Akashi in Sri Lanka to promote peace building

[TamilNet, Wednesday, 15 January 2003, 11:52 GMT]
Mr. Yasuka Akashi, the Representative of the Government of Japan, is in Sri Lanka from the 15th to 19th to continue his mission of peace building, rehabilitation and reconstruction in Sri Lanka, a press release from the Embassy of Japan said. Mr. Akashi will visit Kilinochi, Matara and Hambantota during his visit and will attend the meeting of Sub-Committee on Immediate Humanitarian and Rehabilitation Needs (SIHRN)
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Court extends remand for SLA soldier

[TamilNet, Saturday, 11 January 2003, 03:18 GMT]
The Killinochchi Thamileelam court Friday rejected the bail application made on behalf of a soldier of the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) arrested by Tiger cadres for straying into the LTTE territory at Manalaru on December 24 last year and ordered remand for another fourteen days, court sources said.


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Multi-community sportsmeet in Kalutara

[TamilNet, Saturday, 16 November 2002, 14:50 GMT]
Seven hundred sportsmen and women and officials from the North travelled to Kalutara to participate in a sportsmeet for peace being held in Matara starting from today. The participants departed from Vavuniya yesterday by a special train, sources said. Prime Minister, Ranil Wickremasinghe, will be the chief guest at the prize giving ceremony on the last day of the meet, sources said.


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Major parties start submitting nomination lists

[TamilNet, Thursday, 25 October 2001, 21:42 GMT]
Major political parties have started submitting their lists of candidates for the forthcoming parliamentary elections from Thursday. The ruling People's Alliance Thursday submitted its list of candidates contesting the Hambantota electoral district. The main opposition United National Party submitted its lists of candidates for the Gampaha and Moneragala electoral districts.
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JVP continues agitation against bill

[TamilNet, Monday, 07 August 2000, 16:36 GMT]
Thousands of radical leftist Janata Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) cadres Monday protested in several parts of Sri Lanka against the new constitution bill. The JVP demonstrated against the new system of elections proposed by the government in front of the supreme court in Colombo. Protests by the party against the constitution bill were held today in downtown Colombo and the provincial towns of Kandy, Galle and Matara.
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Bomb damages inter-city train

[TamilNet, Sunday, 16 April 2000, 18:35 GMT]
The engine compartment of a Colombo-Vavuniya Inter-city train was damaged when a bomb placed inside exploded at 10.30 pm today, said sources in Vavuniya.
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SLA seeks Special Forces recruits

[TamilNet, Sunday, 09 April 2000, 20:15 GMT]
The commando regiment of the Sri Lankan army which is part of the SLA's elite 53 division called for new recruits today. The call for new recruits comes amidst reports that a large number of the 53 division's commandos have been put out of action due to constant deployment in special operations against the Liberation Tigers. The US Special Forces trained brigades of the 53 division have taken the brunt of the LTTE's Unceasing Waves III offensive since 2, November 1999.
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Communist Party Politician dies

[TamilNet, Saturday, 22 January 2000, 16:37 GMT]
Veteran Ceylon Communist Party politician Mr. P.Y.Tudawe died at the age of 84 this evening at a hospital in southern Matara District.
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Claymore blast kills policeman

[TamilNet, Friday, 14 January 2000, 15:29 GMT]
A military trained policeman was killed in a claymore blast at Bharathipuram junction about 6 km. west of Vavuniya town along the Mannar trunk road around 8 a.m. today, said police sources.
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Senior PLOTE member dies in mine blast

[TamilNet, Friday, 16 July 1999, 12:15 GMT]
Sabaratnam Baskaran (34), alias Dumaal, private secretary to Manikadasan, PLOTE's military wing leader, was killed in a claymore mine blast at Matarabaas junction; Kovilkulam in Vavuniya, at around 2 p.m. today.
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Clear majority eludes PA

[TamilNet, Friday, 11 June 1999, 11:34 GMT]
The ruling People's Alliance (PA) failed to secure a clear victory in the elections to the southern provincial council . The party won 25 seats in the 55 member provincial legislature according to results which were announced this morning. The PA was given two bonus seats under Sri Lanka's election system. The main opposition United National Party (UNP), won 21 seats and the radical Marxist party, Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), secured 7.
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Southern Province polls close

[TamilNet, Thursday, 10 June 1999, 15:34 GMT]
Nearly 60 percent of the registered voters cast their votes in Sri Lankaís Southern Provincial Council elections today despite the rain in the region said sources.
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Further reports of election related violence

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 01 June 1999, 12:49 GMT]
A press statement issued by the Centre for Monitoring Election Violence (CMEV) said nine incidents were reported yesterday bringing the total number of election related violence to 109, as recorded as at 6:00 p.m., Monday 31.
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Progress report on Southern PC elections

[TamilNet, Sunday, 30 May 1999, 20:39 GMT]
The elections monitoring group, the Centre for Monitoring Election Violence (CMEV), said that a total of 91 election related violent incidents have been reported so far from the Galle and Matara districts in the Southern province.
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Muslim refugees plan hunger strike

[TamilNet, Wednesday, 05 May 1999, 08:27 GMT]
Over 200 Muslim refugees living in Love Lane Camp in the eastern district of Trincomalee have unanimously decided to go on hunger strike from May 10, in front of the office of the Divisional Secretary (DS), demanding that the Government authorities provide them with dry rations and other relief.
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Southern province to go for polls on June 10

[TamilNet, Thursday, 29 April 1999, 12:20 GMT]
Sri Lanka's Commissioner of Elections announced today that polls to the island's Southern Provincial Council will be on June 10. The southern province comprises the districts of Galle, Hambatota and Matara. The elections to this province are considered another acid test for the ruling PA.
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Nominations called for Southern PC elections

[TamilNet, Thursday, 22 April 1999, 12:57 GMT]
The Elections Commissioner's Department today called for nominations to the Southern Provincial Council to be submitted. The nominations will be accepted at Galle, Hambantota and Matara from today, April 22 till April 29, it said.
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Floods render thousands homeless

[TamilNet, Wednesday, 21 April 1999, 16:23 GMT]
17417 families were displaced due to floods from heavy rains which lashed many parts Sri Lanka since yesterday. Five people were killed in landslides and floods. One was struck dead by lightning.
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Villagers find body in Jaffna

[TamilNet, Friday, 16 April 1999, 14:29 GMT]
The body of a woman, believed to be about 30 years old, was found by local residents in the area between Manatkaadu and Valipuram Aalvar Kovil (temple) in the Vadamaradchi East in the Jaffna peninsula.
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VoT Sinhala service begins

[TamilNet, Wednesday, 25 November 1998, 18:52 GMT]
The Sinhala service of the Voice of Tigers (VoT) radio, which was broadcast on 97 FM, could be picked up in the Sri Lankan government held town of Vavuniya amidst frequent electronic interruptions said sources there. The programme commenced at 7 p.m. and concluded around 7.30 p.m.
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