S. Lanka takes war against rebels to cyberspace
COLOMBO (December 7, 1997 00:23 a.m. EST) - Sri Lanka on Sunday took its war
against Tamil Tiger rebels to cyberspace, launching an integrated national
Internet website aimed at
countering Tiger propoganda and presenting what officials said was a
correct picture of the country.
The website, www.lk, was launched by the Foreign Ministry in collaboration
with the Institute of
Computer Technology of the University of Colombo, a ministry statement said.
It said the "Sri Lankan Web Window" will serve as a comprehensive
depository of news and information
related to Sri Lanka, including news bulletins from several government
departments like the defence
ministry.
It provides links to various websites offered by internet service providers
and other agencies in Sri Lanka,
the statement said.
"It will also help in countering anti-Sri Lanka propaganda by enabling
Internet surfers world wide to have
access through a single window to authentic news and information on Sri Lanka."
Officials said the newly-launched window was part of a concerted effort by
the government to counter the
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) own Internet sites.
LTTE, who are fighting for a separate homeland for minority Tamils in Sri
Lanka's north and east, have
long had a presence on the Internet through various websites which portray
their view of the 14-year war
that the government says has claimed more than 50,000 lives.
The government's information department recently launched its own website,
www.lk.news, as part of
the overall exercise to tap new media to disseminate information.
The ministry statement said there were plans to mirror the window in
several locations and develop
parallel translations in Sinhala, Tamil, French and German languages.
The statement said Sri Lanka also was preparing to produce a CD-ROM with
all relevant information on
the country that will be available in time for the 50th independence
anniversary in Febraury 1998.
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