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Plot to assassinate Wickremesinghe foiled Deccan Herald, 04 January 2001. Sri Lankan forces are believed to have foiled a plan to assassinate newly-elected Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and senior military officials after they seized a huge cache of highly-sophisticated weapons and ammunitions in the Millennium City area at Athurugiriya, near the Lankan Parliament here, last night. According to reliable sources, the arms cache was seized from an army captain’s residence. They said the weapons seized included thermo-baric rocket launchers and powerful claymore mines. More... Published: Thu Jan 3 22:18:39 EST 2002

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Judge orders Jaffna MP not to leave the Peninsular Saroj Pathirana in London, Thursday 03/01/02 1600 GMT. Jaffna District Judge R.T. Vignarajah ordered regional commanders of the Sri Lankan security forces not to let EPDP parliamentarian N...

Britain welcomes Norway initiative on Sri Lanka The Hindu NUS, London, Jan. 4 (DPA). British officials today welcomed a meeting between a Norwegian representative and a Tamil tiger leader planned for tomorrow in London and indicated that legislation banning the organization would not be enforced...

Sri Lanka wants ceasefires strengthened BBC South Asia, Thursday, 3 January, 2002, 17:47 GMT . The Sri Lankan Government says it is working to consolidate the ceasefires currently observed by the rebel Tamil Tigers group and the military...

Press Freedom Deteriorated in 2001- RSF Saroj Pathirana in London, Thursday 03/01/02 1740 GMT. Thirty one journalists killed, hundreds arrested and many more threatened or intimidated during the last year, a media watchdog claimed...

Tamil Tigers slam new Defence Minister’s threats Tamil Guardian, 04 January 2001. The Liberation Tigers this week registered a strong protest to the Sri Lankan government over a statement made by Defence Minister Tilak Marapana over the weekend, vowing his government would do its utmost wipe out the LTTE...

Colombo, Tigers plan pre-talks pact Gulf-News, 04 January 2001. Sri Lanka said yesterday it was working with Norway's help on a pre-talks accord that would formalise month-long ceasefires declared by the government and separatist Tamil Tiger guerrillas...

Tamils agree to meeting on peace bid Globe and Mail, 04 January 2001. Tamil Tiger rebels fighting for a separate state in Sri Lanka said yesterday that they will meet Norwegian officials in London to try to get a peace initiative off the ground...

Vigil stepped up along south coast The Hindu (Southern States), 04-01-2002 . The Coast Guard has strengthened vigil along the south coast in the State following the Sri Lankan ceasefire, for there could be greater illegal movements in the Palk Bay as a result of the new peace initiatives...

Six decisions to revive electricity sector Island - Dr. Thilak Siyambalapitiya, 04 January 2001 . Power cuts are back exactly as expected. As usual, the weather will be blamed again for the continuing crisis hiding the real truth...

A somber Rathnapura prepares to bid farewell to Athukorale Amantha Perera in Colombo, 8.10a.m. SLT Thursday, January 3 . Rathnapura, Sri Lanka's gem capital, was yesterday taking off election decorations and putting up somber white banners as it prepared to host the funeral of UNP assistant leader Gamini Athukorale...

S.Lanka to Get 63,800 Tons of U.S. Wheat Xinhuanet, 04 January 2001. The U.S. embassy in Colombo hasannounced that Sri Lanka will receive about 63,800 tons of wheat flour under an aid program for 2002, which represents about 7 percent of Sri Lanka's annual requirement...

Lanka, Maldives, Bhutan for SAARC to combat terrorism Press Trust of India, Kathmandu,Thursday, January 03, 2002. Taking serious note of the "grave threat" faced by India from cross-border terrorism, three SAARC countries Thursday wanted the regional grouping to "act now now itself" in a concerted manner to combat the menace and supported New Delhi's position in the wake of attack on Parliament...

Sri Lanka drop Atapattu BBC South Asia, 4 January 2001. Sri Lankan skipper Sanath Jayasuriya admitted that he is faced with an opening dilemma after vice-captain Marvan Atapattu was dropped for the second Test against Zimbabwe...

ICC to accept Sharjah as neutral Test venue Gulf-News, 04 January 2001. The International Cricket Council (ICC) is ready to recognise Sharjah as a neutral Test venue should it stage the West Indies-Pakistan Test series...

Canada alerts Sri Lanka to prepare to receive Tiger suspect Gulf-News, 03 January 2001. Sri Lanka has been alerted by the Canadian government to be prepared to accept a suspected Tamil militant who might be deported from Canada, as several human rights organisations have warned that the man would be subject to torture on arrival...

Norway to reopen dialogue with Sri Lanka rebels Fri. Kyodo News, 03 January 2001. Norway will reopen formal contacts Friday with Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels when a Norwegian delegation meets the rebels' chief negotiator in London, a top Tamil Web site said Thursday...

Bring on worthy Sri Lankans news.com.au, 03 January 2001. WOULD Australia's next challenger please stand up. As what promised to be an enthralling summer of competitive cricket against South Africa quickly turns into yet another one-way romp for the Aussies, it's again time to look for our next great challenge...

Over 2,000 Killed in Fighting in Sri Lanka Last Year Nothern Light, Wednesday, January 02, 2002 9:35 AM EST . COLOMBO, Jan 2, 2002 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- More than 2,000 combatants from both Sri Lankan government forces and separatist Tamil Tiger rebels were killed in fighting in the north and east of the country last year, military sources said on Wednesday...

Cabinet reshuffle soon Daily Mirror, 03 January 2001. The Prime Minister is likely to go for a Cabinet re-shuffle on January 10, UNP sources told the Daily Mirror yesterday...

Highlights of the year 2001 Yahoo India, 03 January 2001. The year 2001 had been quite eventful, with brilliant individual performances and controversies going hand-in-hand...

Tourist deals send Indians rushing to Lanka BuisnessOnLine, January 2. THE Taj Samudra in Colombo is known for the sumptuous buffet breakfast it offers and its employees can be forgiven for boasting that it is the best breakfast deal in Colombo...

EU Assists Sri Lanka's Patients in War Areas Nothern Light, Wednesday, January 02, 2002 10:14 AM EST . COLOMBO, Jan 2, 2002 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- The European Union (EU) has set apart 700,000 euro (about 630,000 U...

DIPLOMACY Yahoo India, January 2, 11:07 PM. India would appear to have put its entire, not inconsiderable, weight behind new Sri Lanka Prime Minister Ranil Wickramesinghe...

Sri Lankan Newspaper Highlights - Jan 3, 2002 Yahoo Singapore, 03 January 2001. Sri Lanka's peace process gathered momentum after Tamil rebel leader Velupillai Prabhakaran on Wednesday invited Norway to resume its role as a facilitator in the peace effort...

Tamil Tigers say will meet Norwegian officials MSNBC, Wednesday, January 02, 2002 10:14 AM EST . Tamil Tiger rebels fighting for a separate state in Sri Lanka said on Wednesday they would meet Norwegian officials in London to try to get a fledgling peace initiative off the ground...

11th SAARC Summit begins tomorrow amid heightened Indo-Pak tensions Deccan Herald, 03 January 2001. The much-delayed SAARC Summit begins here tomorrow against the backdrop of heightened tensions between India and Pakistan, with New Delhi relentlessly pushing for condemnation of the December 13 attack on the Indian Parliament by the grouping and seeking formulation of a unified approach by it to eliminate the scourge from the region...

Sri Lanka's Diamond Jewelry Exports on Rise Nothern Light, Wednesday, January 02, 2002 11:04 PM EST . Sri Lanka's exports of diamonds and diamond jewelry and other jewelry have recorded a considerable growth in volume up to November 2001, according to the National Gem and Jewelry Authority...

Lanka lifts food embargo; arms curbs stay The Pioneer, january 2. Sri Lanka announced on Wednesday it would allow the free flow of previously forbidden goods to areas heldby Tamil Tiger rebels but keep the ban on some items like weapons and explosives...

SLN re-imposes briefly eased fishing restriction Tamilnet, 03 January 2001. The Sri Lanka Navy Wednesday re-imposed the restriction on fishing off the Vadamaradchi coast of Jaffna that it had partially eased following the United National Front government's decision to make good will gestures towards creating a conducive atmosphere for starting the peace process...

Sri Lankan Newspaper Highlights - Jan 2, 2001 Yahoo Singapore, 03 January 2001. Annual Sri Lankan inflation, measured by the Colombo Consumer Price Index, more than doubled to 14.2 percent last year from 6.2 percent in 2000, the Census and Statistics Department said citing high world market prices and a prolonged drought which cut local produce as some of the causes...

Colachel has good potential: Datto Yahoo India, 03 January 2001. The governments of India and Malaysia had agreed to jointly undertake a Rs 2,800 crore project to develop Colachel as an alternative port to Sri Lanka, Malaysian Minister for Works Datto Samivelu said today...

A measure to 'invigorate' the peace process Hindu, 03 January 2001. Sri Lanka today announced a decision to lift restrictions on supply of a large number of goods to the areas controlled by the LTTE...

Tension dogs South Asia trade meet BBC South Asia, Wednesday, 2 January, 2002, 12:41 GMT . The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) meeting will last through to the weekend, when national leaders from the seven participating countries will arrive...

Arms amnesty begins in Sri Lanka BBC, January 1. The authorities in Sri Lanka are reported to have begun an amnesty for the surrender of illegal firearms...

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