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In quest of peace - somehow

By voting decisively for the parties that promised talks with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, the people of Sri Lanka seem to have expressed the

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A Prime Minister in Jaffna

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe's visit to the Jaffna peninsula is a landmark event - and a strategic one.

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A fragile peace

A ceasefire with mutually agreed rules of conduct between the government and the LTTE is now in place in Sri Lanka. The government hopes that this wil

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Another chance for peace

Sri Lanka's Ranil Wickremasinghe government eases restrictions on LTTE-held areas, and even hints at withdrawing the ban on the terrorist organisation

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On the road to peace

In a major effort towards achieving peace in Sri Lanka, the Wickremasinghe government eases security curbs and invites Oslo to resume peace talks with

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The LTTE's 'baby brigade'

BATTICALOA district in eastern Sri Lanka hangs tensely between the security forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). Large tracts of la

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Alliances of opportunity

As Sri Lanka goes to the polls following the dissolution of the 11th Parliament, political parties gear for the five-week campaign with their new-foun

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Survival stakes

Faced with a no-confidence motion in Parliament, Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga strikes a one-year deal with the JVP to keep alive her Peo

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Terror at Katunayake

The devastating and spectacular terrorist attack on Sri Lanka's biggest airbase and its international airport outside Colombo represents a body blow t

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A presidential gambit

President Chandrika Kumaratunga prorogues Parliament and simultaneously orders a referendum on the question of a new Constitution, but the fact that t

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Chandrika's challenge

The People's Alliance coalition government loses its parliamentary majority, leaving Sri Lanka poised on the edge of political uncertainty.

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Starting all over again

An offensive by the Sri Lankan security forces in Jaffna peninsula comes to a sorry end, and the process of negotiations between the government and th

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