OTHER NEWS Bomb blast in Ampara. Sri Lanka Dozens reported dead as Sri Lankan army pushes into rebel areas UK transfers Col Karuna Air raid on LTTE base at Parappakadattal - SLA    Advertisement Print Version | Email to friend India worried by Sri Lanka arms buying 27-03-2008 India said Wednesday that it wanted Sri Lanka to treat Tamils with dignity and also voiced concern that Colombo's arms purchases may upset New Delhi's 'pre-eminent position' in South Asia. 'We are facing a situation where the ceasefire (in Sri Lanka) could collapse. This could lead to a flashpoint,' National Security Adviser M.K. Narayanan said while delivering the 25th Air Chief Marshal P.C. Lal memorial lecture here. 'We want the Sri Lankan government to treat its large Tamil minority with dignity,' he said. '(But) the (Sri Lankan) government would seem to have the single objective of a military victory (against the Tamil Tigers) without any devolution of power.' Narayanan also added: 'We have to ensure that India's pre-eminent position in the region is not compromised by Sri Lanka seeking arms from elsewhere. 'We need a national consensus on how much (military) assistance we should provide and how much pressure we should put on the (Sri Lankan) government.' Thousands of people have died in Sri Lanka in the past two years in escalating fighting between the military and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). India opposes any military solution of the ethnic conflict and wants Colombo to devolve autonomy to the minorities. And while India continues to train Sri Lankan military personnel, it has refused to provide what it dubs are offensive military hardware. Print Version | Email to friend

Bomb blast in Ampara. Fri, 09-05-2008 14:00:00 A powerful bomb blast occured in the Ampara town around 5.40 pm. Wait for details.... |FULL STORY|

Sri Lanka Dozens reported dead as Sri Lankan army pushes into rebel areas afp Fri, 09-05-2008 14:00:00 Helicopter gunships provided air cover Friday for ground troops advancing into rebel areas of northern Sri Lanka where at least 30 rebel guerrillas were killed, the defence ministry said. Airforce Mi-24 helicopters flew support as soldiers moved on Alankulam, in Mannar district, killing 15 rebels and injuring 20, a ministry statement said. The military said three soldiers died and five were wounded in the pre-dawn attack. However, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)... |FULL STORY|

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UK transfers Col Karuna bbc Fri, 09-05-2008 13:00:00 Former leader of Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels who was jailed in the UK in January has been transferred to an immigration detention centre. was sent to jail in January for identity fraud after being arrested in London late last year. He was carrying an apparently genuine Sri Lankan diplomatic passport issued under a false name. It is not clear if he will be deported. Human rights groups want him charged with war crimes. The British Home Office refused to give details ... |FULL STORY|

Air raid on LTTE base at Parappakadattal - SLA Fri, 09-05-2008 11:00:00 The Air force claimed that it carried out an air raid on an LTTE base at Parappakadattal in Mannar. ... |FULL STORY|

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