Britain probing visa racket in Lanka, suspends official
-Full Story- (The Asian Tribune - 31/03/03)
Visa graft inquiry at British mission in Sri Lanka-Full Story- (Khaleej Times - 31/03/03)
POLICE UNLEASH WATER CANNONS TO BREAK UP ANTI-WAR RALLY IN COLOMBO AND PROVINCIAL TOWNS ROCK WITH EFFIGY BURNING DEMOSBy Walter Jayawardhana reporting from Los Angeles.-Full Story- (The LankaWeb - 30/03/03)
Monitors say no evidence in Sri Lanka boat ambush -Full Story- (Yahoo - 30/03/03)
Iraqi conflict affects tea market -Full Story- (The Gulf News - 31/03/03)
Truce Monitors Fail to Verify Attackers on Chinese Trawler -Full Story- (The People's Daily - 31/03/03)
Muralitharan and Sangakkara recalled for Sharjah event-Full Story- (The Dawn - 31/03/03)
Jayasuriya named SL captain for Sharjah tournament
-Full Story- (jang.com - 31/03/03)
Arab suicide bombers head for Baghdad -Full Story- (The Hindustan Times - 31/03/03)
US media going for patriotic overkill?-Full Story- (The Hindustan Times - 31/03/03)
US media going for patriotic overkill?-Full Story- (The Hindustan Times - 31/03/03)
Looking beyond the peace talks -Full Story- (The Frontline - 31/03/03)
A troubled course -Full Story- (The Frontline - 31/03/03)
Troubled waters-Full Story- (The Frontline - 31/03/03)
Concerns in Mannar .-Full Story- (The Frontline - 31/03/03)
End this Pinch and Punch show-Full Story- (The Island - 31/03/03)
Traders Seek Cap On Pepper Import From Sri Lanka -Full Story- (The Financial Express - 31/03/03)

EU fourth co-chair of Sri Lanka Donor Conf. -Full Story- (Asian Tribune - 30/03/03)
European monitors: No conclusive evidence Sri Lanka rebels behind attack on Chinese boat -Full Story- (Asian Tribune - 30/03/03)
Suicide Attacks a Rare Tactic in Warfare -Full Story- (Las Vegas Sun - 30/03/03)
Truce monitors fail to verify attackers on sunk Chinese trawler -Full Story- (Xinhua - 30/03/03)
SRI LANKA PICK MURALI AND DROP JAYAWARDENE -Full Story- (Sky Sports - 30/03/03)
Pentagon likens suicide attack to terrorism -Full Story- (Hindustan Times - 30/03/03)
Dinesh Mongia slams ton; India XI rout Sri Lanka in charity match -Full Story- (Deepika Global - 30/03/03)
Malnutrition and hygiene: Sri Lanka falls into 'Disastrous' category -Full Story- (Sundat Observer - 30/03/03)
Bakthi Gee for the terrorists-Full Story- (The Island - 29/03/03)
SLFP for quick end to war -Full Story- (The Hindu - 29/03/03)
LTTE INSISTS THE RIGHT TO ARM ON PAR WITH THE SRI LANKA GOVT. AND EXPECTS UNF’S NO ATTACK ON ARMS SHIPS POLICY TO CONTINUEBy Walter Jayawardhana reporting from Los Angeles -Full Story- (The LankaWeb- 29/03/03)
Sri Lanka Gets ADB Grant For Econ Cooperation Study -Full Story- (nasdaq.com - 29/03/03)
S.Lanka end-Jan foreign reserves up 0.9 pct-Full Story- ( - 29/03/03)
Antiwar Protesters-Full Story- (yahoo - 29/03/03)
Police fire tear gas to break up anti-war protest in Sri Lanka -Full Story- (ptd - 29/03/03)
Police fire tear gas to break up anti-war protest in Sri Lanka -Full Story- (ptd - 29/03/03)
Bush, Blair Fail to Settle Differences on UN Role in Iraq -Full Story- (The People's Daily - 29/03/03)
Iraq Expects Encirclement of Baghdad, Vows to Defend -Full Story- (The People's Daily - 29/03/03)
Iraq Vows to Divide and Destroy Coalition Forces -Full Story- (The People's Daily - 29/03/03)
Latest news from Iraq-Full Story- (Democracy Now! - 29/03/03)
Pacifica Radio Network Becomes Antiwar Voice -Full Story- (democracynow.org - 29/03/03)

Story of Sunk Chinese Trawler Survivors Believable: Truce Monitor -Full Story- (People's Daily - 28/03/03)
Govt. blamed for killing of army informants by LTTE -Full Story- (Asian Tribune - 28/03/03)
India accuses Amnesty of biased view on terrorism -Full Story- (Times of India - 28/03/03)
Three Sri Lankan women cricketers missing in London -Full Story- (Ananova - 28/03/03)
Army prevented voters from exercising their franchise -Full Story- (Asian Tribune - 28/03/03)
Lanka govt, monitors meet to discuss sea movements -Full Story- (Times of India - 28/03/03)
I refused to help Bush: PM -Full Story- (Hindustan Times - 28/03/03)
Kenya will play in Sharjah Cup -Full Story- (Times of India - 28/03/03)

Sri Lankan SC verdicit on right to vote -Full Story- (The Hindu - 27/03/03)

Lanka govt, monitors meet to discuss sea movements -Full Story- (Times of India - 27/03/03)
Sri Lanka says it is investigating attack on Chinese fishing boat -Full Story- (Asian Tribune - 27/03/03)
No Sharjah Cup in Colombo -Full Story- (Australian - 27/03/03)
OPPOSITION POLITICAL PARTIES OF THE TAMILS SAY FORTHCOMING LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS WOULD BE CONTROLED BY LTTEBy Walter Jayawardhana reporting from Los Angeles -Full Story- (The LankaWeb - 26/03/03)
US Deputy Secretary's Sentiments About Lankan Peace, Laced With A Double Standard.
Suranimala - Jathyanthara Sinha Balavegaya For LankaWeb -Full Story- (The LankaWeb - 26/03/03)
Differences between TULF, LTTE come to the fore -Full Story- (The Hindustan Times - 26/03/03)
US urges Lanka rebels to stop smuggling arms-Full Story- (The Hindustan Times - 26/03/03)
LTTE 'terrorising parents over child conscription' -Full Story- (The Gulf News - 26/03/03)

Umm Qasr: a line In the sand -Full Story- (The Daily Star - 26/03/03)
Tigers to take part in local elections -Full Story- (The Gulf News - 26/03/03)
Peace talks fail to stir Lankan public opinion-Full Story- (The Dawn - 26/03/03)
Sea Tigers quizzed by SLMM over sinking of Chinese trawler -Full Story- (The Asian Tribune - 26/03/03)
China asks Lanka to probe into trawler sinking-Full Story- (The Hindustan Times - 26/03/03)
Sri Lanka tea market crashes-Full Story- (News24 - 26/03/03)
Sharjah Cup may be moved to Sri Lanka -Full Story- (The Times of Oman - 26/03/03)
Sri Lanka's trade deficit widened in January-Full Story- ( - 26/03/03)
No evacuation yet for Sri Lankans in Middle East: govt . -Full Story- (ptd - 26/03/03)
US gives Sri Lanka peace talks vote of confidence -Full Story- (ptd - 26/03/03)
Live From Iraq, an Un-Embedded Journalist: Robert Fisk on Washington’s ‘Quagmire’ in Iraq, Civilian Deaths and the Fallacy of Bush’s ‘War of Liberation’ -Full Story- (DemocracyNow - 26/03/03)
Barber's choice: Moustache, Saddam style-Full Story- (The Times of India - 26/03/03)

Sri Lanka to conduct elections in war battered regions: PM -Full Story- (ptd - 25/03/03)
More bodies recovered after Sri Lanka trawler attack -Full Story- (ptd - 25/03/03)
India presents books to Jaffna library -Full Story- (The Hindu - 25/03/03)
Sri Lanka barge operator puts term deal on hold-Full Story- (Yahoo - 25/03/03)
Businesses in Sri Lanka worried about war impact -Full Story- (The Gulf News - 25/03/03)
Sri Lanka to change its telecoms dialing codes-Full Story- (The Cellular News - 25/03/03)
Economists see Iraq war as main threat to US economy-Full Story- (The Hindustan Times - 25/03/03)
War turning out to be a long haul -Full Story- (The Hindu - 25/03/03)
UK forces withdraw from Basra -Full Story- (The Hindustan Times - 25/03/03)
Up to 103 US Soldiers Killed Near Nasiriya: TV -Full Story- (The People's Daily - 25/03/03)
Washington Accuses Russia of Assisting Iraqis: Al Jazeera-Full Story- (The People's Daily - 25/03/03)

COUNTRY’S MOST CONTROVERSIAL PRIEST PAYS A VISIT TO BALASINGHAM AND PRESENTS A GOLD PLATED BUDDHA STATUE By Walter Jayawardhana reporting from Los Angeles -Full Story- (The LankaWeb - 24/03/03)
LTTE 'pistol groups' targeting informants: report -Full Story- (The Hindu - 24/03/03)
Bodies of Chinese Fishermen in Suspected Tamil Rebel Attack Found-Full Story- (The People's Daily - 24/03/03)
Bodies of Chinese fishermen in suspected Tamil rebel attack found -Full Story- (Xinhuanet - 24/03/03)
A War-Torn Island-Full Story- (newsday.com - 24/03/03)
JAYASURIYA LOOKS FORWARD AND OFFERS TO QUIT-Full Story- (skysports - 24/03/03)
LTTE must renounce violence before ban is lifted:US-Full Story- (The Asian Tribune - 24/03/03)
Iraq war takes toll on Lanka-Full Story- (The Asian Tribune - 24/03/03)
Jayasuriya stays on as skipper-Full Story- (BBC - 24/03/03)
Bodies of Chinese in Sri Lanka trawler sinking recovered -Full Story- (ptd - 24/03/03)
Sri Lanka has safety and evacuation plans for Middle East workers -Full Story- (ptd - 24/03/03)

SEA TIGERS SHOT AT CIVILIAN FISHERMEN WHO JUMPED INTO THE SEA TO SAVE THEIR LIVES FROM THE SINKING TRAWLER, SAY SURVIVORSBy Walter Jayawardhana reporting from Los Angeles -Full Story- (The LankaWeb - 23/03/03)
The Yankee Rides Again-Full Story- (The Island - 23/03/03)
Sri Lanka negotiators leave Japan with little progress, but cash hopes alive -Full Story- (ptd - 23/03/03)
Ambiguities in MoU surface as Tiger ship goes down-Full Story- (The Island - 23/03/03)
Sea Tigers blunder and sink Chinese trawler in revenge attack Government ship carrying army cargo escapes destruction-Full Story- (The Island - 23/03/03)
Jayasuriya quits-Full Story- (The Hindu - 23/03/03)
Colombo, LTTE for better truce compliance-Full Story- (The Hindu - 23/03/03)
Sri Lanka captain 'quits'-Full Story- (BBC - 23/03/03)
6th Round of Sri Lankan Peace Talks End With No Progress-Full Story- (VOA - 22/03/03)
Tiger fleet sinks Chinese vessel, killing 17 on board -Full Story- (The Bankok Post - 22/03/03)
American Tourist Larry Ferguson And His Unwelcome Opinions Expressed Can Be Likened To An LTTE Propagandist!Suranimala - Jathyanthara Sinha Balawegaya For LankaWeb . -Full Story- (The Lankaweb - 22/03/03)
SADDAM TODAY. PRABHAKARAN NEXT.Prof. Hudson McLean -Full Story- (The LankaWeb - 22/03/03)
SLMM AND NORWEGIAN MINITORS HAVE A DUTY TO DO BETTER JUDGEMENT IN THE SINKING OF THE ROGUE MERCHANT VESSEL SUSPECTED OF CARRYING MILITARY HARDWARE, OFF THE SEA'S OF SRI LANKA.Noor Nizam. Sri Lanka Peace Activist.-Full Story- (The LankaWeb - 22/03/03)
Chinese fishermen missing off Sri Lanka -Full Story- (The China Daily - 22/03/03)
S.Lankan Tamil rebels deny involvement in Chinese trawler sinking-Full Story- (Xinhuanet - 22/03/03)
Chinese vessel sunk in attack off Sri Lanka; 17 dead -Full Story- (The News Observer - 22/03/03)
18 Killed in S.Lanka Sea Attack, Rebels Deny Role -Full Story- (Reuters - 22/03/03)
Sri Lanka talks end with no deals-Full Story- (The Japan Times - 22/03/03)
Suspected Tamil Tiger boats sink vessel carrying Chinese in Sri Lanka, 17 dead-Full Story- (The Asian Tribune - 22/03/03)
Sri Lanka to source more oil products from IOC-Full Story- (Yahoo - 22/03/03)
Sri Lanka to source more oil products from IOC-Full Story- (Yahoo - 22/03/03)
Sri Lanka to source more oil products from IOC-Full Story- (Yahoo - 22/03/03)
Can Arabs change and remain independent? -Full Story- (The Daily Star - 22/03/03)
Lanka's peace talks still deadlocked -Full Story- (The Gulf Daily - 22/03/03)
Lanka food law-Full Story- (The Gulf Daily - 22/03/03)
Learn from us, LTTE tells U.S., Iraq -Full Story- (The Hindu - 22/03/03)
Talking peace and sinking ships-Full Story- (The Island - 22/03/03)
Sri Lanka talks end with no deals amid news of fresh attack -Full Story- (ptd - 22/03/03)

WHILE G.L. PEIRIS ASSURES LTTE WOULD FINISH THE CHILD SOLDIERS ISSUE BEFORE MID-APRIL CHILD SOLDIER DIES OF GUN SHOTS IN A CAMPBy Walter Jayawardhana reporting from Los Angeles-Full Story- (The LankaWeb - 21/03/03)
Sri Lankan opposition calls Bush, Blair war criminals-Full Story- (Yahoo - 21/03/03)
Contradicting Indian Sports Writer Suresh Mennon's Opinion That Aravinda de Silva Falls Short Of Of Greatness! Suni the Seeing Eye-Sightscreens Unlimited For LankaWeb . -Full Story- (The LankaWeb - 21/03/03)
Aravinda de Silva The Magnificient Thanks For The Memories! Suni The Seeing Eye - Sightscreens Unlimited For LankaWeb ..-Full Story- (The LankaWeb- 21/03/03)
Sri Lankan makes a case for the right to water-Full Story- ( - 21/03/03)
'No breakthrough' in Sri Lanka talks-Full Story- (BBC - 21/03/03)
Sri Lanka peace talks interrupted by Iraq war reports-Full Story- (Yahoo - 21/03/03)
No middle road for hot and cold Sri Lankans -Full Story- (The Dawn - 21/03/03)
Sri Lanka's Muslims left out of Japanese talks-Full Story- (goasiapacific - 21/03/03)
Sri Lanka to join Thailand for Visakha Bucha-Full Story- (The Asian Tribune - 21/03/03)
Sri Lanka coach urged to stay on by Jayasuriya-Full Story- (Lankacricket - 21/03/03)
World Bank Says Sri Lanka Reconstruction Fund Established-Full Story- (Dowjones - 21/03/03)
Lanka talks fail to win key deal .-Full Story- (Gulf News - 21/03/03)
Sri Lanka: A promise of peace -Full Story- (iht - 21/03/03)
Sri Lanka peace talks close with no breakthrough, fears Iraq fallout -Full Story- (PTD - 21/03/03)
Sri Lankan national airline cancels flight to Kuwait -Full Story- (PTD - 21/03/03)
Sri Lankan opposition calls Bush, Blair war criminals -Full Story- (PTD - 21/03/03)
Sri Lanka peace negotiators must make "tangible" progress, Japan envoy warns -Full Story- (PTD - 21/03/03)

Colombo security beefed up as LTTE gunmen kill informant.-Full Story- (The Island- 20/03/03)
HUMAN RIGHTS GROUP SAYS THE TAMIL TIGERS BRUTALLY AND MERCILESSLY KILLED CHILDREN IN THEIR CUSTODY FOR ESCAPINGBy Walter Jayawardhana reporting from Sri Lanka.-Full Story- (The LankaWeb- 20/03/03)
Child Conscription and Peace: A Tragedy of Contradictions.-Full Story- (The University Teachers for Human Rights (Jaffna)- 20/03/03)
This Is Typical LTTE Propaganda based on Innuendos.Suranimala - Jatyanthara Sinha Balawegaya For LankaWeb.-Full Story- (The LankaWeb- 20/03/03)
LTTE 'Merchant Ship' blasted by SL NavyNimal R Australia-Full Story- (The LankaWeb- 20/03/03)
Let’s have Prabakaran’s Peace Monitors! The Island Editorial.-Full Story- (The Island- 20/03/03)
Lankan Lions Flatter And Fail As The Heavens Open Up In Port Elizabeth.Top Spin By Suni.-Full Story- (The LankaWeb- 20/03/03)
Sri Lanka peace talks clear truce hurdle: negotiators -Full Story- (PTD - 19/03/03)
Japan warns Sri Lanka over peace -Full Story- (BBC - 20/03/03)
Sri Lankan Tamils 'arrested in India'. -Full Story- (BBC - 20/03/03)
De Silva leaves void behind -Full Story- (Straits Times - 20/03/03)
LTTE recruits child soldiers amid peace talks: rights group -Full Story- (PTI News - 20/03/03)
Sri Lanka Parliament OKs Changes To Inland Revenue Bill -Full Story- (Nasdaq - 20/03/03)
Colombo and LTTE downplay differences; talks enter second day . -Full Story- (Deepika Global - 20/03/03)
THREE TIGERS CONFESSED THEY DUMPED 15 WOODEN CRATERS IN TO THE SEA BEFORE THE NAVY ARRESTED THEM AFTER A CHASEBy Walter Jayawardhana reporting from Los Angeles-Full Story- (The LankaWeb- 19/03/03)

Sinking of LTTE ship dominates talks -Full Story- (The Hindu - 19/03/03)
Sad de Silva ends international career -Full Story- (CricInfo - 19/03/03)
Australia wriggle free and march into World Cup final -Full Story- (CricInfo - 19/03/03)
Japanese aid lure helps salvage Sri Lanka talks -Full Story- (Straits Times - 19/03/03)
S.Lanka govt and rebels want to move on from clash -Full Story- (Asian Tribune - 19/03/03)
Peace pays in Sri Lanka -Full Story- (BBC - 19/03/03)
Sea Clash Dominates Sri Lankan Talks -Full Story- (Las Vegas Sun - 19/03/03)
Sri Lanka monitors role increased-Full Story- (BBC - 19/03/03)
Lanka talks to resume despite clash with Tamil Tigers -Full Story- (Times of India - 19/03/03)
Japanese cash lure helps salvage Lankan peace talks -Full Story- (Hindustan Times - 19/03/03)
Vaas smashes bowling record -Full Story- (BBC - 19/03/03)
SRI LANKA GREAT DE SILVA CALLS IT A DAY AT 37 -Full Story- (Sky Sports - 19/03/03)

Sri Lanka's tricky transition to peace -Full Story- (BBC- 18/03/03).
Time for action, Big Brothers-Full Story- (The Island- 18/03/03)
Armed LTTE cadres storm house and assault civilian -Full Story- (The Asian Tribune- 18/03/03).
Sinking of vessel: SLMM blames LTTE, Govt. -Full Story- (The LankaWeb- 18/03/03)
Sri Lanka Truce Monitors Won't Blame Either Party for Vessel Sinking -Full Story- (The Teheran Times- 18/03/03).
LTTE use talks to obtain underwater scooters -Full Story- (The Asian Tribune- 18/03/03).
Sri Lanka navy arrests rebels -Full Story- (BBC- 18/03/03).
Donors eye Sri Lanka peace talks ahead of aid meet-Full Story- (The Asian Tribune- 18/03/03)
Northern Sri Lanka banks on peace efforts to resurrect its economy-Full Story- (hoovnews- 18/03/03)
LTTE disputes the arguments of the Minister.-Full Story- (The Asian Tribune- 18/03/03).
Lanka talks to resume despite clash with Tamil Tigers-Full Story- (The Times of India- 18/03/03).
Sea dominates Sri Lanka talks -Full Story- (BBC- 18/03/03).
Paradise Sri Lanka, now at peace, offers great deals to expats and tourists alike-Full Story- (The Times - 18/03/03).
Lanka talks to resume despite clash with Tamil Tigers-Full Story- (The Times of India- 18/03/03).
LTTE wants peace talks to focus on vessel sinking -Full Story- (The Times of India- 18/03/03).
Sri Lanka to extend expertise to preserve sacred Buddhist site in India -Full Story- (ptd- 18/03/03)
THE LAST CHANCE
Prof. Hudson McLean
.-Full Story- (The LankaWeb- 17/03/03)

Shooting wide off the target! .-Full Story- (The Island- 17/03/03)
Time to bring LTTE to heel: Norwegian .-Full Story- (The Asian Tribune- 17/03/03).
Women's belts, ship sinking to figure at Japan talks .-Full Story- (ptd- 17/03/03).
Sri Lankan rebels want talks to focus on vessel sinking -Full Story- (Ptd- 17/03/03).
LTTE to toughen stand in Japan talks.-Full Story- (The Hindu- 17/03/03).
LTTE wants peace talks to focus on vessel sinking.-Full Story- (The Times of India- 17/03/03).
Sri Lanka to probe rebel attempt to seek Russian missiles in Laos .-Full Story- (Ptd- 17/03/03).
JVP rejects Geneva bait -Full Story- (The Asian Tribune- 17/03/03).
Pulithevan apologises for giving slip to Commandos .-Full Story- (The Asian Tribune- 17/03/03)
LTTE to take part in Japan peace talks .-Full Story- (Hoovnews- 17/03/03)
Leopard attacks infant at zoo .-Full Story- (The Australian News- 17/03/03) .
Murali no threat, says Ponting-Full Story- (Bday.co.nz- 17/03/03) .
IOC Ropes In MRPL For Oil Exports To Lanka.-Full Story- (The Financial Express- 17/03/03)