Villagers' bodies found

[TamilNet, Saturday, 02 May 1998, 23:59 GMT]
The bodies of three villagers from Thaandaamalai, 60 km west of Batticaloa and near the Amparai-Batticaloa border, were spotted in the jungles near the village today, but could not be recovered due to the presence of Special Task Force (STF) personnel lying in ambush for the Liberation Tigers, said sources in Batticaloa.
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Tigers confirm boats' capture

[TamilNet, Friday, 01 May 1998, 23:59 GMT]
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) has acknowledged its military activity at Sathurkondan, 4 km north of Batticaloa Wednesday night, said the Voice of Tigers (VoT) broadcast in its night transmission yesterday.
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Central province blasts

[TamilNet, Friday, 01 May 1998, 23:59 GMT]
Two transformers at Hatton, a town in the Central Province's Nuwara Eliya District, were extensively damaged by explosions around 4:00 a.m. this morning, said sources in Hatton. One of transformers is located at Malliappuwa and the other at Dunbar Road.
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Two Tiger boats sunk - SLN

[TamilNet, Friday, 01 May 1998, 23:59 GMT]
Two boats of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) were sunk by the Sri Lanka Navy's (SLN) Dvora Inshore Patrol Craft after an hour long battle in the Mullaitivu sea near Challai, around 5:30 a.m. this morning, said SLN sources in Trincomalee.
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News in Brief

[TamilNet, Friday, 01 May 1998, 23:59 GMT]
The Hatton blast damage is to cost 1 million rupees to repair and the police suspect exchange staff involvement in the Kalutara blast. Meanwhile, the bodies of two Tigers were returned today, and a mentally ill person was shot dead.
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May day events planned in Vanni

[TamilNet, Thursday, 30 April 1998, 23:59 GMT]
Arrangements to celebrate international workers day are already underway in Akkarayan Kulam, 15 km from Kilinochchi, in the areas controlled by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), said the Voice of Tigers (VoT) today.
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Five killed in clashes

[TamilNet, Thursday, 30 April 1998, 23:59 GMT]
Three soldiers were killed, while no casualties were reported among the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), when the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) detachment at Nigasgoda came under attack by the LTTE around 9.00 p.m. on April 28, the Voice of Tigers (VoT) announced in its morning broadcast today.
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Tiger frogmen stole SLA boats

[TamilNet, Thursday, 30 April 1998, 23:59 GMT]
A motorboat used by the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) at Sathurukkondan camp, 4 km north of Batticaloa, was removed by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) at around 11:00 p.m. Wednesday night, as it lay moored behind the SLA camp, said sources in Valaichenai.
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No detainees held in Mannar - SLA

[TamilNet, Thursday, 30 April 1998, 23:59 GMT]
Sri Lankan Military and Police officers informed Mannar magistrate today that no detainees are being held in the four detention camps in Mannar, in the north-western part of the island, said a court official today.
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Fire Finder radars deployed

[TamilNet, Thursday, 30 April 1998, 23:59 GMT]
The recently acquired Fire Finder Radars have been deployed by the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) in the Operation Jayasikurui area to identify the LTTE mortar positions, said SLA sources in Vavuniya.
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May Day procession in Mullaitivu

[TamilNet, Thursday, 30 April 1998, 23:59 GMT]
May Day celebrations in the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) held area of Mullaitivu will begin 3:30 p.m. on May 1 with a procession which will commence at the Amban Kovil and proceed to Mullivalai Viththiyananda school in Mullaitivu, said the Voice of Tigers (VoT) broadcast in its night transmission.
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SLA operation in Trincomalee

[TamilNet, Wednesday, 29 April 1998, 23:59 GMT]
A Sri Lanka Army (SLA) operation codenamed "Tiger Hunt" which was launched yesterday in the eastern Trincomalee resumed today around 10 a.m. said SLA sources in Trincomalee.
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Valaichenai food restriction eased

[TamilNet, Wednesday, 29 April 1998, 23:59 GMT]
The supply of dry rations to Vakarai, in the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) controlled area, 60 km north of Batticaloa, which was suspended on an order made by Brigadier R. H. Silva, Brigade Commander of Sri Lanka Army (SLA) at Valaichenai, was restored today, said sources in Valaichenai.
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Intelligence officer shot dead

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 28 April 1998, 23:59 GMT]
Suspected members of the Liberation Tigers shot dead a soldier attached to the SLA's military intelligence unit in Batticaloa this morning around 8.30 a.m. in the village of Kommathurai, about 19 kilometers north of the eastern town. The dead soldier is a Tamil youth identified as S. Ravichandran.
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Gen. Ratwatte visits Vavuniya

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 28 April 1998, 23:59 GMT]
Sri Lankan Deputy Minister of Defence Gen. Anuruddha Ratwatte and Commanders of the Sri Lankan Armed Forces visited Vavuniya and areas of Operation Jayasikurui today, said SLA sources in Vavuniya. Gen. Ratwatte is said to have discussed the military situation with the field commanders.
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SLA post attacked

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 28 April 1998, 23:59 GMT]
Three SLA soldiers were killed and nine wounded when the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) attacked a Sri Lanka Army detachment at Pansalgodella 40 km south of Trincomalee on the Kanthalai-Seruvila road last night around 11.00 p.m., said SLA sources in Trincomalee.
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Policeman believed murdered

[TamilNet, Monday, 27 April 1998, 23:59 GMT]
Murder has not been ruled out by Dr. S. Vasikaran of the Kalawanchikudy Hospital who conducted the autopsy on the body of Vallipuram Jeevakumar (28), a reserve police constable serving in Vavuniya, whose body was discovered on Saturday floating in the Kaluthavalai lagoon, 25 km south of Batticaloa, said sources.
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Arms cache found

[TamilNet, Monday, 27 April 1998, 23:59 GMT]
Weapons and ammunition were discovered buried behind the Mandresa Roman Catholic Church retreat in the outskirts of Batticaloa town by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Batticaloa police on Friday evening, said police sources in Batticaloa.
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Doyen of Sinhala nationalism passes away

[TamilNet, Sunday, 26 April 1998, 23:59 GMT]
Gamani Jayasuriya, an ardent Sinhala nationalist and controversial politician died today. He was 74. He was Minister of Agriculture in J R Jayewardena's 1977 Cabinet from which he resigned in 1987, protesting against the Indo-Lanka Accord. Gamani Jayasuriya was also a stout champion of Buddhism and associated with many organisations such as the All Ceylon Buddhist Congress.
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Closed hospital awaits opening

[TamilNet, Sunday, 26 April 1998, 23:59 GMT]
The Siththa-Ayurveda Hospital (Siththa-Ayurvda is a system of indigenous medicine popular among the Tamils) at Mamunai 36 km north-east of Jaffna in an LTTE controlled area, has not been reopened after it was closed when the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) occupied the Jaffna peninsula, said sources in Jaffna.
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