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PA sends confusing signal on peace plan Gulf-News, 24 January 2002. Sri Lanka's main opposition People's Alliance (PA) sent out contradictory signals about the government's new peace initiative to open talks with the Tamil guerrillas and find a political settlement to the Tamil minority ethnic conflict. Former foreign minister Lakshman Kadirgamar, opening a two-day debate on the government's policy statement, declared that the PA was supportive of the UNP government's peace initiative and had the full backing of President Chandrika Kumaratunga to make that statement. More... Published: Wed Jan 23 17:42:11 EST 2002

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LTTE plea sent to India The Hindu, 24-01-2002 . The Norwegian peace delegation, which visited Britain on Tuesday, informed the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) that the two requests made by them on peace process in Sri Lanka have been forwarded to the Government of India for consideration...

LTTE ban to be suspended Daily Mirror, 24 January 2002. The UNF government is to suspend the ban imposed on the LTTE shortly, one step short of total de-proscription, highly placed government sources told the Daily Mirror yesterday...

No change on LTTE ban: India The Hindu NUS, New Delhi, Jan. 22. (PTI). India today made it clear that there was no change in its position on the banning of LTTE in the country...

Don't act in haste: Kadirgamar The Hindu (International), 24-01-2002 . COLOMBO, JAN. 23. Sri Lanka's former Foreign Minister, Lakshman Kadirgamar, today advised the Government against a hasty de-proscription of the LTTE and called for peace talks to begin before the world's anti- terrorism mood began to wear off...

Sri Lankan President Calls for Party Unity Xinhuanet, 24 January 2002. Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga has called on members of her People's Alliance (PA) parliamentary group to stand united without falling prey to conspiracies of the ruling United National Front government, the official Daily News said on Thursday...

Police picket at Lipton Circus? Daily mirror, 24 January 2002. The recent spate of transfers effected at all levels of the police service may lead to a controversial situation, with policemen picketing at Lipton's Circus, in Colombo in a protest action, it is learnt...

Lanka opposition demands timeframe for talks NDTV/MSNBC, Wednesday, January 23, 2002 . Sri Lanka's main opposition party today cautioned Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe against hasty removal of the ban on the LTTE and demanded a definite time-frame for talks to take place before the world shed its post-September 11 anti-terrorism mood...

Lankan opposition supports Govt peace push The Hindustan Times, Wednesday, January 23 . Sri Lanka's main opposition on Wednesday said it supported a Norwegian-backed peace bid to end the conflict with Tamil rebels and asked the government to arrange an internationally monitored truce...

LTTE welcomes de-proscription moves Tamilnet, 24 January 2002. The Liberation Tigers' chief negotiator and political advisor, Mr...

London talks focus on Sri Lanka truce The Hindu (International), 24-01-2002 . TORONTO, JAN. 23. The Norwegian facilitator team visiting the U...

Sri Lankan peace hope rises as Tamil rebels free 10 prisoners Yahoo, 24 January 2002. Hope of a lasting ceasefire and face-to-face talks between the Sri Lankan government and Tamil rebels rose sharply yesterday after the guerrillas freed 10 army and civilian prisoners and the prime minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe, said he was thinking of lifting the ban on the movement...

Sri Lanka opposition calls for foreign-monitored truce IANS/Yahoo, january 24. Sri Lanka's main opposition Wednesday urged the government to conclude a wide-ranging cessation of hostilities agreement with Tamil Tiger rebels and have it supervised by international monitors...

Hospital in Tamil areas 'without medicine' BBC South Asia, Wednesday, 23 January, 2002, 17:40 GMT . Doctors in the main hospital in rebel-controlled northern Sri Lanka say they still have not received supplies of essential medicines, a week after the government eased the economic embargo on Tamil Tiger-held territory...

Sri Lanka plans high court to clear tied up cases MSNBC, Wednesday, 23rd Jan, 12:31 GMT. Sri Lanka plans to set up a high court to quickly clear cases of people held under its feared Prevention of Terrorism Act, the minister for justice and law reform said on Wednesday...

Sri Lanka opposition walks out of parliament MSNBC, COLOMBO, Jan. 23. Members of Sri Lanka's main opposition party, the People's Alliance, walked out of a parliament debate on Wednesday in a protest against what they said was post-election violence against their supporters...

'Norwegian, LTTE chief negotiators meet in UK' Indiainfo, January 23. Norwegian peace facilitators continued their efforts to work out a long- lasting truce arrangement between the Sri Lankan government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) when they met the rebel's chief negotiator Anton Balasingham in London...

Troops, police clash in Sri Lanka The Hindustan Times, Colombo, January 23. Sri Lankan police opened fire in the picturesque pilgrim town of Kandy on Wednesday to stop rampaging soldiers beating up traffic constables, officials said...

The scars of Sri Lanka's war BBC South Asia, Wednesday, 23 January, 2002, 13:11 GMT . Kilinochchi is a town that bears the scars of war. Most buildings have been damaged by repeated aerial bombardment and shelling...

A sport of many creeds BBC, January 23. It seems that 2002 is a great year to be playing international cricket if you're a member of a minority community...

Sri Lanka mulls lifting rebel ban BBC South Asia, Tuesday, 22 January, 2002, 11:26 GMT . We should not trifle with this final opportunity in achieving peace Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe told parliament it was the last chance for peace, and appealed to MPs to consider such a move...

Asgiriya prelate puts proscription record straight The Island, January 22. "What I said when the Chairman and General Secretary of the UNP paid a call on me was that if the government agreed to unconditional talks with the LTTE it was the responsibility of the government to decide regarding the de-proscription...

Sri Lanka police free rebels who threatened suicide Age, 23 January 2002. Sri Lankan police freed two Tamil Tiger rebels who had threatened to commit suicide if they were charged with carrying illegal weapons, the defence ministry said today...

Lanka to repeal criminal defamation laws TOI, 23 January 2002. Sri Lanka's new government on Tuesday promised to repeal criminal defamation laws which have been used against newspaper editors critical of the administration...

Emirates 'committed to SriLankan deal' Gulf News, January 22. Emirates airline yesterday emphasised its commitment to the contract with SriLankan and said it looks forward to the South Asian airline's development...

Economic growth a priority, says Lanka PM Times of India, january 22. Lifting economic growth, poverty alleviation and reducing unemployment will take top priority in the economic arena for the new United National Front government, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe said on Tuesday...

Lanka eases visa norms for tourists The Hindu NUS, Wednesday, Jan. 23. (Reuters). Sri Lanka today began issuing visas on arrival to citizens of other South Asian countries in a bid to boost tourism after an attack on the main airport last year led to a huge fall in arrivals, State media said...

Efforts on for permanent truce in Lanka The Hindu NUS, Wednesday, Jan. 23. (PTI). Norwegian peace facilitators continued their efforts to work out a long-lasting truce arrangement between the Sri Lankan Government and the LTTE when they met the rebel's chief negotiator Anton Balasingham in London...

Two die as a result of extreme weather conditions in Badulla Frederica Jansz in Colombo, 11.10 a.m. SLT Tuesday January 22 . Two people died yesterday from respiratory disorders due to extreme cold weather conditions in the Badulla district...

Sri Lanka and rebels to sign MoU TOI, January 22. COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Jan 20, 2002 (United Press International via COMTEX) -- The Sri Lankan government and the separatist Tamil Tiger guerrillas will soon sign a Memorandum of Understanding as a precursor to the Norwegian brokered peace talks, the state-run newspaper The Sunday Observer said...

Party Official Leaves for Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh Nothern Light, Tuesday, January 22, 2002 9:07 PM EST . Cai Wu, deputy head of International Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, left here Wednesday for a visit to Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh...

Tamil Tigers to release 10 prisoners in Sri Lanka MSNBC, 22 January 2002. Tamil Tiger rebels fighting for a separate state in Sri Lanka were set to release 10 prisoners of war on Tuesday in the latest goodwill gesture between the two sides in the build-up to possible peace talks...

Lanka to repeal criminal defamation laws TOI, january 22. Sri Lanka's new government on Tuesday promised to repeal criminal defamation laws which have been used against newspaper editors critical of the administration...

Sing a song of Murali on the Galle Fort battlements Yahoo India, January 21, 4:20 PM. Ask any one in Galle these days what has been the most frustrating event of the week and the crowds who packed into this most spectacular and colourful Test venue, or perched atop the ramparts, will grumble how long it has taken Muttiah Muralitharan to take his 400th Test wicket...

Heroin seized The Hindu (Southern States), 23-01-2002 . CHENNAI, JAN. 22. About 2.5 kg of brown sugar kept concealed in the false bottom of two rexin bags, was seized by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) from a 38-year-old man here on Monday...

Norway delighted at Lanka actions on peace Indiainfo, 22 January 2002. Norway's attempts to broker peace in Sri Lanka received a fresh boost on January 28 as the antagonists agreed to hold their fire for another month to clear the way for talks...

SriLankan Air seeks clarification on "open skies" Yahoo Singapore, janaury 22. Sri Lanka's national carrier SriLankan Airlines said on Tuesday that it had not yet been consulted on a new "open skies policy" by the government but that lack of competition was not an issue hampering industry growth...

Tamil Tigers release 10 prisoners in Sri Lanka Yahoo India, january 22. Tamil Tiger rebels fighting for a separate state in Sri Lanka released 10 prisoners of war on Tuesday in a goodwill gesture between the two sides in the build-up to possible peace talks...

The Indomitable Murali Yahoo India, 22 January 2002. Murali's famously prodigious turn was apparent from the very first ball that he bowled...

U.S. unlikely to de-proscribe LTTE: envoy Yahoo/IANS, 22 January 2002. The U.S. is unlikely to de-proscribe the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) as a consequence to Sri Lanka's doing so to help peace negotiations, Washington's envoy here said...

MDMK not averse to conducting Lanka peace talks in India The Hindustan Times, Coimbatore, January 21 . MDMK General Secretary Vaiko on Monday said there was nothing wrong in allowing both Sri Lanka and LTTE to hold peace talks somewhere in South India if not in Tamil Nadu...

Oslo peace bid gets new boost from Sri Lanka ceasefire Yahoo, Monday January 21, 11:41 PM. Norway's peace bid in Sri Lanka received another boost as the Colombo government agreed to reciprocate a Tamil rebel ceasefire for another month and clear the way for face-to-face talks...

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