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Sri Lanka’s NPP Government: Economic Recovery Plan, Minority Rights Test New Leadership
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Sri Lanka’s NPP Government: Economic Recovery Plan, Minority Rights Test New Leadership

The Hindu  

Published : Nov 26, 2024 21:12 IST - 8 MINS READ Each day begins with renewed hope in Sri Lanka as the National People’s Power coalition government gets to work following the resounding two-thirds majority it secured in the November 14 parliamentary election. The political party formed by former President Mahinda Rajapaksa after gutting the SLFP—the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna, …

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Sri Lanka Election 2024: Tamil Support Surges for President Dissanayake in Jaffna Ahead of Parliamentary Vote
1 month, 1 week ago

Sri Lanka Election 2024: Tamil Support Surges for President Dissanayake in Jaffna Ahead of Parliamentary Vote

The Hindu  

Published : Nov 12, 2024 21:15 IST - 6 MINS READ Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is selling hope ahead of the November 14 Parliamentary elections. “I invite all of you, the people of Jaffna, to join me in this effort to change the political culture of our country.” Restoring land and trust Saying what the people wanted to …

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15 years on, the Tamil survivors of Sri Lanka’s brutal civil war live in fear — and disempowerment
6 months, 3 weeks ago

15 years on, the Tamil survivors of Sri Lanka’s brutal civil war live in fear — and disempowerment

Associated Press  

MULLAITIVU, Sri Lanka — At the site of a bloody battlefield that marked the end of Sri Lanka’s civil war, Singaram Soosaimuthu fishes every day with his son, casting nets and reeling them in. The separatist civil war broke out in 1983 after years of failed attempts to share power within a unified country, with Tamil fighters — known as …

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Sri Lanka’s northern fishermen ‘fiercely oppose’ proposal to issue licence to Indian fishermen
1 year, 9 months ago

Sri Lanka’s northern fishermen ‘fiercely oppose’ proposal to issue licence to Indian fishermen

The Hindu  

Sri Lanka’s northern fishermen on Sunday said they “fiercely oppose” the government’s plan to issue licences to Indian fishermen to enter Sri Lankan waters, terming the move a “serious setback” to their nearly 15-year-long struggle. On February 22, Foreign Minister Ali Sabry told Parliament that authorities were looking into possibly issuing licences to Indian fishermen, as part of Sri Lanka’s …

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As talks with Tamil parties drag, Ranil pledges full implementation of 13th Amendment
1 year, 11 months ago

As talks with Tamil parties drag, Ranil pledges full implementation of 13th Amendment

The Hindu  

The Sri Lankan government will “fully implement” the 13th Amendment, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Sunday, making a familiar promise to the Tamils on the nearly 40-year-old legislation guaranteeing a measure of power devolution to the island’s provinces. His remarks come even as his government is engaged in talks with the Tamil political leadership to find a durable political solution …

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Implications of the Karaikal-Kankesanthurai ferry service
1 year, 11 months ago

Implications of the Karaikal-Kankesanthurai ferry service

The Hindu  

With the resumption of air services between Chennai and Jaffna, the focus has now turned to the proposed commencement of the long-talked about ferry services between Karaikal in the Union Territory of Puducherry and Kankesanthurai in Jaffna. A couple of days after India’s High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Gopal Baglay, went on record, saying the Indian government was working “very …

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Indian fishermen back again and ‘crushing’ our livelihoods, say Sri Lankan counterparts
2 years, 5 months ago

Indian fishermen back again and ‘crushing’ our livelihoods, say Sri Lankan counterparts

The Hindu  

Just after Tamil Nadu’s annual fishing ban ended mid-June, Indian fishing trawlers are back near Sri Lanka’s northern coast, “crushing” fishermen’s livelihoods that are already under enormous strain during the island’s economic crisis, according to northern Sri Lankan fisher leaders. Tamil Nadu’s annual fishing ban— to allow breeding of marine organisms— that lasts for nearly two months, usually offers some …

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Traders anticipate Karaikal-Jaffna ferry service
2 years, 5 months ago

Traders anticipate Karaikal-Jaffna ferry service

The Hindu  

The nod given recently by Sri Lankan cabinet to the long-pending ferry service from Kankesanthurai in Jaffna to Karaikal in Puducherry has been received well by the trading community in the enclave of Puducherry Union Territory. The implication of the takeover of the Karaikal Port by Adani Ports and SEZ on the early operation of the cruise service is being …

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Northern Sri Lankan fishermen seek India’s action over disputes
3 years, 2 months ago

Northern Sri Lankan fishermen seek India’s action over disputes

The Hindu  

Sri Lanka’s northern fishermen want authorities in India and Sri Lanka to urgently step up action to resolve the long-persisting conflict in the Palk Strait, fearing tensions with Indian fishermen could escalate. In a letter submitted at the Indian Consulate in Jaffna last week, the Federation of Jaffna District Fishermen’s Cooperative Society Unions pointed to the perils of bottom-trawling and …

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Karunanidhi and the Sri Lankan Tamil Issue
3 years, 9 months ago

Karunanidhi and the Sri Lankan Tamil Issue

The Hindu  

A report in The Hindu, with the headline, ‘ M. Karunanidhi: A lifelong warrior for Sri Lankan Tamil cause but misunderstood in the end ’, gives an idea of not only Karunanidhi’s long association with Sri Lankan Tamil leadership but also his deep understanding of the Tamil problem in the island, besides the criticisms that were levelled against him. Karunanidhi …

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