TamilNet Reports 9/5/97


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TamilNet Webservice has filed following report today.
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http://www.tamilnet.com/reports/97/09/0501.html

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Troubled waters for Tamil fishermen
[TamilNet, Friday, September 05, 1997]

A seemingly innocuous ban on fishing introduced in the Tamil areas by
the predominantly Sinhalese Sri Lankan government over a decade ago
has steadily destroyed the livelihood of the Tamil fishing community.
Ostensibly introduced check the movement of Tamil fighters between the
island and nearby India, the ban has had no impact on the growth of
the Tamil Tigers, but has crippled the Tamil fishing industry. Many
Tamils believe this was the Sri Lankan government's intended aim.

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