Colombo Sleuths Uncover LTTE Satellite Antenna
MANNAR: A five - member team of sleuths from the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) on Monday (04) rushed to MANNAR and detected a powerful satellite antenna that had been kept buried in fertilizer bags to be sent to Tiger terrorists in the north. Investigators on information given by an informant uncovered dismantled accessories and spares of this most modern satellite antenna from ERUKKULAMPIDDI area in the presence of the Police when they had been kept neatly buried in five large fertilizer bags.
MULLAITTIVU: LTTE terrorists-run Sinhala Language Training center cum Sinhala cultural center inside the eastern PUTHUKUDIYIRUPPU jungles, used very much for training of LTTE suicide cadres, has been found by 57 Division troops while they were expanding their search operations further deep into the area. Sinhala Language books for primary learning, photos from ANURADHAPURA, POLONNARUWA, MATARA, HAMBANTOTA, MAHIYANGANAYA and COLOMBO areas, copy writing and exercise books, and a stock of Sinhala audio cassettes with two blackboards containing Sinhala letters were collected from this complex during this search.
AS completion of the Wanni rescue operation for forcibly-detained civilians was fast gathering momentum each day, Major General Jagath Jayasuriya, Commander, Security Forces, Wanni Wednesday (6) morning received an on-the-spot update after visiting cleared areas in Ampalavanpokkanai, Putumattalan, Valayanmadam and Puthukudiyirippu.The visiting Wanni Army chief spoke to Major General Kamal Gunerathne, General Officer Commanding (GOC) for 53 Division & Brigadier Shavindra Silva, ........
A RANAWIRU wrist band and a miniature flag will be presented to President Mahinda Rajapaksa tomorrow at Temple Trees to commemorate War Heroes Month from May 07 to June 07. Addressing the media yesterday at the MCNS, Additional Secretary Defence Ministry Willie Gamage said it is important to pay respect to soldiers who sacrificed their lives or were disabled in protecting the country from terrorists for over 25 years. Therefore, War Heroes Month will be held from May 07 to June 07 to respect the war heroes. He observed that many programs and activities including religious ceremonies will be held to commemorate the War Heroes Month.
MULLAITTIVU: TIGER terrorists, now confined to a mere land stretch of about 5 km in the ‘No Fire Zone’ (NFZ) with the intention of blocking troop movements went on directing fire on the troops inside the NFZ during Tuesday (5). It is believed at least a dozen of Tigers suffered death or injury during these clashes. A few soldiers injured in the fighting were evacuated for medical treatment, the same day (5). Troops conducting search and clear operations afterwards in VELLAMULLIVAIKKAL, KARAYANMULLIVAIKKAL and other areas including AMPAKAMAM,........jpg)
PRESIDENT Mahinda Rajapaksa has decided to appoint a special committee comprising members of Tamil political parties to look into the problems of the Tamil community. This decision was arrived at a meeting, the President had with the representatives of the Tamil political parties at Temple Trees yesterday. The meeting was convened at the request of Tamil political parties to discuss the problems faced by the Tamil community. This special committee is particularly assigned to look into the needs of civilians fleeing from the terrorists. The problems faced by the Tamil people in the North will also be looked into by this committee.
KILINOCHCHI, Sri Lanka — For a decade, Kilinochchi was a rebel capital, the hub of a vast swath of northern Sri Lanka that was controlled by the Tamil Tigers guerrillas. In January, the town fell to government troops and now a small Sri Lankan flag flies in the town centre amid idle transit buses, flattened buildings and shuttered shops. "They never expected us to reach Kilinochchi and capture it," said Major-General Jagath Dais, commander of the Sri Lankan Army’s 57 Division.
PRIME Minister Ratnasiri Wickramanayaka told Parliament yesterday that intelligence reports revealed that LTTE leader Prabhakaran remained trapped within a four square km strap in the No Fire Zone on which Security Forces have now laid siege. “The State intelligence services have confirmed that Prabhakaran is in this area and Security Forces have taken all possible steps to ensure he won’t get away,” the Premier said moving the motion to extend the emergency regulations by another one month.
