SLAF orders school and temple to leave

[TamilNet, Wednesday, 22 March 2000, 20:09 GMT]
The Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) ordered that a school and a temple in Batticaloa be closed immediately as they are within the land allocated for the future expansion of its base near the eastern town.
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Troops by schools: officer ventures rationale

[TamilNet, Wednesday, 22 March 2000, 18:41 GMT]
The officer in charge of the Sri Lankan army (SLA) camp at Kinnaiyadi, 33 kilometers north of Batticaloa, told residents of the village who were summoned by him this morning for a meeting that his troops were stationed by the local school in the interests of the students. Sources in Kinnaiyadi said that the officer appeared to be reacting to the strong objection raised by the Ceylon Tamil Teachers Union about the large number of SLA camps that are located by schools in Tamil villages when it met the Governor of the Northeastern Province Major Gen.(retd) Asoka Jayawardana on March 10.
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Tigers, SLA exchange artillery fire

[TamilNet, Wednesday, 22 March 2000, 08:56 GMT]
The Liberation Tigers and the Sri Lanka Army exchanged artillery and mortar fire in Kaddaiparichchan, one km. south of Mutur in the Trincomalee District this morning. One of the shells fired by the Tigers hit the kitchen of the SLA camp setting it on fire, residents said.
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Youth missing since Salli rampage

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 21 March 2000, 23:28 GMT]
A Tamil youth, Vairamuthu Jayakili, who was arrested by Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) personnel on 25 February has been reported missing since February 24. He was arrested at Pigeon island at Salli village in Trincomalee district.
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More skeletons in Kilinochchi - VoT

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 21 March 2000, 23:24 GMT]
The Voice of Tigers (VoT) said in its night news broadcast today that three more human skeletons were recovered today from toilet pits in Kilinochchi north today.
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British High Commissioner visits Jaffna

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 21 March 2000, 20:45 GMT]
The British High Commissioner Ms.Linda Joy Duffield arrived in Jaffna this afternoon by ship from Trincomalee on a four day official visit to the northern peninsula. The Deputy High Commissioner of the Australian embassy in Colombo, Ms.Cathy Klugman, also came in the same vessel with the mission's press officer Mr. Rukshan Ratnam (formerly of the Colombo FM station, Capital Radio).
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SLA imposes curfew in Valaichenai

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 21 March 2000, 16:59 GMT]
The Sri Lankan army in Valaichenai told residents in the town today to stay indoors after 7 p.m. in the evenings. The announcement was made over the public address system at the Valaichenai Pillaiyar temple this morning and noon sources said.
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UNP protest petroleum hike

[TamilNet, Monday, 20 March 2000, 18:22 GMT]
The main opposition United National Party (UNP) organised a protest march and a rally in Colombo today, protesting against price hikes in petroleum products and increased coast of living.
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PLOTE men arrested

[TamilNet, Monday, 20 March 2000, 18:07 GMT]
Sri Lanka Army soldiers rounded up the PLOTE members at their camp in Mannar yesterday evening and arrested three members of the group, allegedly for their involvement in unlawful activities, said sources.
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Four Tigers killed -SLA

[TamilNet, Monday, 20 March 2000, 18:02 GMT]
Sri Lanka Army sources said four Liberation Tigers were killed in an ambush at Murunkan 18 kilometres south east of Mannar town around 5.40 p.m. Sunday evening.
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Electoral reforms stir apprehensions

[TamilNet, Monday, 20 March 2000, 12:46 GMT]
Leftist coalition partners of Sri Lanka's ruling People's Alliance and minority parties in the country's Parliament said today that they will not fully support the reforms to the island's electoral system which the government of Chandrika Kumaratunga plans to introduce in May this year. Leftists are apprehensive that their representation in the national legislature will virtually be wiped out by the proposed changes.
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Bodies kept for identification

[TamilNet, Sunday, 19 March 2000, 12:51 GMT]
The bodies of three youths who were shot by the Sri Lanka Army in Vavunathivu on Friday are being kept at the Batticaloa hospital for identification.
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Grenade attack in Jaffna

[TamilNet, Sunday, 19 March 2000, 09:11 GMT]
The Liberation Tigers threw a grenade at a Sri Lanka Army (SLA) sentry post at Aariyakulam junction in the high security zone of the Jaffna town around 9.30 a.m. today. No damages were caused by the explosion, SLA sources said.
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Policeman wounded in Jaffna

[TamilNet, Saturday, 18 March 2000, 08:57 GMT]
(Correction) Suspected members of the Liberation Tigers shot and wounded a policeman at Illupayadi junction, near Jaffna town around 12.30 p.m. today.
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LTTE - SLA clash at Madduvil

[TamilNet, Friday, 17 March 2000, 13:46 GMT]
Fighting was reported between the Sri Lanka Army soldiers and the Liberation Tigers in Madduvil in the Thenmaradchi Division on the Jaffna peninsula from 4.30 p.m.this evening.
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Three detainees freed

[TamilNet, Friday, 17 March 2000, 12:47 GMT]
Three people who were abducted by unidentified armed men in Vavuniya on Tuesday have been released by the Sri Lanka Army said Mr.S.Sreetharan, chairman of the Human Rights Commission (HRC).
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Three LTTE members killed

[TamilNet, Friday, 17 March 2000, 12:36 GMT]
Three members of the Liberation Tigers were shot dead by the Sri Lanka Army soldiers in Vavunthivu, 3 km. south-west of Batticaloa in the early hours of the morning today, army sources in the eastern town said.
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Demonstration against Norwegian involvement

[TamilNet, Thursday, 16 March 2000, 10:56 GMT]
Nearly ten-thousand people demonstrated in Colombo today, protesting against Norway's role in resolving Sri Lanka's's conflict. The protestors also urged the government to make public its dealings with the opposition and the Norwegian government about starting negotiations with the Liberation Tigers.
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Sinhala extremists protest against Norway

[TamilNet, Wednesday, 15 March 2000, 20:43 GMT]
A group of extremist Sinhala Buddhist organizations picketed in Colombo protesting against the Norwegian peace initiative seeking a political solution to the island's ethnic conflict.
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Abductions in Vavuniya

[TamilNet, Wednesday, 15 March 2000, 20:38 GMT]
A young woman and a youth have reportedly been abducted by unidentified men in a white van in the northern town of Vavuniya, Human Rights Commission (HRC) officials said.
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