The attitudes amongst the Sinhala community is cause for cynicism amongst those attempting to bring about a new constitution and thereby find a solution to the protracted ethnic conflict.

The President’s victory celebrations are contributing towards the further polarisation of Sri Lankan society along ethnic lines.

Diaspora Tamils join demonstrations and protests in numbers despite coordinated crackdown on Tamil activists by Western states

The health of several of the dozens of Tamil asylum seekers on hunger strike at British detention centers is deteriorating rapidly as deportations continue.

Our struggle to establish self-rule in the Tamil homeland will continue until our goal is achieved'

Thousands protested in Colombo in support of the new ‘National Congress’ and opposing the government’s economic and rights records

Development-led pacification will not work in Sri Lanka's Northeast.

"There is clear evidence that production in several sectors of the economy was affected by the prevailing security conditions and the tight money policy."

Summary of incidents – apart from major clashes – since 2 July

Displaced since 1990, a Tamil fisherman tells a tale of fleeing one tragedy only to find another catastrophe. Aloysius Premathas, having just seen his son loose his legs in a SLAF air-raid, recounts his familiy’s woes.