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Wednesday, May 18, 2011

What will be the effect of Ms Jayalalithaa’s first salvo against Rajapaksa?

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It would only be fair to conclude that like thousands of her fellow countrymen, the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister has probably been genuinely ...

Calls for war-crimes probe escalate as Tamils commemorate massacre

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18 May 2011, Amid increasing calls by world's premier human rights NGOs, newly elected Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for independent in...

Sri Lanka congratulates Jaya, wants to ‘work with her’

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Within days of AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa becoming new Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Sri Lanka has reached out to her through a “congratulator...

Some Quick Reflections on the Legislative Process in Sri Lanka

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This made me reflect on the accuracy of the oft made statement that Sri Lanka is such a great democracy because large numbers turn out at ...

Making ‘ kalakanni’s out of ‘creme de la creme’

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A response to Minster of Higher Education, S. B. Dissanayake We need to point out that Mr. Dissanayaka’s kalakannis are not magically prod...

Reprocessing discipline the hard way

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If they are not mere words of wooing, laptop with internet is clearly something to go for, if only the venue was other than a military est...
Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Another man is severely assaulted by the Inginiyagala Police

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Mr. P W Cyril Sarath Kumara (26) of No: 6 B/59 A, Ambagahawella, Paragahakelle, Ampara, is a farmer by profession. On 4 April 2011 he was ...

Sri Lanka’s response to UN report has been simply reject it outright, but need for truth has never been stronger

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17 May 2011. By Yolanda Foster, Amnesty International’s Sri Lanka researcher It’s now 2 years since the end of the war between the Sri Lan...

Joint Press Statement issued on the occasion of the visit of Hon′ble Minister of External Affairs of Sri Lanka to India

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The External Affairs Minister of India urged the expeditious implementation of measures by the Government of Sri Lanka, to ensure resettleme...

Pillayan’s house searched

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by Easwaran Rutnam /17 May 2011 The Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pullikal (TMVP) is to hold an urgent meeting tomorrow after the house of Easter...

India calls on Sri Lanka to probe rights record

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NEW DELHI — India broke with past practice on Tuesday and called on Sri Lanka to investigate allegations of human rights abuses during the i...

UNSG panel report - Responses of the international community

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Report of the Secretary General's panel of experts on accountability in Sri Lanka - Responses of   the international community by ...

How will Delhi listen to Jayalalithaa calling Rajapaksa a ‘war criminal’?

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The Rajapaksas need to know that DMK and Karunanidhi were at one time the all powerful family dynasty, the  kleptomaniacs in Tamil Nadu li...

Govt. plunders 130,000 acres of people’s lands

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More than 130,000 acres of paddy lands, 47 tanks, 14 islands and several lagoons that had been used for fishing have been taken over by the ...

SB reveals his aim of training for university students in Army camps

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15 May 2011 At the intended leadership training in Army camps for new entrees for universities the freshers will be taught how to wake up e...

New Zealand UN panel report on Sri Lanka

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The report has noted obstacles to accountability in Sri Lanka. Should these persist and the Sri Lankan Government is unable to address the ...

SB reveals his aim of training for university students in Army camps

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15 May 2011 At the intended leadership training in Army camps for new entrees for universities the freshers will be taught how to wake up e...

Govt. plunders 130,000 acres of people’s lands

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16 May 2011 More than 130,000 acres of paddy lands, 47 tanks, 14 islands and several lagoons that had been used for fishing have been taken...

Daily Mirror editorial: “TNA kindles violence”

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16 May 2011 “A senile TNA member’s descendants are in the West. With one foot in the West and one in the grave this member thrive on the su...

Go beyond 13th Amendment: EPDP

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16 May 2011 The Eelam People’s Democratic Party (EPDP), an ally of the ruling United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) has renewed its call ...
Sunday, May 15, 2011

Nobody can suppress Tamil psyche: M K Sivajilingam

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14 May 2011 Eezham Tamils in NorthEast would mourn thousands of their slain kith and kin on 18 May, said M K Sivajilingam, a former TNA pa...

Eezham Tamils encouraged by Jayalalitha's stand: TNA

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15 May 2011 Suresh K. Premachandran, the official spokesman of Tamil National Alliance (TNA) on Saturday sent TNA's congratulations to...

Panel report: Be realistic and have dialogue with UN

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Despite spin doctoring by envoys, EU resolution could have grave implications for Sri Lanka Ind...

The message on internal accountability is clear

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As one Commissioner mused several months back in a different context; “we were told by weeping mothers of children being literally grabbed ...

Switzerland, Canada reject protest

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Canada and Switzerland have countered complaints by Sri Lanka that their governments summoned meetings in Geneva to discuss matters relating...