In brief
Jaffna Muslims
A 23-member Muslim team arrived in Jaffna on 3 September to assess whether the current situation would allow the return of Muslims driven out of the peninsula by a LTTE ultimatum in October 1990.
Violations
The Sri Lankan government and the LTTE accused each other of violating an agreement for ceasefire on 5 and 6 September to facilitate a UNICEF sponsored polio immunisation programme.
Commission report
The September interim report of the unofficial Sinhala Commission to enquire into Sinhalese grievances, condemns the government devolution proposals as being detrimental to the interests of the Sinhalese majority.
Referendums
Tamil parties have expressed opposition to a late September cabinet decision to hold separate referendums in Batticaloa and Trincomalee to decide whether to merge with the northern province, insisting that the northern and eastern provinces should remain as one unit for the purpose of devolution.
Acquisition
The Planters’ Association of Ceylon said in early September that government agencies are acquiring tea and rubber estate lands in breach of agreement between the 23 plantation companies and the government.
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