Sri Lanka: Sri Lankan Government Savors Victory While Tamils Ponder Future.

Section: General News - The defeat of the Tamil Tigers and the death of Velupillai Prabhakaran, the rebel group's leader, seemed to deepen the sense of confusion felt by many in Sri Lanka's Tamil population. What's next for them? A group of children in the capital have gathered around this effigy of slain Tamil Tiger leader Velupillai Prabhakaran. Like many in this Indian Ocean capital, they are celebrating his death with cheering, flag waving and fireworks. But in other parts of the city, the change in mood is stark, as many Tamils discreetly mourned Prabhakaran and the passing of an era that he represented.

Fear and uncertainty Jeya Balathura, 32, is a former aid worker. Her …