Posted By:  deane034 Posted On:  May 11, 2008	Terrorists and Government win in the rigged Eastern Polls
It seems the Pillayan group(TMVP) a break away (still-armed) group of the Karuna faction a break away faction of the LTTE , who contested under the government's election symbol and patronage seems to have won the elections in the Eastern province after reports of ballot stuffing, voter...... [view]

Posted By:  deane034 Posted On:  Dec 27, 2007	SEZs for Sri Lanka?
I was in India when the Nandigram incidents took place, it was around March and I was traveling all over North India. At the centre of the disputew were land acquisitions meant for a Special Economic Zone(SEZ) , initiated by the West Bengal State Government (controlled by the Communist Party...... [view]

Posted By:  Avnish Posted On:  Aug 15, 2007	UK: Act Fast on Iraqi Refugee Crisis in Middle East
UK: Act Fast on Iraqi Refugee Crisis in Middle East NGOs Welcome New Policy on Interpreters, but Call for UK Action on Wider Crisis The UK government's decision to reconsider its refusal to grant special asylum arrangements for Iraqi interpreters serving with British forces in Iraq is welcome,...... [view]