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Correspondents Alan Keenan 30 October 2024 Faced with difficult circumstances, a new leftist president has so far struck a deft balance
International Alan Keenan 1 September 2016 The United Nations has a rare opportunity to help secure a sustainable peace, writes Alan Keenan International Alan Keenan 25 May 2016 Sri Lanka’s reconciliation process is showing early signs of movement, writes Alan Keenan. But the government needs to redouble its commitment to good… International Alan Keenan 16 July 2015 Six months after he was swept from the presidency, Mahinda Rajapaksa has launched a bid for the prime ministership. But his successor is fighting back, writes Alan Keenan Correspondents David Corlett 15 June 2015 Having won the war against the Tamil Tigers and governed with an iron grip, Mahinda Rajapaksa seemed impregnable, reports David Corlett. But behind the scenes a movement…
National affairs Emily Howie 30 September 2013 Four years after the civil war ended, many Tamils have no expectation of peace or safety in Sri Lanka’s Northern Province, reports Emily Howie. This is what drives…
Correspondents Antonio Castillo 20 October 2011 More than two years have passed since the end of the civil war in Sri Lanka, but reconciliation still seems a long way off, writes Antonio Castillo International Roshan de Silva Wijeyeratne & Stephen Keim 22 April 2010 The belief that conditions in Sri Lanka have fundamentally changed is wishful thinking, write Stephen Keim and Roshan de Silva Wijeyeratne in this account of the… National affairs Savitri Taylor 14 April 2010 Like the previous government’s asylum processing freezes, it’s likely that last week’s decision is based on an overly optimistic assessment of conditions in… Essays & reportage Savitri Taylor 2 December 2009 Our border cooperation with regional neighbours has entered questionable territory, writes Savitri Taylor
International Larry Marshall 13 November 2009 Sri Lanka has been left deeply divided by its long-running civil war, in which China played a crucial but little-known role, writes Larry Marshall International N. Bibile 6 February 2009 N. Bibile considers the state of media freedom in Sri Lanka following the murder of journalist Lasantha Wickrematunge (pictured)