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Month: May 2016

Will Delhi’s nod be necessary for Jaya-Wigneswaran meeting?

31/05/201631/05/2016 Karu

COLOMBO: Will prior permission of the Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) be necessary for any meeting between the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa and C.V.Wigneswaran, Chief Minister of Sri Lanka’s Tamil-majority Northern Province? Officials […]

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

Gammanpila’s Signature Scams

31/05/201631/05/2016 Karu

by Nirmala Kannangara Yet another Rajapaksa follower is soon to be arrested by the Police Special Investigation Unit (SIU) for allegedly cheating an Australian national of more than Rs. 1,000 million. The long delay at […]

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

Geneva-sanctioned Office for Missing Persons to succeed Paranagama Commission

31/05/201631/05/2016 Karu

By Shamindra Ferdinando The government has directed the Presidential Commission to Investigate Complaints Regarding Missing Persons to hand over all its files to proposed Office for Missing Persons, thereby terminating the Commission. Chairman of the […]

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

Since 1948 – Sri Lanka’s Deceptions Continue!

31/05/201631/05/2016 Karu

By S. V. Kirubaharan – S. V. Kirubaharan A few days back – the Eelam Tamils, diaspora Tamils and the World Tamils commemorated the 7th anniversary of Mullivaghzhal, in which thousands of innocent lives were […]

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

‘Wigneswaran and Jayalalithaa’ the last hope of the Tamils?

31/05/201631/05/2016 Karu

By Vishwamithra1984 – “We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done.” ~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow C V Wigneswaran, the Chief Minister of Northern Province, is […]

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

SLFP backs Executive Presidency, broader power to PCs

30/05/201630/05/2016 Karu

The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) has decided to back powers of an Executive President as with its proposals on Constitutional Reforms. SLFP heavyweights yesterday, said the SLFP Committee appointed by President Maithripala Sirisena to […]

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

EU to revise its development strategy for Sri Lanka

30/05/201630/05/2016 Karu

The European Union (EU), in close consultation with the Government, is currently in the process of revising its development strategy for Sri Lanka, a Sri Lanka – EU joint statement said today. The joint statement said that […]

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

Opposition questions failure by AG to look into over 8000 files

30/05/201630/05/2016 Karu

The opposition today questioned the failure by the Attorney General ‘s (AG) department to look into over 8000 files piled up at the department. Former Minister D.E.W. Gunasekera said the failure to look into over […]

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

Hundreds pay homage to late son of Tamil Leader Prabhakaran in Chennai

30/05/201630/05/2016 Karu

Hundreds of people gathered in Chennai on Sunday to pay homage to late Balachandran, 10 year old son of the late founder of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), who was killed after he surrendered […]

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

A brief history of political arrogance and Eastern Province CM’s place in it

30/05/201630/05/2016 Karu

astern Province Chief Minister Nazeer Ahamed should now be every chief minister’s envy. They hardly make news even when they try their personal best, perhaps except C.V. Wigneshwaran, the Northern CM  for his own antics. […]

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

Sri Lanka flood victims highly indebted, livelihoods insecure, survey finds

30/05/201630/05/2016 Karu

ECONOMYNEXT – Victims of Sri Lanka’s recent floods and landslides had been repeatedly affected by previous natural disasters and were now highly indebted with insecure livelihoods, a survey by the Ministry of Disaster Management has […]

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

Fresh instructions issued in respect of PTA

30/05/201630/05/2016 Karu

By Shamindra Ferdinando In the wake of a spate of arrests of former senior members of the LTTE, the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) has issued specific directives in respect of detaining persons […]

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

Sirisena defends return of land to Sri Lankan Tamils

30/05/201630/05/2016 Karu

Amid continuing criticism of Sri Lanka’s approach to the implementation of the 2015 Geneva resolution, President Maithirpala Sirisena has defended his government’s policy of returning land in the Northern Province to Tamils. Speaking to the […]

By Karuna

Pains of labour in the Post-Civil War Development in Jaffna

30/05/201630/05/2016 Karu

The welfare of working people is sine qua non for economic and social development of societies. More than a quarter century of civil war in Jaffna (1983-2009) has destroyed several institutions that are the lifeblood […]

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

Sampur Incident Highlights Need For Better Governance In North & East

30/05/2016 Karu

By Jehan Perera – Jehan Perera The immediate cause of the fracas in the east involving the chief minister, governor and naval officer was personal pique. That incident has been sought to be politicized by […]

By Karuna

The Struggle To Free The Tamil Political Prisoners & To Answer For The Displaced In Sri Lanka

30/05/201630/05/2016 Karu

By Ranjan Fernando – Ranjan Fernando We are on the brink of a Fascist takeover, I feel. I cannot ‘prove’ it as one would a scientific hypothesis. Hence it is a collection of feelings based […]

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

Alleged war crimes: PM announces probe will be domestic, no foreign judges

30/05/201630/05/2016 Karu

Decision conveyed to senior Army  officers, details soon, but TNA unhappy Geneva Resolution watered down Armed services to return more private lands to civilians, high-powered Office of Missing Persons to be set up Government to raise […]

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

NPC unanimously congratulates Jayalalithaa

30/05/201630/05/2016 Karu

NPC unanimously congratulates Jayalalithaa COLOMBO: The Provincial Council of Sri Lanka’s Tamil-majority Northern Province has unanimously passed a resolution congratulating AIADMK leader J.Jayalalithaa for winning the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections convincingly. Denying a news agency’s […]

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

WA asylum seeker ordered home to Sri Lanka despite fears for safety

27/05/201627/05/2016 Karu

Sri Lanka: Consultations Lacking on Missing Persons’ Office Ratification of Convention Against Enforced Disappearance Important Step (New York) – The Sri Lankan government ratified the Convention against Enforced Disappearance but in the same week created […]

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

Is Wigneswaran Planning To Break Away From TNA To Form Radical Tamil Party?

27/05/201627/05/2016 Karu

COLOMBO: The Chief Minister of Sri Lanka’s Tamil majority Northern Province, C.V.Wigneswaran, appears to be planning to break away from the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) and form his own radical Tamil party with the support […]

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

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