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SL: Austerity Budget, military still gets more

 02 December, 2011 10:55:00
The President has justified the continued military spending. Speaking at the Defence University after the budget, he claimed there was “no end to the challenges confronted by Sri Lanka despite the obliteration of LTTE terrorism two years ago.” ...
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Contested Coastlines in South Asia

 10 January, 2012 05:15:00
Contested Coastlines: Fisherfolk, Nations and Borders in South Asia By Charu Gupta & Mukul Sharma Routledge Pp251; Price Indian Rs 650 Interesting addition to ...
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Indian foreign minister visits Sri Lanka

 21 January, 2012 03:45:00
The Tamil youth are becoming increasingly disillusioned by Colombo’s reluctance to walk the talk on political solution. Rajapakse government has virtually pushed the 13th amendment to the back-burner notwithstanding the renewed public commitments. And, like in the past, now also it has been made a hostage to the majority chauvinism ...
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SRI LANKA: New Hopes For Reconciliation....?

 19 December, 2011 09:25:00
Despite its very clearly pronounced shortcomings, hope is not lost on LLRC report. Some sections of the North, which was traumatized and victimized during the Eelam War, see the recommendations as the first step towards reconciliation. The report will enable the country to address accountability issues and concerns on human rights...
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Sri Lanka: No half-way or middle path in HR concerns

 10 August, 2011 06:05:00
Sri Lanka's official war report entitled 'Humanitarian Operation—A Factual Analysis' devotes considerable effort and space to the LTTE crimes. Now that the Tamil Tigers are history, harping on their brutalities serves no purpose. If the intent is juxtaposing the government campaign against the LTTE operations, it is a crude attempt to white wash the ‘war crimes’ particularly since there are no answers to what had happened to the missing 11000 people. There is no half-way or middle path in Human Rights. Either a comprehensive refutation with evidence to buttress its claims or convincing narrative to justify war theater actions will only bring reprieve to beleaguered Colombo. ...
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Tamil Parties Make Strong Showing in Sri Lanka's Local Election: The NY Times

 25 July, 2011 09:35:00
Victory or defeat is part of electoral games, which, in reality are an accountability test for leaders and parties alike. The local council election shows the Government of Sri Lanka must work with the Tamil leaders to solve the problems amicably. Put differently, the people of the North and East have voted for a political settlement. ...
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HRW says SL’s Diplomatic Offensive Won’t Make Killing Fields Disappear

 30 June, 2011 10:05:00
Punitive economic sanctions against Colombo as demanded by some sections of ethnic Tamil minority and rights activists will be no more than another misguided jingoism when the need of the hour is facilitation to the process of bridging the political and emotional divide in Sri Lanka ...
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No visa on arrival in Colombo to Indian tourists...?

 12 June, 2011 09:45:00
In a world that is increasingly guided by market economics, small countries like Sri Lanka should walk the extra mile to woo tourists and not place impediments like no visa on arrival in the way of the few who think of flying into Kandy or Colombo which don’t boast of world class hotel rooms in plenty. ...
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