Sampanthan seeks Rajapakses intervention in youth arrest
Tuesday May 1, 2012 - TET-News Desk TNA Leader R. Sampanthan sought Mahinda Rajapaksa’s intervention to secure the release of several youth taken into custody during a recent search operation in the Eastern Province, particularly in the Trincomalee District sources in Colombo said. Sampanthan has…
Sri Lankan Muslims call for protection
Tuesday May 1 2012 - COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s main Muslim party called on the government on Monday to protect religious minorities after protests by Buddhist monks demanding that a 60-year-old mosque be relocated. The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC), which is a member of the…
Sri Lanka fuming over Ban's Statement
Monday April 30, 2012 - The UN Secretary-General currently on official travel to India and Myanmar from 26 April to 2 May, was interviewed by the Times of India during his stay there, over the past weekend. In his interview he was asked "You spoke…
Sri Lanka: Government Promises, Ground Realities
Sri Lanka: Government Promises, Ground Realities Brussels | 1 Mar 2012Sri Lanka’s post-war course is threatening future violence. As its 19th session in Geneva begins this week, the UN Human Rights Council has a chance to do something about it. Nearly three years since declaring…
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