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Report To Congress on Measures Taken by the Government of Sri Lanka and International Bodies To Investigate Incidents During the Recent Conflict in Sri Lanka, and Evaluating the Effectiveness of Such Efforts Office of War Crimes Issues Report August 11,...
- Why Amnesty International supports setting up UN Panel on Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- HRW: Letter to Secretary Clinton on the Sri Lanka's Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission... (Category: Breaking News)
- International Crisis Group statement on LLRC report (Category: Business)
- LLRC report:The Need for Transparency (Category: Breaking News)
by Prof. Michael Roberts The citizens of Thamileelam who struggled out of the inferno of war in the north-east corner of the northern Vanni during the months of January-May 2009 journeyed on foot or boat. During the first few months...
- “I do not think the LTTE can revive” - Thirunavukkarasu Sridharan (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka After the Civil War: Interview with Dr. Muttukrishna Sarvananthan (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankans commemorate War Heroes Day, Tamil Genocide Day on same day (Category: Breaking News)
- Human smuggling or Tamil Tigers - A Story from the 'Ocean Lady' (Category: Breaking News)
By Athiyan Silva Further evidence has emerged in recent weeks of the continuing political disintegration of the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), which was militarily crushed in May 2009 by the Sri Lankan military. Several reports indicate that...
- Sri Lankan president at the UN denies war crimes (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan govt reaches agreement with LTTE faction led by Pathmanathan alias "KP" (Category: Breaking News)
- Govt is Using KP's Data base on the LTTE to Crush the international tiger network-Defence Secret... (Category: Breaking News)
- Ex-LTTE Chief "KP" speaks out: An Interview With T.Selvarasa Pathmanathan alias KP (Category: Breaking News)
By Vangeesa Sumenasekara One of the central weaknesses of the recent debate or discussion in Sri Lanka around the strange term "private" universities apropos its possible consequences to the men and women living within the national boundaries of Sri Lanka...
- Sri Lankan universities and marketing orientation (Category: Business)
- Research on human resources: Reflections and reinforcements (Category: Business)
- Universities in crisis: Key learnings (Category: Business)
from BBC News A Sri Lankan minister says he has begun a hunger strike outside the UN's Colombo offices demanding that it stop its probe into alleged war crimes. Housing Minister Wimal Weerawansa's announcement follows two days of demonstrations outside...
- Water Woes (Category: Business)
- Reaction (Category: Business)
- Panel Pressure (Category: Business)
- Protest (Category: Business)
By Charles HavilandBBC News, Colombo On a leafy Colombo corner, surrounded by hundreds of his nationalist supporters and Buddhist monks, Sri Lankan cabinet minister Wimal Weerawansa burns an effigy of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon. Mr Ban is a figure of...
- We have the responsibility to safeguard our leaders, soldiers who brought peace to this country-... (Category: Breaking News)
- UN On Alert (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka says UN panel 'will not be allowed' to enter (Category: Breaking News)
- Lankan government urges UN General Secretary not to pressurize SriLanka at UN (Category: Breaking News)
Current moves undermine further Democracy in Sri Lanka By Dr. S. Narapalasingam The Government of Sri Lanka has been successful in brushing off the alleged accusations of war crimes during the final stage of the war and violations of the...
- Confusion over national reconciliation, unity and lasting peace in post-war Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Devolution will strengthen and uphold democracy and national unity (Category: Breaking News)
- Deadly Symbols, Vibrant Electoral Politics and War Crimes in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Sinhala symbols, war, peace and ethnic reconciliation in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
By Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka I hope everyone saw Ridley Scott’s Robin Hood, with Russell Crowe in the title role. The BBC History channel backed it up with a two hour programme, piecing together the legend from historical fact and circumstance....
- Robin Amos Kahn: When Life Gives You Lemons, Make a Soufflé (Category: Features)
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from the BBC: The Sri Lankan foreign minister has said that a UN panel on human rights will not be allowed into the country. GL Peiris said that there was "no need" for the panel to come to the country...
- Sri Lanka says UN panel 'will not be allowed' to enter (Category: Breaking News)
- Head of UN panel of experts expresses regret over Sri Lankan government's decision (Category: Breaking News)
- Lanka’s UN allies express solidarity (Category: Breaking News)
- Reaction (Category: Business)
June 16, 2010: 11.00 am Siobhain McDonagh: (Mitcham and Morden) (Lab): I am grateful for the chance to highlight again the appalling treatment of Tamil civilians by the Sri Lankan Government....
- Answer given by British Prime Minister to question on Sri Lanka War Crimes Tribunal (Category: Breaking News)
- British Parliament spotlight on Sri Lanka again (Category: Breaking News)
- Tamil American Peace Initiative Responds to SL Foreign Minister’s US Visit (Category: Breaking News)
- 41 British MPs urge Prime Minister Cameron to support an independent, international war crimes i... (Category: Breaking News)
The headline and two articles of four in the front page of The Sunday Leader of last week was on money. The lead article screamed “UNP Leader Got Rs. 48 mn From One ‘Donor’” . The other two titles were: “One Billion Rupees For IIFA”; “Sumal Wants Rs. 19 bn For Waters Edge”. With pulse racing ...
- The Maid Who Gave Them Breakfast in Bed is Now Confined to Bed (Category: Breaking News)
- Washing machine cat is feline dizzy (Category: AU, New South Wales)
- Gets Oscars presenting gig (Category: Business)
- Megyn Kelly pulls sons from ‘woke’ UWS school over anti-white letter (Category: USA, New York)
by Dr.Daya Somasundaram University of Jaffna Abstract The phenomena of suicide bombers in Sri Lanka share some similarities with but also have some marked differences with what is seen in other parts of world today. Increasing discrimination, state humiliation and...
- “I do not think the LTTE can revive” - Thirunavukkarasu Sridharan (Category: Breaking News)
- Fragile State Policy & The Rise Of Muslim Extremism In Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- "The 13th Amendment to the Constitution must be properly implemented": Dharmalingam Siddharthan (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan child soldiers the focus of NY based Catholic group (Category: Breaking News)
External Affairs Minister Prof. G.L.Peiris has urged the Tamil Diaspora worldwide to get involved in the rehabilitation process after the end of the conflict. Speaking from UN headquarters in New York, Professor Peiris told BBC News that the Sri Lankan Government was stepping up its effort
- Worldwide Prayer Meetings to Support Tamil's Non-Violent Actions Inside Sri Lanka: TGTE (Category: Breaking News)
- Scotland yard informs Diaspora that Rajapakse at last minute postponed his travel by due to huge... (Category: Breaking News)
- Plans afoot to distribute school text books (Category: Breaking News)
- KP-Diaspora programme operated by SL Military Intelligence: Doctor Arudkumar (Category: Breaking News)
Foreign media has reported that the general election is peaceful. BBC reported that the Sri Lankan displayed keen enthusiasm in exercising their franchise. It said that the President is much popular among the citizens, mainly for ending the 26 year old war. It was confident that the President
India's foreign secretary will arrive in neighbouring Sri Lanka for a three-day visit involving talks with top officials.
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