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Indian external affairs minister visits Sri Lanka to counteract growing Chinese influence – A Mission of US Contract
Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar visited Sri Lanka last week to voice New Delhi’s displeasure over delays in investment projects it considers important to its geo-strategic moves against China. During his three-day tour, which ended on January 7, Jaishankar..
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Jaffna STATE University cannot allow proscribed LTTE terrorist monuments
The University of Jaffna is a State university. It is funded by the Government of Sri Lanka and Faculty are paid salaries by the GoS. Therefore, all staff are bound by rules & regulations applicable to the Public Sector. Jaffna..
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Will Sri Lanka lose Colombo Port to India like Air Lanka?
The Government was elected on a mandate promising not to sell the national assets and resources of the country. Whatever, MoUs or MoCs are cited as excuses, we do not owe any explanation to India for breaking any bilateral..
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Spread of Buddhist Education in Sri Lanka; the role played by Col Olcott and Theosophists
The Olcott Oration delivered to the Old Boys Association of Ananda College (November 2020, Perth, Western Australia) By Dr D Chandraratna (Continued from Midweek Review (30. 12.2020) Buddhist Schools and Col Olcott With Col Olcott’s initiative and guidance, the theosophists..
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Will Sri Lanka’s Colombo Port ECT Terminal turn into a Political Tool or Commercial Asset?
Sri Lanka is an island nation which makes its ports and airports – the entry & exit points to the Nation strategically important and necessitates elected governments to place this significance above all else. The importance of Colombo Port is..
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Failure to Prosecute UK War Crimes – ICC’s Own Failings
UK wants to bring war crimes Resolution against Sri Lanka at UNHRC The court could have set a powerful precedent in holding Britain to account. Instead, it has become a laughing stock and few will be able to take it..
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American War Crimes
President Trump’s pardon of four Blackwater mercenaries, tried and convicted of mass murder in Baghdad during the Iraq War, is a clear signal that American soldiers and the paramilitary thugs who assist them can kill with impunity in wars of..
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Do Sinhalese and Buddhists have a future in Sri Lanka
Tamil politicians can speak for the welfare and rights of the Tamils, Muslims can demand rights and privileges for Muslims, Hindus, Christians and Catholics can demand their rights but why is it considered taboo for Sinhalese to speak about the..
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Service Prosecuting Authority drops all but one investigation into British war crimes in Iraq
Jean Shaoul (Courtesy by www.wsws.org) The Ministry of Defence’s (MoD) Service Prosecuting Authority (SPA) has acknowledged that none of the allegations of war crimes made against British soldiers in Iraq are likely to lead to a criminal prosecution. SPA Director..
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Promoting Reconciliation and Accountability in Sri Lanka
(Courtesy The Island) From 2012, Reconciliation and Accountability have been the twin pillars of the series of Resolutions that emerged from the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. Perhaps, the thinking of those who developed the formula of linking Reconciliation..





