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  Sri Lanka political crisis: Tamil prisoners may be released to tilt scales in favour of PM Mahinda Rajapaksa

  World | November 04, 2018 17:37 IST

  Rajapaksa, who was the president at the time, has repeatedly said that the war was against the LTTE and not against the Tamil community.

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  Sri Lankan President Sirisena lifts nation-wide emergency imposed after communal riots

  World | March 18, 2018 12:21 IST

  In a message on Twitter, Sirisena said: "Upon assessing the public safety situation, I instructed to revoke the State of Emergency from midnight yesterday (Saturday)."

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  LTTE network intact, says US terror report

  World | June 20, 2015 12:28 IST

  Colombo: The LTTE's international network and financial support are still intact despite its military defeat at the hands of Sri Lankan government troops in 2009, a US government report has said.The State Department's annual Country

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  Why no Indian PM dared to visit Jaffna before Modi ?

  India | March 14, 2015 19:16 IST

  Narendra Modi is the first Indian Prime Minister to visit the former war-torn Jaffna, the citadel of Tamils in Sri Lanka, six years after the war between LTTE and Sri Lankan army ended with the

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  Rights, liberties threatened in Sri Lanka, says rights body

  World | May 20, 2013 15:33 IST

  Colombo, May 20: Respect for basic rights and liberties has declined in Sri Lanka in the four years since the government defeated the Tamil Tigers, Human Rights Watch said Monday.This week marks the fourth anniversary

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  Lankan govt beefs up Fonseka's security

  World | June 10, 2012 18:02 IST

  Colombo, Jun 10: Former Sri Lankan army chief Sarath Fonseka's security has been beefed in the wake of threats to his life from remnants of the Tamil Tigers.A 12-member police team led by an Inspector