SRI LANKA THE MID-TERM REPORT
SRI LANKA THE MID-TERM REPORT By Gomin Dayasri Symbolically the bloom has faded away from the national flower (“Nil Manel”), which grows in the mud in shallow waters. Beside sits Sri Lanka, stranded in...
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Regime Change By Sanjana Hattotuwa -October 19, 2012 Sanjana Hattotuwa The Rajapaksa government will fall and several in it will have to answer allegations of war crimes. There are many who will...
View ArticleDiscuss the UK’s work on Human Rights and Democracy in relation to: Quarterly...
Discuss the UK’s work on Human Rights and Democracy in relation to: Quarterly Updates: Sri Lanka Pages: 1 2 3 Show all Latest update: 30 September 2012 The human rights picture in the last three months...
View ArticleBowed And Afraid: The Sunday Leader To Apologize To Gota For Calling Former...
OCTOBER 19, 2012 More than the launderer, Asanga Seneviratne, Lal Wickremetunga should be absolutely ashamed of himself for his ACTIVE participation in this travesty of justice. What is he going to do...
View ArticleSRI LANKA: Statement on the poster attacksagainst CPA executive director
SRI LANKA: Statement on the poster attacksagainst CPA executive director October 17, 2012 16 October 2012, Colombo, Sri Lanka: The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) views with very serious concern...
View ArticleThe Proposed Bill Will Limit The Powers Of The Magistrates And Increase The...
The Proposed Bill Will Limit The Powers Of The Magistrates And Increase The Powers Of The Police By Basil Fernando -October 19, 2012 Basil Fernando Making bad laws has become the hallmark of lawmaking...
View ArticleRs.20 million worth of objects robbed from house of eastern university lecturer
Rs.20 million worth of objects robbed from house of eastern university lecturer [ Friday, 19 October 2012, 04:48.39 PM GMT +05:30 ] People were fear over robberies continuously reported in the...
View ArticleCivil Society Condemns Poster Campaign Vilifying Dr. Saravanamuttu
Civil Society Condemns Poster Campaign Vilifying Dr. Saravanamuttu October 19, 2012 Prominent civil society organizations and activists in Sri Lanka by a statement signed by 19 organizations and 20...
View ArticleThe TNA and the PSC
The TNA and the PSC October 18, 2012,- By M. A. Sumanthiran-Pages: 2 In regard to a political solution the TNA placed before the government delegation in writing at the very first meeting itself, the...
View ArticleThe TNA and the PSC
The TNA and the PSC October 18, 2012, By M. A. Sumanthiran-Pages: 1 Today the most important question that is being asked of the TNA is: “Why are you not joining the PSC?” This seems Iike a very...
View ArticleEthics of ‘Post-War’ Reconstruction: Resistance to ‘War by Other Means’
Ethics of ‘Post-War’ Reconstruction: Resistance to ‘War by Other Means’ 17 OCTOBER 2012 BY JUDE LAL FERNANDO The US-led invasions ofAfghanistan and Iraq, and the Israeli invasion of Palestine were met...
View ArticleKidney disease spreads tentacles
Concern over Sri Lanka kidney disease 05 Oct 2012 Incurable ailment linked to farming chemicals prompts calls for controls on pesticide use. Video Thousands of Sri Lankans suffer from an incurable...
View ArticlePolitical Activity Stifled; Authoritarian Agenda Swells
Political Activity Stifled; Authoritarian Agenda Swells By Kumar David -October 20, 2012 Prof. Kumar David The Frontline Socialist Party (FSP) launched a campaign in Colombo on 11 October to fight...
View ArticleMaRa imposes tax on wells too! ‘Dig your graves not wells’ is his motto for...
MaRa imposes tax on wells too! ‘Dig your graves not wells’ is his motto for the people (Lanka-e-News -20.Oct.2012, 10.30PM) The ‘patriotic’ Rajapakse Govt. is very soon going to impose tax even on the...
View ArticleExecutive Presidency the root of all evil Are they preparing to lynch the CJ?
Executive Presidency the root of all evil Are they preparing to lynch the CJ? A fortnight ago several senior ministers were told to hold a press conference and con the public that the government was...
View ArticleUniversity Dons, Doctors And Capitalist Society Ruled By Mahinda chinthanaya
University Dons, Doctors And Capitalist Society Ruled By Mahinda chinthanaya By Vickramabahu Karunaratne -October 20, 2012 Dr. Vickramabahu Karunaratne We hear that if the university dons get a higher...
View ArticlePERSON ABDUCTED BY GROUP IN WHITE VAN IN ALEWATTA
PERSON ABDUCTED BY GROUP IN WHITE VAN IN ALEWATTA October 21, 2012 A person was abducted by an unknown group of people who arrived in a white van in the Alewatta area of Ragama while he was on his way...
View Article‘Govt. not keen on devolving power’
‘Govt. not keen on devolving power’ – Premachandran By Ranga Jayasuriya TNA stalwart Suresh Prema-chandran questions the rationale in joining the Parliament Select Committee (PSC), ‘when the president...
View ArticleMaRa betrays people’s faith: says mass killer, illicit arms dealer KP...
MaRa betrays people’s faith: says mass killer, illicit arms dealer KP collected money for Tamils’ welfare (Lanka-e-News -20.Oct.2012, 10.30PM) A historic betrayal of Mahinda Rajapkse is being exposed...
View ArticleThe Mad March Of The Ravening Megalomaniacs
The Mad March Of The Ravening Megalomaniacs By Tisaranee Gunasekara -October 20, 2012 “If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face – forever”. Orwell (Nineteen...
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