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LTTE Planned To Attack Colombo With Plane From Chennai: Sri Lankan President
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has said that the LTTE militant group had planned to attack Colombo with an aircraft flying from Chennai in 2009. "No one knew it better than me," said Sirisena, who was the acting defence minister during the last two weeks of the civil war with the LTTE in May, 2009 when the rebels were eventually defeated...
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104 LTTE Cadres Poisoned To Death In Rehab Camps: Sri Lanka's Tamil Leaders
Sri Lanka's Tamil politicians have alleged that over 100 former LTTE cadres at rehabilitation centres were injected with poison leading to their deaths, prompting the government in Colombo to reject their claims today.
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Former Tamil Politician Claims Second Torture Camp Found in Sri Lanka
An illegal detention centre similar to the one discovered by UN experts in eastern Sri Lanka has been found in the country's northern Jaffna district, a former Tamil lawmaker has said, alleging that civil war detainees including Tamils were tortured in the camps.
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Sri Lanka Lifts Ban on Pro-LTTE Groups, Wants Them to Shun Violence
Sri Lanka today said it has lifted a ban imposed on eight Tamil diaspora groups for their links with the LTTE as part of efforts to reconcile with the ethnic minority community.
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'Dynastic Rule Helped Sri Lanka Win War Against LTTE,' Says Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa's Son
Namal Rajapaksa, the son of the defeated president in a rare interview to NDTV offered a highly unusual defence of charges that his family's dynastic rule led to their rout.
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Mahinda Rajapaksa Faces Tough Test as Voting Ends with High Turnout
Sri Lankans today voted in large numbers in the tightest-ever presidential race in which incumbent Mahinda Rajapaksa, seeking a record third term, is involved in a grim battle for survival.
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Sri Lanka Presidential Election Set for January 8 Next Year
On a day of high political drama when the ruling coalition of Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa suffered serious defections, the election commission today set January 8, 2015 as the date for a snap presidential election.
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No decision on PM's Lanka visit yet: Chidambaram after meeting Karunanidhi
Finance Minister P Chidambaram today said that no decision has been taken as yet on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Sri Lanka for the Commonwealth summit on November 15.
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John Abraham's Madras Cafe unlikely to be released in Tamil Nadu today
Theatres in Tamil Nadu are unlikely to screen actor John Abraham's Madras Cafe, which is expected to release nationwide today.
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Sri Lanka rejects latest war crimes video
Sri Lanka on Thursday rejected a new video aired on Britain's Channel 4 which levelled fresh allegations of war crimes against the country's leadership and military. In response to the video "Sri Lanka's Killing Fields: War Crimes Unpunished", the defence ministry re-released several videos and documents to counter the claims, reported Xinhua.
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John Abraham to star in a film based on the LTTE
John is set to produce and star in Shoojit Sircar's next movie titled Jaffna, a political thriller based on the LTTE's activities in Sri Lanka.
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Lanka govt releases video of alleged LTTE atrocities
Facing an onslaught from the international community for alleged war crimes, the Sri Lankan government today released a video which they claimed carries "authentic evidence" of LTTE's atrocities during the last phase of the military assault.
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Tamil Nadu seeks economic sanctions against Sri Lanka
Tamil Nadu Assembly today adopted a unanimous resolution seeking imposition of economic sanctions against Sri Lanka by India on issues concerning Tamils in the island nation, including alleged human rights violations. The resolution moved by Chief Minister Jayalalithaa also wanted India to press the United Nations to declare as "war cri...
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Over 2000 ex-LTTE cadres rehabilitated in Lanka
Over 2000 ex-LTTE cadres have been released.
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From guns to pens: Ex-LTTE soldiers sit for exams
Hundred former LTTE child soldiers on Tuesday picked up pens to write the high school examinations at a welfare camp in Sri Lanka.
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LTTE Planned To Attack Colombo With Plane From Chennai: Sri Lankan President
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has said that the LTTE militant group had planned to attack Colombo with an aircraft flying from Chennai in 2009. "No one knew it better than me," said Sirisena, who was the acting defence minister during the last two weeks of the civil war with the LTTE in May, 2009 when the rebels were eventually defeated...
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104 LTTE Cadres Poisoned To Death In Rehab Camps: Sri Lanka's Tamil Leaders
Sri Lanka's Tamil politicians have alleged that over 100 former LTTE cadres at rehabilitation centres were injected with poison leading to their deaths, prompting the government in Colombo to reject their claims today.
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Former Tamil Politician Claims Second Torture Camp Found in Sri Lanka
An illegal detention centre similar to the one discovered by UN experts in eastern Sri Lanka has been found in the country's northern Jaffna district, a former Tamil lawmaker has said, alleging that civil war detainees including Tamils were tortured in the camps.
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Sri Lanka Lifts Ban on Pro-LTTE Groups, Wants Them to Shun Violence
Sri Lanka today said it has lifted a ban imposed on eight Tamil diaspora groups for their links with the LTTE as part of efforts to reconcile with the ethnic minority community.
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'Dynastic Rule Helped Sri Lanka Win War Against LTTE,' Says Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa's Son
Namal Rajapaksa, the son of the defeated president in a rare interview to NDTV offered a highly unusual defence of charges that his family's dynastic rule led to their rout.
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Mahinda Rajapaksa Faces Tough Test as Voting Ends with High Turnout
Sri Lankans today voted in large numbers in the tightest-ever presidential race in which incumbent Mahinda Rajapaksa, seeking a record third term, is involved in a grim battle for survival.
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Sri Lanka Presidential Election Set for January 8 Next Year
On a day of high political drama when the ruling coalition of Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa suffered serious defections, the election commission today set January 8, 2015 as the date for a snap presidential election.
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No decision on PM's Lanka visit yet: Chidambaram after meeting Karunanidhi
Finance Minister P Chidambaram today said that no decision has been taken as yet on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Sri Lanka for the Commonwealth summit on November 15.
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John Abraham's Madras Cafe unlikely to be released in Tamil Nadu today
Theatres in Tamil Nadu are unlikely to screen actor John Abraham's Madras Cafe, which is expected to release nationwide today.
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Sri Lanka rejects latest war crimes video
Sri Lanka on Thursday rejected a new video aired on Britain's Channel 4 which levelled fresh allegations of war crimes against the country's leadership and military. In response to the video "Sri Lanka's Killing Fields: War Crimes Unpunished", the defence ministry re-released several videos and documents to counter the claims, reported Xinhua.
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John Abraham to star in a film based on the LTTE
John is set to produce and star in Shoojit Sircar's next movie titled Jaffna, a political thriller based on the LTTE's activities in Sri Lanka.
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Lanka govt releases video of alleged LTTE atrocities
Facing an onslaught from the international community for alleged war crimes, the Sri Lankan government today released a video which they claimed carries "authentic evidence" of LTTE's atrocities during the last phase of the military assault.
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Tamil Nadu seeks economic sanctions against Sri Lanka
Tamil Nadu Assembly today adopted a unanimous resolution seeking imposition of economic sanctions against Sri Lanka by India on issues concerning Tamils in the island nation, including alleged human rights violations. The resolution moved by Chief Minister Jayalalithaa also wanted India to press the United Nations to declare as "war cri...
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Over 2000 ex-LTTE cadres rehabilitated in Lanka
Over 2000 ex-LTTE cadres have been released.
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From guns to pens: Ex-LTTE soldiers sit for exams
Hundred former LTTE child soldiers on Tuesday picked up pens to write the high school examinations at a welfare camp in Sri Lanka.
