Close on the heels of the controversy surrounding the seizure by the
LTTE of some vehicles belonging to the Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA)
engaged in mine clearing operations in the terrorist-held area, the
Government of Japan has dropped the INGO from the list of recipients of
its assistance for the coming year.
The NPA, which represents the Norwegian trade union organization,
received Japanese assistance along with the Danish De-mining Group (DDG),
the Halo Trust, the Mires Advisory Group (MAG) and the Swiss Foundation
for Mine Action (FSD) in July last year. But it was excluded when Japan
extended further support for ...
