More civilians escape from LTTE person shield- Wanni

With Sri Lanka Army is fasts eliminating LTTE barricades in remaining LTTE beating areas in Mullaittivu, rising numbers of civilians are being able to flee the LTTE person shield, reveal battleground sources. Yesterday (Jan 31) alone 195 civilians found safe passages to the government forbidden areas, the sources add.
Sri Lanka Navy boats deployed in Mullaittivu coastal waters rescued 43 civilians belonging to 11 families last morning. Sri Lanka navy since lately has made a special boat use with ready medical teams and caring aid in the northeastern seas to rescue civilians fleeing LTTE rule of terror in Mullaittivu via sea routes.
Meanwhile, Sri Lanka Army sources said that a total of 116 civilians including 51 females and 65 males arrived at the Omanthai entry exit point during the route of the day. In Mullaittivu, a total of 152 civilians required safe haven with the military of 57 and 58 Divisions.
The IDPs were heading for to the welfare centers.

'No sympathy for LTTE' says Indian External Affairs Minister

"India has no sympathy for terrorist organisations, but wants Sri Lanka to ensure that civilians are not victimised in the disagreement between the armed armed forces and the LTTE", the Indian External relationships Minister Pranab Mukherjee was quoted as proverb by the Indian news sources.
The Indian External Affairs Minister, had expressed these views previous to send-off for Colombo, on Tuesday.
"I will go to Sri Lanka and have deliberations with the President and other authorities there and see what best can be done in this state of affairs," he had told press.
"We are for hostility terrorists and all sorts of terrorism. Therefore, we have no understanding for any organisation indulging in terrorist activity, chiefly the LTTE, which is a barred organisation in India. However,we shall have to see how civilians can be secluded and (we can ensure that) they do not become unfortunate wounded of the state of affairs."

'LTTE responsible for every death in Wanni' says TULF leader

The Tamil United release Front (TULF) President, V. Anandasangaree, told the brave soldiers who won back 95 percent of the land busy by the LTTE terrorists that in recapturing that ground they have made a name for themselves by being very worried not to harm civilians kept as a person protect by the LTTE.
He said they will have to work with the same coupon, not doing "no matter which in haste to end the war rapidly," custody up their good name.
The TULF head additional " the people wait for them to act with mind and not to ruin their name that they earned by sacrificing a lot of their comrades. I tell the courageous soldiers that they have already won the war with no hopes for the LTTE to recover any part of the territory. But the civilian lives, they have to protect as a holy duty cast on them, in defence of the state."
Sangaree further moving, "The LTTE, once highly praised by some as very brave, have now become cowards. At this anxious hour they will not be unsure to do any thing with toxic intentions of put the blame on the others. We wait for the army that liberated 95% of the area under the LTTE, with smallest amount injured, will not do no matter which in haste to end the war fast."
He said, "I am distress over the sad news attainment from Wanni, about the oddly heavy wounded in the War front, from the time the forces set their feet on the Wanni soil. Only two days back the whole of Europe, Scandinavia, Canada, USA and India hypothetical the LTTE's canard that over five thousand soldiers had been taken as captives and a large number of them were killed. The whole of last morning all telephones were ringing incessantly to find out as to what is occurrence in Wanni. By noon, the news, of the capture of Mullaitheevu Town reached all parts of the world, put an end to this disobedient rumour and those who were celebrating the "victory" had to put their heads down in shame.
Whether what we hear today is true or one more canard of the LTTE, the people wait for the forces to act with self-control, because what happens to them, they have a moral duty to defend the innocent people, who are attentive in the LTTE held area or fairly kept by them under force as human shield, for their own protection.
Hence the LTTE should take the blame for every bereavement that occurs in Wanni today."

Former Mullaittivu Battle Hero Colonel Laffeer Remembered

Recapture of Mullaittivu township by Sri Lanka Army refreshes memories of brave soldiers who had sacrificed their lives throughout yesteryear fighting in the same area for the sake of conservation the territorial honesty of the country. The important day was 18th July 1996 when the terrorists launched a huge onslaught on the Mullaittivu camp and decimated over 1200 daring soldiers who valiantly fought until the last soldier.
Colonel A.F Laffeer, then strong Officer of the 1 SF (Special Force) who led his troops to strengthen the 6 Brigade troops beneath siege was the older most officer to lay his life throughout the Mullaittivu battle in 1996.
Colonel A.F Laffeer, using his preparation expertise got himself airdropped with his team of brave SF soldiers into the planned area with the noble object of rescuing brother armed even without manner in mind the threat to his own life when there was no alternative for the infantry troops to reach Mullaittivu through land.
This brave SF officer who shattered a large figure of terrorists and their arms and ammunition during the mission named "Thrividha Pahara" was fatally upset due to a terrorist projectile before he brought his great mission to a total conclusion.
As all access routes were cut off from all instructions, no one could help save the existence of this senior officer who did not let his confidence lose even at the eleventh hour. On 18th July 1996 Colonel A.F Laffeer bade farewell to his appreciated life in the battle field. In credit of his valour, he was posthumously awarded the PWV (Parama Weera Vibushanaya), the highest courage Medal for courage.

Voice of Tigers banned

The Government yesterday barred the Voice of Tigers (VoT), the so-called official radio of the LTTE, Director General of the Media Center for the National Security Lakshman Hulugalle told The Island last dusk.
A special gazette would be issued today (27), he said.
The Telecommunication narrow Commission had ended the broadcast certify decided to the VoT by the Media Ministry of the last UNF Government beneath Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe.
Chairman TRCPriyantha Kariyapperuma, told The Island following the LTTE's ban, the ban of their radio was obligatory. "This was discussed very much throughout the last pair of weeks, but the choice was taken only on Sunday,"
It was previous reported that several powerful associates had helped the LTTE to get the transmission license to broadcast of Tamil FM Radio.
Earlier the LTTE had used the US based INTELSAT-12 for their radio and television transmissions previous to its proscription later by the establishment after confirmation that these stations had been solely carrying out a propaganda mission of the LTTE which was a forbidden terrorist outfit in US. The second effort of the LTTE to recommence their transmissions through the Hong Kong based AsiaSat, using a third social gathering to obtain a settlement loop fall short of achieving their object after a timely exposure of the true nature of transmit fabric.

Lanka free from terrorism soon - Asgiriya prelate

Sri Lanka will be totally free from terrorism soon, Mahanayake Thera of the Asgiriya episode Most Ven Udugama Sri Buddharakkita Thera said.
"in spite of the fact we don't condone the war, the imprison of Mullaitivu by the Security Forces in their fight to cash in the state from terrorism is amazing we can celebrate today," the Mahanayake Thera said.
"It is not long previous to our country will be totally free from the fear of terrorism. There are obvious signs representative this outstanding victory," the Thera said.
The summon up of Mullaitivu and Kilinochchi obviously shows the power of the armed forces and the LTTE's decline, the Thera said.

Navy saves 76 Tamil civilians while fleeing LTTE in Mulaittivu

Sri Lanka Navy's Patrol Craft escorted 76 Tamil civilians, who were found helpful in the Mullaithivu seas while fleeing from the LTTE terror, into safety at Pulmudai on the 25th of January 2009 around 09.50 a.m. The rescued escapees comprised of 30 male adults, 26 female adults and 20 children.
The group had been harassed in the deadly seas in order to save their lives on board four fiber glass dinghies (FGDs) when the Naval patrol craft came to their rescue. Having been securely brought ashore, naval personnel attended to the basic needs of the escapees by providing them with much-needed food and refreshments. Those found to be exhausted and sick due to the sour and unsafe ordeal during their escapade were provided with immediate medical care.
Having found safe haven and at ease of their pain of mind and body from the worried naval care comprehensive, the escapees, in unison, revealed how cruelly the LTTE is holding the blameless civilians locked up against their will. The unsuccessful civilians, they claim, are being used as human shields and by force conscripted as the terror outfit's carder power is drastically moribund day by day in the face of the tempting military victories of the Government Security Forces who are about to free the entire area from the tentacles of the LTTE's tyranny.
Sri Lanka Navy has made special arrangements to take delivery of hapless Tamil civilians fleeing from the LTTE clutches. Naval personnel and vessels along with stand-by put sideways and medical teams are on demanding use for this caring help assignment in the North-eastern seas.

Troops enter Mullaittivu; LTTE main garrison town falls [Updated]

Sri Lanka Army 59 Division military lead by Brigadier Nandana Udawatta have entered the LTTE's main garrison town Mullaittivu this evening (Jan 25).
According to the battleground sources, troops of 593 Brigade guide by Lieutenant Colonel Jayantha Gunarathne have made a shock attack across the Nanthikandal lagoon and entered the Mullaittivu town area this morning. Infantrymen of 7 Gemunu Watch (7 GW) lead by Lieutenant Colonel Chaminda Lamahewa have been in primary to enter the town amid serious terror argument, the sources said.
The Mullaittivu town is situated in a thin stretch of a land between Nanthikandal pond and the Indian Ocean. The town fell to the terrorists in 1996 and since then LTTE recognized its main military bottom there.
Once wash up process over the area will be affirmed liberated, the sources said.

LTTE lays landmines to stop fleeing civilians

Becoming more violent on civilians, who are trying to breakthrough the gates of the LTTE hell-hole, the Tigers have recently laid a wrap of land mines, in the thickly occupied LTTE controlled areas - Theravikulam, Visuamadu and Puthukudiyirippu in Mullaitivu to stop the civilians fleeing to the government forbidden areas.
According to cleverness sources, the Tigers, in a frantic effort to hold earth in the wake of the heavy military push, are trying to keep the civilians by all profits while burying large quantity of anti-personnel mines around FDLs to keep the vehemently recruited young cadres in captivity. meaningful that they are at the losing end, most of the young cadres have started abandoning the outfit despite the cruel punishments given by the LTTE.
The sources said that a group of LTTE cadres consist of over 150 who have unfilled the LTTE and are now defeat in jungles as they are not able to flee to odd areas to give in. Recently aggressive fighting took place between the run absent cadres and the LTTE following cadres who came in search of those who unfilled the outfit. With its declining cadre power to put in order to face the troops advancing from nine fronts to release 350 four-sided figure kms, the LTTE leadership has instructed to cut down the month total battle preparation for cadres to two weeks.
LTTE can't cope
Those antagonism cadres, who have a tag issued by the LTTE after the enrolment, are free to release packets, but those families whose members refused to join are left without food. Unable to cope up with the daily death rate which exceeds 15, the LTTE has now forgotten to pay their respects to the dead. The huge cemetery at the Theravikulam in Visuamadu has long-drawn-out by sum the surrounding jungles and over 100 recently dug grave yards are kept standby.
According to the civilians who came from Visuamadu, 2,000 to 3,000 cadres were concealed in the graveyard. However, the LTTE faces difficulties in handing over the dead bodies to the kith and kin as the angry relatives assault the cadres who come with bodies of their children. This has led the LTTE to bury the dead bodies without notifying the parents.
The sources said that the young LTTErs who were forcefully recruited to the outfit, give in to the Army abandoning the outfit.
Difficulty
The LTTE is facing difficulty in treating the wounded due to be short of of medical staff, amenities and vehicles. The LTTE leadership has ordered to kill the badly injured cadres and most of the other carders with minor injuries were left unattended to.
knowledgeable sources said that the senior hardcore LTTE cadres have also fled to the liberated areas mingling with the refugees. The civilians said that the LTTE cadres brawl without the orders of the top leaders. For the last few weeks they have not seen a single head. According to the civilians, the second step LTTE leaders were plying on roads in lavishness vehicles.
Meanwhile, LTTE had banned an effort of civilians who came in lorries, tractors and landmasters with whatever belongings they could carry with them from fleeing a few days ago.
To liberated areas
A long line with over 75,000 people with the young and the old were lined from Puthukudiyirippu to Theravikulam to enter the liberated areas, but the LTTE had bounded the civilians and beaten those who stepped additional disobeying their authority and later the LTTE had killed over 10 civilians when they opened fire to disperse the mass mass departure of civilians.
The bodies of the dead civilians were displayed in an inhuman way to make the people conscious of their fate if they effort to flee. Some who spoke against the LTTE were taken to the LTTE torture camps at Visuamadu and Puthukudiyirippu later.
The cleverness sources believe that this trend would increase throughout the next few weeks and civilians would flee to the liberated areas despite all strong warnings, beatings and shootings by the LTTE which put the civilians onward to stop the military stepping into their residual small portion of ground.
The sources long-established that the LTTE used the four km long stretch of State affirmed safe zones from Udayarkattu junction and the Yellow Bridge on the A-35 Puthukudiyiruppu, Paranthan main road upto Iruthumadu and south of Iruthumadu upto Thevipuram to attack the advancing troops.
It is said that they have based their artillery and mortar gun positions in the safe zones captivating the displaced civilians to ransom.
With the LTTE, which is the self-proclaimed sole representative of the Tamils, putting lives of thousands of Tamils into risk, the warnings and requests are now being heading for to the LTTE to let go its human shields.
Among them was the ask for by UN,Amnesty International and the former Peace representative from Japan Yasushi Akashi who asked the LTTE to allow the civilians to make their method to the liberated areas. "The LTTE should not be allowed to use civilians as human shields", he said.

57 Div troops thwart LTTE abortive attempt: destroy 3 LTTE boats, damage 2- Mullaittivu

Troops of the 574 group have thwarted an LTTE unsuccessful mission to break the military forward defences, destroying 3 LTTE boats and harmful 2, East of Dharmapuram in the outer edge of Mullaittivu region yesterday (Jan 24) afternoon.
Terrorists had launched the assault following the obliteration of the Kalamadukulam Tank bund, onboard 5 boats along the flood canal, military sources were quoted proverb. Heavy arms and mortar shells were also fired towards the area then, restricting salvage and release operations initiated by the security forces to save civilians vulgar due to the flood, safety sources said.
The flood waters reached over 4ft and ravaged across the grade land Northwards drowning livestock, vegetations and households. Estimates of civilian wounded and damages to possessions are yet to be made as LTTE continued engaging irregular artillery attacks at the area, sources further said. Security forces have restrained with utmost rule and regard for safety of the entrapped civilians in the 'safe regions', which LTTE terrorists had used to mount weaponry batteries against security forces, senior military officials were quoted saying.
Meanwhile, heavy fighting was reported between 57, 58 Div troops and LTTE terrorists South of Dharmapuram and North of Kalamadu area since 1.45a.m., Sunday (25), security sources said. Terrorists were a lot compressed in the main confrontations reported at 1.45a.m., and 3a.m., military said adding that troops have also detained a few weapons.
On 22nd January, security forces expanded the available safe zone pronouncing its total broadmindedness towards the zero civilian casualty (ZCC) policy, a major characteristic of the two and half year long effectively counterterrorist surge.

Army Task Force 4 captures two terror camps - Puthukkudiyiruppu

Sri Lanka Army Task Force 4 operating in the Puthukkudiyiruppu south yesterday (Jan 23) captured two LTTE camps situated in the area.
According to the battleground reports, troops at first captured a camp with 700m x 500m area and 8 buildings. Troops think that the camp was a hiding place of a senior LTTE cadre as it was provided with luxury accommodation and sanitary facilities.
Troops captured the second camp in a divide site after beating off the terrorists in a confrontation. The camp comprised of 4 buildings , 2 improvised containers , 1 water force , and few petrol and kerosene barrels.

Solution to EP child soldiers' issue - TMVP Leader

TMVP head MP Vinayagamoorthi Muralidharan said yesterday that the Government would put an end to the child soldiers' subject in the Eastern Province within the next three months under a joint accord signed by the Government, UNICEF and the TMVP.
"According to the accord, we have to finish the whole task of rehabilitating child military within three months. We have already done a lot for the wellbeing of these children," he told a media meeting at the Parliamentary multifaceted.
Muralidharan said the TMVP handed over 14 underage cadres to the new Child wellbeing Office opened in Batticaloa on Thursday. The TMVP will hand over one more 20 cadres within the next two weeks.
The TMVP does not have any child soldiers at there.
The TMVP in teamwork with the Government and the UNICEF has set a rehabilitation program for the wellbeing of these children. A new Child wellbeing Office was also opened in the Government Agents office, Batticaloa for the welfare of these children. After these children are reformed, they can join the Army, go abroad or join the society, he said.
Muralidharan said: "The TMVP does not have any of its own Armed Force as the Government has provided sufficient security to all TMVP representatives. previous we had a small force of our own security."
The TMVP is working intimately with the Government and the UNICEF to restore the children. The Government has done much for the wellbeing of these children. In adding, UNICEF has also set a series of programs for the advantage of these children, he said.
UNICEF envoy in Sri Lanka Philippe Duamelle said the Government and the TMVP has made a firm promise to put an end to the child soldier subject.
Concrete act has been taken on this issue under the new accord signed on December 7 last year, Duamelle said.
"The TMVP releasing 14 children has shown its greatest commitment to follow this effort. The needs of all children will be recognized while they will be given help. Our final object is to make joint efforts which would enable Sri Lanka to turn the number of child soldiers to zero tip very soon," he said.
"We call upon the LTTE to meet their blame and assurance the lives of the civilians. It is significant to give their due early days to the children," he additional.
Meanwhile, legal Reforms Secretary Suhada Gamlath said the Government expects to ensure the well-being of child soldiers in the East from side to side the newly set-up child treatment centre in Batticaloa.
The agenda will be approved out with the help of the UNICEF and the TMVP. Recruiting children for military operations is a major unpleasant and children who have been by force taken for battle will be reformed and handed over to their parents through this agenda, he said.
The Government is totally next to children being recruited for battle.
"We have already reformed 100 children in the East and they are with their parents now," he said.
According to the accord, all child soldiers in the East will be reformed within one year. This move is being implemented under the support of Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa. He has supported this project which will end in one year.
Meanwhile, President Mahinda Rajapaksa has issued a gazette notification to ensure the well-being of child soldiers and straight them for treatment. The agenda is being implemented under the management of the judges following global standards

TULF leader tells Karunanidhi, "Not to be duped by the TNA"

Reminding TN Chief Minister Karunanidhi that the ball now is in his court to understand the truth, Tamil United release Front (TULF) leader V. Anandasangaree invited the DMK head to come to Sri Lanka and see for himself, without life form duped by the Tamil National coalition members.
In a letter addressed to the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister the TULF head said, "The time has now come for you to take over the filled blame on your head and to visit Sri Lanka, tolerant the invite extended to you, by His Excellency Mahinda Rajapaksa the President. Seeing is believing."
Mr. Ananda Sangaree emotional that the entire Tamil Nadu had been totally misled by a group of TNA Members of Parliament from Sri Lanka who have no ethical right to talk on behalf of the Tamils of Sri Lanka because they owe their seating in Parliament to the LTTE and have to carry out the orders only of the LTTE. "They act only as proxies of the LTTE and therefore have lost their trustworthiness. The TNA have earned the anger of the Tamils by condoning even the most wicked and terrible activities of the LTTE" the senior head of the TULF accused.
"Please rest assured," said Ananda Sangaree, "that all my attention is in the wellbeing of the people. I am not drama as an agent of anyone or as a stooge of the Government. I do not have the same opinion fully with the Government in all matters. But in the matter of eradicating the LTTE I am giving my generous support. Pardon me for life form so because their atrocious activities have exceeded all norms and limits. They are responsible for the loss of over 70,000 to 100,000 thousands lives. They have made tens of thousands of widows, widowers and orphans. Several thousands have lost their eye sights, limbs and thousands became benumbed. There is a large void shaped in the management of the Tamils. A lot of important persons, academics, respectable personalities, following leaders and such others, had been killed or made to flee the country. They created a situation for even people like Mr. R. Sampanthan to take orders from the LTTE best like Mr. Thamilchelvan. Mr. Sampanthan has lost his trustworthiness because of his inconsiderate utterances, most of which come into view to have been made under force. All his speech in Parliament and outside are biased and barely one word next to the LTTE."
The TULF head said, no one has any right to kill one more. A lot of kids, with child women, poor blameless workers, school children all from the Sinhala community had been killed by the LTTE and many blameless Tamils had been killed in their claymore mine attacks targeting the service workers.
Mr. Sampanthan and the 21 Members of the TNA, throughout the past 5 years did not say one word next to the LTTE or ever fated the LTTE for any of their terrible activities, in which several blameless Sinhalese and Tamils also lost their lives, he further emotional. The state of affairs today in Wanni is that the LTTE, having lost 95% of the territory they had beneath their manage, is now confined to a small area in the Mullaittivu electorate.
The International group of people is surveillance the state of affairs. The truth is documented to the whole world. In such a state of affairs Mr. Sampanthan while blaming the Government for the hardships the people knowledge should have also fated the LTTE for detaining two hundred and fifty thousand people in a remote village where facilities such as schools, Hospitals and even drinking water are limited. I blame the TNA of conniving with the LTTE and beating facts only to help to save the LTTE and to give the wrong impression about Tamil Nadu, the TULF leader said in his letter.
He told the Tamil Nadu leader, " you must come and see for yourself as to what is incidence here. I have sent to you a number of letters and also made several appeals to the leaders and the people of Tamil Nadu with several suggestions for a just answer. No one concerned to find out the truth and no one replied me either. I warned Tamil Nadu not to give room for the creation of another Jaffna there. I had even accused Tamil Nadu that it is sleeping while deadly serpents breed under the pillow. All that is now happening, because no one took my appeals, pleadings and even warnings seriously. "
"Hardly any one knows in Tamil Nadu that people of Wanni had been agitating for a complete time for liberation from the LTTE. If all the efforts taken by a variety of sections of the people of Tamil Nadu had been together diverted towards a nonviolent and friendly move toward for an early and reasonable answer, Tamil Nadu would have got the full backing of the Central Government and the Sri Lankans who have more than a few links with India would have responded absolutely toward finding a sensible answer, ensuing in Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka coming shut to each other and become more friendly. I have quoted Gandhiji a number of times what he said during a visit to Ceylon before I was born. He said that " India and Sri Lanka cannot have enough money to argue". I say that it is more suitable in family member to Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka. Further more you are the one who very often refer to the "umbilical code relationship" of the Tamils of Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka. I wonder whether you or anybody else in Tamil Nadu is aware of the "umbilical code relationship" the Sinhalese have with the people of Madurai in Tamil Nadu and that Pathini worship (Kannagi) is very common among the Sinhala Buddhist in Sri Lanka."

TF- 4 troops uncover LTTE body, T-56 weapon - Mullaittivu

A slain LTTE terrorist body and a T-56 assault riffle was exposed by the Task Force -4 troops Friday(Jan 23), following a argument with a group of terrorist in universal area Southeast of Puthukudiyirippu, Mullaittivu.
According to area safety sources, the fighting ensued with terrorists at approximately 8.45a.m., after troops detected the LTTE terrorist group in close variety. Further look for operations are happening, the sources supposed.

Troops capture LTTE satellite camp and workshop, seize weapons - Mullaittivu

Troops sustained rattling residual LTTE defence lines and settlement bases in the Mullaittivu battle border at Puthukudiyirippu, as TF-4 claimed capturing a well fortified LTTE camp site in the area yesterday(Jan 22). Terrorists were compulsory to flee with heavy compensation as troops directed strong multi-frontal attacks at recognized adversary positions in the area, security sources said. The camp site built-in 5 strengthen huts and 3 water tanks which was well concealed from aerial discovery, under a thick awning.
Meanwhile, divide confrontations between troops and LTTE terrorists had ensued all through yesterday, in universal area West of Puthukudiyirippu the sources said. Troops have healthier 2x T-56 physical attack riffles in a search process conducted in the area.
Earlier, LTTE terrorists continued heavy compensation following two shock assaults by forward rudiments of Task Force -4 in universal area Puthukudiyirippu in Mullaittivu, Wednesday (Jan 21).
Troops gained control over a terrorist settlement base situated West of Puthukudiyirippu, and seized weapons, after an strong firing swap with LTTE, safety sources said. During following search operations conducted, troops have establish three 210Ltr petrol barrels, 02x urn boxes and 03x water tanks.
Meanwhile, a divide forward power constituent of TF-4 has overrun an LTTE automatic workshop camp, in the same region, security sources said. Troops have found 2x T-56 physical attack riffles, 04x generators and a few not viable vehicles, the sources further supposed.

Govt detains pro-LTTE journalist

Detained at BIA on his way to Singapore
Employed by prominent news agency in Colombo
A prominent LTTE follower who was posing as a reporter was detained at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) while about to take division to Singapore.
Addressing the weekly safety meeting at the MCNS, Defence Affairs orator Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said Prakash Shakthi Velupillai who was working by a famous news organization housed in Colombo-7 had been under arrest by police at the BIA, preventing him from leaving the country.
"Initial study revealed that Prakash is a hardcore follower of the LTTE and maintained a close association with the group.
The think had in his control a media ID card similar to the one issued by the in order Department, identifying him as a reporter working for a famous news organization. The media ID card had been fake, it was revealed.
The Information Department in a communique issued by acting Information Director Irene Nanayakkara yesterday said the Department had not issued a Media Accreditation Card to the perosn nabbed at the BIA.
The Department has utilised contemporary technology to recognize persons who are ineligible to have such individuality cards and forged individuality cards. Minister Rambukwella observed that the media was live an significant role on national safety and press have right of entry to tight safety zones and other places. "We ask press to be watchful about their nearby and be on their protector about strangers who may try to pretense as press," the Minister said.
Since the LTTE is being compressed by Security Forces in the North and restricted into a 400 square kilometre area in the Vanni jungle, the Tiger cadres are aiming to make chaos and disorder in the South.
The police have requested public to be watchful and take extra safety events as 14 LTTE suicide cadres have been deployed to take out unhelpful missions in the South. Minister Rambukwella asserted that since the LTTE was facing a embarrassing beat in the North and their territory decrease to 400 square kilometres in the Vanni, the LTTE cadres are cautiously preparation to carry out suicide missions in the South to disturb ordinariness."
The Tigers who are in a state of disarray are aiming to create disaster in the South," he remarked. Police spokesman SSP Ranjith Gunaskera said intelligence following arrest of several LTTE suspects in the South have revealed that 16 LTTE cadres have been deployed to carry out suicide missions in the South.
Two of the 16 missions have been accomplished and there are14 remaining suicide missions to be accomplished.
Meanwhile, police seized 23kgs of C4 explosives and a haul of arms and weapons while being transported to Colombo by a van passing several checkpoints. SSP Gunasekera called for public assistance and vigilance to thwart and prevent LTTE terror acts.
"The LTTE explosives van and arms and weapons recovered in Karadiyanarukulam, Batticaloa had been seized by police on information from an LTTE cadre who was arrested in Padukka who attempted to explode a bomb inside a bus in December.
The suspect was arrested on information from a vigilant woman travelling in the same bus", he added.Recalling the series of bomb blasts carried out by the LTTE in the South targeting civilians and the Security Forces during January and February in 2008, Military spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara said the public should be alert and pay extra attention in the coming days the country is preparing to celebrate Independence.

Malaysia orders a countrywide alert on fleeing tiger supremo Prabhakaran

Malaysian examiner General of Police Musa Hassan told Kula Lumpur's Strait Times that he has prearranged a country broad alert to be on the timepiece out for Tamil Tiger head Velupillai Prabhakaran.
The alert was issued on the doubt that he may have escaped to Malaysia after Sri Lankan troops bounded his last stranglehold, Mulaitivu in a 50,000 physically powerful force.
The Malaysian Police Chief told the newspaper that there was a doubt that Prabhakaran might have escaped to Malaysia or the neighbouring Thailand.
There is a physically powerful Sri Lankan Tamil minority in Malaysia and it is supposed that a powerfully pro-LTTE politician in India has been maintaining coordinating activities flanked by the insurgent group and the Malaysian Tamils.
"We are also by our local cleverness network to determine if he is already in the state," Musa was quoted as proverb to the Strait Times. "My men will be monitoring all admittance points into the country to ensure he does not go into the country," he additional.
There had been many speculations in the press concerning the whereabouts of Prabhakaran after replacement General Sarath Fonseka, the Commander of the Sri Lanka Army , last Saturday said, that Prabhakaran might have already escaped Mulaitivu. He has said that the only likely removal of the Tigers might be to the sea in respond to a behind politician of the Tamil Tigers that they had reserved as a tactical plan to Mulaitivu.
Military analysts have predicted that all camps of the Tigers could be swarming within the substance of few weeks by the Sri Lanka forces.

UN calls on LTTE to meet their responsibilities- Statement from the UN in Sri Lanka

The United Nations in Sri Lanka has issued its strongest possible complaint to the LTTE for their negative response to let UN national staff and dependents to go back from the Vanni with the there UN group.
The staffs are part of a UN group which traveled to the Vanni on Friday 16 January delivering urgent food and crisis provisions to displaced populations.
Due to hostility between the LTTE and Government forces, this group has only been able to move securely today
The UN calls on the LTTE to meet their everyday jobs and right away permit all UN staff and dependents to freely go from this area. The LTTE's denial of safe way is a clear abrogation of their obligations under international caring law.
The present group is the eleventh to take provisions to those people attentive in the midst of hostility in the Vanni. Since early October UN convoys have brought about 7,000 tons of very important food and release provisions to displaced populations.
Courtesy: United Nations Office of the Resident / caring manager for Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan Army provides opportunities for children of the Eastern Province

Despite the military operations happening in the North and the need to stay the firm won peace in the East, the Sri Lankan Army often finds time for other behavior of benefit to the people. These comprise all from sports festivals and educational shows to trade fairs and developed exhibitions. One regular programme includes the organisation of trips to Colombo for schoolchildren from the East.
More than 1,300 children from 26 schools participated during 2007 and 2008, and the Army hopes to carry on its work in 2009 and beyond. They include Tamil, Sinhala and English medium students, providing an opportunity for all ethnicities to mingle jointly and learn from knowledge the lessons of pleasant-sounding coexistence.
The trips are instructive as well as pleasant, because for most of the children it is the primary time they are embarking on such a long trip and the first time they are visiting the city. It is a new and well deserved knowledge after pain from the crash of decades of war in the East.
Dehiwela Zoo, Peradeniya Botanical Gardens, State Museum, Lake House, Milco organization, Planetarium, Government Department of Information and free time World are in the middle of the places usually visited. Groups of 60 students come with teachers and parents, and they wait in Colombo for three days. Even the adults take enjoyment in themselves, with many of them also visiting the city for the primary time.
Thanks to the Sri Lankan Army, the children have the chance to learn that there is a world further than difference and that people from all communities can live jointly in calm and take pleasure in the simple pleasures of life.

Talking to terrorists

Those creation the crossing from approximately Mullativu are a different lot, from others who crossed during the last few months. They know it is dusk time for the sun god awaiting a call to be beheaded. Escape, he must, if he is to stay alive but before he could, those who lived in his area have decided to move. They are forceful the LTTE is destined to lose, so why wait?
Suresh, the LTTE combatant had ridden his bicycle to a territory not knowing the Army had already moved in so deep into the LTTE heartland." Cadres know they cannot fight the army with a 15 days training. All males between ages 18-40 are conscripted. So they run when the army fires as they cannot stand and fight. The will to fight is no longer there even among our senior cadres. More will desert, before, their mother or father were taken to custody-now the LTTE is unproductive. If they knew how well we are treated more will cross. We were told repeatedly the Army will kill or maim us". He had surrendered but many come in groups with a face liner often transport a white flag.
23 year old Ranga was promised an IT training but in its place given a crash course in military instructions and sent to the battle front. It was drilled to him the atrocities dedicated by the Army so he feared surrendering. He was shown newspaper articles of roaming white vans. They were lectured on the need that "all must be together to win the war". He opined that the Forces are moving fast and the LTTE is in confusion and many have taken flight and no longer can orders be effectively communicated to the public.
Young men were surveillance the finals of the one day global against Bangladesh squatting or stretched on the floor of the displaced persons camp (luxury to those who came from a district without electricity) seeing Murali display his skills with the bat on the brink of defeat, the soldiers on guard joined to watch TV; the moving instant was when the military and the young boys from the North, in unison cheered lustily as the winning caress was made. One Nation, One People.
Those in the camps from the Killinochchi District have piercing insights. The fall of the LTTE strongholds accelerated with the departure of the NGOs' from the area; clearly the second line of defense by the LTTE. It was these foreign organizations that provided the LTTE with first aid amenities for the injured, excess fuel for the vehicles, preservative food food for the fighting formations and building material for the construction of makeshift bunkers. The largest project undertaken by the NGOs' was providing gear for construction of the many high embankments which girdled principle towns that let down the progress of the Forces. LTTE could not survive for long without inputs of these NGOs that operated from Killinochchi. Often these foreigners, could be seen enjoying the ala carte menu of the Terrorist Kitchen in better-off times.
Army's hospitality treatment assuaged the initial fears instilled by the LTTE. At the crossing points itself the new arrivals are served with tea and biscuits. Soon a Tamil speaking officer arrives to offer soothe. Kind words were balm to scared souls. It was the women who feared most but the trepidation eased with the service of food parcels and the influx of women officers with buses being provided to take them to camps. With LTTE attendance becoming diminished in the ready areas, the people were able to bring more belongings and a line of trailers brought the goods to camps.
There were problems in the camps due to insufficient attention by the management under GA Vavuniya. There was agitation in my presence that there were not enough mats for sleeping provided whereas there should have been shock absorber stocks, and the camp officers had to ease the tension. It was known days ahead that flow of refugees would be on the rise. Many felt the GA was not adequately caring or was typically bureaucratic!
LTTE trishaws mounted with hailers circle villages announcing unreliably the likelihood of an invasion by the Army and demanding they leave homes forthwith. Most knew it is a false alarm but had no choice. A ring built approximately the village by armed terrorists in battle exhaustion blocked the many exits making them leave compulsorily to a chosen area. Having being shepherded to a virtual attentiveness camp the people were compelled to work- build emergency bunkers, fell trees, construct high embankments and dig wells.
Where free speech is not tolerated there was no right to complaint and punishments were galore with jail sentences. A possible effective protest was to launch on a hunger hit as it attracted unfavorable publicity in the vicinity. Much of Prabhakaran's image has been destroyed by his cadres. People remain baffled whether such herding of the population was to make a human shield or a concentration camp for emergency work. The objectives could be twofold.
Weeding bells peal persistently during the CFA but the limits have come again. The marriage are frowned but allowable on the condition the honeymoon is on till midnight on the day of the wedding. It was comical that before the first light the groom or the bride had to join to serve the LTTE. It was an early to bed early to rise manipulation. Who would not care to flee from such a megalomaniac? Life became more unbearable with the LTTE forces losing ground.
The most terrible story was of an aged cultivator (former State Timber business employee) who had hidden his two children (boy 27 girl 22) for two years on an islet around the many lagoons in the inland waters. When the LTTE came in look for of them he told them the girl had left to get married and the boy has run away. At 1.00 or 2.00 a.m. fearing the presence of village spies, the parents used to secretly visit the children in the hide out with roti fired in oil so that it is potted to last three meals. They use to take the children infrequently to a well which did not contain salt water for a bath . The happy family of four I saw at the refugee camp was relieved to be out of the clutches of the terrorists though the comforts at the site are minimal. There was agreement that accumulation forced child staffing with parents held as sureties which began after the fall of the East, was the most telling factor for Prabhakaran to sully his image.
The boys in the person in exile camp discovered a former LTTE child recruiter posing off as a refugee and sought the consent of the lady warden to physical attack him. Before long the parents joined the melee to launch the attack but the camp officials who are responsibility bound to protect all registered refugees had to intervene and escort him to safety and send off the offender to another camp. The little boys jeered him all the way out of the camp while a few cried. He defense was that he had to carry out orders of the LTTE high command -the stand many took at Nuremberg trials.
There was the story of human trafficking where LTTE agents safely deserted kids out of their territory to safe homes if Rs 200000 was offered. Many affluent parents had resorted to making such payment but there was no confirmation whether this was authorized by the LTTE or clandestinely carried out. If unauthorized it would have met with capital sentence so it more likely it had the blessings of the high command. The old feeble and the ill had to pay Rs 5000 for not making a manual payment to the cause.
A doctor at the government hospital had often asked patients who came why they arrived for treatment to discourage non LTTE cadres from visiting the hospital. It did not shock me since I was told the same question was being asked by a high public official from refugees who came to the camp over the last few days? LTTE still has its operatives in strange places!!
A middle aged father from Puthukudiyiruppu described being imprisoned in a jail for distribution his son to India in a cubicle designed in the form of a 6 feet x 3 feet kennel and he was fed in the same manner as a dog and was kept chained for 10 days.
A frequent grievance was that provisions doled out by the State or the NGOs were siphoned off by the LTTE agents. The LTTE had it own identity card system in place and preparations with the cooperatives to which the food was dispatched. The goods were over priced and the locals knew part of it was channeled to LTTE pockets. Vegetables sell at Rs 400 per kilo, Petrol liter sells presently at Rs 1000 and Kerosene liter at Rs 320.Tractor motors have been modified to pick up on petrol and run on kerosene.
These traumatized people coming from entrapped areas yearn for peace. Their right to live a normal life has been more shortened than ours. Convinced the days of the LTTE are numbered, they, more than us, want the LTTE decimated for their own good. The wear and tare of hard life under the LTTE bears tell story marks on their faces which show more age than the passing years. Swiftness of the desired military victory is with the expect that normalcy will go back to their lives in their lifetime.