The Government has appointed a Committee to look into the activities of national and international NGOs working in the spheres of human rights promotion and humanitarian assistance, in the country. Minister of Disaster Management and Human Rights, Mahinda Samarasinghe, addressing the foreign media on Tuesday, stressed that the exercise was not intended as a ‘witch [...]
Now it is time for Tamil Diasporas in all other countries to take heed from the Swiss Diaspora and come to terms with the loss of their hard earned billions of dollars following a megalomaniac. You have been not only hoodwinked all this time, your (relatives’) children have been denied of a decent education. Some [...]
The old paradigm had its heart the invincibility of the Tigers and the futility of an endless war that was supposed to get us nowhere other than the perdition of the damned. Not only was this the dithyrambic refrain of the foreign-influenced NGO brigade and its attendant horde of peaceniks, it was covertly endorsed by [...]
A report in the South Asians Media Net on the 23 November, 2008 under the caption ” Gotabhaya wants NGO/INGO funds audited” , is a timely report on the scandalous affairs of these international ” do-gooders”. There had been many articles appearing in the Lankaweb about the NGOs who came after the tsunami, and organised [...]
With the global financial crisis threatening a recession in most developed countries, some NGOs and INGOs operating in Sri Lanka are worried over a possible impact on their fund raising activities eventually leading to a curtailment of humanitarian work. In some African countries, the credit crunch has led to the NGOs and INGOs cutting down [...]
Melbourne, 27 October: Compensation has been demanded for the damaging acts of commission and omission by Norwegian Peoples’ Aid and SOLIDAR in Sri Lanka. Society for Peace, Unity and Human Rights for Sri Lanka Inc (SPUR), based in Melbourne, Australia has urged Norwegian Peoples’ Aid and SOLIDAR to evaluate the matters and arrange to pay [...]
The Government has informed the Project Manager of the controversial ZOA INGO to leave the country before the fifth of this month (October), Minister of Human Rights and Disaster Management Mahinda Samarasinghe informed. The Minister said that while the other INGO and NGO staff members adhered to the Government’s request to relocate in Vavuniya leaving [...]
ZOA informs MoD of its Project Manager’s decision The Kilinochchi Project Manager of an INGO known as ZOA has joined the LTTE to fight the Sri Lanka Army. He, an Italian passport holder, has informed the Colombo-based head of Zoa, in writing, of his decision to fight for the cornered Tigers. The Ministry of Defence [...]
