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From Mullivaikkal to the Foreign Office – Ed Miliband’s record on Tamils and Sri Lanka
Miliband speaking at British Tamil event at the Houses of Parliament in 2013. Ed Miliband, appointed Foreign Secretary on Monday in Prime Minister Andy Burnham's first cabinet reshuffle, arrives at the Foreign Office with a longer record on Tamil affairs than almost any of his predecessors. During his time as Labour leader between 2010 and 2015, Miliband issued statements marking Mullivaikkal…

Sri Lanka's big fleet of little boats

May 18, 2006
Harold C. Hutchison
The Sri Lankan navy also has 83 small patrol craft from American, Israeli, British, Korean, French, and Sri Lankan sources.

‘Pre-planned rioting as police stood by’

May 5, 2006
A group of NGO representatives investigate the anti-Tamil riot of April 16.

Military air strikes fuel fear and hate

May 5, 2006
Soutik Biswas
One of the first journalists to reach the LTTE-held territory of Muthur - bombarded by Sri Lankan forces last month - meets both Tigers and residents.

Refugees tell of butchery and rape

May 5, 2006
Randeep Ramesh
Trincomalee's Tamils describe a premeditated killing spree.

Tamil community reflects on change in New Year

Apr 17, 2006
Mike Adler
‘Things we didn’t get in Sri Lanka we are celebrating’

Canada’s Tamils still bank on Tigers despite ban

Apr 17, 2006
Nachammai Raman
‘Most Tamils think the LTTE will get them the best deal’

New Muslim battalion amid militancy furore

Apr 5, 2006
As LTTE demands ‘Jihad’ paramilitaries be disarmed, Sri Lanka recruits more Muslim troops.

‘An alarming development’

Apr 5, 2006
Helen Vatsikopoulos
The LTTE’s Chief Negotiator and Political Strategist, Anton Balasingham discusses the ‘Jihad’ paramilitaries in Trincomalee.

Solheim: ‘International community supports Tamil right to self-rule’

Apr 5, 2006
PC Vinoj Kumar
Norwegian Development Minister Erik Solheim says Norway remains committed to helping end the conflict.

Training continues amid Tiger scepticism

Mar 21, 2006
“The enemy has been given a serious opportunity to opt for peace. We are yet to see a clear choice favouring peace from the enemy. If they don’t disarm the paramilitaries, they don’t desire peace.”
Sri Lanka's big fleet of little boats
‘Pre-planned rioting as police stood by’
Military air strikes fuel fear and hate
Refugees tell of butchery and rape
Tamil community reflects on change in New Year
Canada’s Tamils still bank on Tigers despite ban
New Muslim battalion amid militancy furore
‘An alarming development’
Solheim: ‘International community supports Tamil right to self-rule’
Training continues amid Tiger scepticism
Sri Lanka's big fleet of little boats
‘Pre-planned rioting as police stood by’
Military air strikes fuel fear and hate
Refugees tell of butchery and rape
Tamil community reflects on change in New Year
Canada’s Tamils still bank on Tigers despite ban
New Muslim battalion amid militancy furore
‘An alarming development’
Solheim: ‘International community supports Tamil right to self-rule’
Training continues amid Tiger scepticism