Stories about Sri Lanka from May, 2009
Sri Lanka: Is The LTTE Defeated And The War Over?
Groundviews highlights a series of videos published by Vikalpa, which interviewed leading civil society activists, politicians and academics to “interrogate the current situation in Sri Lanka, where we are told the war is at its end, and the LTTE defeated.”
Sri Lanka: The Dilemma Of A Moderate View
In a deeply divided country like Sri Lanka it is hard to keep a moderate view and find a common ground. Serendipity writes: “To a Tamil, I am branded as a Sinhala chauvinist, and to a Sinhala person I am branded as an LTTE sympathizer, so therein lies the problem...
Sri Lanka: How Many Lives Are Still Required To End This War?
Indi.ca asks a burning question: “War is dirty and war is death. Sri Lanka has chosen war and it’s too late to turn back. It’s a terrible question, but you have to ask yourself, how many would you support killing to end this war?”
Sri Lanka: Tamil Websites Blocked
ICT For Peace building (ICT4PEACE) reports that Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) has blocked access to a number of Tamil websites from its ADSL network.
