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If the UN claims to be a body held together to maintain global peace and claims to treat all UN member states equally, then the UN cannot have one law for some and no law for others. This is precisely..

 (Courtesy  of The Island ) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has come and gone, but brouhaha one of his controversial remarks triggered has not yet died down. The government was over the moon about Ban’s visit, but now it has..

KAMALIKA  PIERIS Jaffna was originally an island called ‘Nagadipa’ , separated from the mainland by a narrow strip of water. It became linked to the mainland only in the 18 century. It was a part of the Sinhala kingdom and..

(The Courtesy of daily Mirror) Battle-hardened soldier Maj. Gen. Kamal Gunaratne, who has shed his Army uniform which he wore for 35 years, yesterday urged political leaders of the country to maintain the hard-earned peace. Maj. Gen. Gunaratne, who is..

Act like a slave, get treated like a slave. This is the message Philippine President conveys to Asia in inspiring the need to rise in defiance of imperial pivot to Asia returning to plunder and destroy and devastate Asia as was..

(Courtesy of The Island) By Shamindra Ferdinando In the wake of UNSG Ban Ki-moon reiterating his commitment to Geneva-led accountability process, we should re-examine Sri Lanka’s response to war crime allegations.  Let me first, mention specific allegations directed at the..

The West will shower praise as Ban Ki Moon steps down after serving two terms as the Secretary General of the UN. Of course the West has much to thank Ban Ki Moon for. He has been a willing minion..

He came, he saw, he went. Thankfully there was no joint statement. Obviously, the ground situation would have been sussed up by his advisors as not conducive to any controversial statement. Instead, the unity government would have assured all of..

Ban Ki Moon, Secretary General of the United Nations arrived in Sri Lanka in May 2009. He did not have time to see a Sinhalese or Muslim victim of LTTE terror. Ban Ki Moon, Secretary General of the United Nations..

Member nations of the UN are advised to keep a close watch on the current developments in Sri Lanka. They must take note of the manner Sri Lanka is being used as a guinea pig by Western imperial powers using..