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Tiger 'feeler' stirs controversy Gulf-News, 10 January 2002. A 'feeler' by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebel group to hold proposed peace talks with the Sri Lankan government in neighbouring India has created a major controversy, according to reports reaching here. The LTTE is said to have asked third-party facilitators Norway to explore the availability of Indian soil as the venue for the talks between the rebel group and the Colombo government. More... Published: Wed Jan 9 19:39:35 EST 2002

Related News Stories · Balasingham can help in peace talks: Vaiko  - The Hindu (Southern States) · TMC against shelter to Balasingham  - Yahoo India · PCC chief unhappy over LTTE plea  - The Hindu (Southern States) · T.N. to urge Centre not to concede LTTE plea  - The Hindu

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Indian state wary of hosting Sri Lankan rebels MSNBC, Jan 9. MADRAS, India, Jan. 9 — A top official of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu said on Wednesday the provincial government had no desire to host peace talks to settle Sri Lanka's bloody separatist rebellion. ''In light of our past experience with the (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) we wouldn't like to play host to them in Madras to find them settling down or using the state as a sanctuary subsequently,'' the official, who declined to be identified, said...

LTTE attempt to regain legitimacy in India? Hindu - Nirupama Subramanian , 10-01-2002 . The request by the LTTE for its London representative, Anton Balasingham, to be relocated to Chennai and for peace talks to take place in a south Indian city, is a ``transparent ploy'' to regain legitimacy in India but once again raised ``awkward'' questions for New Delhi on the role it wants to play in the Sri Lankan peace process, observers and analysts said here...

LTTE issue in Centre’s court: MK Yahoo India, 10 January 2002. DMK president M Karunanidhi today said it was for the Centre to decide on lifting the ban on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to find an amicable solution to the vexed ethnic strife in Sri Lanka...

‘Let Balasingham come to Chennai’ Yahoo India, 10 January 2002. Senior MDMK leader and Union Minister of State for Non-Conventional Energy M Kannappan today said there was nothing wrong in allowing LTTE spokesman Anton Balasingham to camp at Chennai or any other city to facilitate peace talks between the LTTE and the Sri Lankan government...

Gas prices come down Amantha Perera in Colombo, 6.20p.m. SLT Wednesday, January 09. Gas prices have been reduced to Rs 350 per cylinder, Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Ravi Karunanayake announced this afternoon...

Norway to help tie up Sri Lanka truce The Indian Express, 10 January 2002. The Sri Lankan peace process, deadlocked for eight months now, is set to resume, with a three-member Norwegian team arriving here for consultations with the government...

Vavuniya pass system relaxed, fuel coupon abolished Island, 10 January 2002. The pass system imposed for ten years by army and police in Vavuniya is expected to be greatly relaxed on January 15 as part of a series of extensive government measures to create an atmosphere conducive to proposed peace talks with the LTTE...

ICC takes another step in fight against corruption Yahoo India, 10 January 2002. The International Cricket Council has moved ahead in its bid to root out corruption in the game by deciding to appoint six persons on a full time basis in its Anti-Corruption Unit led by Sir Paul Condon...

Party leaders hold talks on the constitutional council Amantha Perera in Colombo, 6.25p.m. SLT Wednesday, January 9. A discussion took place today in parliament on the composition of the constitutional council that is to be set up under the 17th Amendment to the Constitution...

LTTE softens stand on lifting of ban Times of India, 10 January 2002. Despite the LTTE demanding that de-proscription should be a pre-requisite for peace talks with the government Tamil sources say the rebel group appears to have softened its stance...

Sri Lanka set to host ICC KnockOut Cricinfo, Jan 9. Sri Lanka are set to stage the International Cricket Council (ICC) Knockout Trophy in September after India's decision not to host the popular ten-team tournament...

Minister sees progress in Sri Lanka peace process MSNBC, Colombo, Jan. 9. (PTI). Sri Lanka hopes a recent truce and plans to lift an economic embargo will enable talks with Tamil Tigers to focus on the key rebel demand of a separate state, the country's new foreign minister said on Wednesday...

Centre has to decide on lifting ban on LTTE: Karunanidhi Yahoo India, 10 January 2002. DMK Chief M Karunanidhi today said it was for the centre to decide on lifting the ban on LTTE to find an amicable solution to the vexed enthic strife in Sri Lanka...

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...

Key Sri Lankan highway to Tamil area set to reopen Yahoo/IANS, 09 January 2002. A key highway in Sri Lanka linking the Tamil-dominated north and the Sinhalese south is likely to be reopened to send food and other essentials to areas controlled by rebels...

India in a fix over LTTE request NDTV/MSNBC, 09 January 2002. After years of alienation following the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) has put in a formal request seeking India's assistance...

Mini polls, budget delayed Daily Mirror, 09 January 2002. A potential constitutional and political dispute arose yesterday with President Chandrika Kumaratunga not sending the controversial local government amendment bill to the Supreme Court for a ruling on its constitutionality...

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...

Three Sri Lankans arrested Yahoo India, 09 January 2002. Three Sri Lankan nationals were taken into custody for allegedly producing forged no objection certificate from the police to enable one of them to go out of India...

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...

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...

Norwegian peace facilitators heading to Colombo Kyodo News, Tuesday, 8th Jan, 10:30 GMT. A three-member Norwegian delegation led by Deputy Foreign Minister Vidar Helgesen will be in Colombo on Wednesday for meetings with leaders of the new United National Front (UNF) government in an effort to further efforts to end the civil war that has cost more than 60,000 lives in 18 years, a senior government spokesman said Tuesday...

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...

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...

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...

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