Updated: Satellite images of northern Sri Lanka

Google has updated its satellite imagery for parts of Sri Lanka. Pictured below is one of the revelations of this update: the largest runway constructed by the LTTE terrorists. It is located near Mulativu. It is possibly the largest air strip ever build by a terrorist group. The Youtube video at the end of this …

Google Earth Sri Lanka posts: 1000+ days later

According to my trusty day counter its been well over a 1000 days since I started my rather eccentric "tradition" of posting Google Earth images of Sri Lanka. For the big picture, there's the recently updated archive page. According to a poll I "conducted" a while back, a majority of respondents thought favourably of the …

Family Kovil Colombo Sri Lanka

Buddhist and Hindu cultures have coexisted seamlessly in my family. It extends to relationships with religious institutions as well. On the Buddhist side there is Asokaramaya, which has a long presence in family history. For more regular religious maters there's the smaller temple down our road. Palaya Kadiresan Kovil (pictured in the Google Earth screen …

LTTE’s human shields: April 2009 satellite images

Update: Life in Taprobane has decisive analysis of satellite imagery regarding the LTTE's human sheilds. He also points out major error's in BBC's reports about the situation in Mullativu and challenges the LTTE terrorist's propaganda. US National Imagery Systems has released a satellite image (Dated April 2009) of  people held by the LTTE terrorists camped on the beaches in …

Terrorist held areas in Sri Lanka – Mullativu Google Earth

Image below shows a detail of a settlement on the northern side of the entrance to the Nanthikadal lagoon in Mullativu. The next image shows the area further north towards the Palamattalam/Puthumathalan area. The LTTE terrorists continue to hold thousands of people as human shields in these areas. I guess for the LTTE terrorist cult's …