Canada’s banning of the LTTE will embolden the Sinhala hawks and bring war closer.

Sinhala chauvinism lies just below Sri Lanka’s surface

Leaflets warning women to quit working for Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs) have been circulated across the eastern coast, after pornographic DVDs involving some female NGO workers surfaced last week.

“There are various things that could be done that would not be very difficult that would allow the talks to take place.”

India has the additional responsibility to meet the expectations of other players in international affairs.

‘Things we didn’t get in Sri Lanka we are celebrating’

‘Most Tamils think the LTTE will get them the best deal’

Sri Lanka is not so much a failed state but a state which, if you are not Sinhala, is so defective as to be beyond repair.

The Rajapakse administration is pushing for a new round of conflict - with specific strategic objectives.

What is the wider impact of selective criticism on the norm of human rights?

“[It is of] utmost importance to find ways to implement the Ceasefire Agreement, start re-building trust and lay the foundations for a lasting peace.”

Sri Lanka’s Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa told the head of the international ceasefire monitors that the Army could easily defeat the Liberation Tigers with the assistance of the Karuna Group paramilitaries, the Daily Mirror reported Tuesday. Paradoxically, Mr. Rajapakse, appointed to his post by President Mahinda Rajapakse, his brother, had two weeks ago also told the then head of the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) that paramilitaries were not operating in government-controlled areas.

Amid the indefinite postponement of the Geneva talks, violence in the Northeast continued to escalate this week. Over 50 people, including Sri Lankan military personnel, LTTE cadres, aid workers and civilians have been killed and dozens wounded in numerous incidents over the past two weeks.

Anti-Tamil rioting in Trincomalee last week following the race riots that saw at least 22 dead and over 60 injured (see page 3).

"More than 19 people were killed and over 45 were wounded in communal rioting last Wednesday (April 5)that also saw the closing of over 22 Tamil and Muslim shops in the eastern port town."