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| How Good Or How Bad Are The Rajapaksas? - K. D. Lal Kantha |
| 2013-02-11 |
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Three US Deputy Assistant Secretaries of State – Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, James Moore, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defence, Vikram Singh, and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights, Democracy and Labour, Jane Zimmerman – arrived in the country on January 26, 2013. They left after threatening the government with another resolution that would be placed before the UNHRC at its 22nd Session, which is to commence on February 27.
Subsequently another group of imperialist representatives visite
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| Pakisthana: Prominent human rights defenders are targets of assassination |
| 2013-02-11 |
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Two prominent lawyers and a well known human rights defender have been assassinated in target killings on February 2, 2013. Mr. Malik Jarrar 47, a Supreme Court lawyer, was shot dead in Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Paktoonkha province by unknown persons, riding a motorcycle. He was on his way to pick up his two sons from school. Mr. Jarrar was the former vice chairperson of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), an NGO, and he was an incumbent council member, the highest body of the HRCP.
Another prominent lawyer,
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| Basil gears to mislead the Middle Eastern countries |
| 2013-02-11 |
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Economic Development Minster Basil Rajapaksa had said at the Cabinet meeting on the 7th that the “halal issue” has posed a problem to the relations with Middle Eastern countries.
Basil had pointed out that the countries relations with the Middle Eastern countries could be affected if the Sinhala Buddhist extremism is allowed to act in this manner, especially at a time when Europe and other Western countries were not purchasing Sri Lankan exports due to various reasons. He had observed that all actions need to be ta
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| We have no hope to cling to power by holding a referendum and fooling the public - Chandima Weerakody |
| 2013-02-11 |
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Speaking at a function in Habaraduwa Deputy Speaker of Parliament Chandima Weerakody said that they have no intention of clinging on to power by hoodwinking the public.
He made this statement in response to a statement made by the opposition leader regarding a referendum recently.
Opposition Leader in Ranil Wickremasinghe (02/02/2013) :
''They are now playing a new tune, they are attempting to hold a referendum to end the tenure of the government. Those who vote in favour can vote for the lamp and t
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| Japan grants more aid for humanitarian de-mining in the North |
| 2013-02-11 |
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The government of Japan has extended an additional Rs.107 million in grant aid for humanitarian de-mining in the north of Sri Lanka.
The Japanese government has extended this grant in order to expedite the efforts of the Sri Lankan government to achieve a mine-free Sri Lanka.
Japan has been a major donor supporting mine clearance in Sri Lanka.
".. as landmines and other explosives remnants of the war are significant obstacles for development in emerging regions in the northern part of the country. The
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| Investigations commence into attack on police officers |
| 2013-02-11 |
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Investigations have commenced to look into the suspects who had attacked police officers in Pannala and tried to escape.
Three police officers who had attempted to stop a dispute between two groups of people were injured and are now receiving treatment in the Makandura Hospital.
The police said that the dispute arose Saturday night.
Due to an emergency call received by the police, a team of police officers from Pannala had gone to the location where the dispute occurred.
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| Schoolgirl and coconuts - special report released |
| 2013-02-11 |
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A committee appointed by the Western province Department of Education to look into the incident where a thirteen-year-old girl from Horana claimed that she took several coconuts from an adjoining land to raise Rs.800 rupees in order to paint her classroom, furnished findings through a report Saturday.
The investigation had been carried out by a four-member committee headed by the Director of Education in the Western Province , P.N. Ailapperuma.
According to the findings of the four-member committee, parents of
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| No ethnic bias |
| 2013-02-11 |
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Earlier this month, Parliamentarians of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) had alleged a pro-Muslim bias in the selection of beneficiaries for the India-funded housing project meant for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the war-affected District of Vavuniya.
Demonstrators led by TNA MPs did not blame India for the distortion. The accusing finger was pointed at Rishad Bathiutheen, the influential Minister of Commerce and MP for Wanni District. The charge was that he had manipulated the selection process to favour the Muslim
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| Big foreign university to be set up in Mirigama |
| 2013-02-11 |
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A 120-acre land at the Mirigama Export Processing Zone has been leased out to establish a branch campus of the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan).
The 99-year-lease agreement with the Board of Investment (BOI) was signed recently after approval was obtained from the Ministry of Higher Education.
The total investment of the project is to be around US$ 100 million (around Rs.12 billion). According to the provisions of the agreement, the project company will be required
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| Indian official’s house ransacked in Jaffna |
| 2013-02-11 |
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The house of an Indian Consulate official in Jaffna was ransacked on Friday, a day after miscreants stormed the Bank of Ceylon building in Chennai.
Officials confirmed the attack and told The Hindu that a formal protest has been lodged. Ironically, Indian High Commission here lodged the protest soon after the Sri Lankan Demarche over the attack on the Bank of Ceylon.
The Jaffna Consulate officials are under the close watch of the Sri Lankan Armed Forces, and there have been instances of intimidation in the past.
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