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Day: 22 April 2016

Churches and ICRC regions in No Fire Zone shelled by Sri Lanka

22/04/201622/04/2016 Karu

As we approach seven years since the end of the armed conflict where Sri Lankan government troops systematically killed tens of thousands of Tamil civilians, the Tamil Guardian is revisiting the events of the final […]

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

Army fails to submit list of missing people

22/04/201622/04/2016 Karu

A list of people who surrendered during the last phase of the armed conflict in 2009 was not submitted to the Mullaithivu magistrate court by the army, despite a pledge by the 58D Brigade Commanding […]

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

Richmond Hill woman Malini Siva missing for 2 months

22/04/201622/04/2016 Karu
Kalamalini Sivakumar, also goes by Malini or Mali Siva, age 44, of Richmond Hill, was last seen by her family in mid-March.

York Regional Police is seeking public assistance locating a 44-year-old woman missing from the Town of Richmond Hill. Kalamalini Sivakumar was last seen  Feb. 19,  leaving her residence in the area of Bathurst Street and […]

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

Buddhist Extremists Block Sri Lankan Christians From Using Public Cemeteries

22/04/201622/04/2016 Karu

By Lorraine Caballero Sri Lankan Christians cannot bury their dead in public cemeteries because Buddhist monks are stopping them from doing so, charity group Release International says. The persecution of Sri Lankan Christians has now reached […]

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

Clash of Titans on May Day in Sri Lanka will See Grandstanding like Hitler and Churchill During world war 2

22/04/201622/04/2016 Karu

By Winston de Valliere While Political parties and Trade Unions flex their muscles to observe May Day in just a week’s time, the enormity of the explosive emotions sizzling just beneath the surface of the two […]

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

Wasim Thajudeen murder: Arrest of four top cops imminent

22/04/201622/04/2016 Karu

The Criminal Investigations Department is likely to arrest four other senior Police officers, including a serving ASP and a retired Senior DIG, in connection with rugby player Wasim Thajudeen’s murder. The CID arrested Sumith Chinthaka […]

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

Large-scale gem fraud during last regime: Authority

22/04/201622/04/2016 Karu

A financial fraud involving the loss of vital foreign exchange earnings beyond calculation had been caused to country through the smuggling out of large stocks of gems since 2013, Chairman of the National Gem and […]

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

Rajapaksa protected the killer of British citizen Khuram Shaikh Zaman says President Maithiri

22/04/201622/04/2016 Karu

President Maithrippla Sirisena on Wednesday accused his predecessor Mahinda Rajapaksa of having thwarted a bid to take disciplinary action against the then Chairman of the Tangalle Pradeshiya Sabha, Sampath Chandra Pushpa Vidanapathirana in the wake […]

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

Sampanthan’s decisions questionable

22/04/201622/04/2016 Karu

Leader of the Eelam People’s Revolutionary Liberation Front (EPRLF) and former TNA Parliamentarian Suresh Premachandran stated that, certain decisions taken by the leader of the TNA and Opposition Leader Rajavarothayam Sampanthan are questionable. He made […]

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

Democracy in Post War Sri Lanka | April 2016

22/04/201622/04/2016 Karu

19 April 2016, Colombo, Sri Lanka: According to the latest ‘Democracy in Post War Sri Lanka’ survey conducted by Social Indicator, the survey research unit of the Centre for Policy Alternatives, Sri Lankans have a […]

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

From ‘war-policing’ to ‘community policing’

22/04/201622/04/2016 Karu

 From adversary to protector- Sri Lanka Police have turned to ‘Community Policing’ as a way to build bridges between communities and the police at a time when public faith in the police is at an […]

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

Questions of Haste, Urgency and Consultations in Transitional Justice

22/04/201622/04/2016 Karu

On a recent visit to the United States, Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera made a revealing series of comments in response to a question at a forum organized by the United States Institute of Peace. When […]

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

The Joint Opposition Is A Bunch Of Asylum Seekers & Debris Of A Rogue Regime

22/04/201622/04/2016 Karu

By Vishwamithra1984 – “There is no den in the wide world to hide a rogue. Commit a crime and the earth is made of glass. Commit a crime, and it seems as if a coat […]

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

Bouquets And Brickbats For Sri Lanka In UK’s Annual Human Rights Report

22/04/201622/04/2016 Karu

“There was an improvement in the overall human rights situation in Sri Lanka in 2015, although some concerns remain. Reversing the downward trend of recent years, the government of Sri Lanka took positive steps to […]

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

European Union Lifts Ban On Fish Imports From Sri Lanka

22/04/201622/04/2016 Karu

The European Union today announced that it has lifted the ban on Sri Lankan fish imports, Minister of Fisheries Mahinda Amaraweera announced. The EU decision came following a crucial discussion today between officials from the […]

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