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LTTE may be neutral in Lankan Presidential election
Current indications are that the LTTE will remain neutral in the November 17 Sri Lankan Presidential election. But it may allow the Tamils of the North and the East to vote for whosoever they like, or even boycott the election if they so wish. This decision seems likely despite the importance of the election for the settlement of the long standing Tamil question. The election is expected to reveal the political mood in Sinhala-dominated South Sri Lanka vis-à-vis the Tamil problem, the country's "national" question. -Full Story- (The Hindustan Times - 11/10/05)
Arms found in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO: Sri Lankan police on Monday found a "large stock of weapons and ammunition" after police "were alerted by a civilian" near Marwila, a hamlet about 70 km from Colombo. "It is suspected that those arms and ammunition, generally used by the LTTE, would have been smuggled into the area with the intention of carrying out a high profile assassination or any other criminal act," the Ministry said. According to media reports, President Chandrika Kumaratunga was scheduled to address an election rally on Tuesday in Wariapola in the province. The weapons were "concealed in a parcel," and contained "one sniper with three magazines, 82 rounds of live ammunition, two 7.2 mm micro pistols with six magazines, 45 rounds of live ammunition and seven hand grenades." -Full Story- (hindu.com - 11/10/05)
Hunt for Tigers leads to Gnanakone’s arrest
In the wee hours of yesterday, the army, acting on a tip off, arrested Charles Gnanakone in connection with the killing of Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar. The millionare Sri Lankan businessman, domiciled in Singapore, was arrested in a house in Nikape, Dehiwala, army spokesman Brigadier N. R. Witharanage told The Island, adding that Gnanakone was taken for questioning around 1.40 a.m. by a team from the army’s Operations Command on receiving information that there were some terrorists hiding in a safe house in Nikape. When the army entered the house and searched for suspects they found Charles Gnanakone, wanted by the police, but not the other terrorists, purportedly staying in the house. Brig Witharanage said Gnanakone was immediately taken away by the men from the Operations Command and handed over to Dehiwala police. Later, he had been handed over to the Colombo Crime Division (CCD) by the Dehiwala police. -Full Story- (island.lk - 11/10/05)
Retired Norwegian general in Sri Lanka to meet rebels, government
Sri Lanka pledged Monday to commit to a joint human rights declaration with the Tamil Tiger rebels amid continuing violence that threatens to derail the fragile cease-fire, according to a government statement. Jayantha Dhanapala, the top government official handling the peace process, said the declaration would include a human rights proclamation and training for rebel cadres and government and prison officials and the police, the statement said without giving further details. -Full Story- (AOL - 11/10/05)
Norwegian envoy arrives to review Sri Lanka truce
A Norwegian special envoy mandatedto explore the possibility of reviewing Sri Lanka's troubled cease-fire with the Tamil Tigers arrived in the country, government officials said Monday. Trond Furuhovde, a retired Norwegian major general arrived in the early hours of Monday. He is to have talks with the Sri Lankan government and Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels, truce monitors, civil and political groups, Norwegian diplomatic sources said. Furuhovde is the first Head of the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission(SLMM), the Nordic cease-fire monitoring group. Furuhovde had two stints as the head of the SLMM since the cease-fire came into force in February 2002. -Full Story- (xinhuanet.com - 11/10/05)
Current indications are that the LTTE will remain neutral in the November 17 Sri Lankan Presidential election. But it may allow the Tamils of the North and the East to vote for whosoever they like, or even boycott the election if they so wish. This decision seems likely despite the importance of the election for the settlement of the long standing Tamil question. The election is expected to reveal the political mood in Sinhala-dominated South Sri Lanka vis-à-vis the Tamil problem, the country's "national" question. -Full Story- (The Hindustan Times - 11/10/05)
Arms found in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO: Sri Lankan police on Monday found a "large stock of weapons and ammunition" after police "were alerted by a civilian" near Marwila, a hamlet about 70 km from Colombo. "It is suspected that those arms and ammunition, generally used by the LTTE, would have been smuggled into the area with the intention of carrying out a high profile assassination or any other criminal act," the Ministry said. According to media reports, President Chandrika Kumaratunga was scheduled to address an election rally on Tuesday in Wariapola in the province. The weapons were "concealed in a parcel," and contained "one sniper with three magazines, 82 rounds of live ammunition, two 7.2 mm micro pistols with six magazines, 45 rounds of live ammunition and seven hand grenades." -Full Story- (hindu.com - 11/10/05)
Hunt for Tigers leads to Gnanakone’s arrest
In the wee hours of yesterday, the army, acting on a tip off, arrested Charles Gnanakone in connection with the killing of Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar. The millionare Sri Lankan businessman, domiciled in Singapore, was arrested in a house in Nikape, Dehiwala, army spokesman Brigadier N. R. Witharanage told The Island, adding that Gnanakone was taken for questioning around 1.40 a.m. by a team from the army’s Operations Command on receiving information that there were some terrorists hiding in a safe house in Nikape. When the army entered the house and searched for suspects they found Charles Gnanakone, wanted by the police, but not the other terrorists, purportedly staying in the house. Brig Witharanage said Gnanakone was immediately taken away by the men from the Operations Command and handed over to Dehiwala police. Later, he had been handed over to the Colombo Crime Division (CCD) by the Dehiwala police. -Full Story- (island.lk - 11/10/05)
Retired Norwegian general in Sri Lanka to meet rebels, government
Sri Lanka pledged Monday to commit to a joint human rights declaration with the Tamil Tiger rebels amid continuing violence that threatens to derail the fragile cease-fire, according to a government statement. Jayantha Dhanapala, the top government official handling the peace process, said the declaration would include a human rights proclamation and training for rebel cadres and government and prison officials and the police, the statement said without giving further details. -Full Story- (AOL - 11/10/05)
Norwegian envoy arrives to review Sri Lanka truce
A Norwegian special envoy mandatedto explore the possibility of reviewing Sri Lanka's troubled cease-fire with the Tamil Tigers arrived in the country, government officials said Monday. Trond Furuhovde, a retired Norwegian major general arrived in the early hours of Monday. He is to have talks with the Sri Lankan government and Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels, truce monitors, civil and political groups, Norwegian diplomatic sources said. Furuhovde is the first Head of the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission(SLMM), the Nordic cease-fire monitoring group. Furuhovde had two stints as the head of the SLMM since the cease-fire came into force in February 2002. -Full Story- (xinhuanet.com - 11/10/05)