The war dividend; Sri Lanka.(Sri Lanka's embittered provincial election) From: The Economist (US) | Date: May 17, 2008 | COPYRIGHT 2008 Economist Newspaper Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Sri Lanka's face of democracy

A flawed election in eastern Sri Lanka; a poor promise of peace or development

WADING into Trincomalee harbour early on May 10th, a line of poor fishermen received election-day gifts from both sides of Sri Lanka's nasty, 25-year-old civil war. From the government, dominated by the Sinhalese majority, the gift was of a day's work. The government of President Mahinda Rajapakse had lifted a two-year ban on entering the harbour, an i...