Sunday, March 11, 2007

Sri Lanka update: March 11, 2007.

Displacement of more than 40,000 Tamil civilians due heavily shelling in the Eastern district of Batticaloa, topped the news from Sri Lanka .
PK Balachandran, Shelling displaces 40,000 Tamils in SL, Hindustan Times, March 10, 2007.

Former French minister and a top foreign envoy to Sri Lanka, Bernard Kouchner speaks to Reuters on the need to set up a network of protection before (asking) the people to talk to avoid assassinations.
Simon Gardner, Witness protection vital to Sri Lanka abuses probe, Alert Net, March 10, 2007.

Western nations going for cosmetic fixes on the peripheral problems and not addressing the perennial grievance between the Sinhalas and the Tamils.
Chandi Sinnathurai, Praxis And Pragmatism In Sri Lanka, Counter currents, March 11, 2007.

See Also:
A report on the present situation of Sri Lankan conflict by Iqbal Athas.

Dr. A.R.M. Imtiyaz, Un-making old choices: the battle for peace in Sri Lanka, Asiantribune, March 11, 2007.

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