In brief
Elections
Commissioner of Elections Dayananda Dissanayake announced on 27 November that nominations for local government elections in the northern districts Jaffna, Kilinochchi, Mannar and Vavuniya will be received between 11 and 18 December.Delegation
International Bar Association (IBA) President Desmond Fernando announced on 7 November that a delegation of the IBA will be invited to look at human rights in Sri Lanka.Abduction
Eastern University philosophy lecturer Prof Ramakrishnan was abducted by the LTTE in mid-November. Reports say the Tigers are demanding Rs 1 million ($20,000) ransom for his release.Talks
British Foreign Office minister Liam Fox answering a question in the House of Commons on 27 November said that the British government was ready to facilitate talks between the Sri Lankan government and the LTTE if requested by both parties.Suicide attack
A LTTE suicide bomber exploded a bomb near a police jeep in Trincomalee town on
25 November. A policeman was injured. Following the incident a number of people were paraded before a masked informer and a man was detained.
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