This last month sees the official marking of three years after the end of the 28 year old war that plagued Sri Lanka, killing thousands and setting the country back in terms of development and prosperity. Yet three years on, it seems that not much has changed. Whilst Sri Lanka has tried to portray [...]
It was a Deepavali day on 21 October 1987, 68 innocent Tamils were shot and killed by the IPKF inside the Jaffna Hospital compound, including 3 Doctors, 3 Nurses, 17 Hospital staffs. The next morning Dr.Sivapathasuntharam, who unknowingly came into hospital premises in an attempt to save his injured staff, was killed by the ‘peace [...]
After 26 years of war which cost thousands of innocent lives and the displacement of an equal number, with the defeat of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), Sri Lanka is at a cross roads. Yet despite the victory, there has been widespread international criticism about how the war was handled coming from many [...]
The protests outside the British High Commission in Sri Lanka last December over actions undertaken by a small section of the Tamil Diaspora during President Rajapaksa’s recent UK visit, can be described as the wrong answer to the question ‘Who should be more appropriate to respond to the protests that took place in [...]
At the end of July, I finished my contract with Muslim Aid. Away from the high pressure of working in an NGO, it has been interesting to observe things from the other side of the fence. I have been struck by how removed you can be from reality. If I did not make a proactive [...]
After 26 years of war that cost thousands of innocent lives, the defeat of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) has brought Sri Lanka to a crossroads. Yet despite the government’s victory, there has beenwidespread international criticism about how the war was handled. Success has come at a price in terms of destruction, death and [...]
On the 8th of April, Sri Lankans will be heading once again to the polls, this time to elect a new parliament. On the heels of a recently concluded hotly contested presidential election, the general elections are again one of many elections that have taken place in the country over the last two years with [...]
