Tiger Detained in Kathmandu - Nepal
Information has been received that a high ranking LTTE cadre is being interrogated
by the Indian authorities. He has been travelling on a false passport and arrested and
detained at Kathmandu, the Capital of Nepal. The report further says that interrogation is
done by officials of the Research and Analysis Wing of India.(-27/05/98)
"Whether it is a life of a terrorist or a life of a ordinary person, it is too
precious to be destroyed".-President
"Whether it is a life of a terrorist or a life of a ordinary person, it is too
precious to be destroyed. The Tamil people have rejected violence in the two recent
elections. They have told us loud and clear that they want peace and democracy in the
country. It is less than one per cent that take up to violence and this lot has acted to
deform this beautiful country. It is the duty of every political leader to safeguard the
lives of every citizen of this country," President Chandrika Bandaranayake said last
week. (Lankaweb-26/05/98)
Seven killed in mine blast near north Sri Lanka town At least seven people were killed and eight
wounded when a mine exploded near the northern Sri Lankan town of Vavuniya
on Tuesday, police and military officials said.
They said two vehicles carrying members of the Democratic People's Liberation
Front (PLOTE) were heavily damaged from the explosion while travelling east of
Vavuniya, some 220 km (130 miles) north of the capital Colombo.-full story-(Infoseek-13/05/98)
Pro-government Tamils killed in Sri Lanka blast The authorities in Sri Lanka say seven members of a
pro-government Tamil group were killed when a landmine
exploded under their vehicles.-full story-(BBC-13/05/98)
Mine blast kills eight near Sri Lanka town At least eight people were killed and 10
wounded when a mine exploded just outside the northern Sri Lankan town of
Vavuniya on Tuesday, police and military officials said.-full story-(Infoseek-13/05/98)
India extends ban on Sri Lanka's LTTE India on Tuesday extended a ban on Sri
Lanka's Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) by two years, officials said.
The LTTE has been fighting for a separate homeland for minority Tamils in Sri
Lanka's north and east since 1983.-full story-(Infoseek-13/05/98)
LTTE to meet Otunnu
LTTE yesterday said that its representatives will meet Olara Otunnu, the Special
envoy of the UN Secretary General during his two day visit to Wanni. In a statement faxed
to 'The Island' last night from London the LTTE claimed that the UN official will meet
LTTE representatives.(The Island-06/05/98)
Female LTTE suspect wins prize
A female LTTE suspect on remand has won the first prize in a coconut scraping
competition to mark Sinhala and Hindu New Year celebration, organised for the inmates of
the Kandy Remand Prison. The New Year celebrations were held in the premises of the Kandy
Remand Prison last Saturday.(The Island-06/05/98)
Tamil Engineer arrested over Kalutara bomb
A special police team who are investigating the bomb explosion at the Kalutara
telephone exchange have taken into custody a Tamil engineer on suspicion. The suspect who
was arrested on Tuesday night is a resident of Jaffna and works for a Telecom Office in
Colombo, police sources said. The suspect is now being questioned by the police, sources
said. The suspect had entered the Kalutara transmitting station on April 25 to repair the
air conditioner. What caused suspicion about this engineer was that he had gone there
without anyone complaining about the air conditioning, it is alleged(The
Island-01/05/98)
