In brief
PLOTE uncovered
Hunting for a Jaffna councillor who resigned, soldiers raided PLOTE offices in Vavuniya on 10 June. The Army say V Vijayaratnam has links with the LTTE and is protected by PLOTE. In June, the Tigers urged other Tamil group members to join them.
Clear line
Seven Tamil youths were arrested in Kathmandu on 2 July. Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunge is scheduled to visit Nepal on 5 July.
UN visits
The UN Working Group on Disappearances may visit Sri Lanka in October 1999 and the UN Committee Against Torture, early in the year 2000.
Overburden
The Mallavi hospital in LTTE-controlled Mullaitivu District treated 91,000 people in May, of whom 1,490 were for malaria and 250 for diarrhoea. Reports say cholera is spreading in Mannar and Kilinochchi districts.
Troubled waters
The Indian Navy arrested 30 Sri Lankan fishermen in the Palk Strait on 25 June, accusing them of fishing in Indian territorial waters.
More power
The British High Commission in Colombo says five electricity generators for Jaffna may be received in the island before end of 1999.
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