‘Destructive levels of flooding is expected. We are concerned about the hygiene situation’

Wickremesinghe has only himself to blame for his defeat.

The furore over the Tamil boycott ignores a central question: under what conditions is the act of voting central to democratic governance?

There are unassailable limits to the impact the Tamil electorate can have on the island’s political system.

Thursday’s election promises major changes – but not for Tamils

Mr C J T Thamotheram set up a Tamil school, a Tamil journal, a think tank and a writers' association.

The assertion that peace requires the urgent democratisation of the Northeast conceals an unwillingness to confront two unavoidable realities of Sri Lankan politics.

Four LTTE political cadres amongst the dead.

Sri Lanka’s most powerful office is up for grabs. And it won't be a clean fight.

Musharraf: quake aid helps terror fight * Asia battles bird flu * Iraq detainees ‘found starving’ * India seeks ‘real cuts’ in farm subsidies * Iran-India-Pakistan pipeline unaffected *

Rehabilitation work and efforts to revive tsunami-ravaged economy founder amid blockade.

Congress must pressure Sri Lanka's new President on Clause 1.8 of the Ceasefire agreement

Modernisation would enhance the capabilities of the Indian Navy, support its regional influence and meet its legitimate needs of self-defence'

Move could have implications for the broader US war on terrorism.