The head of the Tamil Tigers in Britain bought bomb-making equipment for the terrorist group in Sri Lanka despite holding regular meetings with Special Branch, a court has heard.

By Duncan Gardham, Security Correspondent 

Arunachalam Chrishanthakumar, 52, known as "Shanthan," was allegedly aided by two Tamil electronics experts living in Newport, South Wales, who helped decide what components to acquire. 

He was also close to Anton Balasingham, the Tigers' chief political negotiator, who moved to London in 1999 and died three years ago.

FM calls upon EU to view developments within a post-LTTE paradigm and to be partners in post-conflict development 

Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama has called upon the European Union to view developments in Sri Lanka and the Tamil diaspora within a post - LTTE paradigm which better reflect the new ground realities in Sri Lanka and to become partners in Sri Lanka’s post-conflict development.

Sri Lanka Army Task Force 3 found an LTTE underwater vehicle along with 3 other smaller underwater vehicles which are still under construction from the Udayarkattukulam area in Mullaittivu yesterday morning (Jan. 28). Military sources said that this was the most startling recovery made by troops so far during the on going counter terrorist operations against the LTTE. Three suicide boats and a large haul of LTTE maritime equipment were also found at the location, the sources added.

UN Says that they will attempt to evacuate a convoy of critically injured From Puthukkudiyiruppuri to Vavunia.

On Tuesday, the government said the convoy of over two hundred patients were stopped by the Tamil Tigers.  

The United Nations in Sri Lanka says that it will attempt, for the second time in three days, to help evacuate by convoy hundreds of critically wounded civilians including at least 50 seriously injured children.