Karuna released & detained!
 Vinayagmoorthy Muralitharan (alias Karuna Amman) was released from a British prison yesterday (8th). He was imprisoned for possessing false documents, contrary to Section 25 of the Control of Identification Documents. However, he is presently being detained at an Immigration Detention Centre in the outskirts of London and he will remain detained under Immigration Powers.
Eastern polls would be decisive to entire Sri Lankan Nation! – JVP
The Eastern Provincial Council election held on the instigation of certain western countries and India is important not only to the people in the Eastern Province but it is decisive to the future of the whole Nation says the JVP in a press release.
The JVP in its announcement states the government decided to hold the election for Eastern PC at a time when people in the East or the masses in the country least expected only to fulfill its power requisites. The announcement points out two decades of provincial council experience indicates, whatever arguments are brought in favour of provincial councils, that they would never give any solution for the national question nor for any other issues of the people.
12 killed in Ampara bomb
The bomb that was exploded inside “New City Café” at Ampara at 5.45 p.m. today killed 12 people and injured 30 others.
Defense sources say that the parcel bomb had been exploded in the hotel by tiger terrorists in an attempt to sabotage the polls for Eastern PC to be held tomorrow (10th).
The injured have been admitted to Ampara Hospital.
A bomb blast at Ampara
A bomb exploded at Ampara town at 5:40 p.m. today. Sources say 8 persons were killed and 30 were wounded.The wounded are being taken to Ampara Hospital.
According to reports the bomb had been exploded near a shop. There had been a large crowd in Ampara town at the time of the explosion.
More details will follow......
All should mediate to protect garment industry – Ranil Wickremasinghe
 All should rally to secure a renewal of the GSP+ facility for the country that expires in June says Leader of the Opposition Ranil Wickremasinghe. The country would lose a large income and the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands are at stake if the benefit discontinues, Mr. Wickremesinghe pointed out. Mr. Wickremasinghe said losing the quota would result in losing 100,000 direct employments, more than a million indirect employment opportunities and closure of a large number of garment factories.
Undiplomatic barge in by group of diplomats
In an unprecedented act of undiplomatic intervention a group of diplomats, which included Robert Blake, the US Ambassador and a Canadian diplomat, had broken into the sessions of the Presidential Commission on the massacre of 17 aid workers employed by French NGO ACF.
Yesterday’s proceedings of the commission held at BMICH had to be adjourned two hours earlier as a result of the sudden intervention of the group of diplomats.
Adampan tank captured
Government troops captured Adampan tank and two square km of ground area South of Adampan today. Army conducted operations from morning till evening and captured the area. LTTE communications monitored indicate that ten LTTE terrorists were killed in the confrontations.
One soldier laid his life while another soldier was reported injured.
Meanwhile, at Selvanagar in Vavuniya a group of unidentified gunmen shot and killed one civilian at around 9.00am this morning. The civilian Sinnathambi Baskaran (67) was shot dead at his residence.
Vavuniya police are conducting inquiries.
Don’t give Provincial Council, a sinister institute to a vile lot! – Ramalingam Chandrasekar
 Provincial Councils are sinister institutions that don’t bring any benefits to the people but ravage public money and by electing a group of vile individuals to such institutions the people will be made further miserable says JVP Parliamentarian Ramalingam Chandrasekar. The JVP contests provincial council elections to bring a halt to the destructive moves of the provincial councils and to rescue masses from the disaster brought about by such institutions added Mr. Chandrasekar. Mr. Chandrasekar said this commencing an election programme of house to house campaign held in Batticaloa town yesterday (7th). More than 300 supporters of the JVP including Parliamentarians, Members of Provincial Councils and Pradeshiya Sabhas of the JVP took part in the programme. A large number of party activists who had been active in party work before the Eastern Province was forcefully held by tiger terrorists too were present to support the party.
Sethusamundram would shift LTTE activities from Sri Lanka to Kerala! – Dr Subramaniam Swamy
 Sethusamundram canal project when completed would facilitate the LTTE's activities in India says former Union minister Dr Subramaniam Swamy. He said national security would be jeopardized if Sethusamundram canal project is completed ignoring the warnings given by the navy chief as well as director of coast guards. Dr Swamy told a bench comprising chief justice K G Balakrishnan and Justices R V Raveendran J M Panchal that the canal project would help LTTE to shift its base to Cochin and they will have easy and direct access from Jaffna in Sri Lanka to Cochin in Kerala.
Pilleyan puts up camps at Ampare
TMVP or the Pilleyan faction is putting up two camps in the jungles at Panama in Ampara District says ‘Lankatruth’ reporter at Ampara.
A group of Pilleyan supporters who had come in two buses and several vans on the 6th had started putting up the camps by force and no one is allowed to go into the areas the camps are being erected say or reporter.
Also, they had torn all the posters put up by other political parties for the Eastern PC polls and destroyed their election offices.
However, security sections have not taken any action regarding the moves of Pilleyan faction.
Govt. & President afraid of democracy! – Anura Dissanayake
Prorogation of Parliament is a serious blow to democracy. The President and the government were frightened of democracy. That’s why they wanted to prorogue parliament. They wanted to silence the voice of the people said JVP Parliamentarian and Political Bureau Member Anura Kumara Dissanayake.
He said undemocratic path taken by the government by prorogating Parliament could be stopped only by creating a broad people’s front to restore and safeguard democracy in the country.
Speaking at a media meeting held in Colombo yesterday (7th) Mr. Dissanayake said, “The government wanted to stop the voice of the people in the Parliament for several reasons. The government holds elections for the Eastern Provincial council in a very corrupt manner. When Parliament met yesterday much attention was given to this matter. The government wanted to silence this,” said Mr. Dissanayake.
Tiger terrorist leader in UK arrested
The “de-facto leader” of the LTTE in Britain was arrested on Tuesday in an anti-terror operation in Swindon area in Wiltshire.
Arunachalam Chrishanthakumar, alias A.C.Shanthan (51) was arrested on Tuesday as part of police investigations into allegations that Tamil groups and individuals based in the U.K. are covertly raising funds and providing support to the LTTE which is banned under the terrorism act in the UK and several other countries.
Chrishanthakumar’s was the fourth arrest in a week. Three other suspects had been arrested in early morning raids in England and Wales.
Canadian investigators have evidence to prove WTO collected funds for tigers! Praba’s letter found at WTO office!
According to ‘National Post’ Canadian prosecutors have uncovered what it calls "definitive evidence" that money collected in Canada is “bankrolling guerrilla violence” in Sri Lanka. Newly unsealed police documents prove that tiger terrorist’s have used various front organizations including World Tamil Movement for fundraising.
Canadian Police have found that Montreal and Toronto offices of the World Tamil Movement has been raising money in Canada and funneling it to tiger terrorists in Sri Lanka.
Prorogation - an attempt to rule country with Pilleyan! – Ranil Wickremasinghe
 Prorogation of Parliament by the president is an attempt to rule the country with the help of Pillian, says opposition leader Ranil Wickremasinghe. Mr. Ranil Wickremasinghe said this addressing a propaganda meeting at Kathankudi held to support SLMC leader Rauf Hakeem.
Wanni operations continue; 35 terrorists die in yesterday’s clashes!
In confrontations that broke out between government troops and tiger terrorists in Mannar, Vavuniya, Jaffna and Trincomalee areas yesterday (6th) 36 terrorists were killed and 33 more were injured states Media Centre for National Security (MCNS).
According to MCNS in clashes in Mannar District 25 terrorists were killed and 20 were injured. 11 soldiers too were injured in the incidents.
Pandemonium at Weerawansa group’s media meeting!
 A stormy situation arose in a media meeting held by the dissident group that left the JVP at the auditorium of National Library in Colombo today. The tense situation arose as Western Provincial Council Member Priyanathe Bellana and Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council Member Priyanjith Vitharana started accusing the JVP. The Member of Madagama Pradeshiya Sabha at Monaragala Umarau Lebbe Kiyas who was a participant at the media meeting said the media meeting was a conspiracy against the JVP stating that he was brought to the media meeting alleging that an issue regarding sugar cane cultivation at Monaragala would be discussed.
Prorogue of Parliament invalidates all its Select & Advisory Committees
All Parliamentary select and Advisory Committees and all acts included in Parliamentary agenda would be invalidated with the move to prorogue Parliament.
Parliament was prorogued by the President by a special gazette notification issued last night.
With this move Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) and Public Accounts Committee (PAC) which had created a lot of interest in the society for revealing fraud, corruption, waste and misuse of public funds by certain state enterprises under certain ministers too would be invalidated.
An anti democratic measure taken by the government unable to bear the impending defeat at the East polls – Gayantha Karunathilake
 United National Party parliamentarian Mr. Gayantha Karunathilake says that the President’s sudden decision to prorogue the parliament is an anti democratic measure taken with the impending defeat at the East Provincial Council Polls at sight.
Parliament prorogued
The President has decided to prorogue the parliament since midnight yesterday (06).
The proroguing is to be announced by a special gazette by the President under his powers tonight. The sittings will resume since June 05.
Nimal Siripala admits that 6 Nation Building ministers use 43 vehicles
Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva admitted in the Parliament today that 6 Ministers of Nation Building use 43 vehicles spending public money.
Leader of the House Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva admitted this answering a question posed in the Parliament by JVP Parliamentarian Ranaweera Pathirana.
Emergency passed with majority of 59
The debate on extension of emergency regulations was passed in Parliament today with a majority of 59 votes. 76 voted for the extension of emergency regulations while 17 voted against.
The government and the JVP voted for while the UNP abstained from voting and TNA voted against.
Troops capture ‘Palampiddi’ bridge! Air strikes on tiger strong point!
Troops engaged in offensive operations in Vavuniya have captured Palampiddi Bridge following a fierce gun battle which lasted for many hours.
Troops gained control over an LTTE's stronghold in Palampiddi area this afternoon. According to tiger communications listened into tigers have suffered heavy casualties.
Parliament to be prorogued!
There is every possibility that the Parliament will be prorogued say sources close to the government. The talk in political circles is that Parliament will not meet for another month.
Troops capture land in many areas in Mannar
 Sri Lanka Security Forces engaged in operations in the Mannar front have gained control over several areas following clashes with tiger terrorists yesterday (6th). According to the defense sources in the battlefront troops marched from recently seized Kathankulam and captured Chalampaikulama. After a four hour clash Security Forces were able to seize the area without much resistance. Security sources believe that 5 terrorists may have been killed or injured in the clashes.
11 civilians flee terrorists’ clutches to surrender to Security Forces
11 Tamil civilians belonging to 3 families from Mulaithivu area after fleeing tiger held area surrendered to Security Forces today morning states Media Centre for National Security (MCNS).
They had come by boat along sea routes to Kokkuthudduwai to surrender to security Forces. Originally residents of Jaffna they had shifted to Mulaithivu to engage in fishing.
Sarana & Duleep sworn in for Jeyaraj & Anura
Messrs. Sarana Gunawardene and Duleep Wijesekera will be sworn in today (6th) before the Speaker W.G.M. Lokubandara as Parliamentarians of the UPFA.
They are sworn in as Parliamentarians due to the vacancies created after the demise of Mr. Anura Bandaranayake and the assassination of Mr. Jeyaraj Fernandopulle.
Govt. moves would make people in the East continue to become victims of terrorism! – Anura Dissanayake
 The people in the East would be further victimized by terrorism as a result of the undemocratic acts of the government in the provincial council election in the East says JVP Parliamentarian Anura Kumara Dissanayake. Speaking at a media meeting held in Colombo yesterday Mr. Dissanayake said, “The people in the East should reap the benefits of the victories of heroic Security Forces in the East by liberating that province. Among the reasons for them to be submissive to tiger terrorism were unequal treatment and none granting of equal rights to them. After the Security forces liberated the area an atmosphere should be created so that those masses would have confidence in democracy. The right for them to elect their own representatives should be strengthened. The people in the East have been battered by terrorism. They have been denied democracy and freedom for a long time. Hence, denying them democracy and freedom would further make them victims of terrorism. The petit objectives of the government would drag Sri Lanka towards another great danger,” said Mr. Dissanayake.
Terrorists’ logistic depot destroyed
 An LTTE logistic storage depot located 5km West of Pudukkudiyirippu in Mulaithiuvu District was attacked by SLAF fighter jets today at 4.30 p.m. According to SLAF spokesman Wing Commander Andrew Wijesooriya the target had been under constant surveillance and the latest air reconnaissance information had revealed intensified activities in the area. Pilots have confirmed heavy damages caused to the LTTE facility
Special Task Force for North more powerful than Interim Council! – Douglas Devananda
A special Task Force has been appointed by President Mahinda Rajapakse with ‘unlimited powers’ to develop the North, make necessary constructions and prepare the province for elections. It consists of Minister Douglas Devananda, Risath Badurdeen and President’s brother Basil Rajapakse.
6 Tamil families flee LTTE held areas to escape child recruitment
12 Tamil civilians from 6 families fleeing from an un-cleared area at Molongavil, Vedittalthivu surrendered to security forces at the joint Navy- Police fishing marshalling point at Pallaimunai, Mannar.
The group of 8 males, 4 females including 3 children had managed to brave the coastal waters off Vedittalthivu before arriving at Navy-Police marshalling point.
31 terrorists killed & 40 injured in Vanni
 Heavy fighting between troops and LTTE in the Wanni battle fronts yesterday (May 3rd) killed at least 31 terrorists and wounded more than 40 say security sources. During the confrontations that erupted in the Mannar, Vavuniya and Welioya fronts 9 soldiers laid down their lives and 19 others were wounded say sources.
Vanni liberation operation continues, 16 terrorists killed, 19 wounded
The offensive march towards Tiger strongholds in Vanni continues further inflicting heavy losses to the enemy. 16 terrorists were killed while another 19 received injuries due to the clashes sparked in Jaffna and Vanni theatres last May 02. said Ministry of Defense
Town area in Karuppukulam, Mannar captured by Army
 The Army has in the past few days launched a series of offensive actions against the tiger terrorists in the Karuppukulam area in the Mannar sector which continued yesterday (01), said Media Centre for National Security. According to MCNS, an area in Karuppukulam town area around 1.6 square Km wide has now been captured and under Army control. In this offensive which began at dawn around 6.00 a.m. 15 terrorists were injured.
We expect the support of the working people to stabilize the economy and peace - President
 President Mahinda Rajapaksha in his May Day message says that the government needs the Support of the people in the effort to defeat terrorism and bring peace to the country and to boost the economy of the country. President Mahinda Rajapakshe's May Day message also goes on to say....
Let's dedicate to usher in a just social system - United National Party
 Opposition leader Mr. Ranil Wickremesinghe says in his May Day message that they will be determined on this May Day to usher in a more just social system. His May Day message goes on to say...
Let's build a broad anti - imperialist front with the working people in the vanguard and the patriotic forces against the imperialism and their local agents - JVP
 JVP in its May Day message says that the true meaning of the International Workers Day can be realized by nothing else and only by rallying all patriotic forces led by the working people into a broad anti - imperialist front against imperialism and its covert and overt local agents.
IIGEP in quandary over 'political will' statement
In a letter to President Mahinda Rajapakse Chairman of the International Independent Group of Eminent Persons (IIGEP) Justice P.N. Bhagwati states that IIGEP has not accused the Sri Lankan Government for lack of a political will or alleged that there was an absence of political will says Mahinda Samarasinghe, Minister of Human Rights and Disaster Management.
Meanwhile, Sir Nigel Rodley, a Professor of Law at Essex University, a member of IIGEP has expressed his doubts regarding the letter. Talking to BBC he had said he would comment on the letter only if he saw it. He had said the panel (IIGEP) was not aware of any letter sent to President Rajapaksa by their president.
Tiger's "Lima Base - 3" Falls on Troops
Troops who have launched a pre-down attack in early hours today morning, captured tiger's stronghold called "Lima Base - 3" located at east of Kattankulam in Mannar, Media Centre for National Security said.
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