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Sri Lanka on track to improve the road network
[January 17, 2005]
[The World Bank, Information Note, 16 January 2006]

Sri Lanka sets goals for achieving excellence in education
[January 17, 2005]
[The World Bank, Information Note, 16 January 2006]
 

Economic & Market Bulletin
[December 25, 2005]
A weekly publication of the Economic Affairs Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Volume 2:Issue 41 
23rd December, 2005 

 

Economic & Market Bulletin
[December 12, 2005]
A weekly publication of the Economic Affairs Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Volume 2:Issue 39 
9th December, 2005 
 

Economic & Market Bulletin
[November 22, 2005]
A weekly publication of the Economic Affairs Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Volume 2:Issue 36 
18th November, 2005
 

Economic & Market Bulletin
[November 7, 2005]
A weekly publication of the Economic Affairs Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Volume 2:Issue 34 
04th November, 2005 
 

Caring humane democratic governance
[October 24, 2005]
(Sunday Observer - 23 October 2005)
 

Economic & Market Bulletin
[October 24, 2005]
A weekly publication of the Economic Affairs Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Volume 2:Issue 32 
21st October, 2005
 

Economic & Market Bulletin
[October 18, 2005]
A weekly publication of the Economic Affairs Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Volume 2:Issue 31 
14th October, 2005
 

Economic & Market Bulletin
[October 11, 2005]
A weekly publication of the Economic Affairs Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Volume 2:Issue 29 
30th September, 2005 
 

Economic & Market Bulletin
[September 26, 2005]
A weekly publication of the Economic Affairs Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Volume 2:Issue 28 
23rd September, 2005
 

Economic & Market Bulletin
[September 17, 2005]
A weekly publication of the Economic Affairs Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Volume 2:Issue 27 
16th September, 2005 
 

Economic & Market Bulletin
[September 09, 2005]
A weekly publication of the Economic Affairs Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Volume 2:Issue 26 
09th September 2005 

 

Economic & Market Bulletin
[September 06, 2005]
A weekly publication of the Economic Affairs Division of the Ministry of Foreign    Affairs
Volume 2:Issue 25 
02nd September 2005
 

Economic & Market Bulletin
[August 18, 2005]
A weekly publication of the Economic Affairs Division of the Ministry of Foreign    Affairs
Volume 2:Issue 23 
19th August 2005 
 

Economic & Market Bulletin
[August 15, 2005]
A weekly publication of the Economic Affairs Division of the Ministry of Foreign    Affairs
Volume 2:Issue 22 
12th August 2005 
 

1934 review of Thagore’s “Sapmochan” in Colombo by SWRD Bandaranaike
[August 11, 2005]
2005-08-11 (Asian Tribune)

In 1934 Rabindranath Tagore and his ensemble were here in Colombo for a performance of his “Sapmochan”.

Economic & Market Bulletin

[August 8, 2005
A weekly publication of the Economic Affairs Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Volume 2:Issue 21 
5th August 2005
 

After Ceasefire, Northern province has grown twice as fast as the Western province
[August 03, 2005] 
by Jayantha Dhanapala
Colombo, 03 August, (Asiantribune.com):
 

How peace and development feed on each other
[July 19, 2005
by Jayantha Dhanapala
Sujatha Jayawardena Memorial Oration delivered by Jayantha Dhanapala, Secretary General, Government Peace Secretariat, on July 14, under the aegis of the University of Colombo Alumni Association.

Economic & Market Bulletin
[July 19, 2005
A weekly publication of the Economic Affairs Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Volume 2:Issue 18 
15th July 2005
 

"Rapid progress made in post-tsunami rehabilitation"
[July 14, 2005
by Gamini Perera
(The Island – 14th July 2005)
 

FTA to double volume of Trade between Pakistan, Sri Lanka
[July 07, 2005]
Courtesy: Pakistan Times Foreign Desk
 

Economic & Market Bulletin
[July 6, 2005]
A weekly publication of the Economic Affairs Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Volume 2:Issue 16 
1st July 2005 

 

Economic & Market Bulletin
[July 4, 2005
A weekly publication of the Economic Affairs Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Volume 2:Issue 15 
24th June 2005 

 

The Courage for Peace
[June 29, 2005]
by Lakshman Kadirgamar, PC


JBIC signs ODA loan agreements with Sri Lanka :
Supporting restoration from damages caused by tsunami and civil war
[June 22, 2005]
[
Reproduced fron the Daily News of June 21, 2005]
 

Sri Lanka is open for business
[June 20, 2005
by
Chris Betros
[
Reproduced fron Japan Today of June 17, 2005]
 

A tsunami and a reality check
[June 17, 2005]
[The Hindu - Editorial]
 


No hidden clauses in the Joint Mechanism to work with the LTTE – Jayantha Dhanapala

[June 14, 2005]
[Asian Tribune] 2005-06-14
 

‘We are not ostriches burying our head in the sand...’
‘Yanthranaya no kumanthranaya’

[May 26, 2005]
by Namini Wijedasa
[The Island] 2005-05-22 

 

Can she deliver the peace we need?
[May 26, 2005]
By An Indo Lankan
[Asian Tribune] 2005-05-22 

 

Economic & Market Bulletin
[May 25, 2005]
A weekly publication of the Economic Affairs Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Volume 2:Issue 10 
20th May 2005 

 

Economic & Market Bulletin
[May 16, 2005]
A weekly publication of the Economic Affairs Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Volume 2:Issue 9 
13th May 2005 

 

Dense 'Taraki' theories from the cool climbs of the west
[May 12, 2005]
By a Tamil moderate
 
[
Asian Tribune] 2005-05-12
 

Sri Lanka's passage through an ordeal 
[May 5, 2005]
By I Wickramasinghe 
[Daily News]
2005-05-04
 

The Murder of Sivaram
[May 2, 2005]
By Dayan Jayatilleka

[Asian Tribune] 2005-04-29
 

State's Rocca Urges Sri Lanka To Embrace Reforms, End Insurgency
[April 2 1, 2005]

 

Joint mechanism could help move peace process forward
[April 1, 2005]
Ram Manikkalingam
(Reproduced from The Hindu of March 31, 2005) 

 

We must never forget the tsunami victims - HRH The Prince of Wales
[March 9, 2005]
(Reproduced from www.telegraph.co.uk

 

Security Council reiterates strong condemnation of  use of child soldiers
[February 24, 2005]
Security Council
5129th Meeting (AM & PM)

 

Nukes Worldwide: Disarmament, Iran, and New Military Doctrines
[February 24, 2005]
Ravi R. Prasad
(Reproduced from Peace & Conflict Monitor)

 

Monetary Policy Review – February 2005
[February 17, 2005]
Issued By:  Economic Research Department
CENTRAL BANK OF SRI LANKA

Date: 2005-02-16
 

Sri Lanka to Get Special Trade Concession from US
[February 11, 2005]
Daya Gamage – Reporting to Asian Tribune

 

Sri Lanka Needs US$1.5 billion For Tsunami Recovery and Reconstruction
[February 3, 2005]
ADB, JBIC and World Bank Publish Damage and Needs Assessment

 

Rebuilding after Tsunami: Sri Lanka’s next challenges
[February 1, 2005]
By Sir Arthur C Clarke

 

We will not discriminate against LTTE-held areas: Kadirgamar
[January 31, 2005]
Reproduced from The Hindu of Friday, Jan 28, 2005

 

NGOs in fierce competition in Lanka
[January 27, 2005]
 

Sri Lanka: 20 days after the tsunami
[January 17, 2004]

 

Sri Lanka: An Island that fears the sea
[January 06, 2004]

By Ravi R. Prasad
Courtesy: UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL
 

Interview: Disaster may not bring rebels to talks
[January 4, 2004
By Ravi R. Prasad
UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL
 

Economic & Market Bulletin
[December 20, 2004
A weekly publication of the Economic Affairs Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Volume1:Issue 20 
17th December 2004
 

Prabhakaran drives into a cul-de sac
[December 10, 2004
(Reproduced from www.Tamilnewsweb.com )
 

Maravanpalau Peace Village in Jaffna
[December 09, 2004
By Ravi R Prasad
Courtesy: Peace and Conflict Monitor, 8th December 2004
 

Economic & Market Bulletin
[December 08, 2004
A weekly publication of the Economic Affairs Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Volume 1:Issue 18,
03rd December, 2004 

 

Asserting one's position while ignoring others’ concerns 
[November 30, 2004
By Jehan Perera
(Reproduced from the Daily Mirror of November 30, 2004) 
 

South Asia Terrorism Portal  
[November 30, 2004]
Weekly Assessments & Briefings
Volume 3, No. 20, November 29, 2004 
 

Time to talk, Chandrika tells LTTE
[November 25, 2004]
By V.S. Sambandan 
(Reproduced from The Hindu of November 24, 2004)

 

LTTE's commitment to federal solution in doubt
[November 24, 2004]
By V.S. Sambandan 
(Reproduced from The Hindu of Sunday, November  21, 2004)
 

Economic & Market Bulletin
[November 16, 2004
A weekly publication of the Economic Affairs Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Volume1:Issue 13

29th October 2004

Sri Lanka ready for federalism: Chandrika
[November 15, 2004]
Reproduced from The Hindu of November 12, 2004
 

Computer Literacy of Sri Lanka - 2004  

[November 11, 2004

By Dr. Amara Satharasinghe - Deputy Director (Information), Dept. of Census & Statistics 

 

Economic & Market Bulletin
[October 15, 2004]

A weekly publication of the Economic Affairs Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

 

“The role of dialogue in a democracy”
[October
15, 2004]

 

I see light at the end of the tunnel" - President
[September 08, 2004]

 

Resuming peace negotiations: 
Politics of the UNF and UPFA

[August 27, 2004]
by Ajit Rupasinghe, Secretary, Ceylon Communist Party - Maoist
(reproduced from the Sunday Observer of August 22, 2004)

 

Lankan recreates Chinese tea method for 'kings'
[August 24, 2004]
by Amal Jayasinghe
 

Sri Lanka's Stocks Surge Defies Bearish Outlook
[July 28, 2004]
By Andy Mukherjee, columnist for Bloomberg
(Reproduced from Bloomberg July 13, 2004)

 

A LAUDABLE STEP
[July 26, 2004]
(Reproduced from The Hindu, July 24, 2004)
 

Kandy Perahera begins today
[July 22, 2004]
by S. B. Karalliyadda
(Reproduced from the Island, July 22, 2004)
 

Our interactions with Americans are always friendly
[March 24, 2004]

(Reproduced from the Daily News, March 22, 2004)

 

We will provide continuity with change: Chandrika
[March 1, 2004]
(Reproduced from The Hindu, March 1, 2004)
 

These are the heroes
[February 25, 2004]
(
Reproduced from the Daily Mirror  of February 23, 2004


For Chandrika, ordering snap polls was an agonising decision

[F
ebruary 10, 2004]
By PK Balachanddran
(Reproduced from the Hindustan Times of February 9, 2004) 

Political Realignments and Peace Efforts
[February 3, 2004]
By G H Peiris
[Senior Professor, University of Peradeniya and Senior Fellow, International Centre for Ethnic Studies]
(Reproduced from the South Asia Intelligence Review)

An exponent of indigenous culture
[January 14, 2004]
Courtesy: Daily News, January 14, 2004
By W.T.A. Leslie, Fernando
 

President, Premier, Prabhakran and the People
[December 22, 2003]
(Reproduced from the Daily News, December 20,2003)
by H. L. D. Mahindapala, a former editor of the Daily News
 

A Presidential Intervention
[November 18, 2003]
(Reproduced from the South Asia Intelligence Review [SAIR])
By Guest Writer: Prof. G.H. Peiris
(G.H. Peiris is a Senior Professor, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, and Senior Fellow, International Centre for Ethnic Studies)
 

Transcript: Interview with Chandrika Kumaratunga
[November 17, 2003]
By Edward Luce

Courtesy Financial Times, London

 

LTTE trying to rehabilitate its ace arms procurer
[October 27, 2003]
PK Balachandran
(Reproduced from the Hindustan Times, October 19,2003)

 

Naval surveillance is the millstone around LTTE's neck [October 17, 2003]
By PK Balachanddran, Colombo
(Reproduced from the Hindustan Times, October 14, 2003)

 

Small Arms: the real weapons of mass deaths, destruction

[October 17, 2003]

By Lyndon Jeffels
 
(Reproduced from the Daily Mirror, October 16, 2003)

 

Sirimavo — supreme woman politician of the last century
[
October 10, 2003]
By Prof. W. A. Wiswa Warnapala
 

LTTE PROVES CHANDRIKA RIGHT
[September 23, 2003]
by B. Raman

 

Angry India cancels Navy chief's visit to Lanka
[September 16, 2003]
By PK Balachanddran, Colombo
(Reproduced from the Hindustan Times, September 15,2003)

 

India should support Colombo to deal with Tigers
[September 15, 2003]
JN Dixit, former Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka.

[Courtesy Hindustan Times, August 24, 2003]

Sri Lanka Freedom Party in the politics of Sri Lanka
(September 4, 2003)

(By Prof. W. A. Wiswa Warnapala)

 

Mani Shankar Aiyer on Asian women leaders
(Reproduced from Femina July 1999)

(September 3, 2003)

 

Senior Judge’s Resignation: A Warning of Deteriorating Judicial Independence And Rule of Law In Sri Lanka.
[September 3, 2003]

 

The NE merger; only an Interim Arrangement?
(By R. K. 22.08. 2003)

Provisional Administration
By Dr. S. Chandrasekharan 

(July 29, 2003)
 

Tamil rebels training women in Sri Lanka to remove landmines
By Ravi Prasad
(Reproduced from the Channel News Asia of July 18, 2003)

 

Peace Process: Stalemate continues

By Dr. S. Chandrasekharan 

 

Taming The Tamil Tiger
(By B. Raman)

 

A legend in the making 
By Lakshman Kadirgamar P.C., M.P

 

Cohabitation in Sri Lanka
(By R.K. 04.07. 2003)

 

PM writes to the nation
(Reproduced from the Official Website of The Peace Secretariat of the Sri Lankan Government )

 

‘Sri Lanka 2003’ 
(Reproduced from The Washington Post)

 

The country needs CBK more than ever
By  Mangala Samaraweera 

 

'LTTE has set up de-facto State'
By Amit Baruah
(Reproduced from The Hindu of April 12, 2003)
  

Hakone Session: Post Talks Press Conference, March 18-21, 2003
  

Child Conscription and Peace: A Tragedy of Contradictions

 

Govt. says no to HSZ scale-down
Thushara Guneratne reporting from Hakone, Japan
(Reproduced from the Daily Mirror of March 20, 2003)
  

Oslo says talks on track
(Reproduced from the Daily Mirror of March 13, 2003)
  

Marapana replies to LTTE as moves get underway to save peace process
By Sunil Jayasiri
(Reproduced from Daily Mirror of March 12, 2003)
 

IFC makes strategic investment in Commercial Bank
(Reproduced from the Daily News of March 11, 2003)

 

LTTE operatives hunting for Russian missiles in Laos
(Reproduced from the Sunday Times of March 9, 2003)
  

CBK wants 50% of seats reserved for women 
(Reproduced from the Daily Mirror of March 7, 2003)
  

Government must play strong cards in its possession — Kadirgamar
By Bandula Jayasekara
(Reproduced from The Island of March 6, 2003)
 

Leo Burnett's Unreal Odel wins Campaign of the Year
(Reproduced from the Daily Mirror of March 5, 2003)
 

Tamil Tigers turn to ANC 
By Frances Harrison
BBC correspondent in Colombo
(Reproduced from BBC News UK Edition of March 3, 2003)
  

Ex-Jaffna Mayor goes to Rights Commission
By Sunimalee Dias and Kasun Yapa Karunaratne
(Reproduced from the Daily Mirror of March 3, 2003)
  

CBK for peace: War is not the solution
By Shakuntala Perera
(Reproduced from the Daily Mirror of February 26, 2003)
  

Indian Oil gets down to business in Sri Lanka
By Nisthar Cassim
(Reproduced from the Daily Mirror of February 26, 2003)
 

Slow and steady path to peace – PM 

(Reproduced from the Daily News of February 24, 2003)
  

Will peace talks collapse?
By Sumanasiri Liyanage
(Reproduced from The Island of February 19, 2003)
  

Sri Lanka: Prospects for Peace 
Richard L. Armitage, Deputy Secretary of State USA
Remarks to the Center for Strategic and International Studies
Washington, DC on February 14, 2003
(Reproduced from the US Department of State Website)
  

Farewell to ‘illegal’ arms: no unnecessary political influence
By Damitha Hemachandra
(Reproduced from the Daily Mirror of February 17, 2003)
 

Killing of Yala Officer: Police continue investigations By Florence Wickramage
(Reproduced from the Daily News of January 31, 2003)
 

LTTE 'must hand weapons to neutral authority'
By Sinha Ratnatunga

(Reproduced from Gulf News of January 27, 2003)
 
 

The peace process - a reality check
N. RAM

(
Reproduced from The Frontline of January 18-31, Issue No 1)
  

Shipping threatened by militants trained in LTTE tactics - expert
(Reproduced from The Island of January 23, 2003)
  

India against Japan mediating in Sri Lanka
By Amit Baruah
(Reproduced from The Hindu of January 21, 2003)
 

India and the LTTE
T.S. SUBRAMANIAN
(Reproduced from the Hindu Frontline of January 18 – 31 2003)
 

The Gathering Storm in the East – Tamil Rights Group 

 

Suicide Bombing Masters: Sri Lankan Rebels
By AMY WALDMAN
(Reproduced from The New York Times of January 14, 2003)
  

The PA's shared interest in peace process  

By Jehan Perera 
(Reproduced from Daily Mirror of January 14, 2003)
  

Shell Gas Lanka acted against public interest - FTC 
(Reproduced from The Island of January 9, 2003)
  

Decisive stage: Premier seeks President's help 
(Reproduced from the Daily Mirror of January 6, 2003) 
  

A tactical shift
By D. B. S. Jeyaraj
(Reproduced from Frontline, Volume 19-Issue 26, December 21, 2002 - January 03, 2003)
  

Abducted EPRLF man found dead 
By Sunil Jayasiri & S.S. Selvanayagam
(Reproduced from the Daily Mirror of December 23, 2002)
 

Concepts for decentralization of government

(By Ranjit J. Perera 13.12. 2002)

 

FEATURE: Sticking to his guns
V.S. SAMBANDAN -
in Colombo
(Reproduced from the The Frontline of December 07 - 20, 2002)
  

Another false dawn?
(Reproduced from the The Hindu of December 7, 2002)  

 

Peace Talks : Second Session of the First Round – Press Conference, November 3, 2002