Civil administration work carried out in the Mullaitivu district has been officially suspended to facilitate the civilians to leave the district, as security forces pushed forward to capture the last stronghold of Tiger guerillas.

The government of Sri Lanka has been ordered by an international arbitration tribunal to pay nearly Rs.4 billion, Rs. 3 billion possibly in cash, to Prima Ceylon Ltd. The Prima company had petitioned the tribunal, claiming the government owed this amount as subsidies and other payments in terms of an agreement signed in 2001.