• The security forces have agreed to release the 60 Lorries and hand over to the owners.  These lorries were left behind at the Muhamalai check point on the 11^th of August 2006.
• The Govt. Agent Jaffna has arranged to pay the salaries of the govt. officers who are working in the other districts and stranded here without travelling facilities.

 FOOD, NON-FOOD ITEM

• The Commissioner General of Essential Services has informed that three ships laden with essential food items would be sent to Jaffna within this month.
• Consequent to the arrival of ships with food items the essential food items which went underground had come out to the open and traders are issuing these items on a rationed basis on the production of the family card.
• The Govt. Agent has informed that all the bakeries have been issued with the necessary requirement of flour for the production of bread only.
• Long queues could be seen in front of the shops, MPCS (Multi Purpose Co-operative Societies) and bakeries to purchase food items and bread.  Few fresh vegetables are available now in the market due to cultivation season.

Items Qty. Price prior to 11/08/2006 (LKR) Present market price(LKR) Parboiled rice 1 Kg 36.50 50. to 60. Samba rice 1 Kg 37.00 48. to 55. Sugar 1 Kg 66.00 160. to 180.+ Brown sugar (Saggarai) 1 Kg 78.00 150. + Bread   1 loaf (450g) 26.00 28. @ Bakeries, 30.+ outside Milk food     not available Wheat flour 1 Kg 37.00 not available Prawns 1 Kg 158. to 167.50 400. to 500. Egg 1 No. 7. 15 Coconut 1 No. 12. 50. Vegetable oil 1 lit. 80. 175. Tin-fish 1 tin (15 Oz) 80. 160. Dhal 1 Kg 80 160. Dry Red Chilli 1 Kg 180. 240. Vegetables Brinjal 1 Kg   80. Manioc 1 Kg   30. Carrot 1 Kg   80. + Beetroot 1 Kg   80. + Long Beans 1 Kg   30. + Tomato 1 Kg   30. + Onion 1 Kg   35. + Cabbage 1 Kg   125. + Potato     Not available Leeks     Not available Box of matches 1 box 2.00 4.00 Kerosine 1 litter 49.00 100.

 

TRAVEL

• 1,800 persons from Jaffna are stranded in Vavuniya and have requested the Govt. Agent Vavuniya to arrange them travelling facilities to return home.
• 150 patients from Kilinochchi who were warded for treatment at the Jaffna Teaching Hospital are stranded and staying in the hospital as they are unable to proceed to their homes.

EDUCATION

• Schools are not functioning due to boycott, etc.

DISPLACEMENT

• Displaced life is still continuing.

KILLINGS

• Ramalingam Panchadcharam (55) of Kanthermadam was shot dead by unknown persons on the 10^th.
• An employee of the hospital canteen by the name of Raj (22) was shot dead by unknown persons within the Jaffna hospital premises.
• Sinnathamby Mahendran (52) a trader of Navaly was shot dead by unknown persons on the 10^th.
• Sathasivam Sathayaseelan (37) Jeweller of Temple road was shot dead by unknown persons on the 9^th.
• Rajaenthram Rajamayil (26) mason of Pandianthalvu was shot dead by unknown persons on the 9^th.
• Nadarajah Jegatheeswaran (37) of Colombo was shot near the office of the Human rights Commission office in Jaffna by unknown armed men while he was returning after registering his name for travel to Colombo on the 9^th.
• A body was found with gun shot injuries at Vathrawathai on the 10^th.  This was identified as the body of Ariyaratnam Sylvester (32) a land-master owner of Kanthermadam.
• The body found in Vaddukoddai-moolai area with gun-shot injuries is reported to be that of Sivalingam Chandrakumar (23) who was kidnapped in Chankanai on the 9^th by an armed gang which arrived by a white van.

 CURFEW LIFTED HOURS:

• Curfew has been lifted from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. in Valigamam, Island and Vadamaradchy divisions. In Thenmarachy division curfew is not relaxed today 11^th Sep’06.

 
HUDEC-Cartias Jaffna
11^th September 2006