Eastern Province Chief Minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan in his inaugural speech at the maiden session of the Provincial Council yesterday strongly urged his colleagues to shed all differences and unite to transform the multi-ethnic East into a prime example of a pluralist democracy based on ethnic harmony. The Chief Minister Pilleyan said democracy in the East [...]
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL – GLOBAL VIEW By BRET STEPHENS Sadr City in Baghdad, the northeastern districts of Sri Lanka and the Guaviare province of Colombia have little in common culturally, historically or politically. But they are crucial reference points on a global map in which long-running insurgencies suddenly find themselves on the verge of defeat.
Somawansa re-elected Leader of JVP, Viitha Herath is Information Secretary Mr. Somawansa Amarasinghe was re-elected as leader of the party at the 5th National Convention of the JVP said a spokesman for the JVP. Mr. Vijitha Herath has been selected to the post of Information Secretary earlier held by Wimal Weerawansa and Mr. Anura Kumara [...]
No human rights organizations would be allowed in! – Govt. informs UNHRC Sri Lanka has informed UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva that no human rights organizations would be allowed to investigate human rights situations in Sri Lanka here after. The government has accused UNHRC for being a victim of incorrect information supplied by [...]
NGOs responsible for Sri Lanka losing membership of UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC)! – Human Rights Minister An organizational campaign carried out by a group including NGOs was responsible for Sri Lanka losing the vote at the UN for the membership of UNHRC says Minister of Human Rights Mahinda Samarasinghe. Several organizations including Jimmy Carter [...]
Elections to the 47-member human rights council are scheduled for today (21st). Bahrain, Japan, Pakistan, South Korea, Sri Lanka, and Timor are running for four seats allocated to Asian states. According Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama Sri Lanka has a good chance of being elected to the council. However, FORMER US President Jimmy Carter’s Atlanta based [...]
The Sri Lankan government is ready to face a key vote at the UN Human Rights sessions this week, Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama said Monday. The re-election vote to retain Sri Lanka’s seat in the 47-member United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) is to be held on Wednesday in Geneva. Bogollagama told reporters that during [...]
The newly-elected Chief Minister of the East has expressed regret over the attack on the Sri Dalada Maligawa in Kandy a decade ago, when he visited the site venerated by Buddhists yesterday (May 18th). Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan alias Pillayan, also leader of the TMVP, paid homage to the sacred tooth relic from the outer shrine, since [...]
Group points finger at party leader for the defeat After the defeat of the Eastern Provincial Council, a group of United National Party (UNP) stalwarts charge that the UNP leader who seems prefer to enjoy the privileges of the Opposition Leader post than gaining power, is responsible for the defeat. They accuse that the leader [...]
