3 LTTE cadres, Home guard killed in Amparai

[TamilNet, Thursday, 15 February 2007, 01:30 GMT]
Three Liberation Tigers of Tamileelam (LTTE) cadres and a Home Guard were killed, and two other Home Guards wounded in a firefight at a remote boarder village in Amparai district, around 5:00 a.m. Police sources said.
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UK Minister arrives in Colombo

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 13 February 2007, 15:34 GMT]
Dr Kim Howells, British Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, arrived in Colombo Tuesday evening on a three day-visit. He is to visit Amparai district Wednesday morning, sources said.
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Priest killed in Santhiveli

[TamilNet, Thursday, 08 February 2007, 08:08 GMT]
A Hindu priest who had been forcefully taken to Vaharai from Santhiveli by the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) to garland the Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse during his visit to Vaharai last Saturday, was shot and killed by armed men who are allegedly attached to SLA military intelligence, Wednesday around 8:15 p.m. near his house a few meters away from the SLA camp at Santhiveli, 36 km south of Vaharai.
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Decomposed body of youth recovered in Amparai

[TamilNet, Monday, 05 February 2007, 13:01 GMT]
Samanthurai police recovered the washed ashore decomposed dead body of a youth at Karaithivu beach in Samanthurai police division in Amparai district Monday around 7:00 a.m. on information given by local people. The dead body which showed gunshot wounds also had its hands tied behind and its throat tightly bound by rope, the police added.
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International Community's flawed approach assists Colombo- Thamilchelvan

[TamilNet, Sunday, 28 January 2007, 15:07 GMT]
Liberation Tigers Political Head S. P. Thamilchelvan, in an Interview to TamilNet Sunday, said the passive stance adopted by the International Community, which he characterized as “unconstructive engagement,” is encouraging Colombo to pursue its power-centric politics and aggressive military agenda. The International Community, while making statements that a military solution is not possible, is either unable to, or unwilling to, exert its formidable muscle to force Colombo out of the current military path, despite the patience shown by the Tigers, he said.


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8 STF commandos killed in Thirukkovil ambush

[TamilNet, Saturday, 27 January 2007, 11:18 GMT]
Eight Sri Lankan Special Task Force commandos were killed and 12 wounded at Thangavelauthapuram in Thirukkovil division of Amparai district where a STF vehicle was ambushed, Saturday around 9:30 a.m. with Claymore attack and gunfire.
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Tsunami affected Maruthamunai residents discontinue protest

[TamilNet, Wednesday, 24 January 2007, 03:46 GMT]
The protest organized by the residents of predominantly Muslim village of Maruthamunai to draw attention to the lack of commitment by the Government officials to help rebuild their homes destroyed by 2004 tsunami, was suspended after assurances given by the Government Agent (GA) of Amparai that he will expedite efforts to help the families, civil society sources in Batticaloa said. The protest continued for three days from Saturday until Monday.


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Protesters demand release of abducted trader in Kathankudy

[TamilNet, Sunday, 21 January 2007, 13:58 GMT]
Residents of Kathankudy protested in front of the Regional Secretariat in Kathankudy Sunday, demanding the immediate release of a supporter of Raub Mowlavi, a leader of the Sufi sect, who was abducted allegedly by one of the Muslim armed groups operating in Kathankudy, around 12:00 noon Saturday at Methaipalli road, Kathankudy.
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Tiger ambush kills 11 STF personnel in Amparai

[TamilNet, Friday, 19 January 2007, 12:53 GMT]
An elite guerilla unit of the Liberation Tigers in Amparai district carried out an ambush on Sri Lankan Special Task Force (STF) convoy Friday morning, killing at least 11 Sri Lankan commandos and wounding more than 11 at Bakmitiyawa, 30 km southwest of Amparai town, LTTE Military Spokesman Irasiah Ilanthirayan told TamilNet.
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STF commandos leave behind dead paramilitary - Seeralan

[TamilNet, Wednesday, 17 January 2007, 10:35 GMT]
An elite commando unit of the Special Task Force personnel who penetrated into Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam controlled territory at 39th Colony in Vellavely, 3 km north of Batticaloa Amparai district border, were repulsed in a counter-attack by the Tigers Tuesday evening. The STF commandos, during their retreat, left behind a dead body of a paramilitary cadre with his arms and ammunition, said S. Seeralan, LTTE's Batticaloa district deputy political head.
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Teacher shot dead in Batticaloa

[TamilNet, Monday, 15 January 2007, 21:31 GMT]
Unidentified gunmen shot dead a teacher in Thuraineeelavanai in Kaluwanchikkudy Police division in Batticaloa district around 11:00 a.m. Monday, sources in Batticaloa said.
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NorthEast demerger, breach of International Treaty- Sampanthan

[TamilNet, Friday, 12 January 2007, 06:53 GMT]
“Not only the Tamil speaking people but also the International Community are unhappy with the de-merger of NorthEastern province. Though the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka told that former President J. R. Jayewardene’s step was defective and invalid, the Sri Lanka's President Mr. Rajapakse who wants to share no powers with Tamils, seized the opportunity quickly and declared the de-merger amidst the opposition from many of his own cabinet ministers and Members of parliament. Mr Rajapakse has not only betrayed the Tamil people, but also breached an international treaty, R. Sampanthan told in the Sri Lankan Parliament Wednesday.
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Karuna group "bans" Tamil dailies in Trincomalee

[TamilNet, Wednesday, 10 January 2007, 14:55 GMT]
Karuna paramilitary group imposed a "ban" to sell Thinakural, Sudaroli and other newspapers in Trincomalee district, the proprietors of the news papers said. The News agents were summoned by the Karuna group in Trincomalee Tuesday and threatened they would be shot to death if they fail to comply, according to sources.
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General shut down in East continues for second day

[TamilNet, Wednesday, 10 January 2007, 02:01 GMT]
The general shut down organized by the public in Batticaloa and Amparai on Monday condemning the Sri Lankan Government’s decision to de-merge North and East continued on Tuesday , bringing the normal activities in the two districts to a stand still, sources in Amparai said.
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General shut down in East against dividing NorthEast

[TamilNet, Monday, 08 January 2007, 20:51 GMT]
People of Batticaloa and Amparai district staged a general shut down Monday condemning the Sri Lankan Government's decision of dividing North and East and demanding the immediate stoppage of killing civilians and carrying out aerial bombing and other attacks on civilians by Sri Lankan Forces.
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TRO urges GoSL to guarantee security of humanitarian workers

[TamilNet, Monday, 08 January 2007, 16:22 GMT]
The Tamil Rehabilitation Organisation, which has been subjected to Sri Lankan Police raids and paramilitary attacks, has urged the Government of Sri Lanka to guarantee security of the humanitarian staff of the organistion. The Trincomalee office of the TRO was attacked Saturday and Sunday nights by armed men, believed to be paramilitary members operated by the Sri Lanka Army. The attack on Trinomcalee TRO office comes after Sri Lankan police raid on Friday.
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3 STF personnel injured in LTTE retaliation

[TamilNet, Monday, 08 January 2007, 11:33 GMT]
Three Special Task Force (STF) personnel were injured in an retaliation attack by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) when the STF and police tried to penetrate into LTTE held Kanchikudicharu in Amparai district Sunday around 5:00 p.m, Police said.


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Six civilians injured in bomb blast in Amparai

[TamilNet, Sunday, 07 January 2007, 10:42 GMT]
Six civilians were seriously injured in a bomb explosion Sunday around 10:30 a.m in the Central camp area in Amparai district near a shop which sells agricultural products and chicken feed, Amparai police said. The bomb had been hidden near the shop targeting the Special Task Force (STF) road patrol unit in Amparai Central camp area, the police added.


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4 civilians killed in Amparai

[TamilNet, Monday, 01 January 2007, 23:45 GMT]
Four bullet ridden bodies of abducted civilians, two in the nearby jungle area and two near the Post Office, were recovered by Police Monday evening in Damana in Amparai district, sources in Amparai said.
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Karuna office destroyed in Amparai

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 26 December 2006, 14:40 GMT]
Unidentified persons launched Rocket Propelled Grenades (RPG) Monday around 9:45 p.m on the office of Karuna paramilitary group located at 15th Colony in Amaprai district, completely destroying it, Amaparai sources said. The attackers first lobbed hand grenades and followed with RPGs.


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