The Lashkar-e-Toiba terrorist group had been active in Eastern Sri Lanka a few years ago, an Indian media report said today. According to the Times of India, Lashkar operatives had since the ’90s been active in Bosnia, Central Asian Republics, Chechnya and Dagestan, Eastern Sri Lanka as well as Indonesia and the Philippines.  The report however

... for quick post-war jobs: report Sri Lanka tourism offers chance for quick post-war jobs: report Nov 17, 2009 (LBO) - Post-war ... employment for youth especially in conflict-affected areas, a new report said. The study by the US Agency for International Development (USAID) ... of tourism products and development planning," the report said. The government has earmarked the east coast as one ...

... offences in conflict against Tamil Tigers Sri Lanka today objected to attempts by the US to question the chief of ... 000 civilians were killed in the north-east between January and May. The report blamed both the government and the Tigers. It said rebels had shot ... Patrick Leahy, who wrote the legislation requiring the report, said it “eliminates any reasonable doubt that serious violations ...

... and a half days to bat out was never going to be any easy. However, Sri Lanka showed no resistance and crumbled to 57 for 4 on the ... the fort and in the able assistance of the lower order took Sri Lanka to a respectable total before handling India their hundredth test ... to win the second test match at Galle then. But I am not so hopeful of Sri Lanka’s chances at Mumbai. Let us see if Sri Lanka ...

... Press has learned. Seeking confirmation from Sri Lanka's Ambassador to the UN Palitha Kohona on November ... Department's recent report on crimes of war in Sri Lanka this year. In response to a question ... Department of Public Information "Sri Lanka,, which was not included in this month's programme of work ...

... quot; might serve as a small footnote. While some security analysts have hailed Sri Lanka as a case study into how to defeat an insurgency, we learned that it came at a very ... on Terror" launched by the U.S. and its allies. We also investigate the excesses of Sri Lanka's War on Terror, like those recently raised in a U.S. State Department report on alleged war crimes commited during ...