The Lanka Academic
 
MARCH 21, 2002 EST, USA
 
A NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED BY LACNET
 
VOL. 2, NO. 349
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Canadian Secretary of State for Asia to visit Lanka
Ranmali Wijesuriya in Colombo, SLT 9.30 a.m Friday 22 March. Canada's Secretary of State for Asia and Pacific, David Kilgour, MP will be on an official visit to Sri Lanka from March 25th to 28th. Kilgour is a federal MP and is essentially a deputy foreign minister. Kilgour is the highest ranking Canadian official to visit Sri Lanka since 1995. David Kilgour's Edmonton riding in Canada has a large and influential Tamil community. Kilgour is known to have a clear understanding of the Sri Lankan situation. He is recognised as a strong supporter of Sri Lanka.
Published: Thu Mar 21 22:34:32 EST 2002
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UNF nets huge win in local body polls
 Gulf-News, 22 March 2002. The ruling United National Front (UNF) swept the local government elections held on Wednesday, winning all but five of the 222 councils... Back to the top
Sri Lanka expects budget reforms
 BBC South Asia, Thursday, 21 March, 2002, 18:26 GMT . It is expected that the government, which has signed an unpopular peace deal with Tamil Tigers rebels, will set a 3.7% economy growth target for 2002... Back to the top
Marxist JVP cries foul
 Gulf-New, 22 March 2002. The Marxist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP, People's Liberation Front) yesterday cried foul about alleged malpractices at Wednesday's local polls, but said its party was happy that it had been able to win control of one council for the first time in history and increase its number of members in the councils... Back to the top
Sri Lanka's ruling party sweeps local polls
 The Hindustan Times, Colombo, March 21 . Sri Lanka's ruling party won an unprecedented landslide victory in local elections, taking 217 councils out of the 222 that went to the polls, official results showed Thursday... Back to the top
Sri Lanka - Tiger Territory
 Dateline-SBS, 22 March 2002. For the last 20 years, the Tamil Tigers have fought to establish a separate state on the island nation of Sri Lanka... Back to the top
Observers express concern over violations of election laws
 Gulf-News, 21 March 2002. An independent election-monitoring group in Sri Lanka expressed concern about the violations of election laws during yesterday's local election and said that the majority of the complaints were against ruling United National Front (UNF) supporters... Back to the top
North East polls on September 25
 Daily News, Friday, 22 March 2002. The Local Government elections in the North and East, including Ampara district have been postponed to September 25 by Elections Commissioner Dayananda Dissanayake... Back to the top
LTTE men threaten officer and refuse to leave area
 Frederica Jansz in Colombo, 3 p.m. SLT Wednesday March 20. Some men from the LTTE are reported to have threatened Army officers with a machete when asked to leave the area of Pachchidikuruppu, north east of Batticaloa... Back to the top
Will Peace Ever Return to Paradise
 The Japan Times Online, Tuesday, March 19, 2001. COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- Foreign visitors to Sri Lanka have been singing its praises since the days of Marco Polo... Back to the top
Explosion destroys Vavuniya ammo dump
 Tamilnet, 21 March 2002. An ammunition dump of the Sri Lanka army exploded Wednesday evening in Vavuniya, military sources in the northern border town said... Back to the top
Sri Lankan Govt Considers Venue For Peace Talks
 Nothern Light, Wednesday, March 20, 2002 10:38 PM EST . COLOMBO, Mar 21, 2002 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- The Sri Lankan government is considering a venue for preliminary talks with separatist Tamil Tiger rebels on the proposed peace negotiations, the state-run Daily News said on Thursday... Back to the top
Cricket - Big match parades old school ties
 Yahoo India, 21 MARCH 2002. Cricket, ugly ties and Russian strippers -- the Old Boy school network is alive and well in Sri Lanka and experiencing a feeding frenzy with the normal social and business rivalry between alumni of the two best-known schools knocked into overdrive by a cricket match... Back to the top
Sri Lanka Wants to Buy Indian Wheat Through 5 MNCs
 Yahoo India, march 21. India has agreed to extend a 15 year creditline to Sri Lanka for export of 0.3 million tonnes of wheat annually, but Colombo has put a condition that the grains be routed through 5 multinational companies... Back to the top
List of seriously flawed local government polls
 CMEV, 21 March 2002. CMEV monitored the local government elections in only 60 local government bodies on March 20, 2002... Back to the top
Latest LG Election Results...
 ICT/news.lk, 21 March 2002. General Elections to Municipal and Urban Councils and Pradeshiya Sabhas - 2002 Back to the top
LTTE prepared to end hostilities with all parties
 Frederica Jansz in Colombo, 2.05 p.m. SLT Wednesday March 20. Thamil Chelvam in an interview with state television has said the LTTE is prepared to end hostilities with all parties including Tamil para military groups... Back to the top
A meeting with Karikalan
 Daily News, March 21, 2002. Karikalan alleged that over the years Tamils had been dispossessed of their lands in many areas by Muslims who indulged in sharp trading practices... Back to the top
Minister joins call for lifting of ban on Tigers
 Gulf-News, 21 March 2002. Tamil political parties known to be acting as a front group for the Tamil guerrillas have stepped up their campaign in Sri Lanka calling for the removal of the ban on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) ahead of talks with the government... Back to the top
Diplomacy - Peace gets a chance in Sri Lanka
 Yahoo India, 21 March 2002. It is also no secret that India was less than happy when, more than two years ago, Norway offered to facilitate a dialogue between the Sri Lankan government and the LTTE, says Aditi Phadnis... Back to the top
Sri Lankans ask, where did you go to school?
 The Island/Reuters, March 21, 2002. The Old Boy school network is alive and well in Sri Lanka and experiencing a feeding frenzy with the normal social and business rivalry between alumni of the two best-known schools knocked into overdrive by a cricket match... Back to the top
"Peace process" is like wedding without bride- NSSP
 Saroj Pathirana in London, Wednesday 20/03/02 1745 GMT. Sri Lanka’s current cease-fire and the "confidence building measures" would not lead to anywhere near a solution to the national question unless the authorities put forward a concrete proposal, a senior leader of a leftwing party said... Back to the top
Sri Lanka cuts interest rates
 Yahoo Singapore, Wednesday March 20, 9:07 PM. Sri Lanka's central bank cut key interest rates on Wednesday, citing government plans to raise revenues, but warned monetary policy would remain tight... Back to the top
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