Informes

By Chamath Ariyadasa COLOMBO, Sept 12 (Reuters) - It's the peace, stupid. That's the economic message the Sri Lankan government is sending out before it sits down to talks with Tamil Tiger rebels in Thailand on Monday. Officials say an…

COLOMBO, 11 September 2002 - UNICEF is encouraged by the release of 85 child recruits by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam [LTTE] over the past few weeks. A detailed list of the children was handed over to the UNICEF…

By Juliana Liu COLOMBO, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Sri Lankans hoping peace talks with separatist Tamil Tiger guerrillas would end nearly two decades of war said on Tuesday a resolution was unlikely unless the rebels drop their demand for a…

As Sri Lanka moves forward with a peace process to end two decades of civil conflict, the Government is looking to the private sector to boost economic productivity and spur post-conflict recovery. UNDP is cooperating with the Government in…

By Scott McDonald COLOMBO, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan government and Tamil Tiger negotiators fly to Thailand this week for talks seen as the best chance yet to end an ethnic conflict that has made the island's name synonymous…

The Government lifted the ban on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) with effect from midnight yesterday. Defence Minister Tilak Marapana has told the weekly meeting of the Cabinet last night that the ban was being lifted, authoritative political…

Executive Summary 1. Introduction This is the fourth in a series of independent conflict analyses financed by the European Commission. It is based on a desk work and a mission to Sri Lanka that took place from 6-21 May 2002. 2.…

The numbers of families resettling voluntarily in their former habitats in the Jaffna Peninsula have increased with the strengthening of the peace programme. Most of the families are from Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu in Wanni areas. Civilians stated that they…

Formal peace talks between the government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) will begin in Thailand on September 16. Peace facilitator Norway said the first round of direct negotiations between the Sri Lankan government and the LTTE would be…

Sri Lankan state television says the government will lift its ban on the Tamil Tiger rebels on September 6, meeting a key rebel condition for upcoming peace talks. The rebels had said they would not negotiate unless the ban was…