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| PTA being used like an ‘axe to kill flies’ - Karu |
| 2013-06-01 |
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The Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) which was used to eradicate terrorism from the country is now being utilized to suppress political activists with opinions opposing the government and rulers, says UNP MP Karu Jayasuriya.
Terming it as similar to “using an axe to kill a fly,” the parliamentarian stated that those who express views against the regime they either end up in the “4th floor” or in the CID’s custody.
Jayasuriya stated that Sri Lanka which is declares to the world as a de
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| An Independent University – A Free Student |
| 2013-06-01 |
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Sri Lankan university system is confronting many problems in the present day. Autonomy of the universities is threatened by undue influence and university education has degenerated both intellectually and culturally. As a group of concerned final year students, who has been in the university for four years, we are publishing a manifesto on how we see this problems and the stand we take for a better culture with in the university.
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| Must be reinstated forthwith |
| 2013-06-01 |
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The University of Sri Jayawardenapura has decided to terminate the services of Anuruddha Pradeep Karnasooriya , Lecturer (Probationary). This decision was taken, based on a stipulation that a probationary lecturer should obtain a Masters degree within eight years after joining the particular university. The D-Day for Karnasooriya was March 9, 2013.
A media release on the issue by the Federation of University Teachers’ Associations (FUTA) points out, ‘If the probationary period comes to an end while the thesis had b
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| People free to follow any religion - Maj Gen Lal Perera |
| 2013-06-01 |
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The Udayan newspaper once again tried to arouse communal tension by publishing a news report on May 28 saying that the TNA had written to President Mahinda Rajapaksa protesting against moves to erect a Budu Medura near the entrance to the Batticaloa Municipal Council premises.
Eastern Province Security Forces Commander Maj Gen Lal Perera condemned this news report and said the people in this country had the freedom to profess and follow any religion wherever they lived. This applied to the members of the security forced
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| SL Muslim problem, Sinhala racists’ problem or Sinhala politicians’ problem? |
| 2013-06-01 |
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A discussion was held to defeat the growing situation between the Muslims and Sinhalese (file photo)
There is of course a Sri Lankan Muslim problem in the sense that there has been a prolonged hate campaign against our Muslims and anti-Muslim action in various forms. My argument is that that problem cannot be given a rationale in terms of the acts of commission and omission on the part of the Muslims. It can only be given a rationale in terms of an anterior racism among some Sinhalese who want to kick the Muslims down. My furt
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| Suraj Dandeniya battered by ex shuttlers! |
| 2013-06-01 |
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One of the most controversial sports officials in recent years, Suraj Dandeniya, former head of Sri Lanka Cricket’s 2011 ICC World Cup organising committee, was fervently censured before a media gathering at Nippon Hotel, Colombo last morning.
The event was a media briefing hosted by Prof. Ranjith de Silva and his team that walked out last April from the Sri Lanka Badminton Association (SLBA) Annual General Meeting, in protest over illegal conduct of the Dandeniya faction, the eventual winners of the elections. Dandeniya
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| Sri Lanka opens embassy |
| 2013-06-01 |
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SRI Lanka took another step into the Gulf yesterday with the official opening of its first-ever embassy in Bahrain.
The new mission could soon be followed by a school that would specifically cater to around 600 Sri Lankan children living with their parents in Bahrain.
It is part of a new effort to enhance diplomatic ties between Bahrain and Sri Lanka, an up-and-coming player on the Asian stage.
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| UN human rights chief invited to Sri Lanka: foreign ministry |
| 2013-05-30 |
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The UN human rights chief has been invited to Sri Lanka in August, the foreign ministry said Tuesday, months after Colombo reacted angrily to her request for a war crimes probe.
The High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay has been invited to the country as part of Colombo's "continued, transparent and proactive engagement" with the United Nations, the foreign ministry said in a statement.
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| Preventing terrorism or suppressing rights? |
| 2013-05-31 |
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The Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) has once again been thrust into the limelight. Like the Patriot Act, introduced in the US post 9/11, the PTA lengthens the detention period of terror suspects, detained under Emergency Regulations promulgated under the Public Security Ordinance. The police can detain these so-called 'terrorists' for as long as them.
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| Government tells UNHRC all IDPs resettled |
| 2013-05-31 |
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The government today told the UN Human Rights Council that all 295, in 2009 have been resettled.
Speaking during the interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial killings and the Special Rapporteur on internally displaced persons, the Sri Lankan delegation said that as of March 2013, of the full caseload of IDPs displaced during the conflict period spanning 30 years, the total number resettled in the former conflict-affected Northern and Eastern provinces stan
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