Dilrook Kannangara United Nations and the United Nations Human Rights Commission are on a collision course. The UN Charter on members has been violated by the UNHRC while it selectively targets certain member states. This must lead to the dissolution of the UNHRC as it happened in 2006. In 2006, the UN General Assembly found […]

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Asada M Erpini Many groups and individuals have expressed their views on the Halal Certification issue, which as pointed out my some, correctly or incorrectly, would lead to unwanted divisions. Two ministers of the government, as reported in the media on 14 February, had given their views or indicated the proposed actions with regard to […]

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In Retrospect By Sarath Kumara Februaryƒ”š‚ 18th 2013 While it has been long suspected that the Canadian Authorities at times showed sympathies to the Tamil Tiger Organization in the past where Prime Ministers and Cabinet Ministers supped and danced with LTTE fronting Organizations while supporting and tolerating some of their charities~ a conclusionƒ”š‚ drawn by many analysts […]

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Kanthar P Balanathan Retired Director & Specialist Power Systems Engineer, Melbourne, Australia The month of January trains to an auspicious occasion for Tamils by customary practice followed for centuries: The Tamil New Year falls on the first of January (Tamil), the day was used by Tamils to have rice pongal which, is thanks giving day […]

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Lucien Rajakarunanayake The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea or North Korea remained unshaken by the many warnings and threats issued by the United States and the United Nations about its nuclear tests, as it was about its recent rocket testing and launching a communications satellite space. It went further by grabbing the headlines on February […]

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*LTTE targetted civilians fleeing to safety *Forced conscription of children, old people The Court of Inquiry investigating into the controversial Channel 4 claims, concluded yesterday that the instances of shelling referred to the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) Report were not caused by the Sri Lankan Army. The Court of Inquiry appointed by Sri […]

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Embassy of Sri Lanka Press Releaseƒ”š‚  The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Washington, DC is organizing a special flight to arrive at the new Mattala International Airport during the Inauguration Ceremony on March 18, 2013. We invite all of you to join this group flight and be part of this monumental event in Sri Lanka’s […]

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