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Tag was last used: Aug 31, 2008
 
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Posted By:  yajitha
Posted On:  Aug 31, 2008

  Understanding electoral results in Sri Lanka: Beyond winners and losers

Introduction The United People’s Freedom Party (UPFA) claimed its second consecutive provincial electoral victory on the 24 th of August by winning a clear majority of seats in the North Central and Sabaragamuwa Province.  This election was more competitive than the previous Eastern...... [view]

Posted By:  yajitha
Posted On:  Jan 29, 2008

  Travels in a Militarised Society — 2

Anudhradapura District, mid October 2007 The huge, busy conurbation of Anudharapura—once a sacred city—has become the major transit centre for military forces en route to and from the current war zones. The ancient archeologically important ruins for which Anudharapura is famous are...... [view]

Posted By:  yajitha
Posted On:  Nov 6, 2007

  The Killing of the ‘Always-Smiling Face’ LTTE Political Head and the Anuradhapura Airbase Attack Bring an Already-Futile Peace Process to the Edge of Chaos

By Satheesan Kumaaran The LTTE’s two-pronged attack on the Sri Lankan airbase, located at Saliyapura, in Anuradhapura, which is a north-central province of Sri Lanka, on Monday, October 22, 2007, and the air raid of the Sri Lankan air force on November 02, 2007, which killed six LTTEers,...... [view]

Posted By:  yajitha
Posted On:  Oct 31, 2007

  Eroding Governance

The LTTE attack on the Saliyapura airforce base has reminded those who wanted to think otherwise, that a quick, cheap and/or certain military victory is by no means assured. The attempt to achieve one will take time and cost quite a lot more in human and other resources. In the meantime, the...... [view]

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