Dr Donald Chandraratna, Australia The diktats of innumerable conventions beginning from Franz Leibers code in 1863, which try to limit the rights of belligerent warring parties to minimise the suffering of civilians are usually claimed as Western in origin. This may be correct although similar but more virtuous sentiments of righteousness in the conduct of […]

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Jay Deshabandu The facts are here. There is credible evidence from the IDPs that LTTE had killed hundreds or thousands of innocent Tamils as they fled from the clutches of the outfit. In the final stages of the conflict, many LTTE carders were in civil clothes. So anyone with a weapon would be a target. […]

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by Roshan Mendis June 2009 In the aftermath of the end of the civil war in Sri Lanka, New Zealand should re-examine the small but potentially incendiary role it may have inadvertently played in the conflict. In 2005, New Zealand’s Agency for International Development (NZAID) handed over $121,500 in tsunami relief funds to the Tamil […]

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Malin Abeyatunga Kumaran Pathmanathan (KP) became the newest “slum dog millionaire” overnight just two months before LTTE leader Prabhakaran died when he was appointed by now-dead Prabhakaran as the primary point of contact for engaging with the international community. Pro LTTE Tamil Net reported his appointment as follows: “The Tamil Net reported Jan 30 that […]

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A Sri Lankan Tamils — How many Tamils are employed in southern Sri Lankan companies? (See the number of high caliber Tamils in Sri Lankan banking sector, see hotel trade, see film trade, see other industries) Do they experience any hardship professionally due to ethnicity? If so, how come they hold such high positions? See […]

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