The Return of Terror?

THE RETURN OF TERROR ?


People who live on the banks of the Hamilton Canal near the Canal View Hotel on Anderson Road in Periyamulla say that they heard gun shots at about 1.30 a.m. in the early hours of the morning of May 22, 2006.

When light fell, the villagers saw the body of a young woman lying on the canal edge. She seemed to be about 20 years old. Her hands were tied behind her back with black cloth and she was gagged with black cloth as well.

There was a gun shot wound on one side of her neck. The shot that seemed to be from a 9 mm. gun had exited from the other side of her neck.

One villager commented that this situation reminded him of the days of 1989.

Up to the time of writing we do not have any idea as to who this young woman is, or to which ethnic group she belongs.

Yet both villagers and Police officers at the spot were not slow to identify her as a Tamil and as a ‘Tiger’.

It is clear that for some time now that there is an orchestrated campaign of assassination going on in the south of the island.

The headless dead bodies that turned up in public spaces were one manifestation of this phenomenon.

This act of tying a person’s hands behind their back, shooting them within hearing of others and then leaving the body on the wayside is another manifestation of the same phenomenon.

Whoever it is who is being killed in this manner, what we should remember is that this heralds the start of yet another Reign of Terror.

At a time when more than any other thing, we seek the meaning and sanctity of life, we are instead being sent the gift of death.

If we do not take a stand against these killings now, the day when death dangles before us is not far away.

The death maybe that of a Sinhala, a Tamil or a Muslim.

This is why we should take a stand against killing and death.

Kokilai displaced families needs help

Due to the lack of coordination by the DS office in Negombo others have a big responsability share their solidarity with them

A new member to the displaced family in Tsunami camp

A new baby born to this family while they staying at the Negombo Tsunami camp.
There are 68 Tsunami families are still staying in this camp .Another 61 families came to this camp since 2006.May 02.
Yet the Tsunami famlies are manege to arrenge a one room for this family.

When the attack took place in Kokilai this boy with his father since his mother was at the hospital for the delivery.
The sounds of the gun firing has made him so afraid. Now he is at the camp with new member to the family.
The day that we visited the camp, there was wedding and fire crackers made loud sound this boy started crying so loudly.
The father told us after the kokilai incident he always get afraid whenever he heard such loud sound

ideal visit on vesak day

The director of the Don Bosco Fr. Shiran and The Buddhist monk and the preast take the lead e visited the Welawidiya camp on vesak full moon .

Displaced Kokilai fisher families faced lot of problems due to the inability of Negombo AGA office for proffer coordination

There are 246 displaced families from Kokilai Now taking shelter in Negombo since 30th of April .Out of these 246 ,63 families are now in the Negombo wellawidiaya Tsunami camp where there are still 68 families living there effected by Tsunami .
Theses families came to the Tsunami camp 2006.05.02.since then the Negobmo AGA hasn’t visited the camp or not taken necessary action and coordination to fulfill the basic needs .
There fore they are facing lots of problems.

Fish died in Negombo lagoon due to water polution

Dry fish production in Negombo led to the lagoon pollution

Dry fish producers in Negombo are criticized by the lagoon fisherman for polluting the lagoon water by putting off cuts of their products.
Due to this, fisherman who resides near to the lagoon faced lots of problems mainly the bad smell and water pollution.This led to died fish in the lagoon.No legal certificates to thses producers carry such dry fish production yet they have been doing this for couple of years

Negombp lagoon in danger

Lagoon pollution is a big issue in Negombo

Illegal filling is a big issue to the Negombo lagoon. With the help of politicians, there are several cases now taking place around the lagoon.
The responsible government institutions also failed to stop this. There is a widespread criticism towards these initiations due to there inability to prevent theses moves.
The very recent filling took place just within the 200m to the Negombo police station. Coastal departments office and to the DS office alone the main road.

The lagoon fillers use caterpillars and bakkos for the filing while the there was an statement issued buy the Negombo police to stop it.
Our question is whom are behind them ……?

Displayced Kokilai fisherman now are in Negombo

There are 246 families came to Negombo ,out of this 26 are now taking shelter in Duwa primary school while other 27 are in Wellawidiya Tsuanmi camp the rest with their relatives.

946 persons,.686 are adults, 268 under 12 of age.