Polonnaruwa Vatadage
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Fight for withdrawal of UNHRC resolution
(Courtesy The Island)
This relates to The Island of 7th Feb, article captioned “UK urged again to bring closure UN Resolution, Lord Naseby reminds UK govt. of US pullout from Geneva body”.
Lord Naseby further states addressing the House of …
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UK Gov. working against Sri Lanka again!
The government of United Kingdom is leading to pass resolution against Sri Lanka in 40th UNHRC session in Geneva. UK government, who has their own issues in their backyard, ignoring them, interfering into the internal matters of other countries due …
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Kashmir attack: Bomb kills 40 Indian paramilitary police in convoy
(Courtesy of www.bbc.com)
At least 40 Indian paramilitary police have been killed in a bomb attack by militants on their convoy in Indian-administered Kashmir.
Police told the BBC that a car filled with explosives had rammed a bus carrying the …
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How can there be freedom without discipline ? – Gotabaya
Since the defeat of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa four years ago, there has been speculation in the political circles that his brother and Former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa, known as an efficient administrator, would come forward as the next Presidential …
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I will amend Constitution after our presidential candidate wins – Mahinda
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa said that the government change in India in 2014 resulted in a breakdown in the relationship between Indian and Sri Lanka, which he blamed on the lack of communication between the parties.
“Working relationship between the …
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UK demands full implementation of Geneva Resolutions on Lanka- Says US pullout from Geneva body irrelevant
(Courtesy by The Island)
The UK government, while aiming to Tamils vote in the UK election and to play with geopolitics in the region, has again dismissed Lord Naseby’s call to terminate Geneva Resolution 30/1 in 2015 and Resolution 34/1 …
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New Constitution a front to pass budget Viyathmaga
The Government is suffering from a shortage of a majority in Parliament to get their proposed budget approved so they are trying to hunt Parliamentarians by proposing a national Government, claimed President’s Counsel Dr. W.D. Rodrigo.
Addressing the media at …
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Sri Lanka – Question for Short Debate in House of Lords – lead by Lord Naseby,
British Baron Lord Naseby has said Sri Lanka is not a country that has to be monitored by the Western countries almost everyday, the Politics Home reported today.
He said now is the time for closure and to let Sri …
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Franco-Italian spat and lessons for Sri Lanka
(Courtesy of The Island)
French President Emmanuel Macron has recalled his Ambassador to Italy for consultations. In diplomatic parlance, a nation recalls its Ambassador to any country for ‘consultations’ when it wishes to express extreme displeasure.
Let alone recalling an …
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Why is Yasmin Sooka so obsessed with Sri Lanka’s affairs?
Shenali D WadugeWho is Yasmin Sooka & exactly what is the reason for her involvement into Sri Lanka’s affairs? Is it on a personal note that she is interested or is she part of a group or organization, …
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Media attacked by “Kalu Aliyas” and their NGO mahouts
This is a critical year for all politicians. With three-tier elections (Provincial, Parliamentary and Presidential) coming round the corner they all need to polish their image to win votes. Ranil Wickremesinghe, in particular, needs to give a spit, polish and …
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Here’s what I wrote in Asian Tribune – DAYA GAMAGE
Sri Lanka: A military logistic hub for the U.S.
(Courtesy of Asian Tribune)
Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe last week dismissed the opposition claim that the United States was establishing a military base in the island nation declaring that …
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Duplicity and doublespeak on US military logistics hub in Sri Lankary 4, 2019
While Sri Lankan politicians were distracted by a power struggle between the president and prime minister in December, the world’s superpower pulled off a heist in terms of extending its military footprint in Sri Lanka and, by extension, in the …
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Who are these ‘experts’?
By Mohan Samaranayke
(courtesy of The Island)
Since Friday 11th January on which date Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe presented in Parliament, the report of the ‘Panel of Experts’ (PoE) working under the Steering Committee of the Constitutional Assembly, as an …
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NEOLIBERALISM VERSUS SOVEREIGNTY: THE CASE OF SRI LANKA Part 1
Economist and International Relations Expert, Former Ambassador/Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations at Geneva, Former Senior International Civil Servant at the United Nations, and Ex-Chairperson/Rapporteur of Intergovernmental Working Group on the Right to Development
INTRODUCTION
A fundamental …
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The Exceptional Nation Asserts Its Exceptionalism
(By Courtesy of Information Clearing House)
Washington has chosen a president for Venezuela. I wonder if Trump saw the black humor in doing to Maduro what the Democrats and presstitutes are doing to him.
Few Latin American governments have ever …
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LTTE Terrorists Attack of the Month
6th Feb 1998 - LTTE Tamil Terrorists killed nine civilians in Colombo destructing 50th Independent Ceremony in Sri Lanka
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