TamilNet Web News Reports 9/30/97 Via NY Transfer News Collective * All the News that Doesn't Fit source: news@tamilnet.com Tue Sep 30 12:56:30 1997 TamilNet's Newsdesk has filed following recently: For full story please visit URL: http://www.tamilnet.com/ SRI LANKA PLANS REFERENDUM TO SPLIT THE EAST [TamilNet, September 30, 1997] The Sri Lankan government's cabinet held a very crucial meeting yesterday (29 September) to map out a strategy for conducting a referendum in the island'seastern province. The proposed exercise came under fire from community leaders in the east who heard about the cabinet's discussions on the matter. HEAVY GOING FOR SLA ARMOUR [TamilNet, September 30, 1997] With the monsoon underway, heavy rain is affecting the fighting in the Vanni region. The rain is turning the terrain around Puliyankulam into a sea of mud, which is posing new difficulties for the hard pressed Sri Lankan forces there. The conditions are also said to be affecting the Tigers. ------------------------------------------------------------------- [Reproduction of these news items is allowed when used without any alterations to the contents and source, TamilNet, is indicated.] ------------------------------------------------------------------- ================================================================= 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-10.01.97-14:40:20-2414