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LTTE has brought in long-range guns - army Gulf-News, 27 February 2002. New evidence that the rebel Tamil Tigers (LTTE) had unloa-ded long-distance artillery wea-ponry recently was discussed by Sri Lanka's military establishment in the light of last weekend's ceasefire agreement between the government and the rebels coming into force. Gulf News learns that military intelligence believe that the Liberation Tigers for Tamil Eelam rebels had beached some 130 mm artillery shells "recently", and fear that long-range gun barrels have also been brought ashore. More... Published: Tue Feb 26 17:37:13 EST 2002

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Ask Mahinda Answers 1-28 now available! The Lanka Academic is delighted to announce the 8th guest in its series of Q & A sessions: Hon. Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Leader of the Opposition in the Sri Lankan Parliament. With the recent change in leadership in the Sri Lankan government, the peace process appears to be gaining fresh new momentum. This is your opportunity to ask questions from Hon. Mahinda Rajapaksa related to Sri Lankan politics and receive answers by clicking here. The answers will appear here.

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Sri Lanka plans to test peace deal at referendum MSNBC, 27 February 2002. Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Tuesday he would call a referendum on the outcome of peace talks with Tamil Tiger guerrillas, a move that would require him to win over a sceptical Sinhalese majority...

Declawing the Tigers National Post, Canada EDITORIAL, February 26, 2002. In case you missed it, Ottawa just helped engineer a ceasefire in a civil war that has claimed 60,000 lives...

Kumaratunga threatens to cancel truce; Govt defends deal Press Trust of India, Colombo,Tuesday, February 26, 2002. Days after Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe signed a historic truce accord with LTTE, President Chandrika Kumaratunga has threatened to cancel the pact saying that she disagreed with some of the clauses...

Despondent paramilitaries mull arms surrender Tamilnet, 27 February 2002. The Sri Lanka army has given 48 hours to Tamil paramilitary groups operating in the Batticaloa district to disarm or join the military and serve outside the Northeast, the regional Tamil daily, Thinakathir reported Tuesday, quoting sources in SLA's 23-3 Brigade Headquarters in the eastern town...

Soldiers begin fast unto death Frederica Jansz in Colombo, 4.10 p.m. SLT Tuesday February 26. Six soldiers being held in the Jaffna Prison have begun a fast unto death saying they demand to be released and tried outside the north east peninsula...

Scandinavian team to arrive in Sri Lanka Saturday Frederica Jansz in Colombo, 4 p.m. SLT Tuesday February 26. A Scandinavian delegation will arrive in Sri Lanka on Saturday March 2, 2002 to ensure that the modalities of a permanent ceasefire between the Government of Sri Lanka (GOSL) and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) are observed...

Talking to the Tigers Economist, Feb 25, 2002. Many in Sri Lanka doubt that Mr Prabhakaran has given up on his goal of an independent Tamil homeland...

Chandrika threatens to scuttle peace deal Gulf-News, 27 February 2002. President Chandrika Kumaratunga announced yesterday that she had the power to scuttle the accord with one stroke of the pen, raising fears here that she was determined to wreck the fragile peace process wrought by her prime minister and Norwegian facilitators...

Peace in Sri Lanka an uphill task Yahoo/Ians, 27 february 2002. The latest truce between the Sri Lankan government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) is qualitatively different from similar moves in the past in that it has been brokered by a third party - Norway - and has wide international support, though that itself is no guarantee for durable peace in the bleeding island...

China Airlines to resume Colombo cargo flights from March 2 Nothern Light, 26 February 2002. China Airlines said it has decided to resume cargo flights to Colombo from March 2 after nearly seven months of interruption...

Opposition may move court against Ranil Govt. The Hindu NUS, Colombo, Feb. 25. (UNI). Politics of cohabitation in governing Sri Lanka seems to be moving backward with main Opposition parties planning to take legal action against Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe-led United National Front, for signing the ceasefire agreement with the Tamil Tiger rebels, State radio said today...

Buddhist abbot who cared for all thestar, 26 February 2002- Malaysia. PENANG: Although most of the inhabitants of Jalan Gunaratana are Buddhists, few have any inkling that the person after whom their road is named, was a Sri Lankan monk who first mooted the idea of making Wesak a public holiday in Malaysia...

Seven PMSD men arrested Frederica Jansz in Colombo, 4 p.m. SLT Monday February 25. Seven men attached to the Prime Ministers Security Division were arrested by Fort police yesterday at Galle Face Green...

Lankan govt, President differ over cabinet Times of India, 25 February 2002. Sri Lanka's government was Monday embroiled in another confrontation with President Chandrika Kumaratunga over the expansion of the cabinet, officials said...

Annan hails Sri Lanka peace deal BBC South Asia, Tuesday, 26 February, 2002, 05:11 GMT . United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan has welcomed the ceasefire signed between the Sri Lankan government and Tamil Tiger separatist rebels after 19 years of civil war...

Monaro boss and MP, Ajantha de Zoysa remanded over Maturata case Frederica Jansz in Colombo, 3.30 p.m. SLT Monday February 25. Ajantha de Zoysa, Member of Parliament for the PA, also owner and ex chairman of Monaro Group 4/ Security Services Ltd was remanded today on the orders of Pradeep Hettiarachchi, Additional Magistrate, Kandy...

Sri Lankans give thumbs up to peace talks - poll Yahoo India, 26 February 2002. Confidence in Sri Lanka's peace process has soared in recent months despite fierce nationalist opposition to a Norwegian bid to end nearly two decades of ethnic war, an opinion poll showed on Monday...

Parliamentary debate date on MOU advanced tamilnet, 26 February 2002. The Prime Minister Mr.Ranil Wickremasinghe Monday evening decided to summon the parliament on March 4 to debate the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the government and Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). Earlier the parliament was scheduled to meet on March 5...

Canada to aid Sri Lanka in shaping constitution Globe and Mail, February 23, 2002 . The Canadian government promised yesterday to do what it can to help build a lasting peace in Sri Lanka after the government there and Tamil Tiger rebels agreed to a ceasefire aimed at ending the 18-year-old civil war...

The first step taken in a Lankan minefield Gulf-News, 26 February 2002. "The night is dark, we are far from home and one step is enough for me," Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, told journalists on his return from a tour of the 'border' with the Tamil Tiger (LTTE) rebels with whom he had signed a ceasefire agreement...

Pak. hails Lankan ceasefire accord The Hindu NUS, Islamabad, Feb. 25. (PTI). Pakistan today welcomed the ceasefire agreement between the Sri Lankan Government and the LTTE...

U.S. Government Donates Medical Equipment to Jaffna General Teaching Hospital US Embassy SL, 25 February 2002. American Ambassador E. Ashley Wills today donated on behalf of the United States Government US $100,000 of medical equipment to the Jaffna Teaching Hospital...

WORLD BANK PROCUREMENT - SRI LANKA, CENTRAL BANK PROJECT Nothern Light, Monday, February 25, 2002 5:28 AM EST . The Government of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka has received a credit from the International Development Association (IDA) toward the Sri Lanka Central Bank Strengthening Project...

Truce Accord in Sri Lanka Could Herald Peace Talks New York Times, February 23, 2002. (Note: registration required at nytimes.com) By CELIA W. DUGGER, NEW DELHI If there is to be a lasting solution, the Tigers would have to give up the idea of a separate nation for the country's mostly Hindu Tamil minority, while the government, dominated by the island's mainly Buddhist Sinhalese majority, would have to grant the Tamils far greater autonomy, political analysts say...

Cricket - ICC KnockOut gets a revamp Yahoo India, 26 February 2002. The International Cricket Council (ICC) biennial knockout tournament has been revamped with a new name and format, world cricket's governing body said on Monday...

Tourist lust for ivory wiping out Asian elephants Yahoo India, 26 February 2002. Asia's wild elephants are being wiped out by the demand for ivory trinkets from wealthy tourists, a report published on Monday said...

Poll says Lankans give thumbs up to peace talks Times of India, Monday, Feb 25, 2002, 4.45 PM. COLOMBO: Confidence in Sri Lanka's peace process has soared in recent months despite fierce nationalist opposition to a Norwegian bid to end nearly two decades of ethnic war, an opinion poll showed on Monday...

Sri Lankan Opposition Legislator Arrested Nothern Light, Monday, February 25, 2002 5:25 AM EST . COLOMBO, Feb 25, 2002 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- A legislator from Sri Lanka's main opposition People's Alliance (PA)of President Chandrika Kumaratunga was arrested and remanded Monday, police said...

Colours of the isle Gulf-News, 25 February 2002. To the sound of Kandyian drum rolls, dusky silhouettes swayed down the ramp wrapped in clouds of smoke...

Pakistan Welcomes Sri Lankan Cease-fire Agreement Nothern Light, Monday, February 25, 2002 8:24 AM EST . ISLAMABAD, Feb 25, 2002 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- the Government of Pakistan on Monday welcomed the cease-fire Agreement between the Government of Sri Lanka and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam singed on February 22...

‘Chandrika says one letter can end truce’ The Indian Express, 10:24 SLT. COLOMBO, FEBRUARY 26: SRI Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga has threatened to cancel a landmark ceasefire agreement the government signed with the LTTE if she disagrees with some of its clauses, a local newspaper reported on Tuesday...

Sri Lankan Opposition Legislator Arrested People's Daily, 11:40 AM SLT. Sri Lankan Opposition Legislator Arrested A legislator from Sri Lanka's main opposition People's Alliance (PA)of President Chandrika Kumaratunga was arrested and remanded Monday, police said...

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