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Day: 10 March 2015

Jeyakumari Released

10/03/201510/03/2015 Karu

Human rights defender Balendran Jeyakumari has been released on bail by the Colombo Magistrate Court a short while ago. When she was granted bail, the Magistrate had imposed strict conditions, which included a ban on […]

By Karuna, LATEST UPDATES, SRI LANKA NEWS, WORLD NEWS

New war crimes campaign backed by some British MPs gets underway

10/03/201512/03/2015 Karu

Sinhala version of No Fire Zone to be launched today at UK Parliament From Shamindra Ferdinando in London A new campaign meant to pressure Sri Lanka over accountability issues will get underway today (March 10) […]

By Karuna, LATEST UPDATES, SPECIAL NEWS, UK NEWS, WORLD NEWS

ITAK condemns attacks on TNA leaders

10/03/201510/03/2015 Karu

By Ananth Palakidnar The Illankai Tamil Arasu Katchchi (ITAK) leader and the General Secretary of the Tamil National Alliance Mavai S. Senathiraja while criticizing the burning of the effigies of TNA Parliamentarians Sumanthiran and Sampanthan […]

By Karuna, INDIA NEWS, LATEST UPDATES, SRI LANKA NEWS, WORLD NEWS

British School in Colombo accused of discrimination

10/03/201510/03/2015 Karu

The British School in Colombo has been accused of engaging in unethical educational practices by trying to force some students to sit for their International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) examination as private candidates […]

By Karuna, LATEST UPDATES, SRI LANKA NEWS, UK NEWS

Exclusive: Cameron on his meeting with Maithripala

10/03/201510/03/2015 Karu

Following is the Op-ed piece by British Prime Minister David Cameron exclusively for the Daily Mirror on his scheduled meeting with visiting President Maithripala Sirisena today. Prime Minister David Cameron article for Daily Mirror: Ever […]

By Karuna, LATEST UPDATES, SRI LANKA NEWS, UK NEWS

Mangala, UK FM discuss reforms

10/03/201510/03/2015 Karu

Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera and British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond met in London and discussed the proposed reforms of the new Sri Lankan Government and human rights related issues. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office said that Samaraweera […]

By Karuna, LATEST UPDATES, SRI LANKA NEWS, UK NEWS

“Don’t look at Sri Lanka through Tamil prism”

10/03/201510/03/2015 Karu

India should see Sri Lanka as a whole and stop focussing just on the island’s Tamil-majority Northern Province, Sri Lankan Cabinet Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka said in an interview to The Hindu on Monday. The […]

By Karuna, INDIA NEWS, SRI LANKA NEWS

A saint and an island beloved by two countries

10/03/201510/03/2015 Karu

St. Anthony’s Shrine at the Kachchathivu Island celebrated its annual feast of the patron-saint of seafarers last Sunday (march 01) attended by thousands of devotees. The whole event as usual was assisted by the Sri […]

By Karuna, INDIA NEWS, SRI LANKA NEWS

‘Death threats kept me away’

10/03/201510/03/2015 Karu

by Dhaneshi Yatawara “The Former Secretary of Defence threatened and criticised me over my training lecture even as I was returning from that lecture in Katana”, recalled former Police spokesman Prashantha Jayakody who recently returned […]

By Karuna, LATEST UPDATES, SPECIAL NEWS, WORLD NEWS

India flays Sri Lanka PM for justifying firing on fishermen

10/03/201510/03/2015 Karu

New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) India on Monday criticised Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe for justifying the firing on fishermen from India and sought a “permanent solution” to the dragging row. External Affairs Minister […]

By Karuna, INDIA NEWS, SRI LANKA NEWS

Maithri: I belong to all

10/03/201510/03/2015 Karu

From Sandun A Jayasekera in London Forming a national government in Sri Lanka was not an easy task as we aspired because our political culture was such that political parties always attempted to undermine and […]

By Karuna, LATEST UPDATES, SRI LANKA NEWS

Tamil Diaspora Is Becoming Part Of Larger Sri Lankan Community

10/03/201510/03/2015 Karu

By Jehan Perera – President Maithripala Sirisena is reported to be seeking to build relations with the Tamil Diaspora while in London to participate in the Commonwealth Day celebrations as chair of the Commonwealth. Along […]

By Karuna, LATEST UPDATES, SRI LANKA NEWS

London: Hundreds Of Tamils Protest Against Srisena

10/03/2015 Karu

After Saturday’s unsuccessful protest at Heathrow airport against President Maithripala Sirisena, today a few hundred protesters gathered in front of Westminster Abbey, London. Tamil protesters shouted “War Criminal Sirisena”. The Tamil Coordinating Committee and the […]

INDIA NEWS, LATEST UPDATES, SRI LANKA NEWS, UK NEWS

India working with Sri Lanka to repatriate thousands of Tamils

10/03/201510/03/2015 Karu

NEW DELHI: India said Monday it was working with Sri Lanka’s new government to repatriate thousands of ethnic minority Tamils who fled the island during nearly four decades of separatist war. Indian Foreign Secretary S. […]

By Karuna, LATEST UPDATES, SPECIAL NEWS, SRI LANKA NEWS

T I D has no evidence against Jeyakumari – CHR

10/03/201510/03/2015 Karu

BY Kavindya Chris Thomas Center for Human Rights and Research (CHR) stated that the Terrorism Investigation Department (TID) has no proper evidence against Balendran Jeyakumari who has been detained for almost one year. Speaking to […]

By Karuna, LATEST UPDATES, SPECIAL NEWS, SRI LANKA NEWS

UK govt. urged to take up ban on Diaspora groups with SL

10/03/201510/03/2015 Karu

GTF writes to Secy of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Philip Hammond From Shamindra Ferdinando in London The Global Tamil Forum (GTF) has requested the British government to persuade the new Sri Lankan administration […]

By Karuna, LATEST UPDATES, SRI LANKA NEWS, UK NEWS

TNA wants equal treatment, not division of country – Sajith

10/03/201510/03/2015 Karu

Housing and Samurdhi Minister Sajith Premadasa says that the LTTE groups in the West are now protesting against TNA leaders and burning their effigies as TNA has agreed that unitary status of Sri Lanka should […]

By Karuna, LATEST UPDATES, SRI LANKA NEWS

Wimal Weerawansa’s ”White Van” freedom & ”abduction and killing” unit operated by Navy

10/03/2015 Karu

Wimal Weerawansa has warned that we are now ‘losing our hard-earned freedom’. In a public rally held in Kandy on Friday to campaign for the prime-ministerial candidacy of Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Rajapaksa confidante asked people […]

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