Dependent on oil from Iran, but with the US its largest trading partner, Sri Lanka is stuck between a rock and a hard place, reports Lasanda Kurukulasuriya.
Articles by Lasanda Kurukulasuriya
Sri Lanka
Over two decades of conflict have bred a climate of impunity where human rights violations – killings and unexplained ‘disappearances’ of people – have become all too common.
- October 1, 2007
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Sri Lankan ecosystems in dire straits
Government to halt a controversial ship canal project.
- November 1, 2005
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The waves that woke the world
The aftermath and implications of the Asian tsunami. Includes: the Burmese migrant workers who were forgotten victims; caste discrimination in India even amid the tsunami trauma; an NI reader on helping to identify bodies in Thailand.
- April 1, 2005
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Sri Lanka’s food fight
In a pioneering move the Sri Lankan Government has banned the import of genetically modified foods.
- July 1, 2001
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