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| Diplomatic recon |
| 2013-02-01 |
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The current visit by three US State Department officials, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State James Moore, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defence Vikram Singh and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Jane Zimmerman, has the trappings of diplomatic reconnaissance ahead of next month’s human rights offensive in Geneva. They have made no bones about the fact that a procedural resolution on (or against?) Sri Lanka would be submitted to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC).
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| War Euphoria Waning: Minorities, Dissidents Targeted For Electoral Gain? |
| 2013-02-01 |
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My bishop, the Rt. Revd. Dhiloraj Canagasabey, did us proud declaring today that there has been a complete collapse of democracy in the CJ’s impeachment and that we “as a Christian Church cannot remain silent in this situation. Such silence will be dishonoring to our Lord and a betrayal of our identify as His people.” Similarly UNHCR’s Navenetham Pillay described it as a “calamitous setback for the rule of law” and warned that Sri Lanka would have serious repercussions at the UNHCR in March
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| Calls to British to boycott Sri Lanka fall on deaf ears |
| 2013-02-01 |
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Despite a few British parliamentarians urging British vacationers to stay away from Sri Lanka they continue to be ignored as Britons plan to head out to one of the 'hottest' destinations being promoted by the travel industry.
As the British media revs up the publicity and British Airways prepares to return to Colombo after some 15 years, official British travel advisories cautioning tourists visiting Sri Lanka are being tossed out of the window by vacationers looking for exotic but affordable holidays.
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| Deeply Touched President Wants Army to Get Affected Law Student a High Quality Prosthetic Arm |
| 2013-02-01 |
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Sri Lanka Army on the directions of HE the President Mahinda Rajapaksa has offered a prosthetic arm to Ms Achala Priyadarshani, the final year Law student, whose arm on alleged medical negligence, was amputated after an accidental fall from a flight of stairs at her home in Urubokka.
President Rajapaksa, deeply touched after reading media reports on the incident, spoke to the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya Wednesday (30) morning to find out Army possibilities of getting the young victim a top-stand
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| UGC seeks SC approval to adjust student selection |
| 2013-02-01 |
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The University Grants Commission (UGC) yesterday filed papers in the Supreme Court seeking a slight adjustment to the selection of students for practical/aptitude tests, to determine their eligibility to be admitted to the University for the Academic year 2011/2012.
The Supreme Court, on Sept. 12, 20012, ordered the UGC to admit 5,609 students in addition to the normal intake of 21,500. The formula approved by the Supreme Court for the selection of students, suggested the holding of practical/aptitude tests for the subje
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| CPA wants all 11 SC judges for FR on Peiris |
| 2013-02-01 |
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The Centre for Policy Alternatives on Monday filed a motion for a full bench of the Supreme Court to hear its Fundamental Rights petition on the constitutionality and legality of the appointment of Chief Justice Mohan Pieris, on the grounds that the Chief Justice is a respondent in the petition and cannot therefore appoint a bench to hear the motion.
The motion signed by Attorneys for the Petitioners cites the fact that Pieris who is the sixth respondent in the petition “now purports to exercise the powers and functions
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| UGC chief confident no slip ups this time GCE A/L Z-Score: |
| 2013-02-01 |
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Examination Commis-sioner General W. M. N. J. Pushpakumara said yesterday that the department was confident of this year’s Z–score marks of the GCE (A/L) results scheduled to be released today.
He said that this time the Z–score marks and ranks had been calculated separately for the New and Old syllabuses.
"We released the result to the department website last night," Pushpakumara said, adding that results would be posted to schools countrywide this morning.
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| Savage years (1) - The nineteen seventies - Basil Fernando |
| 2013-01-31 |
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In the seventies Sri Lanka's descent into savagery took a qualitative plunge and since then things have become even worse.
By way of explanation I should say that by 'savage' I do not mean the noble savage that Jean Jacques Rousseau spoke about, but rather a person living without a civic sense and responsibility. It also means savagery by the government, meaning the disrespect for the civic rights of the citizens and the abandonment of the government's duty to promote and to protect civic rights.
Here
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| Seeking financial aid to save 22-year-old Mr. Wengadasalam Sudeshkar from execution in Qatar |
| 2013-01-31 |
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Earlier, the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) informed the public in Sri Lanka and abroad about the possibility of yet another person being beheaded in the Middle East like the earlier incident of Ms. Rizana Nafeek. Mr. Wengadasalam Sudeshkar was sentenced to death on December 31, 2012. At the time of the incident that caused an unintentional death, for which Sudeshkar was tried, he was 20 years and six months of age.
After negotiations held by the Sudeshkar's relatives, with the family of the deceased, the deceased
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| Under Bmbargo:2013 Wolrl press freedom index + Asia - Pacific |
| 2013-01-31 |
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Burmese spring an exception to decline in freedom of information in Asia
Only three Asian countries are in the top 25 percent of the table, while 15 countries are among the bottom 45 places. Unsurprisingly, one-party authoritarian governments figure more than ever among the predators of press freedom and languish at the bottom end of the table.
Burma's paper revolution
Burma went through dramatic changes in 2012 and moved up to 151th place, a rise of 18 places, jumping ahead of its usual bedfellows in
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