The Lanka Academic
 
FEBRUARY 1, 2002 EST, USA
 
A NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED BY LACNET
 
VOL. 2, NO. 301
TLA FEATURE CORNER
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Jaffna- Kandy Highway to be Opened
Saroj Pathirana in London, Friday 01/02/02 1600 GMT. Kandy- Jaffna main highway to be opened on the 15th of February. A9, which was closed for decades blocking all forms of transportation, will initially be opened up to Killinochchi, Sandeshaya Colombo reporter Elmo Fernando reported quoting military officials and Government Agent of Vavuniya.

This is a significant development in the current peace process between the government and the Tamil rebels. The road had been neglected for years and turned into a mud track. This will radically change the supply route to the North.
Published: Fri Feb 1 11:07:53 EST 2002

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'LTTE peace-time violations cause concern'
 The Hindu NUS, Friday, Feb. 1, 15:45 GMT. A Human Rights Forum has warned the Sri Lankan Government and peace enthusiasts against ignoring the continued killings, abductions, extortion and rampant child conscription by the LTTE even after it began observing a truce... Back to the top
Tiger rebels 'dragoon Tamil teenagers'
 BBC South Asia, Friday, 1 February, 2002, 11:22 GMT . Reports from eastern Sri Lanka say Tamil Tiger rebels there are taking advantage of the current ceasefire with the government to step up forced recruitment of teenagers for their war effort... Back to the top
Marginalised Asian war widows struggle to survive
 Yahoo India, 02 Feb. 2002. Fazi is one of tens of thousands of women in Kashmir and other strife-torn parts of Asia such as Sri Lanka and Afghanistan widowed by conflict and then marginalised both socially and economically... Back to the top
In the Name of ‘Peace’: Terror stalks the North-East
 UTHR, February 1. There is mounting incidence of reports from the East that read like something out of the notorious African slave trade... Back to the top
Sri Lanka tops tea sales
 BBC South Asia, Friday, 1 February, 2002, 18:01 GMT . Sri Lanka has retained its position as the world's top tea exporter by selling a record 294 million kilograms last year, tea broking firms John Keells and Forbes & Walker said... Back to the top
Sriyani Finds New Coach
 Saroj Pathirana in London, Friday 01/02/02 1415 GMT. Sri Lanka’s number two athlete Sriyani Kulawansa is to get trained under veteran coach Lakshman De Alwis with immediate effect leaving Sri Lankan National coach Derwin Perera... Back to the top
No clue of Ratwatte sons says DIG
 Saroj Pathirana in London, Thursday 31/01/02 1930 GMT. The authorities have no clue on the whereabouts of the Lohan and Chanuka Ratwatte, a senior police officer said... Back to the top
Ceasefire spurs Sri Lankan refugees in India to return
 IANS/Yhoo, 01 February 2002. Some 4,000 Sri Lankan families who fled to India in the wake of fierce Tamil separatist fighting are trying to return home amid a truce between Tiger rebels and government troops... Back to the top
Air Force officer fights dismissal
 Gulf-News, January 31. An Sri Lankan Air Force woman officer has been granted leave to proceed in a Fundamental Rights case in which she has challenged her removal from service for negligence and failure to prevent a Tamil guerrilla attack on the Air Force camp adjoining the international airport... Back to the top
Villagers flee as Tigers step up conscription
 Gulf-News, January 31. Tamil rebels have stepped up a conscription drive, collection of taxes and their propaganda despite the cessation of hostilities with the Sri Lankan government and pending the possible commencement of talks between the two sides, reports from the area said... Back to the top
Sri Lanka Peace Process
 Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Alexander Downer, 01-02-2002 . I warmly welcome the initiative of the Government of Sri Lanka to seek negotiations to end that country’s long-running conflict... Back to the top
'Allow LTTE-Colombo talks in India'
 The Hindu, 01-02-2002 . CHENNAI, JAN. 31. With the Tamil Nadu Government stoutly opposing any move to allow the outlawed LTTE to hold peace talks with the Sri Lankan Government in Chennai, the pro-LTTE groups in the State rallied together here to urge India to assist the negotiations... Back to the top
No Peace in Sri Lanka Without India’s Blessings -FM
 Saroj Pathirana in London, Thursday 31/01/02 1830 GMT. There cannot be peace in Sri Lanka without the support and the blessings of India, Foreign Minister Tyrone Fernando said... Back to the top
Protest in Sri Lanka against LTTE's forcible recruitment of kids
 Hindustan Times, January 31. There is mounting concern in Sri Lanka over the sharp increase in extortion, abduction and forcible recruitment of children for combat duties by the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)... Back to the top
Mystery surrounds fax announcing opposition leader's resignation
 Waruna Karunatilake in Colombo, 1907 slt 31.01.02. Mystery surrounds over a fax received by the Parliamentary speaker submitting the resignation of Opposition leader Ratnasiri Wickremenayake... Back to the top
CID takes over election massacre investigation
 Waruna Karunatilake in Colombo, 1718 slt 31.01.02. The Minister for internal security has ordered the CID to takeover the investigation into the murder of ten Muslims on elections day in Kandy... Back to the top
Nominations for the local government election begin tomorrow.
 Waruna Karunatilake in Colombo, 1915 slt 31.01.02. Nominations for the local government election will be accepted by the elections commission starting tomorrow till the 8th of March... Back to the top
University Students demonstrate demanding higher payment
 Waruna Karunatilake in Colombo, 1912 slt 31.01.02. An estimated 5000 university students marched through Colombo today demanding that the payment made by the Mahapola Scholarship scheme be increased to 2500 rupees... Back to the top
Sri Lanka remains world's leading tea exporter
 Yahoo Singapore, 01 February 2002. Sri Lanka has retained its position as the world's largest exporter of tea by selling a record 294 million kilograms (646.8 million pounds) last year, figures showed... Back to the top
Government servants ordered to take up their posting in the north and east
 Waruna Karunatilake in Colombo, 1911 slt 31.01.02. Government servants have been ordered to take up their postings in the rebel held areas of the north and east... Back to the top
LTTE has no objection to return of displaced Muslims
 Press Trust of India, Colombo,Thursday, January 31, 2002. The LTTE has no objection to the return of Muslims displaced from their homes in northern Sri Lanka, a prominent rebel functionary has said... Back to the top
Sri Lanka's orphans bear scars of war
 BBC South Asia, Thursday, 31 January, 2002, 17:12 GMT . Sri Lanka's two-decade long civil war has left thousands of children on all sides orphaned - facing a bleak future... Back to the top
Muslims protest against extortion by LTTE
 TOI, 31 January 2002. Shops and offices in a Muslim town in northeastern Sri Lanka closed Thursday in protest against extortion by Tamil Tiger guerrillas, which residents said has been intensifying despite an ongoing truce... Back to the top
Pallatalawinna probe stopped?
 Daily Mirror, 31 January 2002. Investigations launched on a court order into the much talked about elections-day massacre at Pallatalawinna have been stopped on the orders from higher authorities, the Daily Mirror learns... Back to the top
Building Bridges
 LBO, 31 January 2002. Cement giant, Swiss based Holcim Group, is gunning for the prized scalp of Larson and Tubro (L&T) India in an ambitious expansion bid to regain lost ground, Holcim Group officials said yesterday... Back to the top
Sri Lankan Govt Soldier Killed in Grenade Explosion
 Xinhuanet, 31 January 2002. A Sri Lankan government soldier was killed and another injured when a grenade exploded accidentally in northern Jaffna peninsula on Wednesday, the defense ministry said... Back to the top
Spartan life under Tamil Tigers
 BBC South Asia, Wednesday, 30 January, 2002, 18:03 GMT . Rebel-controlled northern Sri Lanka is like a tropical version of Afghanistan... Back to the top
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