In brief
Airforce killing
Sri Lankan Airforce planes bombed the fishing village of Chundikulam in Mullaitivu District on 22 July, killing four civilians, including Jaffna refugee Sellathurai Prabhakar. Two others were seriously injured and fishermen shelters were damaged.
Journalists accused
French media agency, Reporters Sans Frontieres (RSF) protested to Media minister Mangala Samaraweera on 27 July, against the vilification of four journalists by Jana Ravaya. In an article on 18 July, pro-government journal Jana Ravaya accuses Irida Peramuna editor Saman Wanigarachchi, Sunday Leader correspondent Roy Denish, Daily Mirror columnist P Sivaram and BBC Sinhala Service reporter P Seevagan of giving military information to the LTTE.
Death in prison
Press reports say Wattala resident and Colombo Welikade prison detainee S Jeyarajah died in hospital 28 July, after sustaining injuries in an attack inside the prison.
Tiger islands
Following a Sri Lankan delegation to Thailand led by Defence Secretary Chandrananda de Silva in July, the two countries agreed to exchange information on the LTTE. Sri Lanka has maintained that the Tigers are using Phuket and other islands on the western coast of Thailand as bases for arms smuggling operations.
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