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| Samurdhi scheme will not be abolished, says President |
| 2013-02-28 |
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President Mahinda Rajapaksa says that he will not abolish the Samurdhi scheme.
The President made this comment while addressing the 15th National Convention of Samurdhi and Agriculture Research Officers held at Temple Trees on Tuesday.
Around 5000 Samurdhi and Agriculture Research Officers attended the convention.
Commemorative mementos were presented by the President to those who showed exceptional skill in various aspects, and to the children of Samurdhi Officers who passed the scholarship examination.
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| Given a flexible solution by the Minister - Bus Associations |
| 2013-02-28 |
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Chairman of the All Island Private Bus Associations Collective, Gemunu Wijeratne says that the meeting between Private Bus Associations and the Minister of Transport yesterday was concluded on a positive note.
''We were given a flexible solution by the Minister. The Minister also accepted that we should be given a concession. So the Minister asked for more time so that he can present a proposal to the cabinet. We had a discussion and decided to grant the minister two weeks to prepare a mechanism for the concession,'
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| Sri Lankan Army still rape, torture Tamils |
| 2013-02-28 |
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Enhancing miseries of the Sri Lankan government officials, a report ignited the war crime controversy asserting that Lankan Army has not yet stopped torturing Tamils who have alleged links with Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).A report submitted by Human Rights Watch (HRW) claimed that Tamils in Sri Lanka have been facing wrath of the army officials and reiterated the demand of commencing an investigation by an independent international body.
Asia director at HRW, Brad Adams was quoted as saying, "The Sri Lankan se
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| President & government have not taken any step to develop SLTB – Sepala Liyanage |
| 2013-02-28 |
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Ministers of transport and chief ministers in provincial councils compete with each other to provide route permits to their kith and kin and issuing excess permits for their personal financial gains would weaken and bring about the downfall of Sri LankaTransport Board says the General Secretary of All Ceylon Transport Workers’ Union Sepala Liyanage. He said the right of issuing route permits should be restricted to the Ministry of Transport.
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| Sri Lanka is being targeted over rights abuses, says envoy |
| 2013-02-28 |
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The Indian Ocean island of Sri Lanka is once again in the spotlight over allegations of human rights abuses against the minority Tamil population, although the war against Tamil separatists ended in May 2009.
A Human Rights Watch report on Tuesday alleged that Tamils had been tortured, while a U.S. sponsored resolution censuring Colombo over violations is expected at the U.N. Human Rights Council currently meeting in Geneva.
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| India’s slap on Sri Lanka’s (mis)conduct |
| 2013-02-28 |
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At the end, India’s decision to support the US-sponsored resolution, slated to be moved before the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) next month, doesn’t really come as a surprise. For, no matter the delusional thoughts the government would have had about India’s allegiances to its tiny neighbour, history and a few pesky issues like resettlement, reconciliation, human rights violations and obduracy over the 13th Amendment, have always stood out as huge signposts, indicating which direction India would take, whe
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| Tamils In SL And Tamil Diaspora Split Over War Crimes Accountability – US |
| 2013-02-28 |
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“There have been a few tentative steps on accountability for crimes allegedly committed by Sri Lankan troops and civilian officials during the war with the LTTE. President Rajapaksa named a committee to make recommendations to him on the U.S. incidents report by April, and candidate Fonseka has discussed privately the formation of some form of ‘truth and reconciliation’ commission. Otherwise, accountability has not been a high-profile issue — including for Tamils in Sri Lanka.
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| Uproar in Rajya Sabha over Sri Lankan war crimes; Left, AIADMK criticise govt |
| 2013-02-28 |
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There were noisy scenes in the Rajya Sabha as the government came under fire from the AIADMK over war crimes committed by the Sri Lankan government in the last days of the crusade against the LTTE in 2009. The AIADMK's V Maitreyan lashed out at the government for not doing anything for the people of Tamil origin living in Lanka.
"The UPA doesn't understand the ethnic conflict. It is blindfolded by the Lankan President. The Lankan constitution discriminates against minority Tamils," Maitreyan said.
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| Counting Every Casualty Of Sri Lankan Civil War |
| 2013-02-28 |
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At first, the announcement of a “scientifically designed census” that will be conducted by the Department of Census and Statistics of Sri Lanka on “deaths/ injuries to persons and property damages during the period of the conflict as recommended by the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC)”, was a pleasant surprise to me, then I am reminded of #HRC22 aka UN Human Rights Council regular session 22, an attempt to ease the US led pressure in Geneva. Still, I hope this will be a genuine attempt to
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| India says Sri Lanka is not an enemy |
| 2013-02-28 |
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Speaking in the Indian Rajya Sabha today, Indian External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said Sri Lanka should not be called an “enemy country.” The minister’s remarks came after AIADMK leaders urged the government to change its Sri Lanka policy and branded Colombo as an “enemy” of the Tamils, NDTV reported
“We may have anguish, we may have anger but we should not be saying Sri Lanka is an enemy country,” the minister said adding that he respects “the concern that is being expr
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