News Archive

An LTTE camp in the general un-cleared area of PILLUMALAI, about 35 km southwest of BATTICALOA had allegedly come under attack believed to be from a breakaway group of the LTTE on 07 September 2004 around 10.30 p.m.

AMPARA: TWO ARMED LTTE TERRORISTS at about 3.30 - 4.00 a.m. on Tuesday (20) held a pistol to the head of one of the two doctors who were Sinhalese working at the THIRUKKOVIL hospital and threatened to kill them unless they left the hospital immediately. The SLMM was informed. Muslim Grama Niladhari Shot By LTTE AMPARA: GRAMA NILADHARI MOHIDEEN BAWA NURDEEN attached to the SAMANTHURAI Police was abducted from his house at No. 2, MOHIDEEN Mawatha, KALATCHCHAL at about 8.00 p.m. on Monday (19) by a LTTE terrorist armed with a T-56. He was later shot about 50 yards away from his home. Investigations are proceeding.

POLICE AFTER RELEASING the identification foto (see at left) of the suspect wanted in connection with LTTE’s attempted murder of former Pakistan’s High Commissioner in Colombo- 3 seeks public assistance to trace the whereabouts of the suspect, who is also the owner of the three-wheeler used for the explosion.

Mr Jayantha Dhanapala, Secretary General, Secretariat for Co-ordinating Peace Process (SCOPP), who is held in high esteem at international diplomatic relations, visited Jaffna peninsula, Monday, August 09 in order to meet religious dignitaries, Government Officials, Chiefs of the Security Forces and a representative gathering of public and non-governmental agencies.