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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…

Acrimony brews again over Pulmoddai sands

Oct 5, 2005
Tamils
Cash-strapped Sri Lanka plans to resume mining ilmenite rich sands. The LTTE has vowed to prevent the ''plundering'' of Tamil resources.

Tamil civilisation - is it the oldest?

Oct 4, 2005
N. Parameswaran
Evidence of a civilisation which reached a high level of development, organisation and cultural advancement from as early as 11,000 years ago is emerging in Tamil Nadu.

Tamil Nadu furore over moral policing

Oct 4, 2005
Three different instances of moral policing involving academicians, politicians and the police have stirred a hornet’s nest.

Witness to Thileepan’s fast

Sep 28, 2005
Adele Balasingham
‘As we entered the premises of the Nallur Kandasamy temple we were confronted by a sea of people seated on the white sands under the blazing sun.’

Fear dogs Mannar rape trial

Sep 27, 2005
Tamils
The difficulty in bringing the Sri Lankan military personnel responsible for rights abuses to justice was highlighted last week when one victim in a high profile rape case disappeared and the other reported receiving death threats.

‘I was screaming and pleading’

Sep 26, 2005
A victim remembers a night in Sri Lankan military custody

Remembering Nagarkovil

Sep 26, 2005
Tamils
The scene of the attack was visited by the International Red Cross. Pieces of human flesh were found strewn around the area including the tree branches'

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
Acrimony brews again over Pulmoddai sands
Tamil civilisation - is it the oldest?
Tamil Nadu furore over moral policing
Witness to Thileepan’s fast
Fear dogs Mannar rape trial
‘I was screaming and pleading’
Remembering Nagarkovil
Aid fiasco in Sri Lanka
‘Safest bank’ in Sri Lanka does roaring trade
UN reforms receive mixed response
Acrimony brews again over Pulmoddai sands
Tamil civilisation - is it the oldest?
Tamil Nadu furore over moral policing
Witness to Thileepan’s fast
Fear dogs Mannar rape trial
‘I was screaming and pleading’
Remembering Nagarkovil
Aid fiasco in Sri Lanka
‘Safest bank’ in Sri Lanka does roaring trade
UN reforms receive mixed response