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Remembering Pon. Sivakumaran 52 years on
Today marks 52 years since the death of Ponnuthurai Sivakumaran, the first Tamil to die in the liberation struggle.  Sivakumaran was a member of the Tamil Manavar Peravai (or Tamil Student Federation, TSF) and a leading militant in the early armed Tamil struggle. With decades of Sri Lankan state repression and deadly anti-Tamil pogroms already having taken place, Tamil militant…

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.”

Nadesan: the police must be people-friendly

Mar 21, 2006
Tamil Eelam Police Chief B. Nadesan discusses the multi-functionary expansion of his force, including the use of DNA forensics.

Obituary: Sinnathamby Rajaratnam

Mar 7, 2006
Singapore mourns the Jaffna Tamil who became first foreign minister.

Conflict still dominates life in Tamil areas

Mar 7, 2006
Peter Apps
“We are safe because the LTTE is here. But we need more. We cannot go out and fish in case the navy take us away.”

‘LTTE will not permit any change to the CFA’

Mar 7, 2006
Lasantha Wickrematunge

LTTE Chief Negotiator and Political Strategist Anton Balasingham explains the circumstances in which the talks were held and the issues discussed.

‘We do not see war as an option’

Feb 21, 2006
Alex Perry
The head of the LTTE’s Political Wing, Mr. Suppiah Paramu Tamilchelvan, is interviewed days before crucial talks in Geneva this week.

Too few Tamil speakers in the state

Feb 17, 2006
PK Balachandran
Out of the 36,031 employees in the Police , 231 are Tamils and 246 are Muslims.
New Muslim battalion amid militancy furore
‘An alarming development’
Solheim: ‘International community supports Tamil right to self-rule’
Training continues amid Tiger scepticism
Nadesan: the police must be people-friendly
Obituary: Sinnathamby Rajaratnam
Conflict still dominates life in Tamil areas
‘LTTE will not permit any change to the CFA’
‘We do not see war as an option’
Too few Tamil speakers in the state
New Muslim battalion amid militancy furore
‘An alarming development’
Solheim: ‘International community supports Tamil right to self-rule’
Training continues amid Tiger scepticism
Nadesan: the police must be people-friendly
Obituary: Sinnathamby Rajaratnam
Conflict still dominates life in Tamil areas
‘LTTE will not permit any change to the CFA’
‘We do not see war as an option’
Too few Tamil speakers in the state