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Media ban continues on war refugees

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 12:08:55 GMT

SRI Lanka has maintained its ban on journalists reporting the plight of war-displaced civilians who have been allowed out of their internment camps, officials said today.
Source: The Daily Telegraph

Media ban continues on war refugees

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 12:08:55 GMT

SRI Lanka has maintained its ban on journalists reporting the plight of war-displaced civilians who have been allowed out of their internment camps, officials said today.
Source: PerthNow

Quoted in 'All refugees have been registered: Lankan Minister'

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 10:34:39 GMT

Rohitha Bogollagama said in Rediff:

All of the displaced people have been registered and therefore the diaspora should be able to contact their relatives through relevant Sri Lankan authorities and overseas missions of Sri Lanka [ Images ]

Sri Lanka to release 136,000 war-displaced Tamils

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:21:07 GMT

Sri Lanka to release 136,000 war-displaced Tamils By ERANGA JAYAWARDENA Associated Press Writer Eranga Jayawardena U.N. Humanitarian Chief John Holmes, left, speaks as Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama looks on during a media briefing in...
Source: KansasCity.com

Sri Lanka to release 136,000 war-displaced Tamils

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:21:30 GMT

U.N. Humanitarian Chief John Holmes, left, speaks as Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama looks on during a media briefing in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009.
Source: Boston Globe

UN envoy lauds Govt

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:41:16 GMT

United Nations Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Sir John Holmes said he was extremely encouraged and impressed by the rapid resettlement of the IDPs in progress.
Source: Sri Lanka Ministry of Defense

More Support Needed For Sri Lanka’s Displaced

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:29:02 GMT

New York, Nov 19 2009 5:11PM The top United Nations humanitarian official has welcomed the recent releases of internally displaced persons (IDPs) from camps in northern Sri Lanka, and underscored the need to ensure full freedom of movement for...
Source: Scoop - New Zealand News

Sri Lanka Asks UN for Help as Envoy Visits Tamils Displaced by Civil War

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:17:56 GMT

Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Sri Lanka asked the United Nations for help resettling civilians displaced by the country’s civil war as a UN envoy visited camps where mainly Tamil refugees have lived since the defeat of Tamil Tiger rebels in May.
Source: Bloomberg.com

Quoted in 'Lanka never made any claims over Andamans: Bogollagama'

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:40:37 GMT

Rohitha Bogollagama said in DNA India:

On November 4, in response to a question that was raised (in the House), I never said that we are going to claim Andaman Islands or any of the islands belonging to India

Lanka never made any claims over Andamans: Bogollagama

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:40:37 GMT

Colombo: Refuting reports that Sri Lanka made any claims over India's Andaman Islands, Sri Lanka foreign minister Rohitha Bogollagama has said the country was only seeking undersea sediment rights near the islands.
Source: DNA India

Photo from AP Photo

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 22:28:50 GMT

Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama, right, looks on as U.N. Undersecretary General for Political Affairs B. Lynn Pascoe addresses the media in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009.

Photo from Reuters Pictures

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:49:48 GMT

Sri Lanka's Minister of Foreign Affairs Rohitha Bogollagama (R) looks over to Lynn Pascoe, head of the U.N. political affairs department, during a news conference in Colombo September 17, 2009.

Frost over the World - Rohitha Bogollagama: Sri Lankan Foreign Minister - 6 Feb 09 -Part 2

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 10:03:08 GMT