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Tamil separatists seek referendum Globe and Mail - Paul Knox, 12 February 2002. Tamil Tiger separatists hope for a Quebec-style referendum on secession from Sri Lanka and would respect the result even if they lost, the head of the movement's political wing says. In a rare interview in the war-ravaged jungle town of Kilinochchi, S. P. Tamilselvan said the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam see Canada's federal system as a possible guide for an agreement to end Sri Lanka's 18-year civil war. More... Published: Mon Feb 11 17:20:52 EST 2002

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LTTE pins hope on India hosting talks TOI, February 12. India has a moral obligation to resolve Sri Lanka’s ethnic problem, believes S P Thamil Selvam, head of the LTTE’s political wing...

Sri Lanka to Complete De-mining of Main Highway to North Nothern Light, Monday, February 11, 2002 9:50 PM EST . The Sri Lankan army personnel will complete the de-mining of the main A-9 highway from central hilly city Kandy, about 120 northeast of capital Colombo to Jaffna in the north of the country by Thursday, military spokesman Sanath Karunaratne said...

Second warrant issued for Lohan Ratwatte's arrest Frederica Jansz in Colombo, 3.20 p.m. SLT Monday February 11. Kandy magistrate C. V. Rajapakshe today issued a second warrant for the arrest of Lohan Ratwatte, son of former deputy defence minister, Anuruddha Ratwatte...

Police chief found guilty of illegal promotions Gulf-News, 12 February 2002. Sri Lanka's police chief and the former defence secretary have been found guilty by the Supreme Court of violating fundamental rights of 34 police officers by giving illegal promotions to another group that was not eligible for the posts...

Transport of goods to begin between Trinco and Vavuniya along main highway Frederica Jansz in Colombo, 2.10 p.m. SLT Monday February 11. The transport of essential items is expected to begin between Trincomalee and Vavuniya...

U.N. team in Sri Lanka to check illegal guns The Hindu (International), Tuesday, Feb 12, 2002 . COLOMBO FEB. 11. A United Nations disarmament team is here to study the feasibility of implementing a guns-for-money programme to round up illegal weapons in the areas of Sri Lanka outside the northeast conflict zone...

Government to meet Scandinavian monitors Frederica Jansz in Colombo, 11 a.m. SLT Monday February 11. The Sri Lankan government is due to meet with peace monitors from Scandinavia who will help broker a lasting ceasefire between the State and the LTTE...

Sri Lanka lifts 15-year travel ban on Tiger land Yahoo/IANS, 12 February 2002. Sri Lanka Monday announced the immediate lifting of 15-year-old travel restrictions to Tamil Tiger rebel-held areas as well as the embattled Jaffna peninsula...

LTTE pins hope on India hosting talks Times of India, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2002 10:56:28 PM . 56:28 PM ] ILLINOCHCHI: India has a moral obligation to resolve Sri Lanka’s ethnic problem, believes S P Thamil Selvam, head of the LTTE’s political wing...

Sri Lanka lifts more restrictions in north Gulf-News, 12 February 2002. The Sri Lankan government is set to lift 15-year-old travel restrictions to the island's embattled northern regions as part of a number of confidence building measures ahead of proposed peace talks with Tamil rebels...

India's NCCF Plans to Enlarge Markets in Sri Lanka, Malaysia Yahoo India, 12 February 2002. Enthused by a "big jump" in its projected exports to Rs 1 billion (US$20.5 million) this year from Rs 130 million in 2000-01, National Cooperative Consumers' Federation [NCCF] plans to vigorously enlarge markets in countries like Sri Lanka and Malaysia to double its business next year...

Cricket - Tendulkar deposes Bevan as world's one-day best Yahoo India, 12 February 2002. India's Sachin Tendulkar has replaced Australia's Michael Bevan as number one in the world one-day international batting ratings...

Concern over closing down of 'safe house' Gulf-News, 12 February 2002. Sri Lanka's main organisation representing foreign employment agents have expressed concern regarding the closing down of a 'safe house' in Lebanon meant for the well-being of housemaids and other migrant workers who have problems at their work places...

Tamil Movements demand release of SL Tamils in India Frederica Jansz in Colombo, 10.10 a.m. SLT Monday February 11. A Tamil movement in India is demanding the release of Sri Lankan Tamils being held as detainees in India...

Over 26,000 Candidates to Contest Sri Lanka's Local Elections Nothern Light, Sunday, February 10, 2002 10:01 PM EST . Over 26,000 candidates from 28 political parties and 245 independent groups will contest for 4, 394 positions in 311 local government bodies in 23 districts in Sri Lanka on March 20, according to the Elections Department...

"Cannot open A9 highway on Feb. 15" - SLA Tamilnet, 11 February 2002. The Sri Lankan security forces headquarters in Vavuniya said that it cannot open the A9 highway on Friday as scheduled...

Dreaming of Murali at "Bedi-time" Yahoo India, 11 February 2002. Bedtime beckons sleep and sleep beckons the unreal. Here in this state of sleep the physically apparent gets confused with myth and symbol in a plethora of mental confusion and out of it all comes something of a catalogue of sub-conscious sense that is supposed to keep us all sane when we are awake...

Prabha ready to give up Eelam? Two LTTE top rungers against move Daily Mirror, 11 February 2002. LTTE leader Velupillai Prabakharan has reportedly decided to give up the demand for Eelam and settle for a federal solution but the decision is being opposed by some other top rungers of the group, according to well informed sources in the Wanni...

First Thai female monk raises religious hackles Yahoo India, 11 February 2002. The ordination by foreign clerics of Thailand's first female Buddhist monk has raised hackles among religious authorities here over setting a precedent in a country known for its conservative practice of Buddhism...

Chandrika must sign truce: Prabhakaran The Hindu NUS, Colombo, Feb. 10. (PTI). LTTE leader V Prabhakaran will not sign a proposed ceasefire agreement with Sri Lanka, unless President Chandrika Kumaratunga herself signs it on behalf of the Government...

Sri Lankan Refugees to Return From India xinhuanet, 11 February 2002. Over 6,000 Sri Lankan refugeeswho migrated to neighboring India due to the protracted ethnic warin the north and east of the country will return to the island as the government and separatist Tamil Tiger rebels are observing their unilateral ceasefire, the state-run Daily News said on Monday...

Draft Sri Lanka pact calls for Nordic monitors Yahoo India, February 11. Scandinavian monitors have been proposed in an agreement that would enforce a ceasefire in Sri Lanka and lay the groundwork for direct peace talks to end nearly two decades of ethnic war...

Polls violence begins again Daily Mirror, 11 February 2002. A total of 22 incidents of election violence have been reported during the nominations period of February 1, to 8...

Sri Lanka truce hits snag: Report Times of India, 10 February 2002. Norway's attempts to hammer out a formal truce between the Sri Lankan government and Tiger rebels has hit a new snag over the issue of who is to sign the document, a press report said Sunday...

When it all began ..... Daily Mirror, 11 February 2002. Independence day, Quintus and friends gathered at the Pushkinís...

Ratwatte denies charges Gulf-News, 11 February 2002. Former deputy defence minister, Gen. Anuruddha Ratwatte, who was grilled by detectives for reportedly denying any knowledge about a massacre of 10 youth on the day of elections, has claimed that he believed that a faction, opposed to the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress, could have carried out the attack...

Extract of MOU Sunday Times, 10 February 2002. The salient features of the draft Memorandum of Understanding between the government and the LTTE...

In the garden of good and evil The Globe & Mail, 11 February 2002. Globe correspondent PAUL KNOX travels deep into a region that has been off-limits to the outside world for almost a decade...

Sri Lankan Tamil held for murdering wife The Hindu (Southern States), 11-02-2002 . CHENNAI, FEB. 10. A middle-aged Sri Lankan Tamil and his sister were arrested by the police today, in connection with the murder of his wife six months ago...

Cabinet of Ministers expanded CDN, 11 February 2002. The Daily News reliably learns that the Cabinet of Ministers will be expanded shortly with the following seven Non-Cabinet Ministers being promoted to Cabinet rank...

Blackout to increase to six hours Island, 11 February 2002. Power cuts are likely to be extended to six hours per day due to the water levels in the catchment areas around the hydro power generating plants dropping by 21 per cent, Ceylon Electricity Board sources said...

Injured Lara wants to retire Yahoo India, 11 February 2002. Former West Indies aptain Brian Lara, who holds the records for the highest scores n tests, has said he would like to retire from international ricket if he felt he was becoming a liability to the national eam but expressed his desire to play for another five years...

Fight for Tamils' rights: Nedumaran The Hindu (Southern States), 11-02-2002 . TIRUCHI, FEB. 10. The Tamil Nationalist Movement leader, P...

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