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As Burnham eyes Number 10, British Tamils face a largely untested record
Burnham at the EU Mayors' Conference in 2018. As Andy Burnham emerges as the frontrunner to succeed Keir Starmer as Labour leader and British prime minister, British Tamils are weighing a record on Tamil justice that is far thinner than the outgoing premier's, yet not quite the blank slate it might first appear. Starmer, who announced on Monday that he would resign as Labour leader and…

Aid fiasco in Sri Lanka

Sep 26, 2005
A sweeping investigation into the Sri Lankan government’s use of international tsunami-related aid has found widespread misappropriation of funds and bureaucratic incompetence, an interim report released this week says.

‘Safest bank’ in Sri Lanka does roaring trade

Sep 25, 2005
Amal Jayasinghe
The February 2002 truce has sparked a demand for credit with more people borrowing either to rebuild their homes, set up business or buy goods such as solar-electricity panels.

UN reforms receive mixed response

Sep 21, 2005
Richard Black

Poles apart. And a widening gap.

Sep 21, 2005
Tamils

TRO abroad: prejudice drives confusion

Sep 20, 2005
Tamils

‘There is no place for moderates’

Sep 19, 2005

SLFP infighting may benefit UNP

Sep 14, 2005
Tamils

India expands European ties

Sep 14, 2005
Tamils

Antagonism deepens in Batticaloa-Amparai

Sep 14, 2005

A road map for US relations with rest of world

Sep 7, 2005
Julian Borger
Aid fiasco in Sri Lanka
‘Safest bank’ in Sri Lanka does roaring trade
UN reforms receive mixed response
Poles apart. And a widening gap.
TRO abroad: prejudice drives confusion
‘There is no place for moderates’
SLFP infighting may benefit UNP
India expands European ties
Antagonism deepens in Batticaloa-Amparai
A road map for US relations with rest of world
Aid fiasco in Sri Lanka
‘Safest bank’ in Sri Lanka does roaring trade
UN reforms receive mixed response
Poles apart. And a widening gap.
TRO abroad: prejudice drives confusion
‘There is no place for moderates’
SLFP infighting may benefit UNP
India expands European ties
Antagonism deepens in Batticaloa-Amparai
A road map for US relations with rest of world