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| Is the Tamil Diaspora Against Unity in Sri Lanka? |
| 2013-05-05 |
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The Tamil Diaspora is a diverse ethnic group. Amongst it, the majority are strongly connected to their kith and kin in the island of Sri Lanka.
Arguably, the Tamil Diaspora is also a very powerful body. It reflects the aspirations and the grievances of the Tamil people in the island of Sri Lanka who continue to live under severe suppression, in an open prison. Considering the Sri Lankan state’s oppression of the Tamil people on the ground, the interaction between them and the Tamil Diaspora, though invisible, is very eff
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| Six Ruhuna Uni students suspended |
| 2013-05-05 |
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Six students of the University of Ruhuna have been have been suspended in connection with a ragging incident, Vice Chancellor of the university Prof. Gamini Senanayake said.
He stated that the suspension was imposed on 5 students from the Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences and a student of the Faculty of Management & Finance, following an inquiry into a complaint against them.
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| More Lankan fishermen arrested off Andhra Pradesh |
| 2013-05-05 |
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Following the arrest of 11 Sri Lankan fishermen on May 1, the Indian Coast Guard has arrested another 14 fishermen from the island nation for entering illegally into Indian waters, Marine Police said here on Friday.
Three mechanised fibre boats and 1,500 kg of tuna fish catch was seized in the action taken by the Indian Coast Guard.
Coast Guard spotted the three Sri Lankan boats off Isukapalli coast in Nellore, Andhra Pradesh yesterday and took the fishermen into custody, said Pavan Kishore, a Marine Police officer,
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| Acid attack victim Ayur comm. regains some sight |
| 2013-05-05 |
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Champika Ranasinghe, the wife of Kumara de Alwis, the former Ayurveda Commissioner of North Central Province, said that the vision of her husband’s left eye was slightly restored after he was operated on by Dr. Charith Fonseka.
Dr. de Alwis was the victim of an acid attack in February. The two attackers visited his official residence on February brought a serious patient to the hospital and claimed that they were from his village.
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| EU appoints new envoy to Lanka |
| 2013-05-05 |
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The EU has appointed David Daly as the new Head of the EU Delegation to Sri Lanka to replace the current Head of Delegation Bernard Savage.
Daly is currently the Head of the EU Delegation to Australia and New Zealand in Canberra. He was previously Head of the Croatia Unit in the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Enlargement.
Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy as well as the Vice President of the Commission, today announced the appoint
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| Police bigwig abusing position |
| 2013-05-05 |
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A police bigwig in the Sabaragamuwa Province is accused of causing immense distress to his subordinates and acting contrary to the required fair and equitable practices, while being on duty, Police sources allege.
They claim two police officers from Ratnapura were transferred to Mawanella and Rambukkana for including two female police officers as part of a raiding party, as required by police rules.
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| No sign of child abuse decreasing, despite much effort |
| 2013-05-05 |
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The Kegalle Police yesterday warned that child abuse cases were on the rise within the District.
Superintendent of Police Priyalal Dassanayake said that the number of child abuse cases within first three months of last year and this year did not show much of a difference despite the increasing number of awareness programmes carried out by the police and other child protection authorities in the District.
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| Land Grabs In North And East Contradict LLRC Recommendations |
| 2013-05-05 |
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The Lessons Learned and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) observed in its final report that the “displacement of persons as well as loss of land and homes were major conflict related outcomes, and affected all communities throughout the period.”
The LLRC concluded that “measures and policies ensuring legitimate land rights, especially among the returning IDPs, would contribute significantly to restoring normalcy and promoting reconciliation”.
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| How India saved Mahinda at CMAG |
| 2013-05-05 |
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Just a few days before the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) was scheduled to meet for business, President Mahinda Rajapaksa made a special announcement regarding the much touted election for the Northern Provincial Council. He categorically stated that the election will be held in September and his astrologers are working on the auspicious dates for it.
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| Progress In Implementing The LLRC Recommendations |
| 2013-05-05 |
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I attended a seminar held at SEDEC by Caritas on the 30th. I went for it because it showed that the government is keen to engage with civil society on the issues spotlighted in the LLRC report. The Keynote speaker was to be Mr. Anura Dissanayake, the Additional Secretary to the President who is the official in charge of implementing the LLRC recommendations. He however did not attend and instead Dr Chandradasa of the Presidential Secretariat addressed the gathering. Dr Chandradasa pointed out that he is a Presidential adviser on a
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