By Charles.S.Perera Yesterday The US Secretary of Stateƒ”š‚  of International Organisation Esther Brimmer spoke of another US Resolution to be moved against Sri Lanka, and said, “The Council’s work remains unfinished so long as Sri Lanka continues to fall short in implementing even the recommendations of its own Lessons Learned and Reconciliation Commission, or in […]

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ƒ”š‚ Congressmanƒ”š‚ Eni F.H.ƒ”š‚ Faleomavaega’s statement related to Sri Lanka: Ranking member of US House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee Congressman Eni F.H. Faleomavaega on Tuesday (Feb 26) expressed his deep concerns over the double standards applied in the US foreign policy toward Sri Lanka.ƒ”š‚  Speaking at the committee hearing on “The Rebalance to Asia: Why South Asia Matters”ƒ”š‚ , […]

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Editorial The Daily News Sri Lanka Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe said it correctly but politely. Navi Pillay the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights sent her advance team, saying they will be preparing the ground for her own visit to the country on a later date. The advance party was given all the facilities, and the […]

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Accuses administration of practising double standards-Attempt to destabilize developing nations like Sri Lanka The United States of America should find a better way forward rather than United Nations resolutions to destabilise developing nations such as Sri Lanka while ignoring Human Rights abuses in nations such as Indonesia, “ƒ”¹…”where our geological strategic and military interests supersede […]

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Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka to the UN Geneva ƒ”š‚ The United Nations Human Rights Council has disassociated itself from the screening of the Channel 4 film “No Fire Zone: The Killing Fields of Sri Lanka”ƒ”š‚ organized by Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International and FIFDH to be held on Friday (01 March 2013) in Geneva at […]

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Shenali Waduge The halal certificate and halal label issue on virtually all packaging of both locally consumerable and export related food items needs to conclude. Objections arose questioning why companies should advocate a new practice of certification method and labeling to suit a minority religion when such was non-existent for centuries. Further, the only non-halal […]

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Walter Rajaratneƒ”š‚  in Sydney. Four Islamic men in Sydney were found guilty by the courts for brutally whipping another Muslim man 40 times with an electrical cord as “punishment”ƒ”š‚ under Islamic Sharia law for drinking alcohol. The judge who found the four offenders guilty at Sydney law courts today postponed sentencing for a future date. […]

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Jay Pathbey USA Associated Press/The Daily Sun – In this still frame from TV and courtesy of South African Daily Sun newspaper, showing a South African man with his hands tethered to the back of a police vehicle being draggedƒ”š‚ “ƒ”š‚¦moreƒ”š‚  behind as police hold his legs up and the vehicle apparently drives off, east of […]

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International Buddhist News A Public Talk on the topic “ƒ”¹…”The Revival of Buddhism in India’ will be delivered by the reputed Indian Buddhist monk Ven. Dr. Bhadant Rahula Bodhi Maha Thera on Friday, March 1 commencing at 4.00 p.m. at the Head Quarters of the Maha Bodhi Society, Ven. Hikkaduwe Sri Sumangala Mawatha, Maradana, Colombo […]

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