Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama has asked Malaysia to seriously consider proscribing the LTTE.
The Minister who met with Dr. Ahamd Zahid bin Hamidi Y. B. Dato ‘Seri, the Malaysia Defence Minister on the sidelines of the 8th Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore last Friday, expressed deep concern of certain overseas illicit activities such as fund raising, arms [...]

BBC reported on Friday that the LTTE says that the 250,000 civilians in the small area still controlled by them in northeastern Mullaitivu want to be “protected’’ by them and remain in the area with B. Nadesan, who succeeded Tamilchelvan as the Tiger’s political chief, saying that the people did not want to end up [...]

 
That the ban imposed on the LTTE was long in coming in Sri Lanka, home to the terror outfit, where it waged war for 30 years, while 30 other countries had already proscribed the organisation, may have been perplexing to many.
But it could well be argued that a domestic ban at the outset would have [...]

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At the Cabinet meeting held today, it has been decided to proscribe the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam – a terrorist outfit led by Velupillai Prabakaran.
Minister Maithripala Sirisena said that at today’s cabinet meeting, President Mahinda Rajapaksa has submitted a cabinet paper seeking the proscription of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.
Sri Lankan President in [...]

To an average Sri-Lankan like me, the President’s threat to ban the LTTE, unless the civilians under their control are allowed to leave the Wanni, is like trying to tame a wild ass with a dangling carrot!
What difference does it make to the LTTE, who seem to be breathing their last at this stage of [...]

President Mahinda Rajapaksa has given the LTTE an ultimatum. Unless it releases the hapless civilians in its clutches before the end of this month, the government will ban it. There are hundreds of thousands of people languishing in the conflict zone, as the LTTE is using them as a human shield. The President’s concern about [...]

President Mahinda Rajapaksa today(22 Dec) issued an ultimatum to the LTTE to release all civilians in the Wanni by Christmas or face a possible ban.
It is understood that if LTTE is banned, TNA MPs  will face possible arrest by openly sympathizing with a terrorist out fit and freelancers like Mangala Samaraweera will also have to [...]