28/01/2003 - Daily News
Remove that Pandal
Minister and Government peace negotiator Milinda Moragoda has asked the LTTE to dismantle and remove a pandal put up at the entrance to Batticaloa town at Pillaradi junction with a wording "Welcome to the land of Heroes."...
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28/01/2003 - Daily News
British Minister here to boost peace process
British Foreign Office Minister, Mike O'Brien will arrive in Colombo tomorrow for a two-day visit to discuss the progress of the peace process and other matters of bilateral interest...Mr. O'Brien is expected to meet Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, Ministers G.L. Peiris, Milinda Moragoda and other senior officials...
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28/01/2003 - Island
LTTE remove anti-MOU cut out on Moragoda's order
Economic Reforms Minister and peace negotiator Milinda Moragoda ordered the SLMM to get the LTTE to remove a cut-out depicting one of its cadres with the slogan "The land of the heroes" at the entrance to Batticaloa town saying it was violation of the Government - LTTE MOU...
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29/01/2003 - The Island
Letter to Editor – Moragoda, conscription et al
The reaction to Minister Moragoda's suggestion that legislation be introduced making it compulsory for all males and females above the age of 18 to "national service" for a period of 2 years has drawn a most interesting reaction. The chattering classes of Colombo…seem to have acted angrily…Most of them want the war to continue as long as their children are not conscripted to serve the country...
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29/01/2003 - The Island
Editorial: Pulling down cut-outs
Economic Reforms Minister and peace negotiator Milinda Moragoda is reported to have put his foot down very firmly in the Eastern province…on seeing an LTTE cut-out in Batticaloa, which had slogans and pictures…he had registered his strong protest with the Monitoring Mission and got it removed...
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02/02/2003 - Sunday Island
Peace euphoria is premature, warns Sri Lanka
(AFP - Amal Jayasinghe)
Sri Lanka warned Thursday against "premature euphoria" over the Norwegian-led peace bid…trust between the warring sides was not yet enough to heal decades of battle wounds. Government peace negotiator Milinda Moragoda said the big challenge…was managing expectations of a majority who wanted a quick settlement to a conflict...
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16/02/2003 - Sunday Times
Moragoda says he wants to quit
President Chandrika Kumaratunga has expressed concern over a possible tilt of Sri Lanka's policy towards the U.S...
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18/02/2003 - Daily Mirror
Norway-Lanka talks on aid for the South
While Norway continues its role as peace facilitator, a high level delegation from Oslo is in Colombo...
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26/02/2003 - Daily Mirror
Bala due for talks here
…LTTE’s Chief Negotiator Anton Balasingham… to have crucial talks with government leaders before… next session of peace talks in Japan… Minister and government negotiator MilindaMoragoda was expected to meet Mr.Balasingham… to discuss recent developments including ceasefire violations...
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27/02/2003 - Daily News
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(Pic. A. Maduraveeran)
Minister of… Science and Technology Milinda Moragoda… opened a Information Technology… equipped with 13 computers worth Rs 1.7 million at Zahira College, maradana...
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