The Lanka Academic
 
MARCH 8, 2002 EST, USA
 
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VOL. 2, NO. 336
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Five Killed at Sri Lankan Election Rally Blast
Xinhuanet, 09 March 2002. Five people including a woman were killed and 20 others injured when a hand grenade exploded at the ruling United National Party(UNP) election rally at Kalubowila, a suburb of capital Colombo on Friday night, police said. It is reported that an unidentified gang member threw the hand grenade at the UNP election rally. This is the first explosion at the local election rally. More...
Published: Fri Mar 8 23:22:21 EST 2002
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Lanka party wants end to Tamil promotional activities
 Times of India, MARCH 08, 2002 6:06:57 PM. : A radical Sinhalese political party has written to the Prime Minister asking him to put a halt to Tamil promotional activities in Sinhalese areas warning that it may otherwise lead to a severe backlash... Back to the top
Internal security ministry refuses to pay cost of transporting Ratwatta
 Waruna Karunatilake in Colombo, 1912 slt 08.03.02. The Ministry of Internal security has refused to pay Rs. 236.000 the cost of transporting former Minister Anurudha Ratwatta by helicopter for court hearings in Kandy. The Air Force has sent the bill to the ministry and the prison department for transporting Ratwatta on two occasions... Back to the top
The main suspect in the murder of deputy custom chief arrested
 Waruna Karunatilake in Colombo, 1907 slt 08.03.02. The main suspect in the murder of the deputy director customs Sujith Prasana Perera was arrested today by a team of CID officers... Back to the top
10 policemen, 31 civilians indicted
 Gulf-News, 09 March 2002. The attorney general has indicted 10 police officers and 31 civilians for the alleged massacre of 27 former Tamil guerrillas who were undergoing rehabilitation in government camp in central Sri Lanka two years back, officials said... Back to the top
Sri Lanka's best-known AIDS victim to use Indian drugs
 IANS/yahoo, 09 March 2002. Sri Lanka's best-known AIDS patient, a paediatrician who contracted the illness through an infected blood transfusion, will turn to cheaper Indian drugs when a government grant which gave her free treatment runs out... Back to the top
Hundreds of women languish in Sri Lanka mental hospital
 Age, 09 March 2002. Hundreds of Sri Lankan women who have fully recovered from mental illnesses are languishing in hospital as their relatives refuse to take them back, officials said today... Back to the top
Man guilty in fraud linked to Tamil Tigers
 National Post, 09 March 2002. TORONTO - A Toronto man has pleaded guilty to his role in a sophisticated fraud scheme that used spy cameras hidden in service stations to record customers' debit card information, the RCMP said yesterday... Back to the top
Aid sought as Lanka vows to cut spending
 Gulf-Dailynews, 09 March 2002. Sri Lanka promised yesterday to slash government spending and trim its budget deficit to 8.5 per cent of gross domestic product this year, saying it was counting on donors to ease the pain of a steep economic decline... Back to the top
Photo - Head of SLMM and LTTE Leader
 The Island/Reuters, March 9, 2002. Head of the ceasefire monitoring committee, Trond Furuhovde (L) stands with the leader of the Liberation Tamil Tiger of Eelam (LTTE) Velupillai Prabhakaran (C) and political wing leader of the LTTE, S... Back to the top
Sri Lanka weapons handover begins
 BBC South Asia, Friday, 8 March, 2002, 17:12 GMT . The de-commissioning of weapons in line with a Norwegian-brokered ceasefire has begun in Sri Lanka... Back to the top
Tamil chief sees peace within reach
 Financial Review, 09 March 2002. The reclusive leader of the Tamil Tiger rebels said yesterday that a "historic" cease-fire agreement he had signed with the Government laid a base to end Sri Lanka's nearly two decade-long ethnic war... Back to the top
Catholic MP Supports Norochcholai
 Daily Mirror, March 8, 2002. Gampaha district PA MP Jeyaraj Fernandopulle who often acts as the catholic spokesman for the PA yesterday called upon the government to go ahead with the controversial Norochcholai coal power plant claiming he and some other Catholic MPs were not opposed to the move... Back to the top
Cricket - Pakistan face innings defeat after Sami hattrick
 Yahoo India, March 8, 8:31 PM. Pakistan were struggling to avoid an innings defeat in the Asian Test Championship final after stumbling to 193 for five in their second innings against Sri Lanka on Friday... Back to the top
Ammunition store in Jaffna destroyed
 Gulf-News, 09 December 2002. An ammunition dump of the Sri Lankan military was destroyed in a major fire in the northern Jaffna peninsula sparking off fears and panic among residents living in the northern region where a ceasefire between the government and the Tamil guerrillas are effective... Back to the top
No Holding back by Sri Lanka
 BBC South Asia, 8 March, 2002,. Sri Lankan cricket officials have condemned comments by former West Indies paceman Michael Holding about the bowling action of Muttiah Muralitharan... Back to the top
Norway battles odds in Lanka peace bid
 Times of India, FRIDAY, MARCH 08, 2002 . Norwegian-brokered truce has silenced Sri Lanka's guns but analysts said the battle for peace had only just begun... Back to the top
Civilians support for the truce between the government and the militants
 Leo de Lile in Colombo, 9.00 pm, SLT, March. 07, 2002. Buddhist monks and other religious leaders join Hindu and Christian civilians to hold candles supporting first mutually agreed truce between the government and the militants in seven years, at Fort railway station in Colombo... Back to the top
SLMM deputy chief arrives Colombo today
 Saroj Pathirana in London, Thursday 07/03/02 1845 GMT. Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) Hagrup Haukland arrives Colombo today along with another group of Norwegian truce monitors... Back to the top
S.Lankan President Calls for Women's Greater Role
 Nothern Light, Thursday, March 07, 2002 10:01 PM EST . Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga called on women to play a major role in the country's peace process as it is women who have suffered most as a result of the war... Back to the top
ADB Opens New Resident Mission Office in Sri Lanka
 Yahoo Singapore, 08 March 2002. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has opened its new resident mission office in Colombo... Back to the top
Jaya writes to PM on fishermen
 Yahoo India, 08 March 2002. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa tonight requested Prime Minister A B Vajpayee to exert diplomatic pressure on Sri Lanka for early release of 22 fishermen from Nagapattinam, allegedly imprisoned in Jaffna... Back to the top
Sri Lanka to Set Up Energy Committee on Power Crisis
 Nothern Light, Thursday, March 07, 2002 9:55 PM EST . The Sri Lankan government has passed legislation to set up an Energy Supply Committee considered necessary to find a solution to the country's power crisis, the official Daily News reported on Friday... Back to the top
Indian Trade Curbs Signal Bleak Future for Region
 Yahoo India, 08 March 2002. India's mounting trade barriers, which are restricting access to the goods and commodities of its small neighbouring states to the biggest South Asian market, are singalling a bleak future for the South Asian Association for Regional Corporation (Saarc)... Back to the top
Sangakkara puts Sri Lanka in command
 NDTV/MSNBC, Thursday, March 7, 2002 . Kumar Sangakkara's scintillating double century put Sri Lanka in a commanding position in the second Asian Test Championship final against Pakistan Back to the top
Sri Lanka schedule for England and India
 Yahoo India, 08 March 2002. Sri Lanka will play three tests and take part in a one-day series against England and India when they begin a tour of Britain in late April... Back to the top
Power and energy minister promises crisis over in two months
 Waruna Karunatilake in Colombo, 1332 slt 07.03.02. Power and energy minister Karu Jayasuriya told parliament today that the current power crisis would be solved within two months... Back to the top
U.N. calls for aid for Sri Lankan refugees
 IANS/Yahoo, 08 March 2002. The World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that thousands of Sri Lankans made refugees by the ethnic conflict in the island could go hungry if foreign donor nations don't dole out more food... Back to the top
Murali '1000 wickets'
 Daily Telegraph, 08 March 2002. Shane Warne has tipped Sri Lankan off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan to take 1000 Test wickets - double what most critics thought possible barely a decade ago... Back to the top
Legislation to repeal criminal defamation laws ready for cabinet approval
 Waruna Karunatilake in Colombo, 1326 slt 07.03.02. The government has finalized legislation to repeal criminal defamation laws... Back to the top
China welcomes Ceasefire Agreement
 Daily News, Friday, 8 March 2002. Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Jiang Qinzheng on Tuesday welcomed the signing of a Ceasefire Agreement between the Government of Sri Lanka and the LTTE last month and said that it is also the wish of the Government and the People of the People's Republic of China that the war be ended for the future well-being of all Sri Lankan communities... Back to the top
Vietnam Welcomes Cease-Fire Agreement in Sri Lanka
 Nothern Light, Thursday, March 07, 2002 5:57 AM EST . HANOI, Mar 7, 2002 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Vietnam welcomes the cease-fire agreement between the separatists Tamil Tiger rebels and the Sri Lanka government, said a Vietnamese spokeswoman at a regular press conference here Thursday... Back to the top
Postal voting in the local government elections begin
 Waruna Karunatilake in Colombo, 1336 slt 07.03.02. Postal voting in the local government election began this morning... Back to the top
Ceasefire strong base to end war: LTTE chief
 Deccan Herald, COLOMBO, March 7 (Reuters/PTI) The reclusi. Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) chieftain Velupillai Prabhakaran also praised the role of Norway, under fire from nationalist and Buddhist groups in the south, for bringing the two sides closer to the negotiating table... Back to the top
Tamils in Trinco unhappy about LTTE's recruitment drive
 Ranmali Wijesuriya in Colombo, SLT 12.30 p.m Thursday 7 March. Members of the Tamil community in Trincomalee have expressed their unhappiness about LTTE's recruitment drive in the area Lanka Academic sources in Trincomalee revealed today... Back to the top
Sri Lankan fishermen pressured to end protests during ceasefire talks
 WSWS, 08 March 2002. Fishermen on the Jaffna peninsula in northern Sri Lanka were compelled last month to end eight days of protests against the military’s severe restrictions on their fishing activities... Back to the top
Monitors urged to assist in demining
 Gulf-News, 08 March 2002. Tamil guerrilla chief Velupillai Prabhakaran made a strong appeal yesterday to international monitors observing the current ceasefire between the guerrillas and the Sri Lankan government, to assist in demining the northern region and re-open a key highway which runs through rebel-held territory... Back to the top
Cricket - Sangakkara credits father after double hundred
 Yahoo India, 08 March 2002. Sri Lankan Kumar Sangakkara paid tribute to his father on Thursday after becoming only the sixth wicketkeeper to score a test double hundred... Back to the top
IFFK: films for competition section selected
 The Hindu (Southern States), 08-03-2002 . T. K. Rajeevkumar's `Shesham' and T... Back to the top
Sri Lankan President Expresses Commitment to Peace Process
 People's Daily, Wednesday, March 06, 2002. Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga is fully committed to the Norwegian-brokered peace process despite her reservation over some clauses in the ceasefire agreement between the government and separatist Tamil Tiger rebels, presidential spokesman Harim Peiris said on Wednesday Back to the top
CRICKET It's all or nothing for inconsistent Atapattu
 IHT, 07 March 2002. Few cricketing virtues are more prized - by coaches, selectors and teammates alike - than consistency... Back to the top
Fishermen observe bandh
 Yahoo India, 07 March 2002. A bandh was observed in the district today demanding immediate action by the authorities for securing the release of 12 fishermen from here who were detained by the Sri Lankan navy last month... Back to the top
Sri Lanka link to burnt body
 BBC, 07 March 2002. Police believe the teenager whose badly burnt body was found in a north London park was alive seconds before being set on fire... Back to the top
Lanka to host Asian Track and Field Championship
 NDTV/MSNBC, March 6, 2002. Sri Lanka will host the Asian Track and Field Championships in August... Back to the top
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