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Month: August 2017

”Soldiers will not be tried internationally” Justice Minister

31/08/201731/08/2017 Karu

Even if War Crimes were committed by the Sri Lankan military on Tamils than they will not be punished. President Maithiri will  follow the steps of Former Sri Lankan President Mahinda and protect the killers as long as […]

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

Now…. Minister Swaminathan ‘Promises’ better future for Tamils!

31/08/201731/08/2017 Karu

A special event to hand over 78 houses, to needy families, was organized in Morakkoddanchenai, Batticaloa on Saturday (26). The Minister of Rehabilitation, and Resettlement, D. M. Swaminathan graced the occasion as the chief guest. […]

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

Sri Lanka defends General accused of war crimes against LTTE

31/08/201731/08/2017 Karu

Colombo, Aug 30 (PTI) The Sri Lankan government today came out in defence of a former Army Commander accused of committing war crimes during the brutal civil war against the LTTE, saying every death in […]

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

Why a Sri Lankan leader might be tried for war crimes in Brazil

31/08/201731/08/2017 Karu

Early Tuesday morning, news broke that Sri Lanka’s ambassador to Brazil had fled the country. Sri Lanka’s government later announced that his departure was planned, and it was simply the end of his ambassadorial term, but […]

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

Channel 4 – War crimes charges against Sri Lankan ambassador

31/08/201731/08/2017 Karu

Click to view – Channel 4 – War crimes charges against Sri Lankan ambassador https://www.channel4.com/news/rights-group-files-war-crimes-charges-against-sri-lankan-ambassador The Sri Lankan government has denied its ambassador to Brazil is on the run, after a human rights group filed war […]

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

End the practice of Enforced disappearance – EDITORIAL

29/08/201729/08/2017 Karu

On Wednesday the 30th August the world over observes the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances. The aim is to raise awareness that enforced disappearance is a crime and a criminal act, which […]

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

Reconciliation still on the drawing board – EU Chargé d’affaires

29/08/201729/08/2017 Karu

By Sulochana Ramiah Mohan Chargé d’affaires of the Delegation of the European Union to Sri Lanka and the Maldives, Paul Godfrey, tells Ceylon Today that the Government of Sri Lanka set out on an ambitious […]

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

Activists File War Crimes Case Against Ex-Sri Lanka General Over Tamil ‘Genocide’

29/08/201729/08/2017 Karu

Lawyers seek to expel Sri Lankan Ambassador to Brazil Jagath Jayasuriya over alleged abuses committed during the final phase of Sri Lanka’s civil war. Human rights groups in South America have filed war crimes lawsuits […]

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

WAR CRIMES SUITS AGAINST SRI LANKAN AMBASSADOR IN BRAZIL

29/08/201729/08/2017 Karu

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/L/LT_BRAZIL_SRI_LANKA_WAR_CRIMES?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2017-08-29-00-00-55 RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Human rights groups in South America are alleging war crimes violations in lawsuits filed against a former Sri Lankan general who is now his Asian nation’s ambassador to Brazil […]

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

‘I regret we could not spend more time with Prabha,’- Erick Solheim

22/08/201722/08/2017 Karu

If we had spent more time with LTTE leader V. Prabhakaran, we would probably be able to influence him more, Erik Solheim, the Norwegian peace mediator in the 30-year-long Sri Lanka civil war, said in […]

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

Suhada Gamlath reveals how Mahinda tried to win a rape case!

22/08/2017 Karu

No one forgets that the law of the jungle prevailed during the Mahinda Rajapaksa regime. Mahinda became a lawyer thanks to Felix Dias Bandaranaike. It is now coming to light that Mahinda used the law […]

By Karuna

Police Intimidates Member Of EC After He Criticised Police For Working In Sinhalese In North And East

22/08/201722/08/2017 Karu

A member of the Election Commission, Prof.S. Ratnajeevan H. Hoole has been intimidated by the police, a highly placed source closed to the Speaker and the Chairman of the Constitutional Council told Colombo Telegraph. Police officer Wanninayake […]

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

Govt Gazettes Establishment of a Missing Persons Office While Protecting Police and Military Personnel Responsible for Disappearances Crimes.

22/08/201722/08/2017 Karu

By Vijith Samarasinghe Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena last month signed a gazette to establish an Office on Missing Persons (OMP) so as to pretend to be delivering justice for the tens of thousands of […]

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

Supreme Court Rules Federalism is not Separatism

22/08/201722/08/2017 Karu

ByD.B.S.Jeyaraj The month of August saw a flurry of hectic political activity in Sri Lanka. The statement made by controversial minister Ravi Karunayake at the Presidential Commission of inquiry followed by his resignation, the move […]

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

Face-lift for Thileepan monument Damaged by various parties

22/08/201722/08/2017 Karu

By Mirudhula Thambiah The Northern Provincial Council (NPC) is to work with the Jaffna Municipal Council (JMC) to renovate and preserve the Thileepan monument, which was subjected to constant destruction by various parties since its […]

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

IS suicide bomber attempted to brainwash Sri Lankans

22/08/201722/08/2017 Karu

The Islamic State (IS) suicide bomber attempted to brainwash Sri Lankans using Facebook other personal messenger services, the Press Trust of India reported. IS today claimed that an Indian suicide bomber killed a “number” of people […]

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

Sri Lanka leads the world for torture, again

22/08/201722/08/2017 Karu

Sri Lanka is once again top in a global list of states that torture its citizens. This is the sixth year in a row that Sri Lanka  has been named as the leading state in torture. […]

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

EU asserts UN resolution on Sri Lanka must be implemented

22/08/201722/08/2017 Karu

The European Union (EU) today asserted that Sri Lanka must fully implement the resolution adopted by the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. “There is no change in the EU support for the full implementation of […]

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

Wiggy blasts Thavarajah

19/08/201719/08/2017 Karu

BY Thambithurai Pratheepan Northern Chief Minister C.V. Wigneswaran yesterday (17) claimed that in order to safeguard his position in the Northern Provincial Council (NPC), Opposition Leader S. Thavarajah was attempting to show that the Council […]

By Karuna, SPECIAL NEWS, SRI LANKA NEWS

Former President Chandrika salutes Premier Ranil

19/08/201719/08/2017 Karu

Former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga saluted Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe for his 40 years of public service in front of a crowded audience at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall yesterday. Speaking at the inauguration […]

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

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