 |
|
-Viduthalaithiv falls to the army: (July 17) Sri Lanka Army (SLA) 's 58 division has been able to take control of the Viduthalaithiv town as of today (16th). LTTE maintained a major sea tiger base in the area which plays a vital role in providing supplies to the organization. In addition to its role as a logistics base, Viduthalaithiv has been the launching pad for several sea tiger raids on naval outposts recently. According to military intelligence, the LTTE have moved some of their hardware and personnel further northwards, deep into LTTE held territory. The base has been under siege for days, both by regular infantry units of the 58 division as well as by squads of commandos. Viduthalaithiv, located 20km north of Mannar, has been under LTTE control for nearly 19 years.
-Ready for talks with LTTE, says Mahinda Rajapaksa: (July 13)Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa said on Saturday that his government was ready to resume talks with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) provided it laid down arms.Talking to journalists at the end of his two-day pilgrimage to the hill temple, Mr. Rajapaksa said the LTTE should give up terrorist activities and come to the negotiating table in the interest of the nation.
-No foreign hand in attack on Indian embassy: Gates (July 10) The United States has said that there was no evidence suggesting involvement of foreign agents in the suicide bombing on Indian Embassy in Afghanistan that left 41 people, including four Indians, dead. "I haven't seen any evidence or proof that foreign agents were involved," Defence Secretary Robert Gates said during a media briefing at Pentagon.
-Defiant Iran tests missiles : (July 09)Iran on Wednesday test-fired nine missiles in the medium and long range category, state media reports.The tests come at a time of rising tension between Iran, Israel and the United States.The missiles can hit targets in Israel and US bases in the region.
-CID Questions Two PMs : (July 07) Criminal Investigation Division in Sri Lanka has questions Member Parliamentarians Vijitha Herath and Ramalingam Chandrasekaran in connection with the arrest of a former Director of the film cooperation.
-Blast hits Indian embassy in Kabul : (July 07) At least 40 people have been killed in a suicide bomb attack on the Indian embassy in Kabul Monday morning. A health ministry spokesman indicated that the death figure is expected to rise.
-Top UN official killed in Somalia : (July 07) Gunmen have killed the head of the UN Development Programme in Somalia, UN officials say. Osman Ali Ahmed was shot as he left a mosque in the capital, Mogadishu, and died in hospital of his injuries. It is the latest in a string of attacks on officials, which is plagued by lawlessness after years of conflict.
-President to decide on nominee for Dy Speaker: (July 07)President Mahinda Rajapaksa will preside over a meeting Monday evening with UPFA party leaders to decide on the nominee for the Deputy Speaker’s post. The vacancy was created by the resignation of Mr. Geethanjana Gunawardena. The Deputy Speaker is due to be appointed on Tuesday. The JVP has declared they would not be contesting for the post.
-Sri Lanka win Asia Cup(July 06): Sri Lanka won the Asia Cup beating India by 100 runs in the final at the Karachi stadium in Pakistan a short while ago. Spinner Ajantha Mendis became the first bowler to take more than 5 wickets is an Asia Cup match. Sanath Jayasuriya scored a century for the Lankans.
-Fresh Internal Crisis Within the TMVP: (July 05) Another internal conflict erupted within the TMVP between Karuna and his deputy S. Chandrakanthan, also known as Pillayan after Azad Maulana who is a party media spokesman has appointed as one of two representatives to the APRC on last Week by Pillayan without the Party’s majority.
- Sri Lanka Guardian Youre Warmly News and Views Sources for Sri Lanka
|
|
| Behind the Spy Game in Sri Lanka (Part 01) |
 |
“My source revealed when I met him somewhere in the East, how he communicated important details with their leader, Pottu Amman." – by Mathali .
Read More
|
|
| The man who gave world a glimpse of the future |
 |
| Visionary science fiction guru Arthur C. Clarke, best known for the classic film "2001: A Space Odyssey," died in a Sri Lankan hospital on
third week of March 2008 at the age of 90.
. |
| India & Global Peace |
 |
“Sri Lanka is a frightening example in this respect with both the Government of Sri Lanka and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam procuring arms from various countries especially from the West. If Western industries are dependent on the arms trade, seeking global peace is going to be a tough process.”.
Read More
|
|
| Editorials |
| The minorities have suffered enough!.
Read More
|
| Rajapakses Lover
Read More
|
| Our President is behaving like rowdy Dr. Mervyn?
Read More
|
| Will New Year give new hope for the beleaguered people of Sri Lanka?
Read More
|
|
|
| Our Special Columnists |
 |
H.L.D.Mahindapala: Editor, Sunday and Daily Observer (1990 – 1994). President, Sri Lanka Working Journalists’ Association (1991 -1993). Secretary-General, South Asia Media Association (1993 -1994). He has been featured as a political commentator in Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Special Broadcasting Services and other mainstream TV and radio stations in Australia. He is Sri Lanka’s most senior journalist working in the English medium. He read for his degree at Melbourne University and resides in Melbourne, Australia. .
Read Previous Columns
|
 |
Victor Karunairajan, a journalist with extensive East-West experience has had an exciting career having worked with Anglican, CSI and Catholic institutions, a Buddhist organization and a socialist government in as many as seven countries.
Read Previous Columns
|
 |
Bahukutumbi Raman, Additional Secretary (retd), Cabinet Secretariat, and Govt. of India, New Delhi, and, presently, Director, Institute for Topical Studies, Chennai. He is also associated with the Chennai Centre for China Studies..
Read Previous Columns
|
 |
Col. R. Hariharan, a retired MI specialist on South Asia, is an intelligence analyst..
Read Previous Columns
|
 |
The Rajapakse administration was willing to work closely with the Tamil opponents of the LTTE. If they cooperated they would be granted the security they needed to escape from the Tiger killers, a paramount consideration for any dissenting Tamil; they would also be assisted in their work against the LTTE, with money and weapons.
Karuna: The Tragedy of a Rebel
|
"The JVP, like the LTTE, did not want to share power with anyone; it wanted to rule alone. It would have tolerated the existence of other political parties and organisations only on condition of uncritical obedience. Even the SLFP was attacked, and attacked mercilessly, when it proved itself unwilling to abide by all the JVP’s rules."
Inside Story of JVP’s Second Insurgency in ‘88- ’89
|
 |
Aimed at our young people in particular, The Sri Lankan Guardian launches a campaign to help develop awareness of our rich natural assets and the need to protect and conserve them. We will from time to time publish features and reports on nature life which we are confident, will be used in schools as supportive material.
Read More
|
Copyrights Protected: All the content on this web site is copyrights protected and can be reproduced only by giving the due courtesy to Sri Lanka Guardian. |
| Interviews |
 |
|
| New Book:- TERRORISM :Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow |
 |
Terrorism is a threat, a modus operandi and a phenomenon. A resolution of the UN
General Assembly after 9/11 designated it as a threat to international peace and security.
As an MO, from a largely uni-dimensional threat of the years before the Arab-Israeli war of 1967, it has evolved into a multi-dimensional threat. As a phenomenon, it has many dimensions—political, economic, ideological and operational. Even the profile of a terrorist keeps changing. The terrorists of yesterday were seen as “misled youth” from the exploited or wronged sections of society. An increasing number of the terrorists of today are educated and come from well-to-do families. They are self-motivated and technology savvy. Their ability to add sophistication to their methods of operation surpasses the skill of the security agencies. This book seeks to contribute to the task of understanding terrorism as it is evolving.
Its author, B Raman, headed the counter-terrorism division of the Research & Analysis
Wing (R&AW), India’s external intelligence agency, for six years and has continued studying the subject even after his retirement in 1994. He is well known as an analyst of terrorism in India and abroad. He is much in demand in international conferences on terrorism. His prolific writings on this subject are widely read and his views are heard with attention and respect.
|
| Children In Sri Lanka |
 |
"...We are Tamils…but this story is about children of war…we crouched down in the bunker in silence. We would alternately sit on our flip-flops to avoid dirtying our clothing, and stand huddled in the bunker that was eerily reminiscent of a grave. It was just tall enough that we could bend over halfway without brushing against the tree trunks making up the roof of this make-to shelter. But as the bomber planes flew overhead more and more frequently, forcing us to disrupt our classes to run into the bunkers, the bunker seemed more and more like a grave.....
Read More
|
|
|
