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Deputy minister tries to influence army transfer Ranmali Wijesuriya in Colombo, SLT 10.10 a.m Wednesday 9 January. A deputy minister of the United National Front government has tried to influence the army hierachy to stop a transfer of an army officer to Jaffna sources told The Lanka Academic. Deputy minister, a son of a late senior politician has called the army hierachy and told them to stop the transfer as a favour to him. The Lanka Academic learns that the army had told the deputy minister that it is not possible. Our sources reveal that defence minister Marapana is to take up the matter at the next cabinet meeting as he does not want any politician to interfere in to matters concerning the defence establishment. Published: Tue Jan 8 23:13:32 EST 2002

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Colombo silent, TULF backs LTTE proposal The Hindu (International), 09-01-2002 . Though there was no official reaction from Sri Lanka to a request by the LTTE that its London representative, Anton Balasingham, be permitted to live in Chennai, and for peace talks with the Wickremesinghe Government to be held in a southern Indian State, a leading Tamil party said New Delhi must consider the request favourably...

Parliamentary committees to curb polls' violence Amantha Perera in Colombo, 9.00 p.m. SLT Tuesday January 8. Two committees comprising of members from both the government and opposition were formed today to look into election related violence...

Tamil Nadu LTTE plea stirs up a hornets' nest The Hindu (Southern States), 09-01-2002 . The LTTE's request for India's help, especially the suggestion that its London-based ideologue, Anton Balasingham, and his wife, could be based in Chennai when the proposed peace talks with the Sri Lankan Government begin, have raised fresh fears about the designs of the Tamil Tigers...

Opposition MP crosses over Amantha Perera in Colombo, 9.00 p.m. SLT Tuesday, December 8. Opposition MP, A Vinayagamoorthi of the All Ceylon Tamil Congress inadvertently crossed over to the government side today while parliamentary sessions were in progress...

Sri Lankan Cricket- Are We Still Underdogs? Saroj Pathirana in London, Tuesday 08/01/02 1930 GMT. Muttiah Muralitharan’s world records spree doesn’t seem to have a termination point...

Bridging the digital divide through people's initiatives LAcNet, 09 January 2002. The computer, the printer, the scanner and the digital camera in this picture tells the story of an Internet connected virtual community's collective global effort to open windows of opportunity for disadvantaged students in Sri Lanka...

Vasu- Bahu United to Defeat Racism Saroj Pathirana in London, Tuesday 08/01/02 1720 GMT. A group of leftwing parties, gathered in Colombo today, decided to take immediate steps to initiate a united action to urge the government to stop the post-election violence, stop political victimization and to counter the pro-war , racist campaign launched by some elements of the Sinhala South...

Probe against scribe launched Gulf-News, 09 January 2002. A journalist from the state-run Sunday Observer has been interdicted and an inquiry launched after 97,000 copies of the feature section of the newspaper were destroyed by the government because it published an article questioning the authenticity of the tooth relic of the Buddha housed in a temple in Kandy...

New Tamil wave in southern Italy BBC South Asia, Tuesday, 8 January, 2002, 19:24 GMT . A group of 72 Sri Lankan men have been detained as illegal immigrants by Italian police after being found on a beach in Calabria in southern Italy...

Ministers told to lead simple life Gulf-News, 09 January 2002. Sri Lanka's new Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has asked his ministers to lead a simple life and abide by a strict code of discipline limiting them to just one official car and giving them official housing only on security concerns...

Minister appoints replacements for controversial trio Cricinfo, 09 January 2002. Advertise on CricInfo Advertise on lankacricket...

The politics of trust and generosity Asia Times, 09 January 2002. The peace process after December's general election in Sri Lanka is proceeding faster than most people could reasonably have expected...

Do not give sanctuary to LTTE: Swamy The Hindu (Southern States), 09-01-2002 . The Janata Party leader, Subramanian Swamy, today said he would oppose any move by the Union Government to accede to the request of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam for accommodating its ideologue, Anton Balasingham, and his wife to facilitate talks with Norwegian peace negotiators...

Sri Lankan peace: Tamil Nadu reaction BBC South Asia, Tuesday, 8 January, 2002, 16:44 GMT . The main opposition party in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, the DMK, has given a lukewarm reception to reports that the Tamil Tiger rebels in Sri Lanka would like India to host peace talks...

PA to name Ferial Ashraff for Dy.Speakership today Roy Mendis in Colombo, 9.20 AM SLT Tuesday Jan.8,2002. After a heated debate on its stand vis-a-vis the United National Front (UNF) government,the opposition Peoples' Alliance (PA) on monday decided to nominate Mrs...

Sri Lankan with fake passport held Yahoo India, 09 January 2002. A Sri Lankan national was arrested for allegedly attempting to travel to Sharjah with a forged passport last evening...

Sri Lanka Newspaper Highlights - Jan 8, 2002 Yahoo Singapore, Tuesday January 8, 3:37 PM. DAILY MIRROR: - Two gantry cranes at the Colombo port, which were damaged on Saturday after a container ship knocked off its power cables, were repaired on Monday and work at the Jaya terminal has been normalized...

Three member delegation from Norway due on Wednesday Ranmali Wijesuriya in Colombo, SLT 9. 45 p.m Monday 7 January. A three member delegation from Norway is due here on Wednesday for consultations with the Sri Lankan government on the Norwegian led peace process...

Proximity to homeland a reason for LTTE request Hindu - D.B.S. Jeyaraj, 08 January 2002. Security considerations, convenience and proximity to homeland are seen as the reasons behind the LTTE desire to see India organise and host talks between the separatist group and Colombo...

SC rejects Ratwatte appeal Daily Mirror, 08 January 2002. n appeal by former Minister Anuruddha Ratwatte's sons Lohan and Chanuka for an order preventing their arrest by the police was turned down by the Supreme Court yesterday...

Three Sri Lankan selectors resign over Atapattu debacle Cricinfo, 08 January 2002. Three Sri Lankan selectors handed over their resignation to the Sports Minister Johnstone Fernando on Friday following the selection debacle that preceded the second Janashakthi National Test in Kandy...

PTA arrests expose covert operation - paper Tamilnet, 08 January 2002. The arrest last week of members of an elite commando unit of the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) on suspicion they were planning to assassinate the Prime Minister has blown the cover of an important covert operation to assassinate senior members of the Liberation Tigers, the Sunday Time reported this week...

Hotels In Sri Lanka's Colombo Agree On Minimum Room Rate Nothern Light, Tuesday, January 08, 2002 2:24 AM EST . Tourist hotels and convention centers in the Sri Lankan capital of Colombo have signed a landmark agreement setting the minimum room charges at US$75 net per night...

Heroin worth Rs 27 lakh seized Yahoo India, 8 January 2001. Officials of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) have seized 270 grams of heroin worth about Rs 27 lakh in the international market and arrested two Sri Lankan Nationals in this connection yesterday...

Nearly ninety thousand copies of Sunday Observer destroyed Daily Mirror, 08 January 2002. Nearly 90,000 copies of the last "Sunday Observer" weekly newspaper of the Government owned Lake House Group had to be destroyed following the detection of an article blaspheming the Sacred Tooth Relic...

Sri Lankan Firm Launches US$6 MLN Rubber Glove Plant in Thailand Yahoo Singapore, Tuesday January 8, 3:37 PM. Dipped Products Ltd (DPL), Sri Lanka's biggest rubber gloves manufacturer and among the top five in the world, is launching a Rs 550 million (US$6.1 million) plant in Thailand to produce rubber gloves...

Conflicting stories on Army's secret hideout Amantha Perera in Colombo, 12.40 p.m. (SLT) Monday January, 6. The Sri Lanka Army today confirmed that an undercover operation has been totally compromised due to Police raiding a house rented by the Army in Athurugiriya...

Call to lift ban on LTTE before peace talks Yahoo/IANS, 08 January 2002. Sri Lanka's main moderate Tamil party is pressing for removing a ban on the Tamil Tigers, arguing that it would be a stumbling block in Norway's bid to broker peace...

Party MPs may defy Chandrika, join government HT, 08 January 2002. Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga faces a revolt by her party's legislators on the issue of a national government, with many of the MPs likely to defy her and support or even join the United National Front government...

Ceylon Chamber of Commerce launches investment survey Amantha Perera in Colombo, 4.45 p.m. SLT Monday December 7. The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce has launched a survey to assess the investment patterns in the new year as part of its efforts to play an active role in economic development...

TN: Sri Lankan national arrested Hindu NUS, 08 January 2002. A Sri Lankan national has been arrested for allegedly attempting to travel on a forged passport in a Sharjah-bound flight here, police said today...

MoU to precede Lanka peace talks HT, 08 January 2002. The Sri Lankan government and the LTTE are likely to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) ahead of direct peace talks, which are expected to begin before April 14, the Sinhala and Tamil new year's day...

Politics of Tamil identity losing its vigour newindpress.com, 08 January 2002. The rival Tamil meets in the State capital on Saturday have once again brought into focus the politics of Tamil identity on a broader canvas...

Cricket - Sri Lanka complete innings win with day to spare Yahoo India, Monday January 7, 4:21 PM. KANDY, Sri Lanka (Reuters) - Sri Lanka completed their seventh successive Test victory with a day to spare when they defeated Zimbabwe by an innings and 94 runs to win the second Test in mid-afternoon of the fourth day on Monday...

Cricket - Muralitharan tops bowler ratings for first time Yahoo India, Monday January 7, 7:11 PM. LONDON (Reuters) - Sri Lankan off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan's 13-wicket haul in the second test against Zimbabwe put him on top of the world bowling ratings for the first time on Monday...

SRI LANKA NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - JAN 7, 2002 Nothern Light, Sunday, January 06, 2002 11:09 PM EST . Highlight of today's newspapers: THE ISLAND - Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga says she helped arrange an "unofficial summit" in Katmandu between Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf and Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee...

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