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Month: April 2015

Collective guilt?

30/04/201530/04/2015 Karu

By Prof. Susirith Mendis One of my good and sincere friends, now a self-exiled expatriate, growing an amazingly beautiful and typical ‘English Garden’ in, I believe, Great Yarmouth, UK, had made the following comment rhetorically […]

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

19A shuts out Gota

30/04/201530/04/2015 Karu

The 19th Amendment to the Constitution, which was passed in Parliament on Tuesday with an overwhelming majority, has barred former Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa from contesting Parliamentary elections. The section of the 19th Amendment disqualifying […]

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

President thwarted last minute bid to sabotage 19 A – Rajitha

30/04/201530/04/2015 Karu

by Shamindra Ferdinando The government yesterday accused an influential section of the UPFA parliamentary group of having made a desperate bid to sabotage the 19 Amendment to the Constitution. President Maithripala Sirisena, however, in his […]

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Racist Mahinda can never be a President again!

30/04/2015 Karu

COLOMBO: Former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, trying hard to come back, suffered a major setback on Tuesday when Parliament passed the 19th Constitutional Amendment (19A), which prevents him from standing for the Presidency again. […]

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

Kerry Hopes to Reset US Relations With Sri Lanka

30/04/2015 Karu

STATE DEPARTMENT— A senior U.S. State Department official said Wednesday that Secretary of State John Kerry was traveling to Sri Lanka to show that the U.S. “applauds the vision” of that country’s new government. Kerry […]

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Sri Lanka’s new rulers confident of regaining GSP Plus next year: Harsha de Silva

30/04/2015 Karu

Apr 30, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s new administration is confident about retrieving the GSP plus trade concessions by mid or late next year, Harsha de Silva, Deputy Minister of policy planning and economic development […]

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Ranil Wickremesinghe: The good, the bad or the ugly?

30/04/2015 Karu

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe is considered a political strategist by many. LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran once feared his actions. He takes certain bold decisions in the situations where other leaders are reluctant to act. On […]

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What Does A Rajapaksa Return Entail

30/04/2015 Karu

The inevitable yet politically well-timed arrest of one or all of the Rajapaksa brothers, legal action against all on all and sundry causes and cases had all been written into the script when common Opposition […]

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The 19A: Did Maithripala Sell Out?

30/04/201530/04/2015 Karu

By Hilmy Ahamed – The historic passage of the watered down 19th amendment on 28th April 2015 is probably the single most successful parliamentary endevour, undertaken by our legislators in many years. It augurs well […]

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

After 100 days the stark contrast between the Rajapakse and Sirisena Administrations

30/04/201530/04/2015 Karu

The conclusion of the one hundred (100) days is a good time to compare and indeed contrast the Maithripala Sirisena Administration from the Rajapakse rule that it replaced. This is particularly relevant in the context […]

By Karuna, LATEST UPDATES, SRI LANKA NEWS

NO difference between Mahinda and mugabe – Rajitha Senaratne

28/04/201528/04/2015 Karu

By Zahrah Imtiaz The debate on the bill of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution thus far has deepened the rift within the SLFP and the last two weeks in Parliament it was obvious that […]

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

Release info on Tamil political detainees

28/04/201528/04/2015 Karu

BY M. SASIKUMAR Eelam People’s Democratic Party (EPDP) General Secretary, Parliamentarian Douglas Devananda, urged the government to release information regarding Tamil political detainees. Devananda pointed out that young men and women from the North and […]

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

Nine Foods That Prevent and Combat Diabetes

28/04/201528/04/2015 Karu

Can controlling your blood sugar levels and preventing Diabetes complications can be as simple as eating the right foods? The answer is yes. Certain foods are overflowing with nutritional substances that stabilize the blood sugar […]

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

“No way Sharmini, this will get us both killed!” – if this article was published in 2007

28/04/201528/04/2015 Karu

By Sharmini Serasinghe – The following piece was written by me in 2007. This was a time, when the media in Sri Lanka was terrorized to such an extent, that Journalists and Writers needed to […]

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

Chief Michael Sunday Babatunde Adigun: Friend Of The Tamils

28/04/201528/04/2015 Karu

By S. Ratnajeevan H. Hoole – I write celebrating the life of a Nigerian Yoruba Chief, Michael Sunday Babatunde Adigun, Balogun Bobajiro of Ibadanland and Commander of the Order of the Niger whom the Tamil […]

By Karuna, SPECIAL NEWS, UK NEWS, WORLD NEWS

Exclusive: Attorney General’s Recommendations On Gota Arrest: Ranil Stopt it.

28/04/201528/04/2015 Karu

A leaked report from the Attorney General’s Department on the case against Avant Garde Maritime Services, confirms the Colombo Telegraph report which exposed the Attorney General’s recommendations on the possible arrest of Gotabaya Rajapaksa. According […]

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

Third reading of 19-A also passed

28/04/201528/04/2015 Karu

The third reading of the 19th Amendment to the constitution was passed after some changes were made to the bill which was earlier approved by Parliament. The third reading was passed with 212 votes for […]

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

Review on diaspora ban underway

28/04/201528/04/2015 Karu

The Government says the review process on the ban imposed on some diaspora groups is underway. Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera, who had said in March that the ban imposed by the former Government on diaspora […]

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

Sri Lanka parliament votes to curb president’s power

28/04/201528/04/2015 Karu

Sri Lanka’s parliament voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to curb the power of the presidency, restoring a two-term limit and reviving independent bodies to manage key institutions such as the police and the judiciary. Related Stories Sri […]

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

Norway lauds President’s dedication to the Nation

25/04/201526/04/2015 Karu

Norway is satisfied with the success of the Sri Lanka Government’s 100-day programme. Norwegian Ambassador Grete Lochen expressed her satisfaction over this programme during a meeting with President Maithripala Sirisena. The Norwegian Ambassador lauded the […]

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