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LTTE keen on accord: Kadirgamar Yahoo India, 01 March 2002. Former Sri Lankan foreign minister and a senior leader of the island's opposition party alliance, Lakshman Kadirgamar, today said the LTTE now appeared more realistic and serious about the peace accord, aimed at ending the ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka. Talking to mediapersons after delivering a lecture on 'Media and Foreign Policy' to students at the Asian College of Journalism here, he said it was, however, difficult to predict what LTTE chief V Prabhakaran had in mind on this issue, despite certain constraints. More... Published: Thu Feb 28 22:25:00 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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Kumaratunga calls for review of ceasefire Yahoo India, 01 March 2002. Sri Lanka's president slammed a Norwegian-brokered truce between the government and Tamil Tiger rebels on Friday, saying some of its clauses were inconsistent with the country's sovereignty and needed to be reviewed...

President swears in seven ministers after postponing the ceremony six times Waruna Karunatilake in Colombo, 1818 slt 28.02.02. President Kumaratunga today swore in 6 ministers as cabinet ministers and S...

Power cut to be increased Waruna Karunatilake in Colombo, 1820 slt 28.02.02. The daily two and half hour power cut is to increase by another two and half hours from tomorrow...

Sweden to send peace monitors to Sri Lanka MSNBC, 01 March 2002. Sweden is to send up to six civilian observers to Sri Lanka as part of a Nordic mission to monitor a Norwegian-brokered truce on the island, Sweden's foreign ministry said on Thursday...

The Democratic Left Front welcomes cease fire agreement Waruna Karunatilake in Colombo, 1815 slt 28.02.02. The Democratic Left Front (DLF) has welcomed the cease fire agreement signed by the government and the LTTE...

ICC boiling over tea sponsor of Sri Lankan team Yaoo/IANS, 01 March 2002. The sponsor of the Sri Lankan cricket team, Dilmah Tea, could find its $3.3 million deal in hot water after the International Cricket Council (ICC) signed on Pepsi as an official match sponsor...

Sri Lanka says bridge to India is feasible Reuters, 01 March 2002. A land bridge between Sri Lanka and southern India could be constructed without much difficulty, a government official said...

Solheim, LTTE team meet in London Gulf-News, 01 March 2002. A high level Norwegian delegation began discussions with Tamil guerrilla representatives in London to discuss future steps regarding the peace process and the implementation of the ceasefire agreement in Sri Lanka...

Sri Lankan President, FM Leave For Commonwealth Meeting Xinhuanet, 28 February 2002. Sri Lankan President ChandrikaKumaratunga and Foreign Minister Tyronne Fernando left here Thursday for Australia to attend the Commonwealth heads of government meeting in Brisbane from March 2 to March 5, officials said...

Chandrika retracts statement Gulf-News, 28 February 2002. President Chandrika Kumaratunga, virtually retracting her previous comments about the ceasefire agreement between Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and the Tamil guerrilla chief Velupillai Prabhakaran, pledged her support to the Norwegian backed peace process and says she has no plans to hinder the process...

Sri Lanka to Hold Referendum on Peace Agreement Nothern Light, Thursday, February 28, 2002 4:19 AM EST . COLOMBO, Feb 28, 2002 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe declared that a referendum will be held to obtain the consent of the people once a peace agreement is reached between the government and separatist Tamil Tiger rebels, the state-owned Daily News reported Thursday...

Third party intervention a threat to sovereignty- President Saroj Pathirana in London, Wednesday 27/02/02 1840 GMT. Intervention of an outside country is a threat to Sri Lanka’s sovereignty, President Chandrika Kumaratunga has warned...

Norwegian team meets Balasingham Saroj Pathirana in London, Wednesday 27/02/02 1840 GMT. High level Norwegian delegation are meeting with LTTE’s chief negotiator Anton Balasingham in London...

Fishermen protest one mile fishing ban Saroj Pathirana in London, Wednesday 27/02/02 1840 GMT. Fishermen in the south and north are protesting the one nautical mile ban imposed by the cease-fire agreement...

Ravi Shankar wins world music Grammy TOI, 28 February 2002. Legendary Indian sitar player and composer Ravi Shankar on Wednesday won one of music's highest awards, a Grammy, for his achievements in world music...

VIP treatment for detainees alleged Gulf-News, 28 February 2002. The two sons of former deputy defence minister Gen. Anuruddha Ratwatte, and an MP from the opposition People's Alliance, in custody for conspiracy to commit murder and for providing weapons illegally, have been allowed to be transferred to hospital...

Sri Lanka president plays down dispute over pact Yahoo India, 27 February 2002. Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga on Wednesday retreated from a war of words with the government over a landmark Norwegian-brokered ceasefire with Tamil rebels, saying she had not threatened to nullify it...

SRI LANKA - Cease-fire European Union , 28 February 2002. The European Union warmly welcomes the signature of the formal cease-fire agreement between the Government of Sri Lanka and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), as announced on February 22 by the Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs...

50 Organizations commend govt -LTTE ceasefire Frederica Jansz in Colombo, 4.10 p.m. SLT Wednesday February 27. A press releases signed by 50 organizations including PAFFREL and the National Peace Council today commended the permanent ceasefire agreement signed by the government and the LTTE...

Canada lauds Sri Lanka's truce with LTTE Yahoo/IANS, 28 February 2002. Canada, where Tamil Tiger rebels have been the most visible outside Sri Lanka, lauded the latest peace initiative in the island nation brokered by Norway...

Trade with Lanka could go up: CII Yahoo India, 28 February 2002. The Southern Region Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) today said there was tremendous scope for co-operation between India and Sri Lanka in the IT sector and its enabled services, drugs and pharmaceuticals, agriculture and agro-based industries...

PMK asks India to intervene in Lanka TOI, 28 February 2002. Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) on Wednesday asked the Union government to `immediately intervene' in persuading Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga to accept the "historic" ceasefire agreement brokered by Norway as part of its initiative to bring peace to the embattled island republic between Sri Lanka and the LTTE...

Troops to commence vacating govt. buildings The Island, , Feb 27, 2002. By Shamindra Ferdinando. Troops deployed in the North-East, including the Jaffna theatre will begin vacating government buildings in the coming days under the controversial Norwegian brokered agreement on an indefinite cease-fire, but they would not depart `high security zones' that they maintain as part of their defences for key bases including Palaly and Kankesanthurai, defence sources said yesterday...

Land bridge could connect Lanka, India Yahoo India, Wednesday February 27, 5:48 PM. A land bridge between Sri Lanka and south India could be constructed without much difficulty, a Sri Lankan government official told Reuters...

Road to peace complicated FT-Amal Jayasinghe, 28 February 2002. The Norwegian-brokered truce in Sri Lanka has been hailed internationally as a landmark on a rocky road to peace but the cohabitation government faces more trouble from a nit-picking president and Marxists with a bloody past...

Set up parliamentary committee on execution of MoU - Batty The Island , Feb 28, 2002. LSSP General Secretary Batty Weerakoon has requested Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to set up a parliamentary select committee chaired by the leader of the opposition to monitor the implementation of the ceasefire agreement and a national commission comprising representatives of all political parties with the right to decide on matters concerning the implementation to play a healthy role in the process...

Election violence on the rise Frederica Jansz in Colombo, 3 p.m. SLT Wednesday February 27. Pre election violence is on the rise again in the run up to the local government polls...

Ceasefire must stay on track Gulf-News, 28 February 2002. The ceasefire agreement in Sri Lanka is still on track, now that President Chandrika Kumaratunga has denied saying that she could stop the agreement "with one letter to the army commander"...

48 hours given for Tamil groups to disarm Frederica Jansz in Colombo, 2.45 p.m. SLT Wednesday February 27 . The Sri Lanka Army's 23rd regiment in Batticaloa has held discussions with members representing the EPDP, PLOTE, EPRLF and TELO to inform them that carrying arms will be prohibited in view of the Memorandum of Understanding reached between the Government and the LTTE...

Referendum on conflict agreement - PM Daily News, Feb 28, 2002. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe declared that a referendum will be held to obtain the consent of the entire nation on the agreement that will be reached following talks between the LTTE for the resolution of the ethnic conflict...

Kontouri in contention Yahoo India, 27 February 2002. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will appoint at least three physical trainers to beef up their cricket set-up, it is learnt...

Pak drops Wasim Akram from Asian Test squad Yahoo India, 27 Feb 2002. Pakistan left out veteran pacer Wasim Akram from their squad of 14 for the second Asian Test Championship final against Sri Lanka, the Pakistan Cricket Board announced on Tuesay...

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