Trinco-KKS passenger service to begin

[TamilNet, Sunday, 20 February 2000, 19:55 GMT]
A conference to finalize the inauguration of a passenger ship service between Trincomalee and Kankesanthurai (KKS) is to be held at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo on February 23rd, Wednesday, sources said.
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Parents, relatives to visit POWs

[TamilNet, Saturday, 19 February 2000, 15:33 GMT]
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is making arrangements for the parents and relatives to visit the 15 POWs, held by the Liberation Tigers, Harsha Gunawardene, the spokesman for the organisation in Colombo said.
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Sinhala extremists condemn Norwegian involvement

[TamilNet, Friday, 18 February 2000, 12:52 GMT]
Sinhala extremists issued a statement today condemning the Norwegian government for attempting to interfere in an internal matter. The fifteen movements, including five Bikku associations, which signed the statement, also protested the 'aspersions' cast upon the Sinhala organisations by Norwegian officials in Colombo.
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Prisoner transfer to Kalutura

[TamilNet, Thursday, 17 February 2000, 11:04 GMT]
Twenty Tamil political prisoners held at the Batticaloa prison were transferred to the Kalutura Prison, south of Colombo, today, on orders by the Ministry of Defence.
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Norwegian Foreign Minister arrives in Colombo

[TamilNet, Wednesday, 16 February 2000, 07:28 GMT]
The Norwegian Foreign Minister Knut Vollebaek who arrived in Colombo today had a two-hour long discussion with his Sri Lankan counterpart, Lakshman Kadirgamar this morning.
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ICRC monitoring hunger strike POWs

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 15 February 2000, 15:43 GMT]
Delegates from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) are monitoring the health situation of the 15 POWs in the custody of the Liberation Tigers who have begun a hunger strike, Harsha Gunawardene, the spokesman for the organisation in Colombo, said today.
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Tigers attack convoy, 13 killed

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 15 February 2000, 13:24 GMT]
Thirteen policemen were killed and 15 others wounded when the Liberation Tigers attacked a military convoy at Miyaan Kulam, 15 km. north-east of Valaichenai on the Batticaloa-Colombo road around 4.45 p.m. this evening.
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TULF will oppose budget -Pararajasingham

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 15 February 2000, 12:46 GMT]
"The millennium budget of the PA government is a war budget. The TULF will therefore oppose it when it comes up for vote in Parliament," said TULF MP for Batticaloa Joseph Pararajasingham.
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Ministerial posts for rebel MPs?

[TamilNet, Saturday, 12 February 2000, 15:42 GMT]
Peoples Alliance (PA) government is considering expanding the existing 30-member cabinet by creating two additional ministerial posts, political sources in Colombo said.
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New political party formed

[TamilNet, Saturday, 12 February 2000, 14:49 GMT]
The former General Secretary of United Natinal Party(UNP), Mr.Sirisena Cooray, has formed a new political party 'The Citizens Front.' The new party will be registered at the Election Comissioner's office next week, Mr.Cooray said.
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Norwegian Foreign Minister to visit Colombo

[TamilNet, Friday, 11 February 2000, 16:17 GMT]
Norwegian Foreign Minister Knut Vollebaek is set to visit Sri Lanka on February 16. He will arrive in the capital Colombo early on the 16th morning and leave late the same night, Ingvard Havnen, spokesman for the Norwegian Foreign Ministry told TamilNet.
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Creeping advantage in Jaffna

[TamilNet, Thursday, 10 February 2000, 23:59 GMT]
The conventional fighting formations of the Liberation Tigers operate in two strategic parts of the Jaffna peninsula. Although the LTTE has been moving its conventional fighting units into Jaffna since December, the Sri Lankan army has been unable to dislodge them neither from the southeast coast of the peninsula and its hinterland nor from the lagoon coast in Ariyalai east and Thanangilappu.
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News in Brief:

[TamilNet, Thursday, 10 February 2000, 16:25 GMT]
Arrested students released, Sailor dies in accident, Two missing; two arrested, Cargo ship to ferry until further notice.
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Fifteen arrested in Colombo

[TamilNet, Thursday, 10 February 2000, 08:22 GMT]
More than fifteen Tamils were arrested by the Sri Lankan police during a search operation in Pettah and Armour Street areas in Colombo yesterday night. They are being questioned at the Pettah police station.
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PA and Tamil parties meet on new constitution

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 08 February 2000, 21:57 GMT]
Representatives of Tamil political parties represented in the Parliament would meet the government leaders on February 10 and 15 to sort out the question of merging northern and eastern provinces without a referendum being held, sources said.
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North east doctors strike postponed

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 08 February 2000, 18:26 GMT]
The one day token strike by the members of the combined north east branch of the Government Medical Officers Association scheduled for tomorrow has been put off to February 23.The combined north east branch of the GMOA decided to stage a one day token strike on Wednesday demanding that the medical officers who are permanent residents of the province also should be paid the risk incentive allowance.
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Three killed, 43 wounded in bomb blasts

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 08 February 2000, 17:59 GMT]
Three people were killed and 43 others wounded when 2 bombs exploded in busses in Colombo this evening, police sources said.
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Three UNP members arrested under PTA

[TamilNet, Sunday, 06 February 2000, 17:02 GMT]
Three prominent members of the main United National Party (UNP) in the Batticaloa District were arrested by officials from the Criminal Investigation Department(CID) yesterday, sources in Batticaloa said.
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Bomb hoax delays international flights

[TamilNet, Friday, 04 February 2000, 17:29 GMT]
Several flights from the Colombo's International Air Port were delayed today after authorities received an anonymous call warning of a bomb planted on a London bound Air Lanka flight, UL 503.
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Third bus bomb explodes in Colombo

[TamilNet, Thursday, 03 February 2000, 18:36 GMT]
Ten more people were injured when a bomb exploded in a bus at Kadawatte 15 km. away from Colombo at around 8.30 p.m. this evening, the police said. This is the third bus bomb to explode today.
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