The eastern district of Trincomalee is one centre of the escalating conflict. Clashes between the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and rival Tamil paramilitary groups, covertly backed by the ...

(New York) - The Sri Lankan government has failed to respond adequately to recent attacks by armed groups on ethnic Tamils and their homes and businesses in Sri Lanka’s eastern Trincomalee district, ...

The diocese of Trincomalee covers 2,727 square kilometers comprising the civil district. Trincomalee is derived from the Tamil name Thiru-kona-malai, meaning "Holy-East Hill". Hindu civilization ...

Since Saturday we have been helping many of the 21,000 Sri Lankans who have fled recent fighting in the north-east of the country. The 21,000 people have been displaced from the town of Muthur, which ...

Sivapragasam Mariyadas, a supporter of the Socialist Equality Party (SEP) in Sri Lanka, was murdered by gunmen on the night of August 7 at his home in Mullipothana, a rural town about 20 kilometres ...

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. 28 April 2006 Our office in Colombo, ...

The port town of Trincomalee in Eastern Sri Lanka is known for its scenic beauty eminently qualified to be featured in the National Geographic Channel. But historically,it has been noted for something ...

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