The bunkers occupied by Tiger guerrillas in Sampur 10 days ago are no longer under their control. It is the same with their offices and sea tiger bases. All signs that the area was at one time a ...

The Sri Lankan army says it is consolidating positions in the recently captured north-eastern town of Sampur. The military say they are clearing mines and searching for booby traps. Officials say that ...

Tamil National Alliance (TNA) leader and Trincomalee district Parliamentarian R. Sampanthan paid his first visit to Sampur, after it was captured from the LTTE in April 2006. With the permission of ...

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Over 6000 internally displaced people (IDPs) from the east are still in camps, a latest study reveals. Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) which carried out the study says these families are still ...

The Sri Lankan military launched a major new offensive on Sunday aimed at capturing the Sampur area in the East of the island from the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). The operation is another ...

In a surprising turn of events, the government has decided not to go ahead with the two proposed Indian and Japanese-funded Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) power plants in Sampur, Power and Renewable Energy ...

In addition to the immense losses already incurred by the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB), it would incur an additional loss of a staggering Rs.7.6 billion annually after the Sampur Coal Power Plant is ...

LTTE's presence in Sampur posed a threat to Trinco harbour and naval base across the Koddiyar bay, reports PK Balachandran. Sri Lankan security forces captured Sampur town in the eastern district of ...

The LTTE has told the Norwegian peace brokers that the conquest of Sampur in Trincomalee district by the Sri Lankan armed forces has brought an end to the February 2002 Ceasefire Agreement (CFA). HT ...