Sri Lanka Update: June 3 2007.

India has demanded that Colombo should avoid procuring arms from Pakistan and China, and that it should come to India instead, even though India will not provide offensive equipment. Sri Lankans have received the move with mixed feelings.
PK Balachandran, Mixed feelings in Lanka over India's demand, Hindustan Times, June 1, 2007.

Senior vice president of the ruling Sri Lanka Freedom Party, D M Jayaratne has said that India is the first choice but Colombo was compelled to transact with China and Pakistan to fulfill its military requirements.
Sadiq Ali, India the first choice; New Delhi’s reluctance led to approach other countries: Lanka, Newstrack, June 2, 2007.

The Sri Lankan media has lambasted India's National Security Advisor MK Narayanan for his statement regarding this issue.
PK Balachandran, India can force Lanka to buy its garbage: media, Hindustan Times, June 2, 2007.

Where the media is concerned in Sri Lanka, the unprincipled attitude on the part of a number of major newspapers to the deterioration of the institution of the judiciary has been a main factor in the past few years.
Kishali Pinto Jayawardena, Hauling editors before parliament, Sunday Times, June 3, 2007.
From the war, to the cost of living, to the government’s dubious deals, the JVP has emerged stronger than the main opposition UNP in many ways.
Dharisha Bastians, Govt can’t hide behind a military campaign for forever, Nation on Sunday, June 3, 2007.

There have been stepped-up clashes between suspected rebel ships and the Sri Lankan navy in recent months amid heavy fighting in the island's northern and eastern regions.
Sea Pirates, Lanka Business Online, June 3, 2007.

The Tiger outfit within the last two weeks once again revert to their older tactic of exploding bombs in Colombo and suburbs.
Tigers through a testing process, Sunday Observer, June 3, 2007.

"Unless the international community cages Prabhakaran and his Tigers, there will be no liberation not only to Tamils but also to the Muslims and Sinhalese", says Sunday Observer.