Friday 31st
US
State Department accuses LTTE for murdering hundreds of civilians
Talks
prospects undiminished by Elephant Pass assault
Recent
carnage may herald end of Tiger terrorism
Norway
: New appointee for Sri Lankan peace effort
Civilian
flights suspended after plane crash
PA-UNP
talks: Both parties agree for regional councils
800
trained Tamil personnel to fill job shortages
Garment
Industry earnings doubled : 130% increase
Thursday 30th
Troops consolidate after inflicting heavy Tiger losses
Plane carrying 36 soldiers crashes
Tigers took no key base: official
Tigers subdued under heavy SLA resistance
MSR completely under army control
Civilians fail to fall for terrorist “safety”
charade
Wednesday 29th
Rebels
crumble under SLA retaliation
Sri
Lankan journalists attack civilian morale
LTTE
under worldwide anti-funding pressure
Govt
signs agreement with FAO to assist Jaffna farmers, fishermen
Canada
to prosecute LTTE Tamil "refugee" for murdering Tamil civilians
LTTE
supported Tamil street gangs fund-raising in Canada through criminal
activities
Father
sets fire to man involved in son's death
Tuesday 28th
Intellectuals
at Workshop optimistic of Lanka peace process
Reversals
frustrate terrorist attack on Elephant Pass
Rising
Tiger terror against Tamil civilian population
Thailand
denies reports on LTTE arms smuggling bases
Tiger
offensive weakens under SLA barrage
Tamil
student killed from terrorist fire
Monday 27th
Wanni
debacle top brass sent on compulsory retirement
Misinterpretation
of tourism figures "scurrilous"
SkyCabs
cargo plane crash kills eight
LTTE
artillery attacks mar Jaffna peace march
Thursday
23rd
Deadly
cough syrup racket
Sri
Lanka a transit point for international drug racket
Sri
Lanka not included in the UN funding cut list, says UN representative
Tamil
people to voice for "peace" in Jaffna march
Lawyers
talk to 'stripped' woman suspect detained by police
Wednesday 22nd
PA-UNP
third round agreement draws Tamil flack
New
portfolios for UNP rebels
Sri
Lanka among UN aid cost-cutting list
LTTE
attack fishermen
Commonwealth
to investigate 'distorted' CPU news item on Sri Lanka
Tuesday
21th
Controversial
Tamil text does not distort history: Professor
UNP
opposes Norwegian peace involvement
Police
defend against 'stripping'
UNP
miffed over missing Clinton's visit
New
board for state newspapers
Tamil
parties
want Germany to reconsider deportation
Monday
20th
Clinton
faces LTTE threat in India
Tamil
civilians protest against LTTE conscription
Police
urge vigilance against LTTE infiltration
Buddhist
prelates urge government to crush terrorism militarily
Norway
continue to support Sri Lankan peace effort
Arrested:
German businessman involved in aircraft assembly
LTTE
continue to attack Tamil civilians
Germany
shows disapproval of Tamil rebel activities: Tamil refugees deported
Thursday
16th
PA-UNP Second
round talks today
ADB
pledges US $ 610mn in financial assistance
Pressure
mounts against peace process
President
the obstacle for bipartisan consensus, says UNP
Breakaway Vikalpa Group to force democratisation of UNP
German
seized with light aircraft, questioned for LTTE Links
Puravasi
Peramuna condemns LTTE attack, proposes
Apex Council for N & E
Tiger
suspectsmuggling explosives in TV sets arrested
Batticaloapass system
appeal
unlikely to succeed
Government
prevention programmes reduce suicide rate
Wednesday
15th
De-escalation
will coincide with talks: Kumaratunga
UNP
rejects "baseless" Presidential accusations
Main suspect behind
Rajagiriya carnage arrested
SLMC demands minority representation in UNP delegation
Students quit protest after suspect
describes good treatment
Foreign
university professor released
Tuesday
14th
Tiger "pretzel logic"
breeds peace scepticism
LTTE
woman spy arrested
Rising anti-terrorism
force wants to crush LTTE
Sri Lanka
Telecom Debentures oversubscribed: more to be issued
"Foreign"
university don arrested over Borella carnage
Tiger
explosive experts employees in jewellry shops: 8 arrested
Monday
13th
Sri Lanka
leftist
party opposes Norwegian involvement
LTTE
sympathisers and Tamil militant groups in drug smuggling
Tamil parties divided on LTTE contesting elections
Govt
delegation to negotiate release of POWs
Govt
determined to negotiate with the LTTE, says President Kumaratunga
Supporters of
Tiger Group for Rajagiriya attack arrested
Human
Rights groups condemns Tiger attack on civilians
British
Conservative Party condemns LTTE brutal acts of terrorism
Tigers go haywire: innocent
civilians victims of their anger
Friday
10th
Explosions, gunfire rock
Colombo suburb
No peace reversal despite
Norwegian govt fall
More than 4,000 Army Deserters
report to duty
Minister charge Shell Gas for
fraudulent action
Sri Lanka third place in the
world test ratings
President meets Ranil in
historic meeting
Thursday
09th
If Tigers
aren't peace obstacle, who is?: Official
LTTE subversive
action threatens India
Army deserters
given another chance
Date set for
objections to UNP election petition
Optimism marks
outset of constitutional talks
Wednesday
08th
Three judges to probe Minister's statement
Ranil seeks
"transparency and timeframe" in constitutional talks
International
merchant fleet run by Tiger front companies
Women should live free from
harassment - President's Women's Day Message
Tuesday
07th
Kumaratunga
rejects dual role for executive
UNP to campaign
against Executive Presidency
Military
assistance for Hindus to celebrate religious festival
UNP invites UK engagement in peace talks
Free Trade and projects boon to
Sri Lanka: Kumaratunga
UNP
constitutional delegation named
5,000 LTTE
prisoners unaccounted for, says Perumal
Terrorists
suffer heavy casualties from artillery fire
Monday
06th
US State Dept accuse LTTE and
PLOTE of human rights abuses
Buddhist clergy
against Norway's involvement in peace effort
Chemmani mass
graves: CID to arrest 07 military persons
LTTE Finance Chief killed in
ambush
Kumar Ponnambalam, LTTE target
since 1995
Saturday
04th
FEATURE:
Free trade good, SAFTA better
Sivalingam
assassination was Tiger payback for speech
Tigers
bungle third successive assassination bid
Govt welcomes UNP
presence at talks
Thursday
02nd
Parties press
Ranil on Presidential talks
Inflation continues downward trend: Central Bank
Deputy Media
Minister launches Tamil "e-zine"
Resurgent
foreign investment expected from new access to Indian markets
Sun Microsystems
to invest US$10mn in Lankan software training centre
Wednesday
01st
High growth in
exports under Indo-Lanka Free Trade Agreement
Children's
hunger leads refugee mother to suicide
Amnesty
extended, arrest for non-returners
Sri Lanka to
extend judicial cooperation to other countries
Prabhakaran's
"humanitarianism" rings hollow
550 prisoners
"heavy labourers" for Tigers
Free media gives UNP "fraud" free reign
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