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Thursday
31st
President challenges
Opposition Leader to clear his name
Darsha
sets new Asian record in winning gold
Sihala Urumaya will
contest in 18 districts
Sri Lanka an excellent
business partner says Indian MP
Nominations to be handed over tomorrow
Ashraff meets President CBK
Wednesday
30th
Fishermen
complain of increasing LTTE thefts
ICRC
intervenes to restore LTTE cut water supply
Protection for women against
election violence
Presidential
committees to look into Pensions and Welfare of Services Personnel
Underworld
gang behind hand grenade attack
Government takes special
measures to ensure free and fair election
Telecom
links between Jaffna and the world re-established
President rejects
minister’s resignation
Tuesday
29th
Hand grenade flung at OIC
LTTE
cuts off water in return for money : 12,000 civilians suffer
CWC
to extend support to PA
UNP’s
new manifesto focuses on alleviating hardship of masses
JVP
carrying out house-to-house election campaign
Monday
28th
President
instructs defence authorities on election violence
PAFFREL appeals to
parties to hold free and fair elections
General
Election : Nominations received from today
Oldest
Tamil political parties face each other in ten years
LTTE waiting for a
vacuum in political leadership
New
alliances developing for polls
Talks between
Sihala Urumaya and Bhumiputra a fiasco
Saturday
26th
Army
plans to recapture Elephant Pass – new Army Chief
MEP
joins People’s Alliance
Central
Bank governors to meet in Sri Lanka to discuss issues
Friday
25th
New Army Commander
assumes duties
LTTE
stamp flatly refused by Canadian Authorities
PA
to contest all districts in North East
CWC leader goes to court
EPRLF
faction decides to support PA
UNP
manifesto finalised
Thursday
24th
The
disappointing delay over British ban on LTTE
Fifteen
illegal SL migrants discovered in Bosnia
MahanayakeTheras
want govt to curb election violence
SLMC
will decide today
Varadarajah Perumal
leads independent group to run in NE
High
Commissioners present credentials
Wednesday
23rd
Malar
at 7 crushed by Tigers- A child fighter describes abduction and training
British
government delays proscribing LTTE
Civilians
have not evacuated Jaffna – says SLA
World's
most colourful pageant watched by over 40,000 web surfers
Sihala
Urumaya’s inaugural rally in Kandy
SLMC
pledges full support to PA
Ten more
political parties seek recognition
Tuesday
22nd
Polls
Chief gives a seven day deadline
Campaigns
begin for general election
Open debate on
Constitution Bill
Public Sector Management
Services Authority to function soon
Development
plan for Colombo city
New Universities Act
formulated
Monday
21st
President
determined to enact Constitution to guarantee minority rights
Police
to strengthen law on election violence
All
Tamil parties to contest in North and East
Volunteers
and international observers to monitor elections
Sihala
Urumaya recognized
SLMC
rules out supporting UNP at forthcoming election
Sinhala
nationalist parties fail at consensus
Archbishop
assures further discussions on proposed constitution
Saturday
19th
LTTE
behind shot dead fishermen - Police
New
Army Commander appointed
Town
Hall suicide bomber’s family to appear in court soon
PA
unions show strength for Govt.
Friday
18th
President
declares that parliament stands dissolved
Massive rally against
LTTE in Switzerland
Government
decides to make SLRP a pensionable service
Cabinet
decisions
RSA
Housing Programme successful
Farmers
stage demonstration – Fasting farmers talk with PM
Iliyas
suspended by SLMC
UNP,
MSS demo against new constitution
SB
elected SLFP Secretary General
Government
bans setting up of new plastic industries
Thursday
17th
Nine
year old killed in blast – the ruthless suicide bombings of Tigers
Government has not
abandoned peace efforts, President
LTTE
front lines bombed to curb fresh build up
President
talks with Mahanayake Thera
Thai
group visit Jaffna to witness LTTE terror
President
promises to develop Sri Dalada Maligawa and environs
Court
extends enjoining order on EPRLF
Parliament
approves Supplementary Estimate
Wednesday
16th
LTTE
terror devour 18,000 lives of Tamil youth
Tamil
party leaders move to Jaffna for elections
Indian
vessel to assist SL Navy fight LTTE arms shipments
Media reforms motion taken up for
debate
Philippines
alert on Tiger fundraising
PLOTE cadre killed by Tigers
Tight security for Madhu pilgrims
Sihala
Urumaya to link with MEP
Four UNP dissidents found
guilty by party
Tuesday
15th
Prime Minister assures
the status of Buddhism
Tamil
parties gear up for the next general election
Tamil Engineer arrested
for supplying maps to LTTE
SLMC to contest under PA
symbol
Iran
doubles tea imports from Sri Lanka
E-commerce explosion :
600 Lankan firms to trade in cyberspace
Sri
Lanka contribute to UN's Millennium Summit
Sihala Urumaya shows signs
of cracks
Saturday
12th
President
vows to enact new constitution after General Election
Troops
kill LTTE intelligence leader “Maravan” in ambush
First
ever highway network gets under way
Friday
11th
New
Prime Minister insist on UNP's co-operation for the upliftment of the
country
Sirimavo steps down
Arjuna
bids farewell to cricket
BOI signs two Thermal
Power Plants worth of 42 million US Dollars
Impeachment
motion against Berty Premalal
IT University for young
professionals
UNP
tells India to stop 'interfering' Sri Lanka
President
sincere in resolving the problem - TULF
Thursday
10th
Ratnasiri
appointed prime minister today
LTTE
claymore mine kills child
Future
of draft constitution discussed today
Buddhist priest calls off
death fast
State
of emergency extended by one month
Wednesday
09th
No
Referendum needed for amendments
LTTE suspected of
supporting Indian film star's kidnapping
LTTE asked to show cause -
Delhi High Court
Tamil
Parties Express Dissent Over UNP’s Stand Over the Draft
Mahanayake Theras
warn MPs not to vote new Constitution
Civilian
passenger-ferry service to Jaffna resumed
Catholic
Bishops welcome draft Constitution
Debate
on Draft Constitution Postponed
Terrorists came to
attack farmers killed
Tuesday
08th
Ashraff reveals UNP
leader's controversial letter
Buddhist
priest commences fast-unto-death
Janatha
party president says talks with terrorists wrong
Over
twenty five questioned on Heda Medura blast
Opposition
Leader wants to restart the process
Minister says 25
UNPers will join the government
Monday
07th
LTTE
exploit NGO funded orphanages to supply cadres
UNP
parliamentary group will decide today
Debate on
draft Constitution today
Religious
dignitaries urge UNP not to withdraw
Citizenship
for Indian Tamils under new Constitution
Three
injured in blast at ‘Heda Medura’
Asia's biggest
children's hospital opened in Sri Lanka
Saturday
05th
Tamil Tigers expand
net in Thailand
UNP MPs behavior in
Parliament might hurt the minorities - PLOTE
National Sangha
Convention support new Constitution
LTTE suicide bomber
blasts himself at check point
Friday
04th
Ranil looses control over party
Terrorist smuggling medicine stock to Tiger hospital killed
UNP pulls out of debate
President presents Bill unmoved by
UNP's shameful uproar
Sri Lanka's first Commercial Mediation
Centre
Cabinet approves new electoral system
Picketing in support of draft constitution
JVP protests against draft constitution
Thursday
03rd
Supreme Court orders referendum
Crucial meeting lasted 15 minutes
President presents the Draft Constitution today
Govt urge UNP to give fullest cooperation to Bill
New Jaffna Commander to assume duties today
Supreme Court has no jurisdiction says Choksy
UNP to vote against the
constitutional reforms
Wednesday
02nd
Buddhism given foremost place under new Constitution
LTTE turn school grounds into combat
training camps
Confessions of a teenage female LTTE
cadre
Media minister accuses UNP for false propaganda drive
PA-UNP crucial talks today
Pro-government demo in Colombo
Sanghas urge MPs not to vote in favour of draft bill
Supreme Court expected to give opinion within 24 hours
Minority parties happy with Draft
Constitution
Tuesday
01st
Reforms gets tougher and tougher
Rise of Jaffna; end of the wretched spell
Army General declares general amnesty for Army deserters
Draft constitution before parliament on Thursday
Tamil Businessman's relative admits
Tiger connections
UNP will take a decision on Thursday
Army General further remanded for human
rights violations
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