Sri Lanka

What is the LTTE up to?

Nov 10

Why, having quietly backed the UNP at previous Parliamentary elections, are the Tigers now uninterested when the most powerful political office in the country is up for grabs?

Briefly: Sri Lanka

Most tourists from India * ADB to fund highway network * Dhanapala quits

Sri Lanka economy to grow even faster

Our nation can afford to embark on large-scale development programs and add new earning capacity to our economy'

Defence bill soars in ‘carrot’ laden budget

Government offers to ease the tax burden on farmers and raise government salaries.

NE violence continues, fewer incidents

Kidnappings are reported amid gun and grenade attacks, but there were fewer incidents than in the previous week.

Double agent blamed for intel officer’s killing

‘Don’t worry, I know what I am doing. I am careful. I am trying to get at Sornam.’

Poll rigging fears mount

Names of deceased voters and those who had immigrated abroad are still on the electoral register.

Wickremesinghe lurches to the right

The UNP runs the risk of not making sufficient inroads into the Sinhala nationalist vote bank whilst alienating the Tamils.

Tamils immune to election fever

We will act according to what the LTTE tells us. If they tell us to vote, we will vote. If they tell us not to, we will not'

Diaspora urged to promote Tamil struggle

‘People operate not by goodwill, but by interests. You must figure out who is really the power.’

Western Koothu in West London

A blind date, ‘east meets west’ catwalk and karaoke raise funds for a teaching centre in Vanni

Hopefuls’ flying visits to Jaffna enclaves

Neither Presidential candidate meets the Tamils locals, just the Sinhala troops

Money and guns fuel paramilitary war

Deserters from the Karuna Group offer new insight into the workings of the Sri Lanka Army’s paramilitary campaign.

Today's UNP is no exception

A close examination of Ranil Wickremesinghe's policies and his brand of UNP also reveals latent Sinhala nationalist tendencies.

Is Sri Lanka's Presidency here to stay?

The winner of the Nov. 17 election is not going to give up his powers easily.

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