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Thamilini set free from rehab

Former LTTE women’s wing political head, Thamilini, was freed today after completing rehabilitation, Commissioner General of Rehabilitation Brigadier Dharshana Hettiarachi said. He said that her mother and her sister together with the sister’s children met Thamilini and took her home from the Vavuniya rehabilitation camp. “She was freed after she completed one year in rehabilitation,” Brigadier Dharshana Hettiarachi said. Thamilini is one of the most senior former LTTE members to have been relea

26 Jun, 2013

Singapore to recruit 200 Lankans

Singapore will soon see its first group of construction workers from Sri Lanka and the Philippines. Those from Sri Lanka are expected to start work in September this year, and those from the Philippines a month later, Channel News Asia reported. The Building and Construction Authority (BCA) said that for a start, Singapore is bringing in about 200 Sri Lankan and 200 Filipino workers a month. Four Overseas Training Centres in Sri Lanka and another four in the Philippines have been given approval

26 Jun, 2013

AI calls for witness protection

Amnesty International (AI) today urged the government to enact an effective Witness Protection Bill. The human rights group noted that four years have passed since the end of the armed conflict in Sri Lanka. However it said Sri Lankan authorities continue to deny mounting evidence of crimes under international law committed by its forces during the protracted armed conflict. ?They also attempt to stop their own citizens from communicating with the UN and other international bodies about serious

26 Jun, 2013