In brief
Excommunication
The excommunication of Centre for Society and Religion Chairman Fr Tissa=
Balasuriya was confirmed in December by the Vatican. Fr Balasuriya has=
been accused of misrepresenting Catholic church=92s religious doctrines in=
his book Mary and human liberation.
Tiger deaths
In a statement in early January the LTTE says 9,300 Tiger cadre have died in=
the war in Sri Lanka since 1982, including 1,079 women and 94 from the=
suicide unit the Black Tigers.
Arms
Police say a Tamil businessman and nine customs officers involved in=
supplying three containers with weapons to the LTTE in 1995 were arrested=
on 5 December.
Arrest
TNL TV station News Director Ishini Perera was arrested on 31 December under=
the PTA on allegations of false reporting on LTTE=92s STF camp attack in=
Batticaloa on 27 December. She is the niece of Opposition leader Ranil=
Wickremasinghe.
Threat
EPDP leader Douglas Devananda has threatened legal action against India and=
Sri Lanka for failing to implement the Indo-Sri Lanka Agreement of July=
1987 which provided for some measure of autonomy for the Tamil regions.
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