Negotiations were held in Beijing from 6 to 8 May, 2014 to discuss and finalize the draft treaty on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters. The objective of the treaty is to improve effectiveness of law enforcement ...
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‘Tortured and killed’ LTTEr surfaces in India
Wednesday, 14th May 2014. One of the former prominent LTTE cadres, said to have been tortured and killed by the Sri Lankan security forces in 2009 as claimed by many local and international NGOs, was among the arrested ...
Sri Lanka Ban Splits Overseas Tamil Outfits
By P.K. Balachandran Wednesday, 14th May 2014 The ban on 16 Tamil Diaspora organisations and 425 individuals deemed to be pro-Tamil Tiger, which was imposed by the Sri Lankan government in March under UN Security Counc ...
Foundation stone laid for the first Korea – Sri Lanka Buddhist Vihara in South Korea
The foundation stone laying ceremony of the “Korea–Sri Lanka Mahaviharaya”, the first-ever Sri Lankan Buddhist temple in South Korea, was held in the city of Pyeongtaek, situated about 80 km away from the capital cit ...
Sri Lanka in no hurry to disclose details of proscribed organizations
Sunday, 11th May 2014 By Arthur Wamanan Sri Lanka will not rush the process of providing details of organizations and individuals recently proscribed by the country, External Affairs Ministry said. But duri ...
TGTE Losing Lustre Among Tamils
Sunday, 11 May 2014. By Camelia Nathaniel After the defeat of the LTTE in May 2009, the leaders of the LTTE rump attempted to replicate the organization in exile. As a segment of the Sri Lankan Tamil expatriates had spe ...
Canada contradicts its ban on LTTE
Sunday, 11th May 2014 US continues to view LTTE a terrorist threat: By Manjula Fernando A senior foreign service official in the External Affairs Ministry, taking note of Canada's shockingly outrageous statement that ...