Nearly 300 shops damaged in violence

Sunday, 22 June 2014 

The violent incidents that had taken place in Beruwela and Aluthgama have left nearly 300 shops badly damaged, said the police.

By June 20, there have been more than 200 complaints, mostly about setting fire to houses and business places.

Meanwhlie, police have decided not to allow any meeting that encourages religious extremism or chauvinism.

The decision was taken in view of the recent developments, said police spokesman SSP Ajith Rohana.

The POWs Of The Eelam War

POWs

By Ruwan M Jayatunge -June 22, 2014

Dr. Ruwan M Jayatunge M.D.

The Eelam War in Sri Lanka has caused numerous physical and mental health ailments among the survivors. The POWs suffered extreme 

conditions. During the armed conflict the LTTE (the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) captured a considerable number of servicemen from the Sri Lanka Army, Sri Lanka Navy and the Sri Lanka Police Service. Most of the captees were executed by the LTTE. Nonetheless a very small number of POWs managed to escape from captivity. The remaining prisoners of war (POWs) were freed after the interventions by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and returned them to the Sri Lankan Government. Although the POWs found their freedom most of them live with psychological scars. They have rigorous impairments in emotional social and physical functioning.