"The Government has ordered immediate closure of all Universities and Colleges"

One Million Indian Students will go on hunger strike on March 20th, urging India to support a US Resolution against Sri Lanka at the current UN Human Rights Council Session in Geneva.

Students are also calling for a UN Referendum in Tamil areas of Sri Lanka, so that Tamils can determine their own future. Additionaly, Students are urging to stop genocide of Tamils in Sri Lanka.

Best way to compensate is to list the appeals in each subject stream in the order of merit that is in the order of highest z scores and Island ranks.

Fill the vacancies now available in Sri Lankan universities in the order of Z scores, compensate the victimized students who appealed in the order of merit. Otherwise there will be endless complaints thousands of students, not only it gives a bad reputation to the UGC that gives an adverse image to the government as well.

Another Sri Lankan woman who had pieces of wire inserted into her body in Saudi Arabia, returned to the country today.
The Deputy General Manager of the Foreign Employment Services Bureau, Mangala Randeniya said four pieces of wire were found in the woman‘s body.

He added that she had been sent to Sri Lanka, after the wires were removed from her body.

Randeniya added that an order had been issued for the relevant employment agency to pay compensation to the woman.

A forum on the theme Unity through diversity, was held in Colombo on Sunday.

The forum was organised by the National Unity Alliance.

Several government and opposition political representatives participated at this forum.

''We expect the right to live, the freedom of expression, equality, irrespective of what political power we have or do not have, the rule of law should be equal to all. However, today, the law is not being implemented in a justifiable manner,'' stated UNP Parliamentarian Karu

Indian Finance Minister P. Chidambaram has said that India must support the US- sponsored resolution on Sri Lanka based on its content.

''We share the same feelings. My feelings will be the feelings of the Tamil people tomorrow. If this resolution contains such a sentiment then India must raise its voice in support of this resolution. India must support this resolution. My request is that we all wait patiently until the 22nd.''

Opposition leader Ranil Wickremasinghe attended the meeting that was held to establish the Lawyers' Association in Kurunegala.

''The government is only focussing on the Mattala Airport. I am thinking of saving Sri Lanka's good name and I am working on behalf of the Sri Lankans. After considering the dangerous situation the people would be facing in the future, I suggested that we should work together and salvage the country‘s good name.''

The government says that India has not informed Sri Lanka as to what action India would be taking on the U.S sponsored draft resolution on Sri Lanka that was tabled at the United Nations Human Rights Council on Wednesday.

Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe made this observation on an interview with the BBC.

During the discussion Mahinda Samarasinghe said that he expects that the final draft resolution to be presented tomorrow.

Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe, the residential Special Envoy on Human Rights, says that the final draft of the US-sponsored resolution on Sri Lanka is yet to be tabled at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.

Speaking to Newsfirst over the phone from Geneva, Minister Samarasinghe said the final draft will be tabled in the course of the week.

A CURIOUS story in a local English daily caught my eye the other day. It seemed the Sri Lanka Muslim Council had given in to demands that meat could be sold without halal certification. This is a huge success for radical Buddhist groups who have been orchestrating an anti-Muslim campaign for the last few years.

Mosques have been attacked, prayers disrupted, and Muslims in general accused of being anti-state. The Muslim Tamil National Alliance has written to the Secretary General of the United Nations, asking him for protection

Sri Lanka has just emerged from a debilitating war that robbed the country of human life, human resources, brought the economy to its knees and nearly turned brother against brother. But Sri Lankans are fortunately made of sterner stuff, and in spite of the tragedies that struck families across the ethnic divide, the people of this country are generally tolerant. Though of different ethnicities and religions they mix well and live in general harmony. This is a time for healing of wounds; physical, emotional and spiritual across the