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| Discussion between university lecturers and Basil Rajapaksa |
| 2012-12-23 |
A special discussion was held between university lecturers and Minister of Economic Development Basil Rajapaksa at the Ministry of Economic Development on Friday..
Secretary of the Federation of University Teachers' Association Dr.Terrence Madhujith stated that the topic of discussion was on the actions taken by the government to arrive at a solution on the salary issues
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| Commissioner General of Prisons noticed |
| 2012-12-23 |
The Commissioner General of Prisons has been noticed by the Supreme Court to be present in Court on 13th February say reports.
Prison officers have obstructed when a lawyer went to Kalutara Prison to get information from a prisoner. The Supreme Court has noticed the Commissioner General to be personally present in Court.
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| IFJ raises issues of concern |
| 2012-12-23 |
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), in collaboration with partners and affiliates, released situation reports on journalists’ rights and the state of media freedom in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh early this week. The information presented in the reports is the result of extensive consultations between the IFJ and its partners, field visits and interviews by IFJ personnel in the two countries.
The reports highlight the current priority areas for campaign and advocacy work in the t
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| Jaffna Uni crisis enters fourth week |
| 2012-12-23 |
Academic activities at the Jaffna University are still at a standstill for the fourth successive week with students continuing to boycott lectures demanding the release of four undergraduates held at the Welikanda rehabilitation centre.
The four students have been identified as Sanmugam Soloman, Kanagasunderam Jenamajenth, Paramalingam Tharshaanan and V. Bhavanandan. Of these four, Bhavanandan has been identified as being the President of the Jaffna University Students’ Union.
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| TNA stages hunger strike in Jafffna |
| 2012-12-23 |
The Tamil National Alliance staged a peaceful hunger strike at the Chelvanayakam Square in Jaffna on Friday between 7 am and 4.30 pm, demanding that the government immediately releases the Jaffna University students who were arrested on November 28 and of other demands.
"There were a large number of protestors at the hunger strike which included parliamentarians, members of local government bodies and others politicians and a large number of students of the Jaffna University," TNA Jaffna
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| PSC subject to judicial review Sri Lanka assured UN Human Rights Committee in 2002 |
| 2012-12-23 |
The government’s current position against the Court review of the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) contravenes a guarantee given by Sri Lanka to the United Nations Human Rights Committee as far back as 2002 in the eve of the planned impeachment of then chief justice Sarath N. Silva.
Sri Lanka in its fourth report on the implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) has assured the United Nation’s Human Rights Committee that the impeachment of the judges of the Supreme Cou
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| G.L. Writes To Saudi FM Over Rizana |
| 2012-12-23 |
External Affairs Minister G. L Peiris has written to his Saudi Arabian counterpart urging the Saudi authorities not to execute young Rizana Nafeek on sympathy grounds, Secretary to the External Affairs Ministry Karunatilaka Amunugama said.
Amunugama told The Sunday Leader that every attempt was being made to stop the execution even though the case has come to its final stages.
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| Eelam lobbyists in Australia can tarnish Sri Lanka’s image before CHOGM |
| 2012-12-23 |
The average Sri Lankan, if questioned about Sri Lanka-Australia ties last week would have alluded to the on-going, closely fought Test cricket series between the two countries. Most of them would have heard of Australian cricket captain Michael Clarke, but not of Bob Carr.
Carr, the Australian Foreign Minister visited Colombo last week but he hardly captured the imagination of the media engrossed in the drama surrounding the impeachment of Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake. However, his visit was an extremely s
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| Women-headed families: no husband, no home and no future for their children -Asianews.it- |
| 2012-12-23 |
In the Eastern Province, some women head their household all alone without a job, sometimes without a home, or without doors and sanitary facilities, unable to send their children to school. Their husbands died in war or disappeared into the hands of police.
Trincomalee (AsiaNews) - The Women's Desk of the National Fisheries Solidarity Organisation (NAFSO) has released a report on women-headed households. Titled 'Empower women-headed families, ensure right to life', the report found t
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| Agents to hire more Sri Lankan maids next year |
| 2012-12-23 |
From next year, the Association of Employment Agencies plans to bring in between 500 and 1,000 Sri Lankan maids a month, up from the current 100 to 200 a month.
Based on records from the Sri Lankan High Commission in Singapore, there are about 4,500 Sri Lankan maids here.
The association said this will help to make up for the shortfall in maids from traditional source countries, such as Indonesia and Philippines.
It will be signing an agreement with Sri
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