Origins and trajectory of LTTE terrorism

The LTTE’s genesis could be traced to 1974 when Velupillai Prabhakaran formed the Tamil New Tigers (TNT), at a time many other Tamil youth groups also took to arms.

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Communications Day was December 15:

Media as a method of communication

Miran PERERA

The media as a method of communication in Sri Lanka today is perhaps most influential in setting the agenda for progress towards democracy and the establishment of a prosperous civil society. This influence if anything has become even more enhanced with the advent of the 21st century - the communication age.

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Harold Pinter was for justice, freedoms and rights

Harold Pinter, Nobel Laureate for Literature died last Friday. We publish below an appreciation of him by Dominic Dromgoole, artistic director of Shakespeare’s Globe in London Harold Pinter: in the shadow of a giant Harold Pinter casts a long shadow.

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