Sri Lanka government may consider banning LTTE

Sri Lanka media speculate that the government will proscribe the rebel outfit, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) soon.

The idea of proscribing the LTTE was in the consideration of the government for a long time. However, the ceasefire agreement signed with the LTTE in 2003 hindered the move although the agreement has been defunct now for some time. The reluctance to abandon the agreement left the door open for peace talks to resume.

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Sri Lanka to recruit Tamils to police

Sri Lankan police said Monday that they have embarked on a rapid recruitment program to enlist Tamil speaking officers in the multi-ethnic Eastern Province.

Jayantha Wickramaratna, the police spokesman, told reporters that "we will recruit youth from Ampara and Batticaloa districts", adding that 1,000 of them would be targeted between Nov. 10 and 14.

He said that the police department needed Tamil speaking officers to serve in the Eastern Province's newly opened police stations.

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