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Quick Facts: • Born Nov. 18, 1945, in the district of Hambantota in southern Sri Lanka. His father was a member of the Sri Lankan Parliament from...
...violation of human rights. There were no civilian casualties. If I did that, it wouldn't have taken 2½ years to finish this. I would have done this in a few hours. These are all propaganda." - Responding to accusations that the cost of ending the Sri Lankan civil war was too high (TIME, July...
...behaving like murderers," Fonseka said. Asked whether he was planning to leave the country, he said, "I have no intention of leaving the country, but if my security is under threat, I would have go to out temporarily." (See a TIME video on Civilians Caught in the Sri Lankan Civil...
...year after the murder of the prominent Sri Lankan editor Lasantha Wickrematunge, the island's independent media is still under siege. An investigation into Wickrematunge's death has gone nowhere, and at least half a dozen other journalists, including his widow, have left the country in fear since his death...
...passion was infectious. His writing style and exposés were not for the faint-hearted. There were many fans and an equal number of critics who felt that the Leader's brand of journalism was salacious. But all agreed that he had brought something totally new to Sri Lankan media. He was threatened, sued and beaten up, and his house was fired at with automatic weapons. Still, he kept going. "I credit him for creating the space for those less courageous than him to work," says Marwaan Macan-Markar, another of Wickrematunge's young hires who now works...