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Month: October 2017

Why is stupid Lord Nasby Ignored?

31/10/201731/10/2017 Karu

Judging by the debate initiated by  Lord Nasby PC, it is clear that Mahinda Rajapaksha do have friends in the British establishment. He believes killing of 40,000 civilians is wrong but killing of 8,000 Tamil […]

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

”Minority in the country must be given some sort of power through the new Constitution” says Minister ”No” Says Mahinda

31/10/201731/10/2017 Karu

By Shaahidah Riza The Tamil community in the country must be given some sort of power through the new Constitution, and their concerns must be addressed, lest another war may take place, said State Minister […]

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

‘Lanka Tamils agreeing to Constitutional proposals historic’ but Racist Mahinda opposes it.

31/10/201731/10/2017 Karu

Colombo, Oct 30 Tamil political representatives’ acceptance of proposals in the interim report of the Constitutional Assembly represents a “historic” moment for Sri Lanka, a senior TNA legislator told parliament here today. The Tamil National […]

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

Six Tamil suspects in Prison since 1998 sentenced to 10 and a half years of rigorous imprisonment

31/10/201731/10/2017 Karu

Six suspects found guilty over the attack on Douglas Devananda at the Kalutara Prison in 1998, have been sentenced to 10 and a half years of rigorous imprisonment by the Colombo High Court. Delivering a […]

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

Karuna allowed to go with ’90 Million Bullet proof car’

31/10/201731/10/2017 Karu

Former Deputy Minister Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan alias Karuna Amman has been exonerated by the Colombo Magistrate’s Court from the case filed against him regarding the alleged misuse of state vehicles. When the case was taken up […]

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

Maj Gen Kamal Gunaratne’s Alleged Death Threat Against “Traitors Supporting New Constitution”

28/10/201728/10/2017 Karu

Gota’s “Vipath maga” (Disaster route) is “Terrorist route”: Those supporting new constitution shall be murdered (Video) More evidence in proof of murder committed by Nandikadal Kamal Gunaratne when he was Dep. Ambassador ! Major General […]

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

Fasting Tamil prisoners appeal to have case transferred back to Vavuniya

28/10/201728/10/2017 Karu

By S.S.Selvanayagam Tamil prisoners who have embarked on a hunger strike to force the transfer of their case back to the Vavuniya High Court from the Anuradhapura High Court yesterday filed an appeal in the […]

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

Don’t Be Fooled by Sri Lanka’s UN Engagement – Colombo remains unserious about transitional justice.

28/10/201728/10/2017 Karu

Pablo de Greiff, the UN special rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence, recently visited the island nation of Sri Lanka. De Greiff met a range of people during his […]

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

Govt won’t act on Lord Naseby’s statement of ”Sri Lankan government forces killed 8,000 Tamil Civilians in May 2009”

28/10/201728/10/2017 Karu

The Foreign Ministry said yesterday that war crimes allegations would be dealt through national independent judicial mechanisms. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mahishini Colonne said so when The Island asked her whether the government would request UK […]

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

”Bomb the Parliament” – Weerawansa a Sinhala MP can say it but not the Tamil MP’s.

28/10/201728/10/2017 Karu

National Freedom Front (NFF) leader Wimal Weerawansa is in a midst of a controversy over his remarks that Parliament should be bombed in case it approves a Constitution based on the interim report of the Steering […]

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

Pillayan indicted for murder of TNA MP

28/10/201728/10/2017 Karu

The Attorney General yesterday told the Supreme Court that Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan alias Pillayan, the former Chief Minister of the Eastern Province, had been indicted in the High Court of Batticaloa, for the murder of Joseph […]

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

Sri Lankan forces only killed 8,000 Tamil civilians in May 2009 says Lord Naseby

26/10/201726/10/2017 Karu

Govt yet to capitalise on Lord Naseby’s call to UK parliament Request to lower death toll from 40,000 to 8,000 War crimes: By Shamindra Ferdinando Cabinet spokesman and Sports Minister Dayasiri Jayasekera yesterday said that […]

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

Sri Lankan constitution: The strategy of doublespeak

26/10/201726/10/2017 Karu

It is hard to refute the assertion that the conflict in Sri Lanka between the Sinhala-dominated state and the Tamil people is directly attributable to the unitary constitution under which the island was granted its […]

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

Sri Lanka Politicians and their false promises

26/10/201726/10/2017 Karu

by Tassie Seneviratne Much has been published in the media and also shown in TV Talk-Shows about politicians not honouring promises made during election times and rather than wiping out corruption as promised and bringing […]

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

Call to Bomb Sri Lankan Parliament by Mahinda’s associate?

26/10/201726/10/2017 Karu

National Freedom Front leader and Joint Opposition firebrand, Wimal Weerawansa, MP, has, true to form, rattled the cage of many a government politician. He said, with his trademark grin, that a bomb should be dropped […]

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

‘Political Interest Litigation’ by BJP MP Swamy says Delhi HC

26/10/201726/10/2017 Karu

Delhi HC Dismisses Swamy’s Plea on Sunanda Pushkar Death Probe, Calls His PIL ‘Political Interest Litigation’ BJP MP Subramanian Swamy had sought a court-monitored probe by a CBI-led special investigation team into the death of […]

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

Baron Nasby trying to mislead the British politicians again.

25/10/2017 Karu

By Shamindra Ferdinando The British parliament was told, on Oct 12, 2017 that Velupillai Prabhakaran killed Jaffna Mayor Alfred Duraiappah in 1973. The statement was made by Michael Morris, Baron Naseby PC, during a debate […]

By Karuna

Violent Monks and the Buddha’s Dispensation

25/10/201725/10/2017 Karu

The world is going from bad to worse, day by day; with the spread of conflict, terrorism, political instability, poverty and impending economic crises spreading like wind. At times, the interpretation of religious teachings too […]

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

Mahinda and SLPP in anti-constitutional reform rallies

25/10/201725/10/2017 Karu

The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) or (Sri Lanka People’s Front) a known extremist party will commence a series of public rallies from November onward to ask  the public to reject the proposed Constitutional reforms which […]

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

Jaffna HC prohibits animal sacrifices at Hindu temples

25/10/201725/10/2017 Karu

By Thambiththurai Piratheepan Jaffna High Court Judge M. Illanchelian has issued an order prohibiting animal sacrifices at temples in Jaffna. In that Order, the Judge has directed the Deputy Inspector General of Police for Jaffna […]

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

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