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Sri Lanka accused of 'ethnic cleansing' of Tamil areas
Daily Telegraph
Monday, May 25th, 2009
The Sri Lankan government has been accused of launching a campaign of "ethnic cleansing" following its victory over the Tamil Tigers in the country's 26 year civil war.
Karuna Amman
Sri Lankan minister admits army killed civilians
Daily Telegraph
Friday, May 22nd, 2009
In an exclusive interview with the Daily Telegraph, Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan, alias Colonel Karuna, said president Mahinda Rajapaksa had made a mistake when he claimed no-one died at the hands of the army.
Mahinda Rajapaksa and Hu Jintao
China emerges as key player in victory over Tamil Tigers
Daily Telegraph
Wednesday, May 20th, 2009
THE pitiless success of Sri Lanka's military offensive delivers one salutary lesson: if you have China as an ally, you can afford to ignore pressure from anywhere else.

President Mahinda Rajapaksa's Government has won China's financial, military and diplomatic support - along with the confidence to brush off Western protests.