05/08/2011
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The Sunday Leader
Its been two years since the war came to an end. Soon after, exultant southerners began visiting Jaffna in busloads and van loads to ‘see it with their own eyes’ and to celebrate the end of the protracted war. To most, Jaffna is like a war memorial, a once exotic place that remained the theatre of war and hence inaccessible. Two years and the travel urge is still strong.
12/12/2010
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NDTV
Colombo: In a move likely to further alienate the ethnic Tamils in the country, Sri Lanka has scrapped the Tamil version of its national anthem at official and state functions. Now the national anthem can only be rendered in the majority Sinhala language at official functions.
12/12/2010
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Hindustan Times
The Sri Lankan cabinet has mandated the Sinhala version of the national anthem instead of a Tamil version used in some parts of the country, a media report said. The move will mean that the Tamil version of the anthem will no longer be played at any official or state functions, the Sunday Times reported. The decision was taken on Wednesday.
09/19/2010
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ColomboPage
Sept 19, Colombo: Sri Lanka's State Literary Festival is scheduled to be held on September 30, the sources at the Ministry of Cultural Affairs said.
08/02/2010
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UCA News
Journalists in northern Sri Lanka have told their southern counterparts they are unable to do their jobs effectively because of ongoing post-war reporting restrictions.
02/09/2010
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The Guardian (UK)
An education project funded by the German government is trying to help communities divided by civil war to express mutual respect and understanding in a new language. Psyche Kennett, the project's coordinator, explains how this kind of English language training can reduce hostility
12/12/2009
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Indian Express
The Sri Lankan cabinet has mandated the Sinhala version of the national anthem instead of a Tamil version used in some parts of the country, a media report said.
The move will mean that the Tamil version of the anthem will no longer be played at any official or state functions, the Sunday Times reported. The decision was taken Wednesday.