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Tamils Hurt by Appointment of Alleged War Criminal as Diplomat, Shocked at Government’s Continuing Silence on Sri Lankan War Crimes

2011-05-09

The Australian Tamil community is shocked to hear that the appointment of an alleged war criminal as Sri Lanka's high commissioner has been approved by the Australian government.

Sinhalese stage anti-UN demonstration in Jaffna

2011-05-09

500 DAYS SINCE PRAGEETH WAS LAST SEEN

2011-05-09

Prageeth Ekneligoda was a leading journalist with Lanka eNews. In the run up to the general election of January 26th 2010 he wrote articles expressing support for the opposition candidate General Sarath Fonseka. On the evening of January 24th 2009 he left his office and was never seen again.

Eknaligoda's wife writes to the First Lady

2011-05-09

Wife of disappeared journalist Prageeth Eknaligoda, Sandhya Eknaligoda, has written an open letter to First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa to inform her of Prageeth's disappearance.

Basil loyalist Lansa hampers Sarath Gunaratne's sea plane project

2011-05-09

Western Provincial Minister Nimal Lansa has intervened and stopped the sea plane project in the Negombo Lagoon that was mooted by Sarath Gunaratne during his tenure as the deputy minister for civil aviation, it is learnt.

Kongahage suffers same fate as Newton

2011-05-09

Attorney Sarath Kongahage, who is the current chairman of the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC) has suffered the same fate as his predecessor, Newton Gunaratne.

ANC statement on the UN panel of experts` recommendations on Sri Lanka

2011-05-08

The United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, had appointed a Panel of Experts to advise him on accountability in the Sri Lankan conflict. Amongst those who served on the panel is Yasmin Sooka, a prominent South African jurist. The Panel of Experts concluded that there were serious violations of international humanitarian and human rights law committed by both the Sri Lankan government and the Liberation Tigers Tamil Eelam (LTTE), some of which would amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity.

War crime, genocide case against Rajapaksa placed in Norway courts

2011-05-08

Leading Norwegian Lawyer on Human Rights, Harald Stabell, has filed a case under the Norwegian national law, against the Sri Lankan President and Commander-in-Chief of the SL armed forces, Mahinda Rajapaksa, his brother and Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, and former Sri Lanka Army commander Sarath Fonseka, now in Rajapaksa's custody, and several other SL commanders, for allegedly committing War Crimes,

Global Tamil Forum formerly met with Senior Civil Servants at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London

2011-05-07

As part of bringing awareness to the current plight of Tamils in Sri Lanka and the wider engagement of governments around the world, the Global Tamil Forum (GTF) met with senior civil servants at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in London, yesterday.

Shows signs of suitability for the chairmanship of SLRC
Mohan attacks UN

2011-05-07

Veteran media personality Mohan Samaranayake, who served as the Information Officer at the UN office in Colombo has expressed his suitability to take over the chairmanship of the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC) by severely criticizing the UN and its Secretary General at a conference in Colombo.

Basil continues to sideline Sarath
Local government election coordination handed over to Lansa

2011-05-07

Gampaha District Leader and Minister Basil Rajapaksa continues to harass the SLFP chief organizer for Negombo and deputy minister Sarath Kumara Gunaratne, sources from the party headquarters said.

Unit to hack e-mail of opponents

2011-05-07

UNP parliamentarian Dayasiri Jayaskera told parliament on the 5th that the IGP has commenced a special unit to hack into e-mail accounts of politicians as well as those who criticize the government. He made this statement during the debate on the extension of emergency regulations.

Osama Bin Laden, LESSON TO LEARN - press statement Dr Vickramabahu

2011-05-06

Alkaeda’s rise was directly on account of three issues;

1) Hostility to USA on account of USA’s active support for Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands including supply of arms to Israel so as to
maintain occupation by military means;

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