Security Forces continue to obstruct NorthEast relief effort- TRO!

[January 05, 2005 20:42 GMT] "The Government of Sri Lanka has  permitted Tamils Rehabilitation Organization (TRO) to engage inrehabilitation and reconstruction work in LTTE controlled as well as  military controlled areas of the northeast. But the Special Task Force  (STF) is acting as an obstacle to our mission. In Trincomalee, Batticaloa and Thirukovil, the STF personnel grabbed relief supplies from us and diverted them to other refugee camps of their choice," said Mr. K P  Reggie, Executive Director of TRO, at the press conference in Colombo on Wednesday evening...enter
 

PDS gears for phase two & three of tsunami relief in Northeast!

[TamilNet, January 04, 2005 16:45 GMT] "The LTTE with its quick deployment ability and the Tamils Rehabilitation Organisation (TRO) with generous assistance from theTamil Diaspora and the international NGOs, are tackling the immediate Tsunami relief needs, the first phase of the relief efforts. The Liberation  Tigers are calling for international assistance to meet phase two and three  of the relief effort", LTTE's Political Head Mr. S. P. Thamilchelvan told TamilNet following a conference with Norwegian Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Mr Hans Brattskar, in Killinochchi where they discussed the proper channeling of aid to northeast for phase two and three of Tsunami relief as being planned by PDS.....more 

Thamilchelvan receives first consignment of Italian relief

[TamilNet, January 04, 2005 09:02 GMT]   Italian Foreign Ministry Tuesday handed over a consignment of  medical equipments, medicines and tents for temporary shelters to Mr. S.   P. Thamilchelvan to be distributed through the rescue and relief mechanism that have been set up in Tamil areas. Thanking the Italian   government and the Italian people for the kind gesture of humanitarian at a  time of distress, Thamilchelvan explained to the officials how the rescue and relief operations are being conducted.....more
 

PDS sends Australian and Korean doctors to the East

[TamilNet, January 04, 2005 12:46 GMT]  Two teams of doctors who arrived in Kilinochchi on Monday from Australia and Korea have set off to the East. On Monday, Tamil Eelam Health Service (TEHS) in the East issued an urgent warning as heavy rains in Batticaloa-Amparai have increased the danger of infectious diseases. The medical teams were briefed by the Planning and Development Secretariat (PDS) on the ground situation in the East....more

Sri Lanka Armed Forces take over refuges, harass TRO

[TamilNet, January 05, 2005 07:30 GMT]  In a sudden move, the Sri Lankan Armed Forces are manning the refugee  camps in Amparai, Batticaloa and Trincomalee since Tuesday. The Special Task Force (STF) in Thirukovil, Amparai have hijacked two tractors of TRO relief  supplies and distributed them after removing the TRO labels. "The Sri Lanka  Army (SLA) and Special Task Force (STF) have stepped up their harassment of  workers of the Tamils Rehabilitation Organisation (TRO)", Mr.K.P.Reggie,  Executive Director of the TRO, told TamilNet on Wednesday. The TRO has called for an urgent Press Conference today at 6pm at its Colombo office....more