry said Monday.

Suspected Tiger rebels set off a roadside bomb that killed a government security guard in the north central district of Anuradhapura on Monday while troops were on a routine patrol in the area, the ministry said.

The military also said that the rebels lost four fighters late Sunday in an attack against government security forces along the frontline in the northern district of Jaffna.

The killings came as more than 40,000 civilians fled their homes in eastern Sri Lanka at the weekend to escape clashes and artillery duels between troops and Tamil rebels tha More... Discuss this story
Published: Mon Mar 12 09:22:06 EDT 2007 Back to the top

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 Military, Tamil rebels clash, 3 insurgents dead in northern Sri Lanka  - Associated Press
Detention of three leftists by Sri Lankan government signals new round of state repression
 Indybay, march 13. The Socialist Equality Party (SEP) warns that the Sri Lankan government’s detention of three leftists last month and subsequent arrest of more than a hundred workers and youth is the preparation for open state repression against the working class... Back to the top
Thousands protest killings of Indian fishermen
 Earth Times, March 12. Chennai, March 12 Thousands of activists of Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK party Monday staged a noisy protest here to denounce the killings of fishermen from the state by Sri Lankan security forces... Back to the top
Military says it has recovered 14 bodies of Tamil rebels after clash in eastern Sri Lanka
 Associated Press, Sun March 11, 2007 12:35 EDT . COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) _ A clash between Tamil Tiger rebels and government troops left at least 14 guerrillas and one soldier dead Sunday in Sri Lanka's volatile eastern district of Batticaloa, the Defense Ministry said... Back to the top
Relief agencies alarmed by rising number of refugees from Sri Lankan fighting
 Associated Press, Mon March 12, 2007 04:34 EDT . DILIP GANGULY - Associated Press Writer - COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - (AP) International relief agencies expressed alarm Monday at the rising number of civilians forced to flee fighting between the Sri Lankan government and Tamil rebels, and said populated areas were endangered by continued shelling... Back to the top
Sri Lankan military, rebels clash, 3 insurgents dead; 1 village guard killed by bomb
 Associated Press, Mon March 12, 2007 02:44 EDT . DILIP GANGULY - Associated Press Writer - COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Government troops and Tamil Tiger rebels clashed in northern Sri Lanka - , leaving three rebels dead, and a separate bomb attack killed a paramilitary village guard, the Defense Ministry said Monday... Back to the top
Spectacular opening for World Cup
 BBC News, 12 March 2007 - 09:40 EDT. Cricket's ninth World Cup has been officially opened with a spectacular Caribbean ceremony showcasing the best of West Indies' musical talent... Back to the top
Military says roadside bomb kills 2 commandos in eastern Sri Lanka
 Associated Press, Sun March 11, 2007 01:56 EST . COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - (AP) A roadside bomb killed two special forces commandos in eastern Sri Lanka - Sunday, the Defense Ministry said... Back to the top
New Sri Lankan law to affect migrant workers
 khaleej times, march 12. DUBAI — Sri Lanka’s new legislation restricting mothers with children below five years from taking up low-end jobs overseas, will adversely affect migrant workers in the UAE where a large number of Sri Lankan women are employed as housemaids and in garment factories... Back to the top
Sri Lanka determined to reclaim the World Cup, says Jayawardene
 Associated Press, Sun March 11, 2007 16:13 EDT . SANDEEP NAKAI - AP Sports Writer - TRELAWNY, Jamaica (AP) Sri Lanka - 's bid to reclaim the World Cup is being driven by three veterans who featured in the 1996 triumph and are determined to do it all over again... Back to the top
Protect Migrant Labor in Arab Nations - by Lamis Andoni
 Champress, march 12. In an area where the status of refugees is so politically charged -- mainly due to the continuing Arab-Israeli conflict -- immigrants, migrants and refugees get lumped together at the expense of all of their human and civil rights... Back to the top
Sri Lankan president raps police over killings
 afp, March 11. COLOMBO (AFP) - Sri Lanka's president Sunday chided his top police officers over a new wave of "execution-style" killings and demanded immediate action to end a climate of terror... Back to the top
Lankan 'firing' can't be tolerated any more: Karunanidhi
 PTI, March 11. Chennai, March. 11 (PTI): Taking strong exception to the "firing" by Sri Lankan Navy on Indian fishermen, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi today said such acts could not be tolerated any more. Back to the top
Refugees pour into east Sri Lanka camps
 Reuters, March 11. COLOMBO, March 10 (Reuters) - Schools became makeshift refugee camps in eastern Sri Lanka on Saturday to handle an influx of more than 30,000 civilians fleeing fighting between the army and Tamil Tigers, officials and aid workers said... Back to the top
Sri Lanka denies shooting Indian fishermen
 NDTV, March 11. Sri Lanka on Sunday denied that its navy fired on Indian fishermen and offered a joint investigation of the incident... Back to the top
Thousands displaced in eastern Sri Lanka
 Yahoo, Sun Mar 11, 1:04 AM ET. COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - The number of refugees in eastern Sri Lanka climbed past 100,000 after heavy fighting in rebel-held parts of the island forced thousands of civilians to flee their homes in recent days, the Red Cross said on Saturday... Back to the top
Fisherman killed in attack by Lankan forces
 ians, March 11. Chennai: A fisherman was killed and another injured early yesterday, off the Ramanathapuram coast across the Palk Strait, when their boat was reportedly fired upon by Sri Lankan Navy patrols... Back to the top
11 killed in fresh Sri Lanka violence
 zee, March 11. Colombo, Mar 11: At least 11 people were today killed in fresh violence in Sri Lanka where more than 40,000 people are on the run to escape the latest outbreak of fighting in the east... Back to the top
TN.
 TN, March 11. t was a wake-up call for Indian security agencies when the Coast Guard seized a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) boat laden with over 750 kilos of explosives a month ago near Chennai... Back to the top
MSF founder sees no quick end to Sri Lankan cycle of violence
 afp, march 11. COLOMBO (AFP) - The founder of the French charity Medecins Sans Frontiers, who has worked in over a dozen war zones, says there is no quick fix to Sri Lanka's current killing spree -- his latest human rights challenge... Back to the top
Tamil lawmaker calls for international help as thousands flee northeastern Sri Lanka
 Associated Press, Sun March 11, 2007 00:49 EST . DILIP GANGULY - Associated Press Writer - COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - (AP) A Tamil lawmaker appealed Sunday for international intervention as thousands of Sri Lankan refugees continued to flee the northeast fearing heavy fighting between government troops and Tamil Tiger rebels... Back to the top
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