Naive live in bliss: after acting silly at Geneva 2013. Mileage gained by LLRC report abbreviated into an Action Plan, was placed on a mock timetable and fawningly delivered to Hillary Clinton, needlessly.

Now Americans complain of a failure to deliver. Without prattling gibberish nonsense: attend to the priorities; provide potent results, as when overcoming terrorists. Clip the lip and do the homework. Show results and walk upright. Instead we wobble blindly on bluff.

Sri Lankan refugees at the Anaiyur camp here demanded Indian citizenship as they did not want to be addressed as refugees even after staying in India for more than two decades.

"Our children are abused in schools as refugees, when they make minor mistakes," said a young mother, eyes filling with tears.

She was among a group of refugees who interacted with the media shortly after Additional Director General of Police (Coast Security Group) C. Sylendra Babu visited the camp on Friday morning.

Sri Lanka has said that its intense mine clearing operation in the war-torn northern province is coming to an end, with less than 100 sq km of mine-infested area left.

The National Mine Action Center said that confirmed hazard area left to be cleared of anti-personnel mines was just 96 sq-kms. In other words, 95 per cent of the estimated 2064 sq-kms has been cleared by March end. The remaining area is shrubs and thick jungle, authorities said.

Demining began in June 2009, right after the end of the three decades long

The Coastal Security Group has begun an awareness campaign in the Sri Lankan refugee camps across the State to sensitise them of the lurking danger in making stealthy attempts to reach Australia.

The Additional Director-General of Police (CSG), C. Sylendra Babu, addressed the first meeting at the Anaiyur Sri Lankan refugees camp here on Friday.

He advised the Sri Lankan nationals against falling prey to the lure of agents who promise to ferry them to Australia.

The United Kingdom says that it will do all it can to encourage Sri Lanka to demonstrate adherence to Commonwealth values of human rights, democracy and the rule of law, particularly ahead of Sri Lanka's hosting of the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in November.

This was stated in the annual Human Rights and Democracy Report 2012 launched by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

 

Sri Lanka is among 27 countries of concern mentioned in the UK Human Rights and Democracy Report 2012.

Campaign For Free and Fair Elections (CaFFE) and Centre for Human Rights and Research (CHR) express deep concern over the continuous attacks on media in the North and the creation of a fear psychosis among the residents of the area in the run up to the Northern Provincial Council Elections.

Uthayan newspaper infrastructure was attacked once again last Saturday (April 13,) the 30th attack on the paper since 1985, the second attack on the paper in the last fortnight. The attacks on independent publications in the North have incr

UNP parliamentarian Karu Jayasuriya says that religious divisions could cause greater harm than that caused by the scourge of terrorism.

He made this statement during a function held in the Wattalaarea.

A special function was held at the Sri Dharmarama Viharaya to place relics atop the the statue of Lord Buddha that is being constructed at the Viharaya.

Leader of the Democratic Party Sarath Fonseka convening a media briefing expressed the following views.

''We condemn the threats levelled at the MTV/ MBC Media Network and its journalists and also the dangerous situation they have to face. Even the international community condemns the suppression of media and the government-sponsored attacks on the media of this country.''

''We know it, and you too know it. Because of this disappointing situation, questions have arisen regarding media freedo

A pupil of the German Technical College, Katubedda, has been abducted by an armed group that had come in a white van, Moratuwa Police said.

The victim, Thilina Eranga Jayasinghe (28), is a resident of Bogahawatta, Eheliyagoda, and had been boardered in a house at Mill Road, Katubedda.

The inmates of the house had lodged a complaint with the Moratuwa Police, saying that he was abducted on 4 April by a gang, who came in a white van.

Opposition parties and trade unions in Sri Lanka have slammed the utility regulator's approval for the power authority Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) to raise electricity tariffs and vowed to take legal action against the decision.

The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) yesterday granted approval to the CEB to increase electricity tariffs to cover the losses incurred by the state-owned power generator.

Responding to the decision to raise electricity rates Sri Lanka major opposition United National