In brief
Attack
Unidentified gunmen fired on Colombo newspaper Sunday Leader editor Lasantha Wickrematunge’s Nugegoda residence on 17 June causing damage. The Sunday Leader has continued to report on corruption in high places.
Summit
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Indian Premier Atal Bihari Vajpayee are expected hold discussions during the summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation beginning in Colombo on 29 July.
Blasted
Over 25 electricity transformers have been blasted in several areas, including Kadawatte, Ratnapura and Batticaloa, from the beginning of May. Suspects range from the LTTE to the People’s Liberation Front (JVP).
March
Thousands of people marched in Colombo on 16 June and petitioned the British High Commission for a ban on the LTTE in the UK. On 17 May, over 2,000 expatriate Sinhalese gathered at Trafalgar Square in London had urged Britain to close down LTTE offices.
Bleak future
A cross-party group of 21 MPs attending a seminar on the ‘Rights of the Child’ on 26 June in Dambulla, expressed concern over the bleak future for children and urged the government and the LTTE to end the war.
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