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The new Ambassador of Geneva – C.A. Chandraprema
(Courtesy of Lanka News Web)
C.A. Chandraprema has been appointed as the new Ambassador of Switzerland. He is a veteran journalist, political commentator and author.
The Ambassador of Switzerland is an internationally important position, and he plays an important role …
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RUSSIAN, CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTERS AND A SENIOR US OFFICIAL IN COLOMBO NEXT WEEK
Russian, Chinese Foreign Ministers due in Sri Lanka next week. China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrives in Colombo on Monday morning on a brief officla visit while Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrives on Tuesday morning, according to the announcements …
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MCC request Private Company to be PRIMARY AGENT of GoSL – Is this permitted by Sri Lanka’s Constitution?
Does the Sri Lankan Constitution allow a Government elected for a term of office and given guardianship of the land and the interests of the people to appoint a foreign country to establish a company to be an agent for …
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UN Hurts SL and UK Relationship – Lord Naseby
In Lord Naseby’s concluding remarks on Sri Lanka in the Queen’s Speech debate in House of Lords (7/1/20), he compares Gotabaya Rajapaksa with Boris Johnson – “We’ve now got two new leaders, one here in the UK with the drive, …
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Norwegian who claimed Iranian nationality: Norway FM mum
Norway declined to comment on the recent arrest of a Norwegian national who identified himself as an Iranian in northern Sri Lanka on Dec 17, 2019.
When it was inquired with the mission of Norway in Sri Lanka about the …
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Sri Lankan National Anthem and noises from Tamil Nadu
It is reported that the DMK, Tamil Nadu’s major Opposition Party and it’s BJP alley, the PMK have expressed their opposition to Sri Lankan government’s opinion that it is not necessary to sing the Sri Lankan national anthem in Tamil …
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EQUALITY of UN MEMBERS: Difference in APPLICABILITY: Sri Lanka & Israel examples
This is not to question whether Israel is right or wrong or whether Sri Lanka is right or wrong but to question whether UN is treating all Members EQUALLY as the UN Charter is mandated to do. The principles of …
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Sinhalese have right of return to North – Dharshan Weerasekara
The North is “just as much the historical habitation of the Sinhalese”. And, the Tamils “do not have a right to sovereignty and self-determination adverse to the rights of the Sinhalese and other groups in the island,” writes senior Attorney-at-Law …
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After 30 electoral defeats Ranil thinks he is still a leader
Ranil Wickremesinghe’s refusal to quit, when the rising waves of the UNP are pushing him out, confirms his total inability to grasp the grinding power of the ground realities that had knocked him out 30 times in the power struggle …
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The Thirteenth Amendment
Jana. M. Jananayakam
(Courtesy of The Sunday Island)The Indo-Sri Lanka Peace Accord was signed in Colombo on July 29, 1987, between Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and Sri Lankan President J. R. Jayewardene. The accord was expected to resolve …
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President’s policy statement and Sampanthan’s amnesia
(Courtesy of The Sunday Island)
During the two-day adjournment debate on the policy statement delivered by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Tamil National Alliance (TNA) leader R Sampanthan’s outburst had more holes than a target sheet in a firing range (and Swiss …
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ERASING THE EELAM VICTORY Part 11 D
Military personnel, stationed in the North, are often perplexed when told that their continued presence is objectionable to the local population. Their experience is different. When they ask the people about their presence, the answer they receive is a positive …
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Paradox of democracy and Attrition of civic space in Sri Lanka: Quo Vadis? – II Democracy and Civic Space
By Gamini Keerawella
Professor Emeritus, University of Peradeniya
(Courtesy of The Island)Matters relating to the substance of democracy and the texture of civic space in Sri Lanka have emerged as focal issues in political discourse more than ever today, …
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International Allegations: President Gotabaya Rajapakse a golden opportunity to set the record straight
We have lost the narrative and we need to correct this and re-write the narrative. The soldiers defended the nation, got rid of terror and returned Sri Lanka to live in peace. The role of the diplomats in defending the …
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President Gotabaya Rajapakse: Sri Lanka must first give justice to victims killed by LTTE & 5000 Missing Soldiers
In November 2019 Sri Lanka voted a President giving him 6.9million votes. The voters pledged faith in Gotabaya Rajapakse to take Sri Lanka & its People on the correct path. There are some anomalies that have been ignored and these …
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UNP MP Cyril Mathew Report to UNESCO: Proof Sinhalese were living in the North before Tamils
(Courtesy of Lanka Web)
In his capacity as President of the Congress of Buddhist Associations of State Corporations & President of the Foundation for the Restoration & Protection of Buddhist Shrines in Sri Lanka as well as being the Minister …
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January 25th 1998 LTTE terrorist attack on the Sri Dalada Maligawa in Kandy.
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