Govt has a right to provide water to people - Defence Spokesman
Government Defence spokesman Minister Keheliya
Rambukwella reiterated that the ongoing military operation to free
Mavilaru was all about gaining control of the sluice gates and
release water to over 15,000 families who have been affected by the
water blockade created by the LTTE.
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LTTE makes abortive strike on Naval craft
A naval passenger craft disgorging unarmed
security forces men returning for duty after leave, came under a
fierce LTTE attack in Trincomalee at around 2.20 p.m yesterday. The
passenger ship 'Jet Liner' was ferrying around 854 security
personnel when it came under artillery and motar attacks by the LTTE
cadres.
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No evidence of LTTE link with NY event - Embassy official
The US embassy in Colombo yesterday stated that
the US authorities couldn't have prevented the Tamil sports festival
in New York as there was no evidence to indicate the organisation
behind this event had any links with the LTTE.
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