The Lanka Academic
 
JANUARY 19, 2002 EST, USA
 
A NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED BY LACNET
 
VOL. 2, NO. 288
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Centre not to concede LTTE plea
The Hindu, 20-01-2002 . The Centre appears categorical in rejecting the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam's plea for using either Chennai or any other part of the southern States as a venue for peace talks with the Sri Lankan Government. Highly-placed sources said that informal discussions between the Ministries of External Affairs and Home on the subject were recently held and the dominant view was to keep the LTTE at bay from the southern States. In fact, the view in the Home Ministry seems to be that the matter is a closed chapter. More...
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UNP Thugs Destroy New Pradesheeya Sabha Building
 Saroj Pathirana in London, Saturday 19/01/02 1920 GMT. A group of ruling United National Party (UNP) supporters raided the newly constructed Hingurakgoda Pradesheeya Sabha building while its opening ceremony was under way and destroyed equipment worth Rs... Back to the top
Susanthika optimistic over future under ministry’s control
 Saroj Pathirana in London. Saturday 19/01/02 1705 GMT Sri Lanka’s sprinter queen Susanthika Jayasinghe says she is optimistic of her future under the new initiative by the Sports Minister... Back to the top
Bid to subvert peace process: Nedumaran
 The Hindu (Southern States), 19-01-2002 . The Tamil Nationalist Movement leader, P. Nedumaran, today lashed out at those trying to ``subvert'' the peace process in Sri Lanka raising a hue and cry against allowing the LTTE a base in Tamil Nadu for holding negotiations with the island government... Back to the top
Last chance for peace?
 Hindu - Nirupama Subramanian , 19-01-2002 . MALLAVI (Northern Sri Lanka), When S. P Thamilselvan, political wing leader of the Tamil Tigers, met journalists here on Wednesday, it was the first time in seven years that the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam was directly addressing the international and Sri Lankan media... Back to the top
Lankan terms for lifting LTTE ban
 HT - P K Balachanddran, 19 January 2002. The Sri Lankan President, Chandrika Kumaratunga, strongly feels the ban on the LTTE should not lifted till the militant outfit gives a solemn undertaking that it will not indulge in political assassinations and terrorist strikes against civilian and economic targets... Back to the top
Paski back
 Daily Mirror, 19 January 2002. Controversial former Finance Ministry Secretary R. Paskaralingam who fled to London with the victory of the People's Alliance in 1994 was scheduled to check in at the Colombo Galadari hotel last night... Back to the top
Sri Lanka to stage early local elections
 Gulf-News, 20 January 2002. The Sri Lankan government has decided to hold early local elections with exceptions to boost its working majority at village level... Back to the top
New Sri Lankan government targets political opponents at workplaces
 WSWS, 18 January 2002. Since taking office following last month’s general election, the United National Party (UNP) government in Sri Lanka has unleashed an intimidation campaign against public sector workers at many workplaces... Back to the top
Searching for an old Indian master? Look in Sri Lanka
 Yahoo/IANS, 20 January 2002. The large-eyed feline, limp fish dangling from its jaws, stares balefully out of a frame... Back to the top
Malahat Energy Corp. Creates JV in Sri Lanka
 Nothern Light, Friday, January 18, 2002 3:30 PM EST . Malahat Energy Corporation announced today, in principal, a joint venture agreement with Fentons Limited of Sri Lanka to create FM Energy Corporation Limited... Back to the top
Controversial Kandy DIG moved to police garage
 Daily Mirror, !9 January 2002. The controversial central province DIG Mahinda Balasuriya who has been criticised over political violence in the Kandy district has been transferred to be in charge of the Police Garage in Narahenpita... Back to the top
Cricket - NZ v Sri Lanka U-19 World Cup match abandoned
 Yahoo India, 20 January 2002. Heavy rain forced the abandonment of the opening match of the ICC Under-19 World Cup between hosts New Zealand and Sri Lanka on Saturday... Back to the top
No mention of `bid' on Baba's life in FIR
 The Hindu (Southern States), 19-01-2002 . The first information report (FIR) filed by the Kadugodi police before the jurisdictional court makes no mention about the alleged attempt on the life of Sathya Sai Baba at his ashram in Whitefield, near here, on Thursday... Back to the top
On the Road to Peace
 Frontline-Nirupama Subramanian, 19 January 2002. IF peace could be measured by the number of checkpoints in Colombo, then Sri Lanka would seem to have finally got rid of its long-drawn ethnic conflict... Back to the top
Baby elephants return to wild
 BBC South Asia, Friday, 18 January, 2002, 19:04 GMT . Eight orphaned baby elephants are being returned to the wild in Sri Lanka under a special programme... Back to the top
MTV claim 172 million insurance for damages caused by a fire to its TV station
 Waruna Karunatilake in Colombo, 1924 slt 18.01.02. Maharajah TV today claimed 172 million rupees from Janashakthi insurance company as the value of the damages caused to its station... Back to the top
Leave to proceed granted in FR cases demanding re poll in Batticaloe and Wanni districts.
 Waruna Karunatilake in Colombo, 1920 slt 18.01.02. The Supreme Court today granted leave to proceed in six fundamental right violations petitions requesting the supreme court to order the elections commissioner to hold fresh polls for Wanni and Batticaloe districts... Back to the top
Nominations for local government elections to be accepted from February 1st
 Waruna Karunatilake in Colombo, 1917 slt 18.01.02. Nominations for local government elections will be accepted from February 1st to the eighth, the commissioner of elections department announced today... Back to the top
Sri Lanka power crisis grows
 BBC South Asia, Friday, 18 January, 2002, 15:42 GMT . Sri Lanka is to face longer power cuts, as the country's energy crisis looked set to last until the middle of the year... Back to the top
Navy arrest over 100 people traveling to Italy
 Waruna Karunatilake in Colombo, 1915 slt 18.01.02. The Sri Lankan navy has arrested two trawlers with over 100 people off the west coast early this morning... Back to the top
LTTE’s ruse to stall peace process
 HT - P K Balachanddran, 18 January 2002. The LTTE is perturbed by the quick pace at which the Sri Lankan government is restoring normalcy in the war torn north east, and is coming up with various ruses to delay coming to grips with the basic political question of a constitutional settlement, informed government sources say... Back to the top
Wanni: The land that time almost forgot
 TOI, 19 January 2001. For Sri Lanka's surveyor general, the main access to this rebel-held region is along highest-rated "A" grade roads, but in a war-torn land where the clock stopped decades ago maps have no meaning... Back to the top
Looking for an Indian role
 Frontline- D.B.S. Jeyaraj, 20 January 2002. THE dawn of the new year saw fresh hope emerging that Sri Lanka is back on track towards its peace destination... Back to the top
Fitch to sell stake in Sri Lanka rating unit
 Yahoo Singapore, 19 January 2002. Sri Lanka's ratings firm Fitch Ratings Lanka Ltd said on Friday that Fitch Inc of the United States was looking to sell its 45 percent stake in the firm to Credit Rating Information Services of India Ltd (CRISIL)... Back to the top
SRI LANKA: THE UNTOLD STORY Chapter 23: Srimavo's constitutional promiscuity
 Asia Times, 19 January 2002. "The Tamil-speaking people of Ceylon believe that only a federal type constitution would enable them to look after their own affairs alone and would safeguard them from total extinction... Back to the top
Sri Lanka to Increase Power Cut Hours
 Nothern Light, Friday, January 18, 2002 1:02 AM EST . COLOMBO, Jan 18, 2002 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Sri Lanka is to increase daily power cut hours from the current one hour to two or two and half hours on rotational basis from Saturday... Back to the top
HRW REPORT - Sri Lanka 2002
 Human Rights Watch , 18 January 2002. The year was marked by prolonged political infighting in Colombo, renewed clashes between Sri Lankan military forces and the armed separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (the "Tamil Tigers" or LTTE), and stalled peace initiatives... Back to the top
Tragidy
 Star, 18 January 2002. In the minutes before she killed her children, Jasotha Mahendriran wrote a suicide note, propped open her front door with one of her children's shoes so police could easily enter her home hours later, and gave her daughter and son Children's Tylenol... Back to the top
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