Blast kills paramilitary member

[TamilNet, Wednesday, 25 August 1999, 09:14 GMT]
Chandran Kali (25), a former member of the Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front who is working with the Sri Lanka Army's Intelligence Unit, and his friend Mariyathas Suman (21) were killed in a bomb blast around 12.15 a.m. this morning said sources.
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ICRC brokers bus service

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 24 August 1999, 23:27 GMT]
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Trincomalee is awaiting for a response from the Sri Lanka Army to recommence the bus service to Mallikaitheivu, a Tamil village in the LTTE-controlled area in the Muttur division, said the ICRC Health Delegate Mr.Christopher Cliffe at a press conference held this morning.
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More civilian traffic expected

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 24 August 1999, 23:19 GMT]
Five hundred stranded people in the LTTE held areas of the Vanni are expected to cross Mankulam access route with an escort of ICRC delegates tomorrow, officials in Vavuniya said today.
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Two SLA bodies returned

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 24 August 1999, 20:14 GMT]
The Liberation Tigers handed over the bodies of two Sri Lanka Army (SLA) soldiers to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Mallavi yesterday said sources.
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Government to provide food for malnourished students

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 24 August 1999, 14:42 GMT]
The Presidential Secretariat announced today that free milk biscuits will be distributed among grade one students in four districts of the island.
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Six villagers killed by homeguard

[TamilNet, Monday, 23 August 1999, 14:18 GMT]
A military trained home guard in the Sinhala settlement of Padaviya, south west of the district border between Trincomalee and Mullaithivu, shot six persons over a love affair last night before killing himself.
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School girl wounded in SLA shelling

[TamilNet, Sunday, 22 August 1999, 16:28 GMT]
Paransothy Mohanarubi, a 15 year old school girl was seriously wounded when the Sri Lanka Army stationed at Kaddaiparichchan camp fired shells towards the Kaddakarachcheni in the Muttur area, about 20 km. south of Trincomalee yesterday evening, residents said.
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SLA advance repulsed -VoT

[TamilNet, Sunday, 22 August 1999, 16:19 GMT]
The Liberation Tigers had attacked and repulsed the Sri Lanka Army troops who had attempted to advance from the Elephant Pass base the Voice of Tigers (VoT) said in its night transmission today.
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SLA corporal killed in mortar attack

[TamilNet, Sunday, 22 August 1999, 04:13 GMT]
A Corporal of the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) was killed in a mortar attack by the Liberation Tigers on the Vaakarai camp last night around 8.30 p.m, said sources. Vaakarai is a coastal village 64 kilometers north of Batticaloa.
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Vanni stranded civilians to arrive in Vavuniya

[TamilNet, Sunday, 22 August 1999, 03:56 GMT]
Five hundred civilians are expected to arrive in Vavuniya on Monday from the LTTE held areas of the Vanni region said K.Ganesh, the Government Agent in Vavuniya. He said the Liberation Tigers have also informed that another 300 are planning to travel to Vavuniya on Wednesday.
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Building owners ask for compensation

[TamilNet, Sunday, 22 August 1999, 03:52 GMT]
The owners of 291 houses and buildings that were taken by the Sri Lankan Army in Kopay in Jaffna have petitioned the Divisional Secratariat of that area to return their properties or grant compensation for their loss or pay rent.
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SLA accused of abductions

[TamilNet, Saturday, 21 August 1999, 13:08 GMT]
Unidentified men, believed to be members of the Sri Lanka Army's intelligence unit abducted two youths at Iruthayapuram junction, 4 km. north of Batticaloa, yesterday noon, their relatives informed human rights organisations.
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Electrified fences for Vavuniya Transformers

[TamilNet, Saturday, 21 August 1999, 12:02 GMT]
Electricity transformers in the suburbs of Vavuniya are to be protected by electrified fences according to a decision reached at a special meeting convened this afternoon at the Sri Lanka Army's (SLA) Vavuniya headquarters.
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Four LTTE casualties

[TamilNet, Saturday, 21 August 1999, 06:23 GMT]
The Voice of Tigers (VoT) radio said in its transmission last night that two LTTE members died in the attack on Special Task Force (STF) in Ampara on Wednesday. Six STF personnel were also killed in the attack.
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SLA fire hits child

[TamilNet, Friday, 20 August 1999, 23:05 GMT]
A seven year old boy, K.Nishanthan, who was playing in the compound of his house was wounded in indiscriminate fire by Sri Lanka Army soldiers on a route clearing patrol at Santhiveli, 27 km. north of Batticaloa on the Valaichenai road, this morning said sources.
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One killed, three wounded in Colombo

[TamilNet, Friday, 20 August 1999, 10:01 GMT]
Three Sri Lanka Army (SLA) soldiers were wounded this morning when a drunken trooper went berserk and opened fire at the Rockhouse headquarters of the SLA Armoured Corps at Moreda in Colombo, said SLA sources.
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EPDP protests rights violations

[TamilNet, Thursday, 19 August 1999, 23:01 GMT]
The Sri Lanka Army's co-ordinating office in Mannar yesterday said sixteen youths have been detained by the Sri Lankan security forces under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) in the north-western district during the period between August 1 and 15.
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Search operation in Valaichenai

[TamilNet, Thursday, 19 August 1999, 11:14 GMT]
The Sri Lanka Army this morning cordoned off Valaichenai town, 32 km. north of Batticaloa, and conducted a search operation. All vehicular transport in the town area was also brought to a halt during the search operation, which lasted for three hours.
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SLA Jaffna operation concludes

[TamilNet, Thursday, 19 August 1999, 11:11 GMT]
Sri Lanka Army officials said today three Liberation Tigers were killed during the combing operation they launched in the Vadamaradchi East Division of the Jaffna Peninsula in the past two days. Unconfirmed reports said three SLA soldiers were also killed.
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Violence at opposition rally

[TamilNet, Wednesday, 18 August 1999, 22:47 GMT]
A demonstration in Colombo today organised to protest against the Sri Lankan government's failure to honour its election pledges turned violent as Sri Lankan police fired tear gas to disperse the demonstrators.
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