Teachers urge action on Tamil text books

[TamilNet, Wednesday, 19 January 2000, 13:00 GMT]
The Ceylon Tamil Teachers Union (CTTU) has requested the Minister of Education and Higher Education to take stern disciplinary action against the Department of Educational Publications for failing to print and distribute text books to Tamil medium schools in the northern province in time.
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British High Commissioner in Vavuniya

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 18 January 2000, 17:05 GMT]
The High Commissioner for Britain in Sri Lanka, Linda Duffield, visited Vavuniya Tuesday to assess the conditions of the families displaced by the war and presently living in welfare centres, said sources.
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Kalutara chief jailer's evidence

[TamilNet, Saturday, 15 January 2000, 16:59 GMT]
Chief Jailer S. K Udaya Shanth Fenando referring to the clashes at the Kalutara Prison said that the situation was so precarious that it became necessary to use arms.
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Claymore blast kills 6 soldiers

[TamilNet, Saturday, 15 January 2000, 13:33 GMT]
Six soldiers were killed and 9 wounded when a Sri Lanka Army truck was hit by a claymore blast at Vaarikuttiyoor in the Poovarasankulam region around 5 p.m. today security sources said.
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Claymore blast kills policeman

[TamilNet, Friday, 14 January 2000, 15:29 GMT]
A military trained policeman was killed in a claymore blast at Bharathipuram junction about 6 km. west of Vavuniya town along the Mannar trunk road around 8 a.m. today, said police sources.
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Youth commits suicide

[TamilNet, Friday, 14 January 2000, 15:28 GMT]
A youth committed suicide by swallowing cyanide capsule at a police check post at the clock tower junction in the heart of Vavuniya town around 6 p.m. this evening police sources said.
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Ponnambalam's funeral held

[TamilNet, Sunday, 09 January 2000, 06:25 GMT]
The funeral of Mr.Kumar Ponnambalam took place in Colombo today. His body was cremated at Khanate Hindu cemetery around 1 p.m. this afternoon. His son Gajenthirakumar set fire to the pyre.
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Second Kalutara prisoner dies

[TamilNet, Friday, 07 January 2000, 13:36 GMT]
Another Tamil political detainee, Srikumar of Jaffna, who was injured in violence at Kalutara Prison today succumbed to his injuries later sources said. Several others, including Vavuniya Red Cross Co-ordinator, Mr.Kishore and a fisherman from India, are among the injured
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News in Brief:

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 04 January 2000, 16:01 GMT]
Sri Lanka Red Cross officials are charged under Prevention of Terrorism Act, the leader of the Sinhala Veera Vithana sues Associated Newspapers and the Lanka Muditha docks in Trincomalee.
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Youth killed by New year gunfire

[TamilNet, Sunday, 02 January 2000, 10:41 GMT]
A 18 year-old Tamil youth, Rasalingam Sooriyaprabakaran, who sustained injuries in Batticaloa, when the Police and the Army opened fire to celebrate the dawn of the new Millenium, died at Colombo National Hospital on Sunday morning, medical sources said.
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Naval detachment attacked

[TamilNet, Sunday, 02 January 2000, 10:38 GMT]
A Sri Lanka Navy personnel was killed and another wounded when the Liberation Tigers attacked the Naval detachment at Gopalapuram in Nilaveli, about 12 km. north of Trincomalee town, around 10 p.m. yesterday.
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News in Brief:

[TamilNet, Thursday, 30 December 1999, 04:51 GMT]
Villagers forced to stay home, SLA bans cremation at Kanapitty, SLA permits food lorries into Mannar, Court holds inquiry into rally explosion, Youth commits suicide.
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Five policemen killed

[TamilNet, Monday, 27 December 1999, 07:39 GMT]
Three military trained policemen were killed in a claymore mine attack around 10 a.m. today, at Vaarikuttiyoor, few miles off Poovarasankulam in the Vavuniya district, said sources.
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Tigers name Iyakkachchi casualties

[TamilNet, Saturday, 25 December 1999, 18:44 GMT]
The Liberation Tigers announced in the Vanni today that 12 of its fighters were killed in the confrontations with the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) that took place on Thursday, in the general area of Iyakkachchi in the Jaffna peninsula where heavy fighting was reported.
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Curfew imposed

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 21 December 1999, 17:22 GMT]
A curfew from 11 p.m. tonight until 6 a.m tomorrow morning was announced by the Sri Lankan government this evening as counting began in hundreds of centres across the island. Colombo imposes a curfew soon after polling at general and Presidential elections.
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Low voter turnout fuels malpractice in East

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 21 December 1999, 12:01 GMT]
Tamil voters living in the LTTE held areas of the eastern province have failed to show much interest in exercising their votes in today's presidential election TamilNet correspondents in the region said. As a result widespread impersonation is taking place in some areas, they say.
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Batticaloa voters seen favouring UNP

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 21 December 1999, 10:00 GMT]
As voting continues in the eastern Batticaloa district, TamilNet correspondents there say voters' sentiments favour Sri Lanka's opposition United National Party (UNP).
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Tigers release two more POWs

[TamilNet, Saturday, 18 December 1999, 11:04 GMT]
The Liberation Tigers said that they have released two Sri Lanka Army (SLA) soldiers, arrested during their military operation in the Vadamaradchi East sector of the Jaffna peninsula.
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Supreme Court frees SLRC official

[TamilNet, Thursday, 16 December 1999, 18:50 GMT]
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court today ordered the release of Benedict Ronald Sri Kanth Administrative Officer of the Vavuniya Branch of the Sri Lanka Red Cross Society, who is presently under detention.
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Civilians cross into Vanni

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 14 December 1999, 16:58 GMT]
Sri Lankan government officials in Vavuniya said that 350 civilians who were stranded for over a month in Vavuniya after the closure of an access route to the Vanni areas held by the Liberation Tigers, were allowed to cross today.
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