11 LTTE men killed in encounters
Eleven members of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and two activists
of a moderate Tamil political group were killed in encounters reported
from Sri Lanka's north and eastern provinces. (Times of India - 30/06/00)
Norwegian with peace plan for the
tamil tigers
Norway's special envoy in Sri Lanka, Erik Solheim, has produced a proposal
of peace and is ready to present it to the Tamil Tigers. (Norway
Post - 29/06/00)
Grenade thrown at Norwegian office
in Sri Lanka
A grenade was thrown at Norway's Save the Children office in Sri Lanka's
capital on Tuesday morning. There were no injuries and minor damage
resulted. (Aftenposten - 28/06/00)
Funds to finance terror campaigns
says Advani
Fears have been expressed that certain organisations are collecting
funds in Britain to finance terror campaigns in India, Home Minister,
Lal Krisna Advani told Foreign Secretary, Robin Cook, in London, last
week. (PRIU - 27/06/00).
Six killed in Lanka fighting
Four LTTE rebels and two soldiers were killed in sporadic clashes between
them in Northern Jaffna and the Vanni areas, an official release here
said today,reports PTI. (Express India - 26/06/00).
Monk's
call brings back hundreds of deserters
The total number of deserters who have surrendered during the past few
weeks is around 2000, the Special Media Information said in a statement.
About 200 deserters on Tuesday surrendered to army authorities through
Ven. Elle Gunawansa Thera of the Dharmayathanaya at Bauddhaloka Mawatha.
The Army Headquarters has agreed to accept these men without subjecting
them for punishment (PRIU - 24/06/00).
Weerasooriya not visiting Pak.:
Sri Lanka
The Sri Lankan Army today denied reports that its Commander Lt. Gen.
Sirilal Weerasooriya was visiting Pakistan and said there was no immediate
proposal for his undertaking such a visit. Military spokesman Palitha
Fernando described reports to this effect as "mere kite-flying" and
said "there is no truth in such reports." (The Hindu - 24/06/00)
WB to help reform Sri Lanka's
judiciary
The World Bank would provide $ 18.2 millions to upgrade Sri Lanka's
judicial system, a bank statement said today. (The Hindu - 24/06/00).
Sri Lankan Airlines increases flights
to India
Sri Lankan Airlines has begun flying thrice a week to Mumbai from today
to cope with the passenger rush, the Airlines has said. Earlier, the
Airlines operated two flights a week to the financial capital. (The
Hindu - 24/06/00).
The Sri Lankan President and
UNP reach an agreement on devolution of powers
The Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga and the main opposition
UNP have reached an agreement on the devolution of powers to to regional
Councils. (AIR - 23/06/00).
LTTE Intelligence leader killed
Tiger Batticaloa intelligence leader Thamil Chelvan was shot dead along
with his assistant by police yesterday. (PRIU - 23/06/00).
SLA rejects news about Army Chief's
visit to Pakistan
Military spokesman Brigadier Palitha Fernando, rejected news about Army
Chief, Lieutenant General Sri Lal Weerasooriya's visit to Pakistan on
Tuesday. (PRIU - 22/06/00).
Sri Lanka rebels ambush army
patrol, kill five
Tamil rebels ambushed an army patrol in the Sri Lanka`s eastern Trincomalee
district today killing five soldiers and wounding four others, military
officials said. (Deccan Herald - 21/06/00).
Troops engage Tiger location
On 16th June during daytime in Welikanda, Polonnaruwa troops engaged
a terrorist location with artillery. Monitored terrorist transmissions
confirm that eight terrorists including 3 female cadres were killed.
(PRIU - 20/06/00).
India seeks French support to counter
international terrorism.
India will seek French support to bring a comprehensive global convention
to counter International terrorism. The Home Minister, Mr. L.K. Advani
now in Paris told reporters that he would discuss with French Leaders
ways to tackle the menace. (AIR - 19/06/00).
The issues of stamping out terrorism
and world trade order are likely to dominate the G-15 Summit, beginning
in Cairo tomorrow.
World Trade Order and Stamping out terrorism are the issues likely to
dominate the 10th G-15 Summit beginning in Cairo tomorrow. The summit
is also expected to address the positive and negative aspects of globalisation,
exchange ideas on fighting economic challenges and the capabilities
of developing countries in general and G-15 in particular. Considerable
time is likely to be devoted to the North-South and South-South dialogue.
The two day summit is to be inaugurated by The Egyptian President, Mr.
Hosni Mubarak (AIR - 18/06/00).
Pakistan wins Sri Lanka's
centenary Test
Pakistan recorded a five wicket win over Sri Lanka at their historic
Test match here Saturday with a full day's play to spare at the Sinhalese
Sports Club ground. Pakistan hit 131 for five in reply to Sri Lanka's
second innings score of 123 all out. Pakistan was chansing a total of
131 to win after scoring 266 in their first innings. It was Sri Lanka's
100th Test match (123India - 17/05/00).
ISI for base
in Lanka to fight India
Inter-services Intelligence is trying hard to establish foothold in
Northern Sri Lanka to open yet another front against India, says to
defence expert Major General (retd) Eustice D'Souza. (Deccan Chronicle
- 17/06/00).
15-member Committee to devolve
power to the Northern and Eastern provinces
A 15-member Committee of the Ruling Peoples' Alliance and the opposition
United National Party, UNP has been set up for an indepth study of various
proposals to devolve power to the country's Northern and Eastern provinces.
(AIR - 16/06/00).
Support from Canadian sources a
major factor in nurturing the LTTE - Former Canadian HC
Former Canadian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Martin Collacott says
that support from Canadian sources has been a major factor in nurturing
the vicious and bloody campaign of terrorism being waged by the tiger
terrorists in Sri Lanka. (SLRC - 16/05/00).
Interim Administration in North
and Eastern Provinces.
The Sri Lankan Government has proposed to set up an interim administration
in the troubled Tamil dominated north and eastern provinces. (AIR -
15/06/00).
CANADIAN SECURITY INTELLIGENCE
SERVICE
LIBERATION TIGERS OF TAMIL EELAM'S (LTTE) INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION
AND OPERATIONS - A PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS -Full
Story-(CSIS - 03/06/00)
LTTE may buy Chandrika's 'unconditional'
offer for dialogue
The Sri Lankan government and the LTTE are now looking at talks, rather
than continued military action, as a possible solution to the conflict.
The Sri Lankan President has clearly stated that she is willing to have
a dialogue with the LTTE representatives without any conditions. In
a recent interview with an Indian television network, Kumaratunga again
said that a peaceful settlement was the only way out of the crisis and
that the LTTE could hold on to the territory they had acquired and talk
from that point onwards.(The
Deccan Chronicle 01/06/00).
New Delhi and Colombo are closely
working on a revised devolution package for the Tamils in Sri Lanka.
The News In Detail India is closely working with Sri Lanka on a revised
devolution package for the Tamil population in the Island nation keeping
in mind their legitimate rights and aspirations. Sources also said New
Delhi is in constant touch with Colombo on the issue. A PTI report said,
India wants that the package should go beyond the 1987 Indo-Sri Lanka
accord, which proposed merger of the North and East provinces. (AIR
- 01/06/00).
India urges Lanka to devolve power India has decided not to broker a ceasefire in Sri Lanka,
and has instead concentrated its efforts on urging the Lankan President
to move rapidly towards devolution of power. The government wants Norway
and organisations like the ICRC and the United Nations High Commissioner
for Refugees to bring about a ceasefire and a political settlement thereafter.
Humanitarian aid, however, has not been ruled out. (The Statesman 01/06/00)
