LTTE extort diaspora for 'final war' funds
Tamil families and businesses in Canada, UK
threatened
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam subject Sri
Lankan Tamils living in Canada, the United Kingdom and other Western
countries to intimidation, extortion and even violence to ensure a
steady flow of funds for operations in Sri Lanka and to suppress
criticism of human rights abuses, said Human Rights Watch in a new
report released yesterday.
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Sale of state assets during elections must stop - President
President Mahinda Rajapakse yesterday
stressed that time has arrived to put an end to the sell out of
vital state assets in hasty decisions taken at times of elections .
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Kylie in Lanka, meets tsunami theatre group
Australian pop star Kylie Minogue has made a
surprise visit to a Sri Lankan theatre troupe formed in the
aftermath of the tsunami. The singer is patron and sponsor of the
Children of the Sea theatre group but had been unable to see them as
she was receiving treatment for breast cancer.
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