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US eyes Sri Lanka as its military logistics hub
(Source: www.indianpunchline.com) The Easter Sunday terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka on 21st April in which 259 people were killed and over 500 injured were initially attributed to the Islamic State (IS). But no hard evidence is available to substantiate such..
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Peoples’ sovereignty central to all agreements/treaties
(Courtesy of The Island) My article in The Island of June 12, 2019, titled “Legality of agreements with foreign countries”, was immediately followed by a report titled “US wants future SL governments to respect yahapalana foreign deals”, wherein a US..
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Detrimental Acts & Agreements turning Sri Lanka into a US colony & Western base in Asia
Sri Lanka is not just a country. It has a very long history & heritage that majority of citizens wish to preserve. The constitution clearly enshrines the Land & Resources as belonging to the People and for future progeny. A..
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Indo – American aggression for Geopolitical Control in Sri Lanka
In order to counter Chinese acquisition of strategically important Hambantota sea port and Colombo port city, India is exerting pressure on the Sri Lankan government to grant them the control over Mattala and Palali airports and a stake in Colombo..
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Sri Lanka’s Strategic Location Incites US-China Rivalry
(Courtesy of www.indepthnews.net) SINGAPORE (IDN) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo cancelled a scheduled visit to Sri Lanka on June 27 as part of his ‘Indo-Pacific’ tour citing “unavoidable scheduling conflicts”, according to the United States Embassy in Colombo…
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Growing global consensus on terrorism, hybrid threats and national security
(Courtesy of The Island) On Easter Sunday this year, Sri Lankan people came face to face with international terrorism for the first time. At several international security conferences held in the Russian Federation over the last three months, the theme..
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Bombs ticking under Ranil’s chair
The shock of the Easter Sunday bomb blasts shattered within minutes the comforting beliefs of a nation that had settled down to recline smugly in peace for generations to come. Lulled by the sense of security that restored confidence in..
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Military Agreement between United States and Sri Lanka Could be politically tricky
(Courtesy of Asian Tribune) Daya Gamage – US Bureau Asian Tribune The Acquisition and Cross-Services Agreement (ACSA) signed between the United States and Sri Lanka on March 5, which provides for among other things logistics supplies and re-fuelling facilities, has..
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Defence Secretary Says He Cannot Give A Guarantee There Will Be No US ‘Boots On The Ground’
(Courtesy for the www.colombotelegraph.com) New Defence Secretary General Shantha Kottegoda today said that he can’t give an assurance to the effect that there will be no ‘American boots on the ground’ but added he hopes it will not come to..
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Sri Lanka’s Easter Sunday targets are the REAL VICTIMS – EU stop trying to change narrative & throw stones from glass houses
(Courtesy of Lanka Web) İslam ve göçmen karşıtı PEGIDA hareketi Hollanda’nın Rotterdam kentinde ikinci gösterisini düzenledi. İslam karşıtı sloganların yazılı olduğu pankartlar taşıyan PEGIDA taraftarları, yaptıkları konuşmalarda sığınmacıların ülkeye girmesine izin verilmemesini istedi. (Yasin Yağcı – Anadolu Ajansı) MEMBERS..





