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Day: 13 January 2016

Sirisena’s promises to Champoor Tamils not fulfilled, SL Navy refuses to vacate

13/01/201613/01/2016 Karu

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 12 January 2016, 23:21 GMT] The uprooted Eezham Tamils from Champoor in Moothoor East of Trincomalee district complain that the occupying Sri Lanka Navy, which was supposed to vacate from Champoor Maha Viththiyaalayam […]

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

Changing the name of the country from ”Sri Lanka to Sinhale” in the NEW Constitution..

13/01/201613/01/2016 Karu

BY RUWAN LAKNATH JAYAKODY The Bodu Bala Sena (BBS), the Bodu Jana Peramuna (BJP) and the Eksath Sinhale Mahajana Peramuna (ESMP) called on provisions to be included in the new Constitution changing the name of […]

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

HUGO SWIRE MUST INSIST THAT THE SRI LANKAN GOVERNMENT HAS A CLEAR PLAN TO END TORTURE

13/01/201613/01/2016 Karu

As Foreign Minister Hugo Swire prepares to visit Sri Lanka this week, the human rights charity Freedom from Torture is calling on him to make sure that UK taxpayers’ money is not handed over to […]

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

Tamil leader appeals to Rajapaksa to support new Constitution

13/01/201613/01/2016 Karu

Sri Lanka’s main opposition Tamilleader R Sampanthan today appealed to Mahinda Rajapaksa to back the new Constitution-making process, saying the former president’s support is important. “I wish to make a special appeal to him to […]

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

Indian FS Jaishankar Holds Bilateral Talks With Sri Lanka

13/01/201613/01/2016 Karu

COLOMBO: In what appears to be a low-key, business-like visit to Sri Lanka, Indian Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar on Tuesday had talks with his Lankan counterpart, Chitranganee Wagiswara, on the entire gamut of bilateral relations. […]

By Karuna, INDIA NEWS, LATEST UPDATES, SPECIAL NEWS

No bail for Pillayan, remanded until Jan. 27

13/01/201613/01/2016 Karu

The Batticaloa Magistrate today further remanded former Eastern Province Chief Minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan alias Pillayan, who was arrested in connection with the murder of ex-MP Joseph Pararajasingham, until January 27.    The suspect was further […]

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

Government urged to invite UN envoy on sexual violence

13/01/201613/01/2016 Karu

The International Truth and Justice Project (ITJP) has welcomed the announcement by the Government of Sri Lanka that it has endorsed the G8 Declaration on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict. However ITJP has called on […]

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

US based Sri Lankan sets Guinness record for fastest half marathon in a suit

13/01/201613/01/2016 Karu

THIS GUY’S MARKETING STUNT WAS SO ON-BRAND THAT WE’RE ACTUALLY WRITING ABOUT IT THE COFOUNDER OF MENSWEAR STARTUP MINISTRY OF SUPPLY RAN A HALF MARATHON IN A SUIT; IT WAS PART CUNNING PR, AND PART […]

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

Mr. Sampanthan, do not forget, you are the Opposition Leader – EDITORIAL

13/01/201613/01/2016 Karu

What is Opposition Leader R. Sampanthan’s stand on the alleged involvement by Colombo District UNP parliamentarian Hirunika Premachandra in the abduction of a youth from a shop in Dematagoda last month? What has he got […]

By Karuna, LATEST UPDATES, SRI LANKA NEWS

Liberal pluralism, Tamil People’s Council and the new Constitution

13/01/201613/01/2016 Karu

by Mahendran Thiruvarangan More than six years after the war’s end, a particular line of thinking has come to the forefront in Tamil nationalists’ defence of their politics around national self-determination. I would broadly describe […]

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

Sinhala Extremists are now attempting to gain political advantage of visit by the Norwegian like in 2004 & 2005

13/01/201613/01/2016 Karu

Why is Norway back Southern (Sinhala) extremists are now attempting to gain undue political advantage of the recent visit by the Norwegian Foreign Minister who was on a brief visit to Colombo. These extremists used […]

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

Dilan ready to debate GL

13/01/201613/01/2016 Karu

By Maheesha Mudugamuwa Housing and Samurdhi State Minister Dilan Perera yesterday said that he was ready for an open debate with former External Affairs Minister Prof. G. L Peiris over his contradictory views regarding the […]

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

‘Home-made’ solution not possible, NPC councillor calls for protest on Wednesday

13/01/201613/01/2016 Karu

[TamilNet, Monday, 11 January 2016, 23:05 GMT] Northern Provincial Councillor M.K. Shivajilingam on Monday urged the public to attend a protest in Jaffna on Wednesday expressing their opposition to the deceptive politics being staged by […]

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

Hugo Swire must insist that that the Sri Lanka government has a clear plan to end torture

13/01/201613/01/2016 Karu

( January 12, 2016, London, Sri Lanka Guardian) As Foreign Minister Hugo Swireprepares to visit Sri Lanka this week, the human rights charity Freedom from Torture is calling on him to make sure that UK […]

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

We need Mahinda’s assistance for the new constitution – Opposition leader

13/01/201613/01/2016 Karu

The opposition leader R. Sampanthan said that it is necessary to get the former president Mahinda Rajapaksa’s support for the new constitution. The opposition leader and the leader of TNA said this when he joined […]

By Karuna, LATEST UPDATES, SPECIAL NEWS, WORLD NEWS

Challenges of Tamil politics in Sri Lanka

13/01/201613/01/2016 Karu

The difference between the political universe in the Sinhalese south, and the Tamil north cum Muslim-Tamil north-east, is that the former is a sharp and acid standoff, the latter is confusion. Seven years have passed […]

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

Tamil Leaders Opposed When Sinhalese Leaders Proposed Federalism

13/01/201613/01/2016 Karu

By D.B.S.Jeyaraj “A thousand and one objections could be raised against the system, but when the objections are dissipated, I am convinced that some form of Federal Government will be the only solution’” – S.W.R.D.Bandaranaike […]

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

If Not For Norway Mediation LTTE Would Have Captured Jaffna and Declared a Separate State

13/01/201613/01/2016 Karu

By Upul Joseph Fernando Southern extremists are now attempting to gain undue political advantage of the recent visit by the Norwegian Foreign Minister who was on a brief visit to Colombo. These extremists used anti-Norway slogans […]

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

ISIS activity in SL: What is the Govt. doing?

13/01/201613/01/2016 Karu

ast week Defence Secretary Karunasena Hettiarachchi acknowledged that ‘at least 36 Sri Lankans have gone to Syria’and that ‘some of them have joined the ISIS’.  That was after the Sunday Times reported in the previous […]

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

JVP recognises concerns of Tamils in the North

13/01/201613/01/2016 Karu

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), which in 1983 was accused of attacking Tamils, today recognised the legitimate concerns of the Tamils in the North. Speaking in Parliament today, JVP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said that […]

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

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