LTTE NEWS RELEASE 16.11.1997 Via NY Transfer News Collective * All the News that Doesn't Fit news@tamilnet.com (TamilNet mailing list) ----------------------------------------------------------------- Following News Release is sent for distribution through TamilNet , by the LTTE international secretariat, 211 Katherine Road, London E6 1BU, United Kingdom, Tel/fax: 0181-470 8593. ----------------------------------------------------------------- NEWS FROM TAMIL EELAM - 16.11.1997 FOOD ITEMS TO TAMILS DESTROYED BY ARMY CALLOUSNESS 29 lorry loads of food stuff going to Tamil people in Mullaitivu was destroyed in the rain last Monday as the Sinhalese army insisted on unloading it in the open ground to examine it. The food stuff composed of 18 lorry loads of flour, 10 lorry loads of sugar and one lorry load of rice had been purchased in Vavuniya by the Mullaitivu secretariat when heavy rain fell. The army manning the check point at Parayanalamkulam - the present entry point to Vanni - ordered the goods to be unloaded in the open grounds exposing it to the elements. The Sinhalese government has for the last 6 years imposed restrictions on food stuff to Tamil areas that are not under its control. STUDENTS PLAY A MAJOR ROLE IN HEALTH WEEK PROGRAMME Students from Kiramanthanaru Tamil mixed school (in Kandavalai, Kilinochchi) cleaned the Kiramanthanaru Town and built a small bridge in the area as part of a health week scheme in the region. The LTTE civil administration has praised the students and thanked them for their service to the community. (English translation of the news released by LTTE International Secretariat, 211 Katherine Road, London E6 1BU, United Kingdom. Tel:0181- 503 4294) ================================================================= NY Transfer News Collective * A Service of Blythe Systems Since 1985 - Information for the Rest of Us 339 Lafayette St., New York, NY 10012 http://www.blythe.org e-mail: nyt@blythe.org ================================================================= nytas-11.22.97-02:02:02-18459