Saturday, February 14, 2009
Sinhalese news suppression
The Sri Lankan government appears determined that the war being waged in the north remains out of sight of the international community. Journalists have been banned from the war zone, except those travelling on specially escorted tours. Sri Lankan journalists, meanwhile, have suffered a wave of intimidation. Editors have been threatened and many others detained without charge. Around 14 journalists have been murdered by unknown assailants, most recent prominent case being Lasantha Wickrematunga, editor of The Sunday Leader.
IMO: Outside Tamil Nadu it appears that nobody but Tamils are aware of Sinhalese murders in Sri Lanka, which however there is still hope to control even though the Sinhalese are behaving on the whole badly and foolishly, reflecting in medium term on Sri Lankan prospects for foreign investment and trade. Indian Congress do not seem to care, they persisently pander to North India. Evidently Delhi still has a lot to learn a lot. As usual Delhi are creating a stick to beat their own backs. And I doubt if Tamil Nadu will sort out the problems on their doorstep as it is generally still of a rather rural and very local attitude, even though for example Chennai produces more films than Bollywood or Hollywood. We do not often go even to Tamil Nadu nowadays, usually being no further south than the Konkani coast, Maharashtra or Goa.
UN intervention is needed in Sri Lanka probably. Although the UN tried for years (a little bit) there is still a lot left to do.
The Sri Lankan government appears determined that the war being waged in the north remains out of sight of the international community. Journalists have been banned from the war zone, except those travelling on specially escorted tours. Sri Lankan journalists, meanwhile, have suffered a wave of intimidation. Editors have been threatened and many others detained without charge. Around 14 journalists have been murdered by unknown assailants, most recent prominent case being Lasantha Wickrematunga, editor of The Sunday Leader.
IMO: Outside Tamil Nadu it appears that nobody but Tamils are aware of Sinhalese murders in Sri Lanka, which however there is still hope to control even though the Sinhalese are behaving on the whole badly and foolishly, reflecting in medium term on Sri Lankan prospects for foreign investment and trade. Indian Congress do not seem to care, they persisently pander to North India. Evidently Delhi still has a lot to learn a lot. As usual Delhi are creating a stick to beat their own backs. And I doubt if Tamil Nadu will sort out the problems on their doorstep as it is generally still of a rather rural and very local attitude, even though for example Chennai produces more films than Bollywood or Hollywood. We do not often go even to Tamil Nadu nowadays, usually being no further south than the Konkani coast, Maharashtra or Goa.
UN intervention is needed in Sri Lanka probably. Although the UN tried for years (a little bit) there is still a lot left to do.
# posted by uv : 5:49 PM
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