ƒ”š‚ Shenali Waduge Sri Lanka lands itself in a precarious situation. Where have anyone heard of terrorists making accusations of human rights violations? The terrorists and their fronts make the accusations because they need to exist. The countries accepting these accusations do so because they can then use these as leverages to advance their agendas while […]

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Asada M Erpiniƒ”š‚  “Angry Jayalalitha asks Indian PM not to embolden Sri Lanka”ƒ”š‚ is the title of a news report in the local media that appeared on 14 March.ƒ”š‚  The well-endowed lady, at the helm in Tamil Nadu, should wake up from her dreams and enter the real world: the days when she mesmerised the […]

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by Shamindra Ferdinando Courtesy Theƒ”š‚  Island Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa yesterday said that a section of the Tamil Nadu fishing fleet had been propagating lies against the navy at the behest of interested parties, while poaching and causing immense damage to fishery resources in the country’s northern waters. The Defence Secretary said that much publicised […]

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ƒ”š‚ Asada M Erpini A report headlined “Sri Lankan group flays military role in civil life”ƒ”š‚, whichƒ”š‚  appeared in Deccan Herald on 15 March, and which was reproduced in the local media, shows that various groups and alliances emerge with the prime motive of denigrating the armed forces of Sri Lanka. Not surprisingly, all these allegations […]

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Ashoo Amarasinghe ƒ”š‚ As an expat I wish to make reference to an article titled “Halal issue can pave the way to better understanding”ƒ”š‚ by Ms. Sagarica Rajakarunanayake appearing in the “ƒ”¹…”Daily Mirror’ of 14 March 2013. My attention was drawn to the following lines in her article primarily because I have lived in Colarado Springs […]

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by Hon. Mahinda Samarasinghe M.P. Minister of Plantation Industries and Special Envoy of H.E. the President of Sri Lanka on Human Rights Leader of the Sri Lanka Delegationƒ”š‚  22nd Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council Geneva 15 March 2013 Mr President, ƒ”š‚ My delegation and I join you this morning with a deep sense […]

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PRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY THE LAKSHMAN KADIRGAMAR INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS & STRATEGIC STUDIES, (LKIIRSS) SRI LANKA The Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute for International Relations & Strategic Studies inaugurated “Connecting with Silicone Valley”ƒ”š‚ the first series of its video lectures. Mr. Jerry Michalaski founder of REX: the Relationship Economy Expedition is a lateral thinker, pattern finder, […]

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