The Lanka Academic
 
MARCH 16, 2002 EST, USA
 
A NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED BY LACNET
 
VOL. 2, NO. 344
TLA FEATURE CORNER
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Tigers 'must give up demand for state'
Gulf-News, march 17. The U.S. government yesterday urged the LTTE to give up its demand for a separate state in Sri Lanka in order to consider the lifting of the ban on the organisation in their country, adding more pressure on the rebel group. The U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian Affairs, Christina Rocca, told a news conference in Colombo that lifting the ban on the LTTE will depend on "the LTTE ending hostile activities, showing respect to humanity and accepting that an independent state is not a viable option". More...
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Prime Minister Wickremesinghe Visits Tamil City
 Leo de Lile in Colombo, 5.00pm, SLT, March. 16, 2002. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, second from the left makes offerings on his arrival at the Hindu temple of Nagarkovil, in the northern Jaffna peninsula during his two-day visit... Back to the top
US, Lanka in talks on military cooperation
 Times of India, march 16. The United States is holding talks with Sri Lanka on increasing military cooperation while supporting Norwegian attempts to broker peace in the island, a top visiting US official said here on Saturday... Back to the top
Peace prospects in Lanka brighter than before: US
 Deccan Herald, 5:50AM SLT. Peace prospects in Lanka brighter than before: US : "The situation looks more promising than ever before... Back to the top
Peace prospects in Sri Lanka bright: US
 The Hindu NUS, Colombo, March 16. (PTI). The United States today said prospects for peace in Sri Lanka were now brighter than ever before and asked the Government and the LTTE to seize the moment to reach a negotiated settlement soon... Back to the top
US now more interested in Sri Lanka
 The Island, Sunday March 17, 2002. Commenting on reportedly negative reactions from the Tamil people to the US statement, Wills stressed that it (the statement) had been directed at the LTTE... Back to the top
ADB approves $ 200m loan to Sri Lanka
 dailystar, march 16. The Asian Development Bank has approved 200 million dollars in loans to Sri Lanka, government officials here said Thursday... Back to the top
Christina Rocca visits Jaffna
 The Hindu (International), march 16. The U.S. Assistant Secretary of State, Christina Rocca, arrived in this war-shattered peninsula for a brief visit that demonstrated that America was fully backing the Norwegian-facilitated peace process in Sri Lanka... Back to the top
OPENING STATEMENT BY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE CHRISTINA ROCCA
 Embassy of the United States of America, march 16. Colombo, 16 March 2002: Assistant Secretary of State Christina Rocca held a press conference this morning at the Galle Face Hotel in Colombo... Back to the top
Chandrika unable to meet Rocca
 The Hindu (International), march 16. The Sri Lankan President, Chandrika Kumaratunga, has expressed her inability to meet the U... Back to the top
Chandradasa shows his skills in golf
 Gulf-News, march 16. Tissa Chandradasa strolled to a four shot victory in the Emirates Amateur Open, supported by Fono and Nokia... Back to the top
U.S. throws its weight behind peace in Sri Lanka
 IANS/Yahoo, march 16. Sri Lanka does not produce oil nor is it a haven for Al Qaida terrorists... Back to the top
Peace movement condemns bomb attack on Sarvodaya leader’s house
 Saroj Pathirana in London, Friday 15/03/02 1935 GMT. Sri Lankan based peace campaign, National Peace Council (NPC) strongly condemned the bomb attack on Sarvodaya leader Dr... Back to the top
Lankans hold mass meditation for peace
 TOI, 5:15:27 PM Friday, March 15, 2002. ANURADHAPURA, Sri Lanka: Hundreds of thousands of Sri Lankans on Friday gathered at this sacred city of Anuradhapura for a mass peace meditation campaign, which organisers said was the largest such event to be held anywhere in the world... Back to the top
US officials in Jaffna peninsula
 BBC South Asia, Friday, 15 March, 2002, 14:19 GMT . Two senior Americans are visiting Sri Lanka's isolated northern Jaffna peninsula to bolster efforts to end the country's civil war... Back to the top
Lanka PM takes war-torn Jaffna by storm
 The Indian Express, Friday, March 15, 2002. The battle-scarred Jaffna peninsula on Thursday gave a rapturous welcome to Ranil Wickremesinghe, the first Sri Lankan Prime Minister in 20 years to visit the epicentre of the island’s rambling ethnic war... Back to the top
SRI LANKA: THE UNTOLD STORY Chapter 31: Indira Gandhi - a casualty of terror
 Asia Times, Friday, March 15 2002, 12:32GMT. In January 1984, the leadership of the Tamil United Liberation Front called for a unity conference in Madras, Tamil Nadu, in India... Back to the top
Hakeem Rushes to US defence
 Daily Mirror, Macrh 15, 2002. In a hard hitting speech denouncing the Tamil National Alliance's verbal outburst against the US government, SLMC leader Minister Rauff Hakeem yesterday said that no party has a right to thwart the international community voicing its opinion on the ceasefire... Back to the top
Ceat Ltd clarifies about outsourcing tyres from Sri Lanka firm
 Yahoo India, 15 March 2002. Ceat (CEATd.BO, news) Ltd has informed the Exchange about a news article in the Financial dated March 11, 2002 stating 'Ceat to outsource tyres from Tyre Corp. Srilankan JV'... Back to the top
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