Friday, December 15, 2006

Sri Lanka Update, December 15, 2006

The arms trail story has been picked up by yet another reporter.

Arun Ram, Is LTTE getting arms from India? Daily News and Analysis, December 13, 2006.
LTTE, with an ISI mark, Daily News and Analysis, December 13, 2006.

Karuna, who heads an armed group in Eastern Sri Lanka, has accused Norway of giving the LTTE money.

Norway Gave Money To The LTTE: Karuna, Sri Lanka Army, November 27, 2006.
Norway says Sri Lanka report on mediator is "lies", Reuters, November 29, 2006.
Ex-LTTE commander Karuna wants war on Prabhakaran to continue, DailyIndia.com, December 5, 2006.

More on the LTTE's activities:

Jonathan Bunn, Scaring Tamils out of pounds, This is London, December 14, 2006.
Radhika Coomaraswamy UN Special Representative chides LTTE for bombing a school, killing a child and wounding ten, National Movement Against Terrorism, December 14, 2006.

Of interest to Sri Lanka observers:

Roots of Conflict in Sri Lanka: Kasim Tirmizey interviews Jonathan Spencer, ZNet, December 12, 2006.

The Centre for Policy Alternatives, Colombo has issued this statement on the introduction of the Emergency (prevention and prohibition of terrorism) regulations 2006.

Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu, New Emergency Regulations: Which Target and Threat ? Published in the Morning Leader, December 13, 2006.

Jehan Perera, Heading deeper into polarisation and confrontation, Daily Mirror, December 12, 2006. (If the Daily Mirror is not accessible, the same article will soon be available at the National Peace Council site.)

Majority and dissenting opinions of the experts appointed to advise the Sri Lankan government on constitutional change were leaked in the last week.

Dharisha Bastians, Dissension on devolution: Experts’ panel respectfully disagree; two reports tabled for discussion at APRC tomorrow, The Nation on Sunday, December 10, 2006.
P.K. Balachandran, SL Govt distances from 'devolution' report, Hindustan Times, December 11, 2006.


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