Bomb defused at telephone exchange

[TamilNet, Monday, 20 July 1998, 23:59 GMT]
A bomb discovered at the Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) sub- exchange at Kaluwanchikudy, 18 km south of Batticaloa, this morning, was defused by the Sri Lanka Army (SLA), said sources in Batticaloa.
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Another journalist arrested

[TamilNet, Monday, 20 July 1998, 23:59 GMT]
Mr. P Manikkavasagam, a senior journalist with the Veerakesari newspaper was arrested by the Sri Lankan police in Vavuniya, according to his family. No reason had been given for the arrest, they added. Mr. Manikkavasagam is the second reporter from the Tamil language Veerakesari to be arrested in the past week.
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Vavuniya MP's funeral held

[TamilNet, Sunday, 19 July 1998, 23:59 GMT]
The funeral of Vavuniya Parliamentarian, Mr. S.Shanmuganathan (PLOTE), and his son who were killed in a land mine attack on Wednesday was held in the Vavuniya Kovilkulam cremation ground last evening.
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Heavy Rains Continue

[TamilNet, Sunday, 19 July 1998, 23:59 GMT]
Heavy rains continue to lash the Sri Lankan capital Colombo and Puttalam said meteorology department officials in Colombo.
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Blast destroys telecomtower

[TamilNet, Sunday, 19 July 1998, 23:59 GMT]
A telecommunication tower owned by the company Mobitel, at Nittambuwe, 30 km south of capital Colombo on the Colombo - Kandy road, was destroyed when two bombs exploded this morning, said police sources.
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Medical unit missing

[TamilNet, Friday, 17 July 1998, 23:59 GMT]
One of the three mobile emergency surgery units donated by the US military to the Sri Lankan Army (SLA) has been reported missing said defence officials. Military intelligence and officials attached to the Ministry of health have launched an investigation, they added.
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Rough weather in Colombo

[TamilNet, Friday, 17 July 1998, 23:59 GMT]
The Sri Lankan capital, Colombo, and its suburbs experienced heavy showers with winds upto 50 km per hour this morning, said meteorological officials in the city. They said that 113.3 mm of rain was measured between 6.00 a.m. and 9.00 p.m.
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Police raid nets suicide kits - paper

[TamilNet, Thursday, 16 July 1998, 23:59 GMT]
The police Terrorist Investigation Division (TID) yesterday, raided a grocery store in Kochchikade, Colombo, and found a cache of three suicide kits, each containing plastic explosives, four batteries and a detonator reported the state run Daily News today.
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One killed in explosion

[TamilNet, Thursday, 16 July 1998, 23:59 GMT]
A fisherman was killed and three others were wounded when a land mine exploded this morning around 11.00 in Negombo, north of Colombo, said police sources there.
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MP's funeral on Saturday

[TamilNet, Thursday, 16 July 1998, 23:59 GMT]
The funeral of Mr. Shanmuganathan, Vavuniya parliamentarian, and his son who were killed yesterday in the mine blast will be held on Saturday at 3.00 p.m. in Vavuniya said PLOTE sources today.
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Investigation demanded

[TamilNet, Thursday, 16 July 1998, 23:59 GMT]
Tamil political parties and human rights groups have urged the Sri Lankan government to excavate the alleged mass graves in Chemmani in Jaffna in the presence of representatives of the public where between 300 and 400 Tamils are believed to have been buried.
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Regional divisions apparent

[TamilNet, Thursday, 16 July 1998, 23:59 GMT]
Mr. Akram Lucky, special envoy of the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Mr. Nawar Sherif, arrived in the capital Colombo today. He is expected meet the Sri Lankan President, Mrs Chandrika. Kumaratunge, tomorrow and hand over a letter from the Pakistani Prime Minister.
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Journalist arrested

[TamilNet, Thursday, 16 July 1998, 23:59 GMT]
At around 8.30 p.m. today, Mr. Gajan, a journalist with the 'Veerakesari', the Tamil daily with largest circulation in the island, was taken from the paper's offices for interrogation by officials from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in Colombo.
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Nominations filed

[TamilNet, Wednesday, 15 July 1998, 23:59 GMT]
Eleven political parties and two independent groups have filed nominations for the provincial council elections scheduled for the August 28. Nominations were closed this afternoon for the Western, North-central and Sabragamuwa provinces, while nominations for the Central and Uwa provinces were closed on July 3.
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Vavuniya MP killed

[TamilNet, Wednesday, 15 July 1998, 23:59 GMT]
Mr. S. Shanmuganathan, also known as Vasanthan, parliamentarian for the Vavuniya district representing the Democratic People's Liberation Front (DPLF), was killed along with five others when a claymore mine exploded under the van they were travelling in at Irambaikkulam, 2 km east of Vavuniya around 10.00 today, said police sources.
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SLFP veteran passes away

[TamilNet, Monday, 13 July 1998, 23:59 GMT]
Mr. Maithiripala Senanayake, a veteran Sri Lankan Freedom Party (SLFP) politician and the Governor of the North-central provincial council died at the National Hospital in Colombo yesterday morning, at the age of 82.
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EPDP leader taken abroad

[TamilNet, Monday, 13 July 1998, 23:59 GMT]
The leader of the Eelam People's Democratic Party (EPDP), Mr. Douglas Devananda, who was critically wounded when he was attacked by the detainees at the Kalutara prison two weeks ago, has been flown to a foreign country for further treatment said ex-militant sources in Colombo.
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Tamil parties seek meeting

[TamilNet, Sunday, 12 July 1998, 23:59 GMT]
Sri Lankan Tamil parties have expressed their wish to meet the Indian Prime Minister, Mr. Atal Behari Vajpayee, to discuss issues related to the island's ethnic conflict, when he visits Sri Lanka to attend the South Asian Association for Regional Co- operation (SAARC) summit at the end of this month.
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Two policemen killed

[TamilNet, Sunday, 12 July 1998, 23:59 GMT]
Two Sri Lankan policemen were killed at a checkpoint in Valaichenai, 32 km north of Batticaloa, when suspected Liberation Tigers drove up in an auto-rickshaw and opened fire around 9:00 a.m. yesterday, said ex-militant sources in Europe when contacted by TamilNet.
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TELO files nominations

[TamilNet, Friday, 10 July 1998, 23:59 GMT]
The Tamil Eelam Liberation Organisation (TELO) is expected file nominations for the western provincial council elections said sources close to ex-militant groups in Colombo.
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