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Sunday 22 August 2010

'The Economist' barred entry to Sri Lanka?

The distributor of 'The Economist' international economic magazine in Sri Lanka, Vijitha Yapa Bookstore says that Sri Lanka Customs have not released the latest issue of the magazine yet.

No official comment is yet available to verify whether the magazine was barred entry to the country due to security issues.
The magazine has an article titled 'Sri Lanka's post-war recovery - Rebuilding, but at a cost - Sri Lanka is developing again - But not all can celebrate' in its latest issue.

The August 19th article discusses the grievances of villagers on the land distribution in the Eastern Province amidst the government's development drive.
Highlighting the arrest of Marxist Democratic National Alliance parliamentarians by police during a protest in Galle recently, The Economist says "A wider crackdown against the opposition seems to be under way."

"The country may be developing after the war, but democracy still looks frail," it concludes.

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