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DATE: 26 December 2006
LTTE Engage in Act of Piracy – Against Jordanian
Merchant Vessel MV FARAH III, Anchored Off the Coast
of Mullaittivu due to Engine Failure |
Captain Ramaz Abdul Jabar and Bosun Mohamed Abdul Aziz Ahmed Alsiturman of the Jordanian merchant vessel MV FARAH 111 confirmed at a meeting with the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM),....................................read more |
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DATE: 08 December 2006
LTTE Ignores Humanitarian Needs of the People in Jaffna by Rejecting GOSL Offer |
The Norwegian Envoy Jon Hanssen Bauer and the Norwegian Ambassador Hans Brattskar met with Dr. Palitha Kohona the Secretary General of SCOPP at the Peace Secretariat tonight for a debriefing on their visit to Killinochi today. (December 8 th)....................................read more |
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DATE: 07 December 2006
Government Asks the LTTE to Allow Jaffna Shopkeepers to Function
Without Intimidation |
The Norwegian Special Envoy Jon Hanssen Bauer and the Norwegian Ambassador Hans Brattskar met with Dr. Palitha Kohona, Secretary General of SCOPP, at the Peace Secretariat today for a discussion prior to their visit to Kilinochchi tomorrow (December 8th). ...................................read more |
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DATE: 06 December 2006
New Regulations to Combat Terrorism |
The Government has promulgated Regulations as of December 6, 2006, to combat acts of terrorism in the country...................................read more |
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DATE: 30 November 2006
Government sends Essential Food Supplies to Vakarai |
The Government has sent 30 Lorries of essential food supplies to Vakarai area this morning to meet the needs of the IDPs in the uncleared areas. This is in addition to the 85 vehicles sent on November 29..................................read more |
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DATE: 24 November 2006
Co – chairs Welcome Government Efforts to Provide Humanitarian Assistance |
The Co chairs of the Tokyo Donors Conference have welcomed Government efforts and readiness to send a humanitarian convoy of essential supplies via the A9 route to Jaffna and allow INGOs with a proven track record immediate access to uncleared areas to restart their relief work.................................read more |
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DATE: 21 November 2006
Official Press Statement by the Hon.(Prof.) Tissa Vitarana Chairman, All Party Representatives Committee (APRC) |
I am happy to say that the All Party Representatives Committee which met last night has agreed to several important issues
Given the importance of the decisions reached, it was decided to call a special media conference immediately
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DATE: 20 November 2006
Special Humanitarian Relief to Jaffna Peninsula Through A9 |
H.E. President Mahinda Rajapaksa has today, directed relevant government authorities spearheaded by the Commissioner General of Essential Services (CGES)..............................read more |
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DATE: 16 November 2006
Government Explores Guarantee Facility to Encourage Private Investment in the North and East |
Consistent with the Government’s increasing emphasis on the development of the North and the East, and facilitating the distribution of resulting benefits to the people of these Provinces, and the raising of their living standards,..............................read more |
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DATE: 10 November 2006
Alternate Route to Jaffna Via Pooneryn – Humanitarian Support to Jaffna Peninsula |
The Government of Sri Lanka (GOSL) was compelled to temporarily close the A9 highway, entry/exit checkpoint at Muhamalai situated at the isthmus of the Jaffna peninsula on 11 August 2006...............................read more |
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DATE: 08 November 2006
APRC Visit to India - Sees Working of Panchayati Raj |
A 15-member delegation from Sri Lanka comprising members of the All Party Representative Committee (APRC), an Official from the Peace Secretariat,..............................read more |
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DATE: 06 November 2006
Geneva Talks, 28 – 29 October, 2006 The Government Continues to be Commited to a Negotiated Settlement |
The Government of Sri Lanka (GOSL) and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) met in Geneva 28-29 October 2006,..............................read more |
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DATE: 13 October 2006
President Meets with Proposed Government Delegation For Peace Talks in Switzerland |
His Excellency President Mahinda Rajapaksa met this morning with many of the members of the Government delegation, including ministers who had participated in the peace talks with the LTTE in February. ...............................read more |
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DATE: 11 October 2006
Government of Sri Lanka Agrees to Meet with the LTTE in Switzerland |
The government of Sri Lanka has confirmed that it is agreeable to meet with the LTTE for talks on October 28 and 29 in Switzerland...............................read more |
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DATE: 05 October 2006
GOSL Accommodates Suggestion on Dates for Talks |
The Government of Sri Lanka, having considered the message conveyed to it by the Norwegian facilitator that the LTTE is agreeable to resume talks, has accommodated the suggestion to hold talks on October 28 and 29 in Switzerland. ..............................read more |
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DATE: 05 October 2006
Government Reviews NGO Visas |
The Government has reviewed the work visas of certain members of the following non-government organizations in view of the continuing Police investigations into allegations of inappropriate behaviour: ..............................read more |
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DATE: 27 September 2006
Indian Minister of Panchayati Raj (Local Government) Briefs the APRC and Panel of Experts |
Members of the legal fraternity commenting in the media on the recent ruling by SLMM on the killing of 17 Aid Workers attached to Action Against Hunger (ACF) in Muttur have stated that the Head of SLMM has based his ruling on speculation and innuendo in an unfortunate attempt to bring disrepute to the Sri Lankan Security Forces..............................read more |
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DATE: 02 September 2006
Selective Timing of SLMM Ruling Extremely Questionable |
Members of the legal fraternity commenting in the media on the recent ruling by SLMM on the killing of 17 Aid Workers attached to Action Against Hunger (ACF) in Muttur have stated that the Head of SLMM has based his ruling on speculation and innuendo in an unfortunate attempt to bring disrepute to the Sri Lankan Security Forces..............................read more |
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DATE: 30 August 2006
LTTE Reveals Its Callous Disregard for Humanity Once Again |
The LTTE has once again revealed its callous disregard for humanity when it fired a barrage of mortars on August 29, 2006 at a convoy of 11 lorries carrying 120 tonnes of essential food items,.............................read more |
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DATE: 29 August 2006
North & East Ensured of Continuous Supply of Essential Food Items |
On the instructions of President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Government has initiated a programme to ensure an uninterrupted supply of food and other essential items to the people in the North and East...............................read more |
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DATE: 29 August 2006
SLMM Blames LTTE for Kabitigollewa Attack |
The SLMM in a ruling on the attack of a civilian bus at Kabitigollewa on 15 June 2006, has held the LTTE responsible for this brutal and inhuman act..............................read more |
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DATE: 10 August 2006
LTTE Disinformation – The Facts |
The SLMM in a recent ruling relating to the gruesome killing of a family in Vankalai on 8 June 2006, states that from all inquiries and interviews conducted with witnesses, local authorities and the civilian population,.............................read more |
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DATE: 08 August 2006
Special Envoy Jon Hanssen Bauer De-Briefs The Government of Sri Lanka on His Visit to Kilinochchi |
The visiting Norwegian delegation led by Special Envoy, Jon Hanssen Bauer returned to Colombo after a three-day visit to Jaffna, Kilinochchi and Trincomalee.............................read more |
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DATE: 04 August 2006
Government Encourages Investments in Conflict Affected Areas |
The Mavil Aru water issue has now escalated into armed hostilities between the Sri Lankan security forces and the LTTE............................read more |
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DATE: 02 August 2006
Mavil Aru: Denial of Water to Civilians |
The Mavil Aru water issue has now escalated into armed hostilities between the Sri Lankan security forces and the LTTE............................read more |
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DATE: 02 August 2006
Denial of Water to Civilians by the LTTE – Contravention of International Standards |
The Government of Sri Lanka, at the highest levels, has repeatedly called upon the LTTE, through the Norwegian facilitators and the SLMM,...........................read more |
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DATE: 31 July 2006
Ceasefire Agreement Remains in Force |
In the context of comments made by Elilan, the LTTE Political Head of Trincomalee on the status of the Ceasefire Agreement, officials of the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Colombo have confirmed that neither the GOSL nor the LTTE have informed of any change to the status of the Ceasefire Agreement...........................read more |
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DATE: 26 July 2006
Government Meets with Nordic Missions Resident in Sri Lanka to Discuss the Future of SLMM |
Today Dr Palitha Kohona, Secretary General of SCOPP together with Ms Geetha De Silva, Additional Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs met with the diplomatic representatives of the Nordic countries resident in Sri Lanka to discuss the future of the SLMM in view of the LTTE threat to the citizens of the EU member states in the SLMM..........................read more |
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DATE: 26 July 2006
Denial of Water to Civilians by the LTTE- Blatant Contravention of International Law |
The Government of Sri Lanka, at the highest levels, has repeatedly called upon the LTTE, through the Norwegian facilitators and the SLMM, to restore the water supply to over 15,000 families in the Trincomalee District who have been deprived of water since the LTTE forcibly closed the Mawilaru Anicut on Thursday 20 July 2006.........................read more |
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DATE: 25 July 2006
GOSL Discharges its Responsibility to Protect the Rights and Serve the Needs of the Internally Displaced |
The Government continues to discharge its responsibility to protect the rights and serve the needs of the internally displaced.........................read more |
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DATE: 24 July 2006
Mawilaru Anicut Closure by LTTE Violates CFA and International Law |
The LTTE has forcibly closed the water supply from the Mawilaru Anicut (irrigation channel) to the Seruwila, Muttur and Ichalampattu areas in the Trincomalee District, preventing the flow of water that sustains approximately 15,000 families and feeds approximately 30,000 acres of paddy land.........................read more |
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DATE: 20 July 2006
All Party Representative Committee (APRC) Meets |
The All Party Representative Committee (APRC) held their First Meeting on Thursday 20 July at the Peace Secretariat. The APRC is comprised of one nominee from each political party represented in the All Party Conference (APC)..........................read more |
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DATE: 19 July 2006
Ambassador-at-Large H.E. Anders Oljelund of Sweden Visits Sri Lanka to Discuss Matters Relating to the SLMM and its Future |
H.E. Mr Anders Oljelund, Ambassador-at-Large of the Swedish Foreign Ministry, is visiting Sri Lanka to hold discussions with the GOSL and the LTTE. H.E. Mr Oljelund will discuss matters specifically related to the SLMM and its future. It is recalled that the Contributing Countries of the SLMM namely Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Iceland met in Oslo on 29 June 2006 to discuss the recent demand by the LTTE to expel nationals from EU countries serving in the SLMM..........................read more |
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DATE: 16 July 2006
The Anguish of the Bopitigoda Family Continues |
Based on an appeal from the family of Velayudam Dayanidi (Daya Master) forwarded through the SLMM, the Government on Wednesday 12 July facilitated transportation of the LTTE Media Co-ordinator to a Colombo hospital for what was claimed to be urgent and essential medical treatment...........................read more |
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DATE: 14 July 2006
Development and Infrastructure Facilities in the North and the East – the Government's Seminal Role |
Contrary to widely held misconceptions, the administrative machinery and infrastructure facilities in LTTE controlled areas is funded and maintained substantially by the Government. ..........................read more |
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DATE: 13 July 2006
New Hospital in Kilinochchi Built with Government Appropriations and Loan Facilities Extended to Sri Lanka |
The GoSL rejects the rationale behind the LTTE’s demand for the removal of SLMM monitors from EU countries and agrees with the observation made by the Norwegian Minister of International Development Erik Solheim quoted in the Royal Norwegian Government (RNG) Media Release of 22nd June that...........................read more |
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DATE: 23 June 2006
GoSL Expresses Grave Concern over Replacement of SLMM Monitors from EU Countries |
The GoSL rejects the rationale behind the LTTE’s demand for the removal of SLMM monitors from EU countries and agrees with the observation made by the Norwegian Minister of International Development Erik Solheim quoted in the Royal Norwegian Government (RNG) Media Release of 22nd June that...........................read more |
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DATE: 22 June 2006
SCOPP Welcomes LTTE’s Reaffirmation of Commitment to the CFA and the Peace Process |
It is heartening and encouraging that media reports (AFP, Reuters etc) have cited the Secretary-General of the LTTE’s Peace Secretariat Mr.Puleedevan as saying that the LTTE stands committed to observing the Ceasefire Agreement (CFA) as well as taking forward the peace process............................read more |
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DATE: 20 June 2006
Free Flow of Essential Items & Construction Material to the North and the East |
The Hon. Minister of Disaster Management and Human Rights and Additional Secretary of the Ministry of Defence, has decided to take the following measures to ensure the free flow of essential items and construction material from the South of Sri Lanka to the North and the East............................read more |
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DATE: 18 June 2006
LTTE’s Oslo Statement Lacks Clarity and is Misplaced |
Following the LTTE’s unilateral abortion of the Oslo Meeting scheduled for 8-9 June on frivolous grounds, the LTTE issued a unilateral statement from Oslo on June 9th which was later released to the media. ...........................read more |
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DATE: 31 May 2006
Sri Lanka Navy Restores Normalcy in Kayts |
The Sri Lanka Navy has set up Citizens Committee Meetings in the Island of Kayts with the intention of providing a platform for the people in the area to voice their concerns. The inaugural meeting held on the 23rd of May 2006 was well attended by over 750 citizens of Kayts, Pungudathive and Mandathive.............................read more |
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DATE: 29 May 2006
Landmine Targets Civilians in Wilpattu Sanctuary
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A powerful landmine killed 7 civilians on Saturday (May 29) while they were on a
sight-seeing trip at the Wilpattu National Park. The victims comprised 6 wild life enthusiasts from Colombo,............................read more |
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DATE: 22 May 2006
Attack on International NGOs- An Act of Terror
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The offices of three International NGOs engaged in the spheres of peace-building and relief assistance; the Non-Violent Peace Force, ZOA, a Dutch agency and an Italian relief organization, Intersos, came under grenade attacks in Muttur, Trincomalee on Sunday, 21st May 2006.............................read more |
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DATE: 18 May 2006
Relief Operations by the Essential Services Task Force
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A meeting of the ‘Essential Services Task Force’ chaired by Governor Rear Admiral Mohan Wijewickrama, was held on 8th May 2006 to review progress in relief operations in the Mutur, the Town and the Gravets divisions in Trincomalee. ............................read more |
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DATE: 15 May 2006
LTTE’S Claim to Sovereign Right to Sea and Balance of Power
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A news report on Tamilnet of 12th May 2006 under the heading, ‘SLMM has no mandate to rule on Tamil sovereign rights’ quotes the Head of LTTE’s Political Wing S. P. Thamilchelvan, as having stated,............................read more |
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DATE: 12 May 2006
LTTE Attack on Troop Carrier- Blow to Humanity and the Peace Process
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The attack on the ‘Pearl Cruiser’ an unarmed sea troop carrier with around 700 troops on board, proceeding on a routine rotation accompanied by monitors of the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM),............................read more |
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DATE: 08 May 2006
Anton Balasingham’s Interview to Reuters Misleading
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In an email interview to Reuters `Exclusive – Sri Lanka rebels vow to neutralise renegades’ released on 8th May, Anton Balsingham is stated to have said the following:............................read more |
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DATE: 04 May 2006
Response to Concerns About Anti-Tamil Violence in Trincomalee
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On 12 April 2006, the LTTE carried out a bomb attack at a public market in Trincomalee, an ethnically mixed town............................read more |
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DATE: 03 May 2006
SCOPP Condemns Attack on Uthayan Newspaper
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The attack on the Uthayan Newspaper office in Jaffna by unidentified gunmen on the night of 2nd May is a matter of grave concern. This act has claimed the lives of two employees of the Uthayan office, while injuring three others. Our condolences go to the family members of the victims of this killing...........................read more |
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DATE: 02 May 2006
Special Task Force (Sampoor Relief) Completes Assessment
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The Special Task Force set up by the President to provide relief for the displaced in the Muthur area as a result of the security forces action on 25th April completed its assessment of the immediate relief requirements as well as future rehabilitation tasks...........................read more |
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DATE: 28 April 2006
LTTE Report on Civilian Killings Not Based on Fact
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A Report put out by the LTTE on April 28 detailing what it characterizes as “Tamil civilians murdered by, and under the supervision of Sri Lankan Armed Forces since Geneva Talks until April 27, 2006” is an exercise in cynicism at its worst and is not based on fact. ..........................read more |
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DATE: 28 April 2006
Observations by SLMM Head on Trincomalee & Sampoor
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Major General Ulf Henricsson, Head of Mission of the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) met with Dr. Palitha Kohona, Secretary General of the Secretariat for Coordinating the Peace Process (SCOPP) this morning. Major General Henricsson offered his observations following his trip to Trincomalee and Sampoor on 27 April 2006. ..........................read more |
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DATE: 28 April 2006
Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) Programme on Paramilitaries
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On 19 April 2006, the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS), based in Australia, aired a programme about armed Tamil groups operating in the Eastern province of Sri Lanka. We have investigated the claims made in this report and the following comments are offered:..........................read more |
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DATE: 27 April 2006
Tamil Parties Condemn LTTE Suicide Attack
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Tamil political parties have issued statements condemning the LTTE’s suicide attack on Army Commander Sarath Fonseka, while calling on the political parties in the South not to fall prey to the LTTE’s trap of provoking a communal backlash...........................read more |
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DATE: 26 April 2006
President Condemns LTTE Terrorism While Urging Unity
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President Mahinda Rajapaksa in his address to the Nation last night (25th April), said that “by targeting the Commander of the Sri Lankan Army to a suicide attack, it is patently clear that the need of the LTTE is not to settle disputes through negotiations. ...........................read more |
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DATE: 25 April 2006
Suicide Attack on Army Commander is Unforgivable Violence and Violation of CFA
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The suicide attack on Army Commander Sarath Fonseka in front of the Military Hospital on 25th April is a clear act of unforgivable violence by the LTTE and a violation of the CFA. ...........................read more |
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DATE: 23 April 2006
LTTE Continues with Sustained Terror Campaign in Trincomalee Aimed at Provoking a Communal Backlash
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6 Sinhalese farmers in the age group 17-24 were gunned down by the LTTE while working in their field at Kalanpattu in Morawewa in Trincomalee on 23rd April. Contrary to the expectations of the LTTE there were no organized mob attacks against Tamil civilians in other parts of Trincomalee due to the vigilance of the security forces acting under the strict instructions of President Mahinda Rajapakse............................read more |
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Violations Committed
by the GOSL - 351
