Five arrested in Vadamaradchi East

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 15 February 2000, 21:33 GMT]
Five young men were arrested during a search operation by the Sri Lanka Army soldiers in the villages of Manal Kadhu and Kudathanai in Vadamaradchi East on the Jaffna peninsula today.
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SLMC favours north-east merger

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 15 February 2000, 11:54 GMT]
Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) will favour a merger of the north-east provinces if the Liberation Tigers put this as a condition during a negotiation with the Government, a senior member of the party said.
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MoD announces amnesty for deserters

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 15 February 2000, 11:33 GMT]
The Sri Lankan Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced today that a general amnesty has been granted to Sri Lanka Army (SLA) deserters following pleas by the parents of the absconding soldiers to the SLA commander.
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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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NGOs to ADB: Don't invest until war is resolved

[TamilNet, Friday, 11 February 2000, 14:47 GMT]
Representatives of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Trincomalee district today brought to the notice of the visiting team of experts of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) that unless the devastating war is brought to an end, all development projects initiated with foreign funding agencies would go waste.
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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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Youth arrested

[TamilNet, Wednesday, 09 February 2000, 14:09 GMT]
A youth was arrested by the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) soldiers during a search operation in the villages of Kudarappu and Maamunai in Vadamaradchi East on the Jaffna peninsula today.
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PTA suspect claims torture

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 08 February 2000, 16:37 GMT]
Ratnam Sivakumar of Neerveli south in Jaffna district was severely tortured when he was detained at Urelu Sri Lanka Army (SLA) camp, disclosed Attorney-at-Law K. Kesavan before the Jaffna District Judge.
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News in Brief:

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 08 February 2000, 16:36 GMT]
SLA sergeant killed in Trincomalee, Search in Vadamarachi east, Youths escape from EPDP office.
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Talks about passenger service between Trincomalee and Jaffna

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 08 February 2000, 12:32 GMT]
The International Committee of Red Cross is having talks with the Defense Ministry, Sri Lanka Navy, the Liberation Tigers and the shipping firm concerned in connection with providing escort to the proposed passenger line service between Trincomalee and Jaffna, the spokesman for the organisation, Harsha Gunawardene said at a press conference held on Monday evening at the Batticaloa ICRC office.
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Claymore blast kills 3

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 08 February 2000, 08:23 GMT]
Three soldiers were killed and 11 wounded when a Sri Lanka Army (SLA) truck from Mannar to Medawachchiya was hit by a claymore mine blast this morning around 11.30 a.m.
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Four soldiers wounded in Mannar clashes

[TamilNet, Monday, 07 February 2000, 12:22 GMT]
Four Sri Lanka Army (SLA) soldiers were wounded in yesterday's confrontations with the Liberation Tigers in the Mannar District, army sources said.
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News in Brief:

[TamilNet, Sunday, 06 February 2000, 11:56 GMT]
Fishermen in Nallur scared to go to market, No electricity in Muttur, Two youths arrested in Batticaloa.
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Clashes in Mannar

[TamilNet, Sunday, 06 February 2000, 06:46 GMT]
Fighting was reported between the Liberation Tigers and the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) in the north-western Mannar District this morning. The Tigers and the SLA exchanged mortars fire, sources said.
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Missing youth not arrested: SLA

[TamilNet, Saturday, 05 February 2000, 19:49 GMT]
The Sri Lanka Army (SLA) has informed the Government's Anti Harassment Committee that they had not arrested Vinasithamby (Vinayakamoorthy) Vijeyarajah, 22,who has been reported 'missing' since January 3. Relatives say the youth was arrested by the SLA soldiers from the Harbour View camp.
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EPDP arrested for selling grenades

[TamilNet, Saturday, 05 February 2000, 13:01 GMT]
A member of Eelam People's Democratic Party (EPDP), and a home guard who were trying to sell 3 hand grenades to two displaced youths in Poonthoddam welfare centre were arrested by the Sri Lanka Army on Thursday. Poonthoddam welfare centre is about 3 km. east of Vavuniya town.
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Poor turnout at Batticaloa independence day celebrations

[TamilNet, Friday, 04 February 2000, 12:22 GMT]
Twenty-two people including a Government Agent, eight officials, seven employees, religious dignitaries representing all faiths and two journalists attended the 52nd Independence Day celebrations held at the Dutch Fort at Batticaloa this morning.
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President urges 'political solution'

[TamilNet, Friday, 04 February 2000, 12:17 GMT]
President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunge today appealed to the leaders of all political parties and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam to join the government in its efforts to stop the war and find a political solution to the ethnic problem.
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News in Brief:

[TamilNet, Thursday, 03 February 2000, 18:33 GMT]
Search operation in Mannar, SLFP's independence day 'Pooja' in Jaffna, Claymore recovered in Batticaloa.
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