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Prabhakaran's son wounded in Lankan army attack

Hindustan Times, April 1. The 24-year-old son of LTTE chief V Prabhakaran was wounded while fighting against the Sri Lankan army (SLA) in the north-eastern distript of Mullaitivu, the military said on Wednesday.

Charles Anthony, Prabhakaran's eldest son who is claimed to be the brain behind the rebels' air wing, sustained injuries while leading the battle in the remaining LTTE-controlled area, military spokesperson, Brigadier Udaya Nanayyakkara said. The military stumbled upon the information about Anthony's injuries through intercepted LTTE communication. Details of his injuries, however, were not available.

The military also learned about the death of LTTE's technical wing chief S Kirupakaram alias Madivalahan through intercepted LTTE communication. More... Discuss this story

Published: Wed Apr 1 12:52:12 EDT 2009

Military: Rebels technical wing chief killed in northern Sri Lanka

xinhuanet.com, 2009-04-01 . COLOMBO, April (Xinhua) -- The Sri Lankan military said on Wednesday that Tamil Tiger rebels' technical wing chief was killed in a confrontation with government troops in the north recently.

Officials from the Denfense Ministry said in a statement that S. Kirupakaran alias Madivalahan, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels' technical wing chief, was killed in the battle field in the Mullaittivuin district. More...Discuss this story

Published: Wed Apr 1 12:49:40 EDT 2009

Heavy clashes erupt in N Sri lanka

xinhuanet.com, 2009-04-01 . COLOMBO, April 1 (Xinhua) -- Both Tamil Tiger rebels and the government troops suffered casualties in clashes on Tuesday in the northern Mullaittivu district where the two sides are engaged in fighting, the military in Sri Lanka said on Wednesday. Officials from the Media Center for National Security said at least six clashes between the LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) and the troops erupted at Puthukkudiyiruppu, Pattikkaral and Iranapalei areas on Tuesday. More...

Published: Wed Apr 1 12:50:39 EDT 2009

Sri Lanka slams 'pro-LTTE' countries
The Hindu, 1 april. Colombo (PTI): Sri Lanka has said it defeated a "desperate attempt" by certain "pro-LTTE lobby" countries by raising human rights issue against it, which was aimed at throwing a lifeline to the few remaining Tiger rebel leaders during a recent U...

Sri Lanka says flood of people leave war zone
AP, 1 april. COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — More than 23,000 civilians escaped last month from a war zone in Sri Lanka's north, where the military is close to crushing the Tamil rebels and ending a 25-year civil war, the government said Wednesday...

Sri Lanka Won’t Sign Cease-Fire With Rebels, President Says
bloomberg, 1 april. March 31 (Bloomberg) -- Sri Lanka won’t agree to a cease- fire proposed by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam and the United Nations, said President Mahinda Rajapaksa, who attributed his forces’ delay in defeating the rebel group to the government’s concern for civilians trapped in the war zone...

LTTE appeals for ceasefire
Associated Press, 01 Apr 2009. COLOMBO:Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels appealed again Tuesday for a halt to fighting in their war against the government, though they denied they were on the brink of defeat despite being backed into an ever-shrinking pocket of land...

Tamil Tiger leader no-surrender vow nears last test
reuters, 1 april. COLOMBO (Reuters) -- Tamil Tiger founder Vellupillai Prabhakaran has done one thing better than anything else for 37 years: avoid capture...

Sri Lanka rejects Tamil truce
afp, March 31. COLOMBO (AFP) — Sri Lanka on Tuesday rejected international calls for a truce with the Tamil Tigers saying that any let up would allow the cornered rebels to prolong their separatist war by another 25 years...

Lanka charges Arundhati Roy with making false assertions
toi, April 1. NEW DELHI: The Sri Lankan High Commission in India on Tuesday accused writer and activist Arundhati Roy of making false and damaging assertions on the situation in the island country...

Outcome of Sri Lanka’s Long War May Hang on Fate of Insurgent Leader
NYT, April 1. COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Will he kill himself? This is a practical military question now as the Sri Lankan Army closes in on Velupillai Prabhakaran and the stubborn core of his Tamil separatist insurgency...

Tamil Tiger leader no-surrender vow nears last test
reuters.com, Tue Mar 31. COLOMBO, March 31 (Reuters) -- Tamil Tiger founder Vellupillai Prabhakaran has done one thing better than anything else for 37 years: avoid capture...

Arundhati lends support to Lankan Tamils
NDTV, March 31. As the Sri Lankan army is on the verge of eliminating the LTTE there is a fear of mass civilian casualties in the weeks ahead...

Sri Lanka: School principals protest in Colombo over pay claim
WSWS, March 31. More than 1,500 public school principals marched and protested outside the Ministry of Education (MOE) in Colombo on March 25 to demand an end to longstanding salary anomalies...

Sri Lanka withdraws troops from 'welfare camps'
abc, march 31. In response to pressure from the United Nations, Sri Lanka has withdrawn its troops from camps for thousands of civilians who have escaped the island's vicious civil war, a minister said on Tuesday...

S.Lanka rupee at new low, foreign money leaves bourse
Reuters, March 31. COLOMBO, March 31 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's rupee hit a new life low on Tuesday on dollar demand from importers and investors cashing out shares to avoid an expected risk of rupee devaluation after an International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan comes through...

Sri Lanka considers pause in fighting
UPI.COM, March 30, 2009. COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, March 30 (UPI) -- Sri Lankan leaders said Monday they may temporarily pause the army's assault against Tamil Tiger rebels to give civilians a chance to get out of harm's way...