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By Ishara Gamage (Courtesy of Ceylon Today) Implementing the already-finalised Millennium Challenge Compact (MCC) agreement will pose a challenge to Sri Lanka’s sovereignty and legal system, unless its terms are amended to Sri Lanka’s requirements, according to the preliminary report..

(Courtesy of Economy next) ECONOMYNEXT – Confirming a government decision to withdraw from cosponsorship of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) resolution 30/1, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa drew a line between what he called the patriotic camp and “born..

(Courtesy of Daily News) Decision to be put before Cabinet and Parliament The government has decided to immediately withdraw from the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) resolutions 30/1 and 40/1 co-sponsored by the Yahapalanaya Government in 2015 and 2019…

The Government of the United States has imposed travel restrictions on the Commander of the Sri Lanka Army and Acting Chief of Defence Staff, Lt. Gen. Shavendra Silva and his immediate family members, which is an extremely unfortunate decision especially..

Pro-LTTE Tamil terrorist political party TNA had welcomed the politically motivated and geopolitics based United States’ sanctions against Sri Lankan Army Chief Lt. Gen. Shavendra Silva for the so called excesses committed under his watch during the last phase of..

(Courtesy of Ada Derana) Defence Secretary Major General (Retired) Kamal Gunaratne has pledged not to leave room for terrorism to destabilise the country’s peace in future under the current leadership. He said peace was earned through immense sacrifices made by..

National Joint Commission – NJC has issued a strongly worded press release on the one-sided UNHRC Resolution 30/1 issued on Sri Lanka. The NJC stated in the press release that Sri Lanka is the only county in the United Nations..

Sri Lanka has told the United Nations that as a sovereign State it will take its own path to reconciliation. Speaking at the Security Council Open Debate on ‘Peace building and sustaining peace: Transitional justice in conflict and post-conflict situations’ Kshenuka..

Outraged commentators warned Wednesday that revelations the CIA and Germany’s intelligence service had for decades used a Swiss encryption company for spying had seriously damaged Switzerland’s cherished reputation for neutrality. Critics voiced particular concern that Bern may have been at..

The Jaffna police have arrested four Jaffna undergraduates following a spate of complaints they forced newcomers to perform in ‘sex videos.’ The police are looking for other students. The police stepped up investigations after the Higher Education Ministry brought the..