Reports

The Army has confirmed total control of the Muttur area, following heavy fighting between the Forces and the LTTE. "We have regained total control of Muttur", said Army spokesperson Major Rajapaksa. The LTTE withdrew from Muttur and "returned to their CFA…

By Peter Apps TRINCOMALEE, Sri Lanka, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Artillery pounded Tamil Tiger positions in northeast Sri Lanka, while rebels fought firefights with troops on Thursday as the island slipped back towards civil war. More than 800 people have died…

Overall Situation In Trincomalee, due to the LTTE's closure of the Seruvila Anicut on 20 July, over 15,000 people have lost their source of water. As a result, in what the government has termed a humanitarian operation to restore water…

By Peter Apps TRINCOMALEE, Sri Lanka, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Artillery pounded Tamil Tiger positions in northeast Sri Lanka and fighting raged early on Thursday as the island slipped back towards civil war. At least 800 people have died this year and…

By Kirsten Hongisto, communications manager-Asia for Christian Children's Fund Following the Asian tsunami of December 2004, CCF has worked in India, Sri Lanka and Indonesia to help rebuild schools, roads, wells and sanitation facilities; clear irrigation channels, farmers fields and shorelines;…

General Situation AMPARA Despite the scattered showers on the coastal belt and some interior places in the district, dry weather prevails as there are no heavy rains. There is a scarcity for drinking water even though there is a massive water…

General Situation HAMBANTOTA The annual Esala festival of Ruhunu Kataragama Maha Dewalaya commenced on the 26th of July. The highlight of the festival, the Randoli Perahera will be held on the 09th of August. Esala festival will come to a climax…

Highlights of activities - By the end of June 2006, IOM has provided transport to more than 80 different organizations involved in the tsunami recovery process - On 11 June, IOM sponsored a study tour in Hong Kong for Sri…

The following was issued as a press release by the ICRC delegation in Colombo on 31 July 2006 The ICRC held a series of three war surgery workshops for Sri Lankan doctors during July in Jaffna, Kilinochchi and Batticaloa sharing…

Overall Situation In January 2002 at the time of entering into the Ceasefire Agreement (CFA) the UNHCR estimated the total number of IDPs in Sri Lanka to be 731,838 persons due to conflict. Today this number has been reduced to…