An ominous attack unsettles the country’s judges
Sri Lanka’s judiciary An ominous attack unsettles the country’s judges TENSIONS have grown in Sri Lanka between the executive and a beleaguered judiciary. They have prompted government claims of an...
View ArticleAn assault on the judiciary amid rising dissent
An assault on the judiciary amid rising dissent Harim Peiris Political and Reconciliation perspectives from Sri Lanka Posted by harimpeiris on October 10, 2012 Last weekend, Judicial Services...
View ArticleWikiLeaks: US State Department Collected Information From INGOs
WikiLeaks: US State Department Collected Information From INGOs By Colombo Telegraph -October 12, 2012 “Nils Mork of CARE said that the organization had 300 representatives on the ground in Sri Lanka,...
View ArticleHonesty vital for peace in Sri Lanka
Honesty vital for peace in Sri Lanka By JENNIFER GNANA , Posted on » Friday, October 12, 2012 LAST week UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stated that a political solution had to be reached to resolve...
View ArticleHow Can We Maintain Communal Harmony Between Rakhine Buddhists and Rohingya...
How Can We Maintain Communal Harmony Between Rakhine Buddhists and Rohingya in Myanmar? Oct-11-2012 To maintain communal harmony between these two ethnic groups, the restoration of the Rohingya’s...
View ArticleCommonwealth Studies At London University launched A Website On Sri Lanka’s...
Commonwealth Studies At London University launched A Website On Sri Lanka’s Media Policy And Law The Media Reform Lanka Initiative based at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies at London University on...
View ArticlePM Meets TNA Leaders; Says India Fully With SL Tamils
PM Meets TNA Leaders; Says India Fully With SL Tamils NEW DELHI | OCT 11, 2012 Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today affirmed India’s commitment for a political solution to the Sri Lankan Tamils issue...
View ArticleThe JSC Secretary Could Have Ended Up Like Prageeth Eknaligoda
The JSC Secretary Could Have Ended Up Like Prageeth Eknaligoda By Asian Human Rights Commission -October 12, 2012 October 12, 2012 There was an attempted abduction of the Secretary to the Judicial...
View Article“If you tell anyone, we will kill you and your husband”
Reporters Without Borders: Entretien avec… by rsf_internet 2012 Reporters Without Borders: Entretien avec… by rsf_internet MEDITATION IS GOOD...
View ArticleKrishna urges Lankan Tamil delegates to resume talks
Krishna urges Lankan Tamil delegates to resume talks THE TIMES OF INDIA Foreign minister S M Krishna again called for early resumption of talks for political reconciliation in Sri Lanka in a meeting...
View ArticleUncovering the Truth About Sri Lanka’s Civil War: a Painful But Urgent Task
Uncovering the Truth About Sri Lanka’s Civil War: a Painful But Urgent Task In May 2009 within a region of Sri Lanka known as the Vanni, government forces finally routed the rebel secessionist militia...
View Article‘Actions of Int’l Community will decide our future path’ : Jaffna Civil Society
‘Actions of Int’l Community will decide our future path’ : Jaffna Civil Society 08 OCTOBER 2012 BY RAMANAN VEERASINGHAM Sending a very strong signal to the outside world, the powerful Jaffna Civil...
View ArticleKeheliya’s utterances betray those behind attack on JSC Secretary
Keheliya’s utterances betray those behind attack on JSC Secretary (Lanka-e-News- 12.Oct.2012, 11.30AM) The announcement made by Minister Keheliya Rambukwella yesterday (11) as Govt. Cabinet spokesman...
View ArticleG.L.Peiris And His Sermon In The UN General Assembly
G.L.Peiris And His Sermon In The UN General Assembly By S. V. Kirubaharan –October 12, 2012 S. V. Kirubaharan Last month, the 67th session of the UN General Assembly – UNGA commenced under the...
View ArticleGenocide as Counterinsurgency – Brief Notes on the “Sri Lanka model”
Genocide as Counterinsurgency – Brief Notes on the “Sri Lanka model” October 10, 2012 by Karthick RM Countering insurgencies is as old as states and empires. As a concept, however, study in...
View ArticleAttack On The JSC Secretary: Fooling The Masses On ‘International Scrutiny’
Attack On The JSC Secretary: Fooling The Masses On ‘International Scrutiny’ By Laksiri Fernando -October 13, 2012 Dr Laksiri Fernando There is a new pattern of argument by government spokesmen (no...
View ArticleSL Police in Champoor appropriates public playground in Naavaladi
Thadcha’naamaruthamadu Claymore attack .NESoHR Report: Claymore attack on School bus SL Police in Champoor appropriates public playground in Naavaladi [TamilNet, Friday, 12 October 2012, 20:07 GMT] Sri...
View ArticleTNA Statement From Delhi: Manmohan Singh Reassured That India Will Do Its...
TNA Statement From Delhi: Manmohan Singh Reassured That India Will Do Its Best For The Tamils By Colombo Telegraph - “The TNA urged the need for urgent action to redress this situation. The discussions...
View Article‘Can’t do anything with her. She must somehow be got rid of’- MaRa:...
‘Can’t do anything with her. She must somehow be got rid of’- MaRa: impeachment motion against CJ (Lanka-e-News- 12.Oct.2012, 11.30AM) A most secretive and slyly planned impeachment motion is to be...
View ArticleVideo:Interview With Frederica Jansz
Journalists For Democracy in Sri Lanka=Lasantha- Video:Interview With Frederica Jansz On this program Sanjana Hattotuwa talks to Frederica Jansz, Former Editor-In-Chief, The Sunday Leader. (Date of...
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