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Nearly 3,000 arrive yesterday:
Huge civilian influx
The agitation brewing among the hostages against the LTTE terrorists
in the No Fire Zone (NFZ) have eventually broken the iron gates of
the LTTE’s human prison as nearly 2,857 civilians have escaped the
LTTE, yesterday. They have arrived to the 58 Division which is in
close vicinity of the NFZ.
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Where have NGO funds gone?
Despite the presence of several foreign-funded non-governmental
organizations, no development had taken place in Kilinochchi for the
past few years”, President Mahinda Rajapaksa said.
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Unpalatable decisions for sake of country - President
“I would like to ask the national and international organizations
that were urging us to stop the humanitarian military operations to
request the LTTE to give the civilians who were being held as
hostages for the past 30 years one hour’s freedom to go wherever
they like, President Mahinda Rajapaksa said yesterday (17).
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Homeguard runs amok
Kebethigollewa Police are investigating the macabre shooting
incident where an enraged home guard shot dead his mother-in-law and
his brother-in-law following a heated altercation last week. The
dead persons have been identified as R. Indrani (54) and L. Danushka
(15), a student residing at D5 at Wahalkade.
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Libraries for IDP children
Libraries for schoolchildren of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)
will be established in Vavuniya, Jaffna and Mannar districts
shortly. The Resettlement and Disaster Relief Services Minister
Rishard Bathiudeen on Friday,
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