The Government of Sri Lanka today informed that all those who intend to enter former conflict areas in the North to transport goods and conduct other activities and representatives of Local and Foreign Non-Government Organizations should obtain permission from S.B Divaratne, the Secretary of Special Presidential Task Force.

Two months after leaving Fos-Sur-Mer, France on 7 May 2009 the humanitarian relief sent by the Tamil Diaspora in Europe through the Mercy Mission is currently being unloaded at Colombo Port, Arjunan Ethirveerasingham, coordinating the Mercy Mission said in a statement.

A group of Sri Lankan doctors who have been in police custody for nearly two months were brought before the media Wednesday to recant their reports of mass civilian casualties during the final days of the civil war.

The International Committee of the Red Cross said it had been ordered by Sri Lanka to scale down relief operations in the island where it has been helping civilian war victims.

India Wednesday said it is still waiting for a formal response from Sri Lanka confirming the death of Tamil Tigers chief Velupillai Prabhakaran and promised continued assistance to Colombo to rehabilitate Tamils displaced by the conflict.

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