This country is famous the world over for producing the best ‘tea leaves’. But, of late it has become known more for fig leaves from its conflict zone, which are in high demand in some powerful countries where political leaders are desperate to cover their nakedness.
British Foreign Secretary David Miliband and French Foreign Minister Bernard [...]

There seems to be no end to foreign do-gooders visiting here purportedly to help resolve the conflict. Now it is a British delegation! For the past three decades or so, neither foreigners nor successive Sri Lankan governments have succeeded in finding a solution. It is a foregone conclusion that the visiting British dignitaries are wasting [...]

The government has acted wisely by rejecting Britain’s call for an extension of the humanitarian pause declared in view of the traditional New Year on April 13 and 14. The kneejerk reaction of the LTTE to the government’s gesture was to spurn the truce offer contemptuously out of hand and step up attacks on the [...]

The British authorities have ordered the captain of ‘Vanangaman’, a ship which set sail from the British port of Southampton for Sri Lanka carrying cargo designated to the LTTE, to turn back and return to England.
This follows a request made by the Sri Lankan Government.
The ship set sail on March 31 bearing an insignia of [...]

Given my deep affection for all things British, I had been wondering for some time whether we had not been unfair to Des Browne, in refusing to accept him as the Prime Minister’s Special Envoy to Sri Lanka. The poor man might have been hurt and I had been told by someone who had worked [...]

 
Once an organisation has been banned by any government, many sorts of dealings with the organisation or its assets become criminal offences. As far as the law is concerned, there seems to be no ambiguity about this provision.
But when it comes to practice, it is one law for the rich and another for the poor. [...]

Last week Britain published a report on a new “Anti-terrorism strategy” highlighting the risks posed by terrorists. According to this, Al Qaida would fragment over time but its ideology will survive giving rise to more terror groups.
It has also referred to other countries which would garner terrorism. The 174 page report warns Britain of growing [...]

by Prof Rajiva Wijesinha
Secretary General
Secretariat for Coordinating the Peace Process
British parliament held one and a half hour debate on Sri Lanka on 5 February 2009 and members of all parties demanded a ceasefire in Vanni, demanded justice for the Tamil people, and demanded that humanitarian assistance be allowed through. They emphatically stated that there cannot [...]

 
Andrew Dismore, Labour Member of Parliament for an obscure suburb in Northwest London, sounds as though he has been sniffing something. In an article described rather hopefully as ‘comment’ on the Guardian website today, he does a very good job of repeating LTTE propaganda, while completely failing to note what are accepted by the United [...]

My dear Brown,
Last time I called you “Gordon”. This time I am calling you Brown because you seem to be deaf and blind. I must ask you Brown aren’t you going to listen to the land owners outside U.K.? Neither you nor your backhanders like Indian Vass own my country Sri Lanka. Can’t you understand [...]