Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Two Government Politicians Were Remanded Over Allegations


Two Government Politicians were Remanded by the Sri Lankan Courts in connection with Child abducting and Shooting Incident.Parliamentarian of the Governing United Peoples Freedom Alliance(UPFA) Sarana Gunawardana was Charged for trying to abducting a Child and a Provincial Councilor Hector Bethmage was remanded in connection with a Shooting Incident.

Parliment M.P Sarana Gunawardana who was charged with Child Abduction was refused the bail by Attanagalla Court yeterday.Provincial Councilor Hector Bethmage too were remanded.

Tamil Leader Anandasangaree Said Around 26 Patients Killed On Shelling At A Hospital In Northern Sri Lanka


Tamil United Liberation Front(TULF) Leader V.Anandasangaree today sent a Letter to Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksha and said around 26 Patients of the Makeshift Hospital Mullavaikal Hospital in the Safe Zone were killed and more then 100 others injured due to a Shell Attack on the Hospital this morning.

TULF Leader urged the President to intervene and prevent any further Shelling on Civilians and send a Medical Team to the Hospital.He further mentioned in his letter that around 7.45 A.M this morning this Shell Attack occured and those Patients killed died at the spot and few minutes later others found as injured.

Anandasangaree said that over Thousend other casualties also waiting to receive medical teatment and stressed that if this attack was carried out by the LTTE Sri Lankan Government still have a Duty to save the Civilians.

Anandasangree is respected by the Sri Lankan Government as a Tamil Politician who is against the LTTE.

Pro LTTE Supporters Attacked Sri Lankan Embassy In Netherlands


Pro LTTE Supporters in Netherlands attacked the Sri Lankan Embassy there last night by using Beer Bottles.
The Windows of the Office Room of Sri Lankan Ambassador Mrs.Ashirvadan broken due to this attack and the Ambassador called Police after the Incident.
Dutch Police now providing Police Protection to the Sri Lankan Embassy and Ambassador Mrs.Ashirvadan is planning to complaint this incident to the Dutch Foriegn Secretary.Prior to this attack the Sri Lankan Embassies in Norway,India and Canada also faced similar attacks from the pro LTTE Supporters.

Sri Lankan Ground Forces Entering Into LTTE Hold New Safe Zone

Sri Lankan ground forces today captured another Earth Bund built by LTTE in the Wadduwakal causeway in Northern Sri Lanka by entering into the 2.5 Square Kilo Meter Area of the New Safe Zone occupied by the rebels.

59th Division of the Sri Lankan Army captured the above area.Troops are now advancing 300 Meters further towards LTTE Defences.

Meanwhile Army Spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara said in today's Press Briefing in Colombo that around One Hundrad Eighty Eight Thousand Five Hundred(188,500) Civilians so far escaped from the Rebel Held Area and came to Government Held Area.

Putin Hails Crimea Anexation After Election Win

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