Keerthi Warnakulasuirya joins The Sunday Leader from Divaina
Keerthi Warnakulasuirya joins The Sunday Leader from Divaina Tuesday, 26 March 2013 The defence correspondent at the Divaina newspaper, Keerthi Warnakulasuirya has suddenly resigned from the Divaina...
View ArticleDo Democracies Throw Up Clowns?
Do Democracies Throw Up Clowns? By Charitha Ratwatte -March 26, 2013 | Charitha Ratwatte Italy had an election recently. Germany too. Within Europe, Germany has been playing the aggressive Big Brother...
View ArticleGota has to be worshipped even to secure Dual citizenship
Gota has to be worshipped even to secure Dual citizenship (Lanka-e-News- 26.March.2013,9.30PM) A new Board has been appointed in regard to those Sri Lankans who are abroad seeking dual citizenship....
View ArticleBBC World Service Broadcasts In Sri Lanka On SLBC Suspended
BBC World Service Broadcasts In Sri Lanka On SLBC Suspended By Colombo Telegraph -March 26, 2013 The BBC’s World Service Director, Peter Horrocks, today announced the suspension of BBC broadcasts on...
View ArticleArundhika tries to score points with Gota
Arundhika tries to score points with Gota Tuesday, 26 March 2013 Parliamentarian Arundhika Fernando whose name has been associated with importing a stock of ethanol spirit illegally has started to...
View ArticleSri Lanka’s Defeat
Sri Lanka’s Defeat By Kath Noble -March 26, 2013 Kath Noble The UN Human Rights Council sessions ended last week with the passage of another resolution on Sri Lanka. It was a victory for the United...
View Article#unlk: Archive and visualisation of tweets on Sri Lanka at HRC’s 22nd Session
#unlk: Archive and visualisation of tweets on Sri Lanka at HRC’s 22nd Session 27 Mar, 2013 The 22nd regular session of the Human Rights Council was held from 25 February to 22 March 2013 at the United...
View ArticleSustaining Change In Myanmar
Sustaining Change In Myanmar By R Hariharan -March 27, 2013 Col. (retd) R.Hariharan Strategic context of change Myanmar is in the throes of change since 2010 after the first-ever multi-party election...
View ArticleThe Wahhabi Invasion of Sri Lanka
The Wahhabi Invasion of Sri Lanka by Stephen Schwartz and Irfan Al-Alawi Folksmagazine [India]-July 18, 2012 To many non-Muslims, the existence of an Islamic community on the island of Sri Lanka...
View Article“The Cat Is Out Of The Bag” – A Rejoinder To Kusal
“The Cat Is Out Of The Bag” – A Rejoinder To Kusal By Pon. Chandran - March 27, 2013 Pon. Chandran At the outset I and my friends in the Human Rights fraternity in India, particularly from PUCL...
View ArticleTamil Nadu assembly adopts resolution: Centre must stop treating Sri Lanka as...
Tamil Nadu assembly adopts resolution: Centre must stop treating Sri Lanka as a friendly country Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | March 27, 2013 Chennai: With emotions...
View ArticleRequired: A Sri Lanka Policy
Required: A Sri Lanka Policy By Ana Pararajasingham -March 27, 2013 Ana Pararajasingham In December 2004, I wrote a paper titled “India’s Sri Lanka Policy: Need for A Review” (first published in...
View ArticleTamils should resist being taken into current western agenda: N Malathy
Tamils should resist being taken into current western agenda: N Malathy [TamilNet, Tuesday, 26 March 2013, 12:36 GMT] Tamils should be wary of the intentions of the Western Establishments that are...
View ArticleRule Of Law Or Law Of The Jungle – A Systemic Crisis!
Rule Of Law Or Law Of The Jungle – A Systemic Crisis! By Elmore Perera -March 27, 2013 Elmore Perera Law is the essential foundation of stability and order both within societies and in international...
View ArticleTime for a rebellion for democracy
Time for a rebellion for democracy WEDNESDAY, 27 MARCH 2013 The US resolution on accountability and reconciliation, which was moved at the UNHRC, remains a threat directed at the Mahinda Rajapaksa...
View ArticleSinhala military takes over UN demining following Geneva resolution
Sinhala military takes over UN demining following Geneva resolution [TamilNet, Wednesday, 27 March 2013, 07:10 GMT] One of the immediate results of the US-resolution at Geneva “welcoming and...
View ArticleRs.4000 allocation for universities slashed down to Rs.500 million – SB
Rs.4000 allocation for universities slashed down to Rs.500 million – SB WEDNESDAY, 27 MARCH 2013 It is revealed that despite Rs.4000 million had been allocated for education from the last budget,...
View ArticleHow Many Tamil (Muslim) Players in Sri Lankan Cricket Team ? Chauvinism at...
Murali says ‘not end of the world’ WEDNESDAY, 27 MARCH 2013 The city of Chennai, in many ways, has been a second home for Muttiah Muralitharan. Besides being a Tamil, the former Sri Lankan off-spinner...
View ArticleCall For Muslim Parliamentarians To Resign From The Government
Call For Muslim Parliamentarians To Resign From The Government By Latheef Farook -March 27, 2013 Latheef Farook The speech of Ven. Galagodatte Gnanasara Thera at a public meeting in Kandy on March 17...
View ArticleMuseum stairway collapses
Museum stairway collapses A wooden stairway inside the Colombo National Museum collapsed today injuring some students, teachers and parents who were on a visit to the Museum. Pix by Nisal Baduge...
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