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Sri Lanka's Tamils left to wonder what comes next
Colombo: Riding high on his battlefield victory against the Tamil Tiger rebels and his landslide re-election, Sri Lanka's president appears under little pressure to tackle the deep ethnic tensions that fueled a generation of conflict here.Any effort to empower the marginalized Tamil-speaking minority could only anger Sinhalese nationalists, and many observers fear that an opportunity to bring a real
Colombo: Riding high on his battlefield victory against the Tamil Tiger rebels and his landslide re-election, Sri Lanka's president appears under little pressure to tackle the deep ethnic tensions that fueled a generation of conflict here.Any effort to empower the marginalized Tamil-speaking minority could only anger Sinhalese nationalists, and many observers fear that an opportunity to bring a real
Lanka urges civilians to flee war zone
Colombo: The Sri Lankan government appealed on Friday for tens of thousands of civilians to flee the northern war zone and said it would open two safe passages for the exodus.
Colombo: The Sri Lankan government appealed on Friday for tens of thousands of civilians to flee the northern war zone and said it would open two safe passages for the exodus.
LTTE drives back fleeing civilians: Lanka
Colombo: Hundreds of civilians fleeing the fighting between Tamil separatist rebels and the government attempted to enter government-controlled areas in northern Sri Lanka but were driven
Colombo: Hundreds of civilians fleeing the fighting between Tamil separatist rebels and the government attempted to enter government-controlled areas in northern Sri Lanka but were driven
Canada pressures Lanka for political solution
Toronto: A top Indo-Canadian leader in the Canadian government has urged Sri Lanka to work for a political solution to the Tamil problem.
Toronto: A top Indo-Canadian leader in the Canadian government has urged Sri Lanka to work for a political solution to the Tamil problem.
A haunting self-obituary: Full text
The editor of Sri Lankan newspaper Sunday Leader, Lasantha Wickramatunga, knew that he would be killed. So he had written an essay with instructions that it be published only after his death.This is t
The editor of Sri Lankan newspaper Sunday Leader, Lasantha Wickramatunga, knew that he would be killed. So he had written an essay with instructions that it be published only after his death.This is t
Lanka war claimed 16,700 lives in three years: Army
Colombo: The Sri Lankan military on Wednesday said 13,000 Tamil Tiger rebels and 3,700 soldiers have been killed since the armed conflict between the two sides began to escalate in July 2006.
Colombo: The Sri Lankan military on Wednesday said 13,000 Tamil Tiger rebels and 3,700 soldiers have been killed since the armed conflict between the two sides began to escalate in July 2006.
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