Sri Lanka: Shut down observed in East despite SLA threats
... the killing of Tamils in Vanni was totally observed in the East in a
peaceful manner despite harassment and threats by Sri Lanka Army (SLA) of
severe consequences for those taking part in the shut down, sources in
Batticaloa said. ...
<http://australiantamil.com/?p=3635>

GANDHI UNITY-PROGRESS PARTY: THE GREAT TAMIL LEADER OF SRILANKA ...
By Shan Nalliah / GANDHIYIST
When he was District Judge of Batticaloa and in the Fourth Class of the
Civil Service, Sir Arthur Gordon appointed Arunachalam over the heads of
about thirty seniors, among whom was Mr. (late Sir) Alexander Ashmore, to
act in the office ...
<http://gandhiunity-progressparty.blogspot.com/2009/01/sir.html>

NE province get 120 nurses
Ceylon Daily News - Ceylon,Sri Lanka
Ten nurses will be sent to the Kalmunai Base hospital. Ashraff Hospital in
Kalmunai will receive 10 nurses while the Kantale Base hospital will get 10
...
<http://www.dailynews.lk/2009/01/31/news21.asp>

Boost for East
Ceylon Daily News - Ceylon,Sri Lanka
He mentioned that initiatives have been taken to establish all Government
offices for the coastal areas of Ampara district at Kalmunai.
<http://www.dailynews.lk/2009/01/31/news42.asp>

Shut down observed in East despite SLA threats

TamilNet - Sri Lanka

People in Batticaloa, Ampaa'rai and Trincomalee districts observed the

shut down closing their shops and refraining from attending offices, ...

<http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=28219>

Britain at War: Rumbled for tobacco smuggling
Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom
Some time in '43 the "City of Marseilles" bound for Madras got a bit too
near the coast just off the small town of Batticaloa on the East side of
the Island ...
<http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/britainatwar/britainatwarreadersmemories/4400151/Britain-at-War-Rumbled-for-tobacco-smuggling.html>

Passage to Prison « Peter Ratnadurai's Weblog

In 2006 and 2007, UNHCR constructed several "refugee camps" in

Batticaloa and Trincomalee districts; these only succeed in serving as

holding centres from where white vans picked up young Tamils on a daily

basis. ...

<http://peterratna.wordpress.com/2009/01/30/passage-to-prison/>

Peter Ratnadurai's Weblog

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