the men were among the group of tamil tiger fighters vonding on the last day of the war. >> translation: they loaded everywhere - not just one by one, all the tigers were taken. there were three bus loads of them. this is a member of the northern provincial council. >> we don't want conversation, houses or property. give us our rites. that's all we ask. >> reporter: a military spokesman told al jazeera such cases should be reported, making an informed decision on each cause. questions about those that disappeared during and after the war overshadow the development drive. >> the government spent billions on roads and gas ilties. the development -- facilities. the development attracted people, like the man that owns the biggest develop. >> here, every house has someone outside. there's always an in flow of money. consumer strength. they have a consumer strength. once the peace comes, it will grow. >> reporter: despite positive developments, there are divisions on how the country should mark the end of the war. the government banned event to mark the tamil tigers and civilians killed in th

the government banned public events to remember the tamil tigers and civilians killed in the war. the military will hold a victory parade on sunday. on friday, police cracked down on an attempt by tamil politicians to remember the dead. >> i think in the last few months we feel, again, that the tamils are treated as a terrorist. >> the editor of a newspaper says that there cape be true peace without the government sharing power. rebuilding the railway line is a vital part of the post-war development programme. many tamils say the issue, senior fighters is an obstacle to building links between the communities. dozens of women waiting for news of their missing husbands are hoping the mark of the millions is not in vain. >>> apologise, having a few issues. on the ground in matara. >>> a second round of ukraine peace talks as people in eastern ukraine experience a day of violence. leaders in kiev push to tighten ties with europe. many in the east prefer ties with russia. ukraine's foreign minister is calling for the u.s. to impose tougher sanctions on russia. russia is waging a hidden

tamil women. this woman wore hers since her marriage to a leader of the tam ill tigers. she and the women i met in jaffna say they don't know where their husbands are, and the men were among a group of fighters that surrounded to the military on the last day of the war. >> they loaded everywhere, not just one by one, all the fighters taken after mediation by a priest. there were three bus loads of them. >> this is an elected member of the northern provincial council. >> translation: we don't want compensation, houses or property. give us our rights. that's what we ask. >> reporter: military spokesman told al jazeera that such cases should be reported to the presidential commission on missing persons, which could make an informed decision on each case. questions about those that disappeared during and after the war are overshadowing the development drive in the north and east. the government spent billions on roads and facilities. the development attracted experts like this, who owned the biggest hotel in northern sri lanka. >> here almost every house has someone outside.

commemorations for the tamil tigers have been broken up. survivors say the suffering is far from over. they sent this report from the northern city. the mark of the million, warn by old married tam ill women. this woman wore hers since her marriage to the lad are of the tamil tigers, who waged a war against the sri lankan government. today she and these women don't know where their husbands are. they say they surrendered to the military on the last day of the war. >> they loaded everywhere - not just one by one, all the fighters were taken after mediation by a priest. there were three bus loads of them. >> reporter: this is an elected member of the northern provincial council. >> translation: we don't want compensation, houses or property. give us our rights. that's all we ask. >> military spokesman told al jazeera that such cases should be reported to the presidential commission on missing persons, which could make app informed did you suggest on each case. questions about those that disappeared during and after the war are overshadowing t

commemorations for the tamil tigers have been broken up. survivors say the suffering is far from over. we have this report if the northern city of jaffna. >> reporter: the mark of the million, worn by old married tamil women. this woman wore hers since her memory to a leader of the tamil tigers who waged a civil war. today she and these women met in a northern town and don't know where their husbands are. they are among a group of fighters, but surrendered to the military on the last day of the war. they loaded everyone - not just one by one, all the fighters were taken. there were three bus loads of them. this is an elected member of the northern provincial council. >> translation: we don't want compensation, houses or property. give us our rights. that's all we ask. >> reporter: military spokesman told al jazeera that such cases could be reported, which could make an informed decision. questions about those who disappeared during and after the war are overshadowing the drive in the north and east. the government spent billions on roads and

. >> reporter: five years after the defeat of the tamil tigers by the sri lankan military the victory parades continue. in the southern cities, the rural heart land of the senningalees community tens of thousands flock to catch a glimpse of their heroes. they founded a positive note in their address. >> translation: what has been built is a new county. hindley street easier to make decisions when we have unity. decisions without unity is temporary. that is why some try to deprive us of unity in peace. >> reporter: the president is under pressure to address aless that his -- allegations that his troops committed war crimes, allegations he denied. the government is proud of its post-war achievements, rehabilitation, reconstruction and economic development. the president's government, who runs the defense military told al jazeera of the chance on the military front. >> we have drawn the military. we have the army stationed inside the barracks, strategically located, that we have to do because of the security. >> that announcement should be reassuring. not everyone is convinced. the presi

. >> government troops had crushed the tamil tigers - a guerrilla force which had waged a brutal insurgencyeeking self-rule for the tamils c a minority making up about 12 percent of sri lanka's population mainly living

ahead - sri lanka marks five years since the end of the civil war, the public commemoration for tamil tigersbanned. >>> the race against time to rescue survivors from floods in the ball canso

commemorations for the tamil tigers has been broken up. their suffering is far from over. this report from jasper. >> reporter: the mark of the million, worn by old tamil married women. this woman wore hers since her marriage to the leader of tamil tilingers, who waged a war against the sri lankan government. these women don't know where their husbands are. >> translation: thee loaded everywhere, nout just one by bun -- not just one by one, all the fighters were taken after mediation by a priest. there were three bus loads of them. >> reporter: this is an elected member of the northern prove yin shall council. >> we don't want compensation, houses or property. give us our rights. that's all we ask. military spokesman told al jazeera that such cases would be reported to the presidential commission. it could make an informed decision on each case. questions about those that disappeared during or after the wore, overshadowing the drive in the north and east. the government spent billions on roads and facilities. it attracted developers who owns the biggest hotel. >> here almos

. >> reporter: five years after the defeat of the tamil tigers by the sri lanka turtlenecks, the praisedot. the rural hartland, tens of thousands of people flock to catch a glimpse of their military heroes. the president sounded a positive note in his address. >> what has been billed as a few country is easier to make decisions when the unity and peace among ethnic groups is strengthened. finding solutions is easier. any solution without unity is temporary. >> that's why some people are trying to deprive us of this unity and peace. >> the president has been under pressure to address allegations that his troops committed war crimes during the final stages of the war. allegations he has denied. the government is particularly proud of it's post-war achievements, rehabilitation, reconstruction and economic development. >> the president's procedure who runs the defense ministry told al jazeera of the changes on the military front. >> we have withdrawn the milita military. we have the army stationed in camps inside the barracks strategically located that we have to do because of the security o

commenrations for the tamil tigers who have broken up survivors of the war say their suffering is farrom over. the leader of anti-government protests in thailand said he will surrender to authorities if he cannot successfully overthrow the country's leaders. suban says he will turn himself in on may 27th if he can't get a new prime minister until store. more mass rallies are planned in the coming days. some protesters say they will fight even if they lose their leader. >>> people in the philippines face some of the biggest electricity billions in all of asia. the average family spends around a quarter of its income on power. there are efforts to bring prices down. a report from the central philippines. >> this will be the largest solar facility in the country when it's completed in a few months. it will have over 88,000 panels covering 35 hectares of farmland you. at its inauguration, the president said such a project is set to make history. >> it serves as a shining example of the et efforts we are taketology ensure that future generations will not be subject to the same vulnerabilit