Sanctioning Violence

How the EU’s actions undermine the peace process.

Faith, Hope and Charity

Will Kumaratunga have to deliver on her promises?

Deepening Mistrust

Belligerence mounts as Kumaratunga procrastinates

Whitewash

Bindunuwewa outcome: A state steeped in Sinhala chauvinism

Unwarranted Prohibition

Police action unfairly stigmatises Britain’s Tamils

Action, Not Words

Sinhala leaders have never honoured a deal with the Tamils

Niger need not have starved

It was heartbreakingly easy to prevent this tragedy in Africa happening and with relatively tiny sums of money

Let Live and Live

Colombo’s aggression will undoubtedly be matched

Agent Orange

The breach in Buddhist hegemony must be widened

Premature opportunity stays immediate challenge

The stability of President Chandrika Kumaratunga’s government is assured because none of the other parties want an election at this juncture, the Jaffna-based Uthayan newspaper argues.

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