The current Tamil representation in Colombo's economic life, particularly in larger business enterprises [LKA31623.E]

No information on the current Tamil representation in Colombo's economic life, particularly in larger business enterprises, could be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.

This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of sources consulted in researching this Information Request.

Sources Consulted


Asia 1998 Yearbook: A Review of the Events of 1997. 1998.

The Far East and Australasia 1998. 1998.

Research Directorate. January 1999. Human Rights Package: Sri Lanka: Supplement.
_____. July 1998.

Human Rights Package: Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka: A Bitter Harvest. February 1996.

Sri Lanka: A Travel Survival Kit. May 1993.

The Tragedy of Sri Lanka: Ethnic Conflict and Forced Migration. 1998.

Electronic sources: CISNET, Internet, IRB Databases.

Non-documentary sources:

Unsuccessful attempts to contact - the Department of Census and Statistics, Colombo - Federation of Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Sri Lanka, Colombo. - Ceylon National Chamber of Industries, Colombo. - One other oral source in Colombo.