Secret and open deals

For the moment it is sufficient to note that, despite this alleged deal, the Tigers pretty promptly started attacking servicemen. Logically this means, if there was a deal, either that the Tigers decided from the start that they had been betrayed, or else that their attacks on the servicemen were part of the deal. If so, it is strange that President Rajapaksa, after a short period of patience, reacted forcibly, quite unlike Ranil, who did nothing when Tamils who had helped the Armed Forces, were slaughtered.

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Big Match Fever - Fun or menace ?

As the excitement generated by the World Cup has started to grip most cricket playing nations around the world, the urban areas in Sri Lanka are also experiencing a similar phenomenon - the 'big match fever'.

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