Kanchana and her sister had left their village in Thampalagama, an area in the east more loosely controlled by the LTTE, for a holiday with a brother living there.

“勘察娜”和姐姐以及住在这里的哥哥一起离开他们的村子Thampalagama去度假，而这个村子恰好是猛虎组织在东部控制相对较松的地区。

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But Sri Lanka says, with some justification, that this is more the result of the LTTE having been defeated earlier this year.

但是斯里兰卡，需要一些理由，说这更多的是在今年早些时候击败LTTE的结果。

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Later Premadasa himself initiated dialogue with the LTTE which went on for more than a year.

BBC: The road to peace in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka continues to experience strong economic growth, driven by large-scale reconstruction and development projects following the end of the 26-year conflict with the LTTE.

FORBES: Sri Lanka

When we were having discussions with the LTTE, I exchanged 44 letters with Prabhakaran, the first time he ever wrote to any politician in the south.

CNN: 'It Is a Very Critical Time'