Mar 31 (IANS) President Chandrika Kumaratunga will pay a two-day visit to India in the second week of April, diplomatic sources said. Kumaratunga will hold talks with Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and other Indian leaders during what is described as a "working visit." This will be her third visit in three years. more..

Mar 31 (IANS) When the donor community meets in Tokyo in June to pledge around Rs.10 billion to Sri Lanka, it is likely to insist that the Tamil Tiger guerrillas honour the ceasefire pact and stop recruiting child soldiers. more..

Mar 31 (PSL) The National Academy of Dramatic Art, a concept of President Chandrika Kumaratunga, would soon be a reality. On Saturday the President herself was present to lay the foundation stone for the new complex. more..

Mar 31 (PRIU) Norwegian envoy in Colombo, Jon Westborg called at President’s House on Friday to bid farewell to the President. Ambassador Westborg assumed duties in 1996 and was the first resident Norwegian Envoy in Sri Lanka. more..

Mar 31 (IANS) Twenty thousand people will return to their homes in northern Sri Lanka Tuesday as the government launches an ambitious resettlement programme for those displaced by the 20-year old ethnic conflict. more..

Mar 31 (TN) "We are totally opposed to the re-occupation of lands in the Jaffna Municipal area and the setting up of a large military complex in the heart of the city," said LTTE political head, S.P.Thamilchelvan, in a letter to Minister of Defense Tilak Marapone today, sources in Vanni said. more..

Mar 31 (AP) The Sri Lankan navy sank a Tamil Tiger vessel in a clash at sea Monday, which left three government soldiers injured, military officials said. The rebels attacked a navy vessel carrying around 1,200 troops close to the eastern port of Trincomalee, a defense official said on condition of anonymity. more..