Sri Lanka, Feb. 23 -- An extraordinary gazette notification has been issued, banning 15 terrorist organizations, including the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).

The Extraordinary Gazette notification has been issued amending the list of designated persons, groups, and entities in Sri Lanka, published by the Secretary to the Ministry of Defence, Air Vice Marshal (Retired) Sampath Thuyacontha.

The notification stipulates that the financial assets and economic resources of these organizations are now prohibited. In addition to the banned organizations, the gazette also lists the names of 222 individuals associated with terrorism. The amended Gazette identifies 222 individuals linked to terrorist activities. It includes an order unde...