Another Kilinochchi advance repulsed-LTTE

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 09 June 1998, 23:59 GMT]
Over 75 Sri Lankan Army soldiers were killed and over 200 injured in the fresh fighting that broke out yesterday in Kilinochchi as the SLA launched another offensive to recapture the northern town, said the LTTE in a press release issued yesterday from its International Secretariat in London. Western analysts say that they expect fighting to continue in the area in the short term.
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Three wounded fishermen in hospital

[TamilNet, Friday, 22 May 1998, 23:59 GMT]
Three of the thirteen fishermen injured in the air strike by Kfir jets of the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) have been admitted to the Puthukkudiyiruppu hospital, said the Voice of Tigers (VoT) radio.
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Navy says LTTE boats sunk

[TamilNet, Thursday, 21 May 1998, 23:59 GMT]
Sri Lankan military sources in Trincomalee said today that five boats were believed destroyed and an estimated 13 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) killed, when the Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) attacked a group of boats in the seas off Verugal, approximately 65 km north of Batticaloa, last night between 10:30 p.m. and 3:00 a.m.
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Translation of LTTE Leader's speech (13 May 98)

[TamilNet, Friday, 15 May 1998, 23:59 GMT]
The LTTE leader, Mr. Vellupillai Pirabhakaran delivered a speech in Tamil on 13 May 1998, the first anniversary of the launch of the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) Operation, 'Jaya Sikirui'('Victory Assured' in Sinhala). The following is TamilNet's translation of the speech.
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A long year on the road

[TamilNet, Wednesday, 13 May 1998, 23:59 GMT]
Exactly one year ago, the Sri Lankan military began the largest military campaign in its history. Preceded by a massive artillery and aerial bombardment, over 20,000 Sri Lankan troops, led by elite Special Forces, broke out of their fortifications at Vavuniya and Manal Aru and pushed into the LTTE-controlled Vanni. The Sri Lankan government had much riding on the outcome of the operation, optimistically code-named 'Jaya Sikirui' ('Victory Assured' in Sinhala).
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Till the other side cracks

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 12 May 1998, 23:59 GMT]
The Sri Lankan military's widespread and indiscriminate use of artillery and air power is arguably the major cause of civilian casualties in the ongoing conflict in Sri Lanka. In the past few years, the Sri Lankan military has repeatedly up-gunned its forces with ever larger caliber field guns, with more numerous aircraft that are capable of carrying heavier payloads and more heavily armed naval craft.
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Two Tiger boats sunk - SLN

[TamilNet, Friday, 01 May 1998, 23:59 GMT]
Two boats of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) were sunk by the Sri Lanka Navy's (SLN) Dvora Inshore Patrol Craft after an hour long battle in the Mullaitivu sea near Challai, around 5:30 a.m. this morning, said SLN sources in Trincomalee.
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May Day procession in Mullaitivu

[TamilNet, Thursday, 30 April 1998, 23:59 GMT]
May Day celebrations in the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) held area of Mullaitivu will begin 3:30 p.m. on May 1 with a procession which will commence at the Amban Kovil and proceed to Mullivalai Viththiyananda school in Mullaitivu, said the Voice of Tigers (VoT) broadcast in its night transmission.
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Bodies washed ashore

[TamilNet, Thursday, 12 March 1998, 23:59 GMT]
The bodies of two civilians killed in the clash between the Sri Lanka Navy and Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) at Pulmoddai on March 8 were found washed ashore at Katkovalam near Pt. Pedro and Nagarkovil, yesterday, said sources in Jaffna.
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Kfir jet bombed Church - Radio

[TamilNet, Wednesday, 04 March 1998, 23:59 GMT]
The Satha Sagaya Maatha Church at Murasumoddai, 5 km west of Paranthan on the Paranthan - Mullaitivu road, was badly damaged when Sri Lanka Air Force Kfir jets bombed it yesterday January 3, said Voice of Tigers (VoT) this morning.
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Poor medical facilities in southern Mullaitivu

[TamilNet, Thursday, 08 January 1998, 23:59 GMT]
For people living in and around Kumulamunai in the remote jungles of southern Mullaithivu falling ill is a nightmare when it comes to finding someone who can treat them.
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Mullaitivu residents to fund local schools

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 06 January 1998, 23:59 GMT]
Parents and well wishers have collected 191,000 rupees through the Peoples' Welfare Society of Mullaitivu to repair the Kallappaadu and Vattuvakal schools, which were damaged by shelling and bombing between 1990 and 1996, said sources in Vavuniya.
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Unprecedented rain in the north

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 06 January 1998, 23:59 GMT]
Floods in the Vanni have brought water levels in the reservoirs to spill level and disrupted transport in the area, said officials of the Department of Irrigation in Vavuniya.
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Dozens die of malaria in Mullaitivu

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 06 January 1998, 23:59 GMT]
Four persons at the Mulangavil Ilaiyaval settlement were among the 42 persons who died from Malaria in the Mullaitivu District last month, said sources in Vavuniya. Among the 42, nine were infants under one year.
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Commandos destroyed SLAF chopper - LTTE

[TamilNet, Sunday, 04 January 1998, 23:59 GMT]
The Sri Lankan air force Mi-17 irreparably damaged on Friday had been attacked by a Black Tiger unit which had penetrated SLA defences near Karipattamurippu, said the Liberation Tigers in a statement issued today.
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Over quarter of a million treated at Mullaitivu

[TamilNet, Friday, 02 January 1998, 23:59 GMT]
The Mullaithivu hospital treated 262263 people in 1997 said sources in the Vanni. Of these 336 died. The largest number of cases was admitted during the months of November and December they said.
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Government delays Monthly allowances for medical staffs

[TamilNet, Thursday, 01 January 1998, 23:59 GMT]
Monthly allowances to hospital registrars, doctors working in the OPD and nurses in the central hospital at Puthukudiyiruppa, in the Mullaitivu District have been delayed by the Government in recent months.
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Fighting reported at Olumadu

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 18 November 1997, 23:59 GMT]
Reports from Vavuniya indicated today that the SLA was attempting to push towards Mankulam from its positions in Olumadu, but was facing fierce resistance from the Liberation Tigers.
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Floods may trap Mullaitivu civilians

[TamilNet, Wednesday, 12 November 1997, 23:59 GMT]
Reports from the Vanni said today that the only route that is open to civilians between Mullaithivu and the western parts of the Vanni might be completely cut if the heavy rains which ravaged the region for almost a week were to continue unabated.
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SLA commander predicts easy victory - again

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 11 November 1997, 23:59 GMT]
Recently the Sri Lankan army commander, Major General Rohan Daluwatte said that victory was imminent in Eelam War III. However, General Daluwatte's assessment of the war has not always been entirely accurate.
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