UNP warns of military state, army denies

 

The main opposition in Sri Lanka has accused the government of militarising several aspects of civilian life including the urban development in the south.

07 May, 2011

UNP says the Govt is militarising several aspects of civilian life including the urban development in the south but the army denies the accusation   Full Story>>>

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By Dilrukshi Handunnetti

Jaffna- Tourism And Language Imposition

Its been two years since the war came to an end. Soon after, exultant southerners began visiting Jaffna in busloads and van loads to ‘see it with their own eyes’ and to celebrate the end of the protracted war. To most, Jaffna is like a war memorial, a once exotic place that remained the theatre of war and hence inaccessible. Two years and the travel urge is still strong.  FullStory>>>
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Saturday, May 08, 2011 

Xenophobia will harm Sri Lanka 

Government losing a sense of moderation

 Sri Lanka cannot be called a failed state, but the xenophobia of May Day if repeated will establish a pattern that will push the country to isolation, and gradually to shipwreck. The sharp rise of the NFF (Weerawansa) marks the first ever emergence of large fascistic mob mobilization on the streets of Colombo; it will soon run out of the control of the Rajapaksas. The Failed State Index published each year jointly by a magazine called Foreign Policy and an institution known as The Fund for Peace is biased towards a Western outlook, but notwithstanding this drawback it does give something of a yardstick to go by. For several years, Somalia, justifiably, (it’s not a failed state but a no state situation there) has come out on top and Pakistan has hovered at around number 10. (The 60 worst cases are ranked each year and number One is the pits). India has not been in the list since 2007, which is the earliest that I can access, and China featured once but at number 57 because of demographic pressure, uneven development and human rights.FullStory>>>

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Saturday, May 08, 2011
Lankan issue: EU parliament calls emergency debate
The European Parliament, which represents 27 countries, is to debate on Thursday what it calls violations of human rights and humanitarian laws in Sri Lanka.
The “emergency debate” has been sought by 50 members of the Green Party after the release of the report of the three-member UN Advisory Panel to Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. The Panel comprised Marzuki Darusman (Indonesia), Yasmin Sooka (South Africa) and Steven Ratner (United States).Full Story>>>
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Ban’s report: Top Indian team rushes to Colombo

By Our Political Editor

A high powered Indian delegation will arrive in Colombo on Friday to discuss matters arising from the United Nations Advisory Panel’s report to Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on alleged war crimes in Sri Lanka during the final stages of the separatist war in May 2009.         Full Story>>>

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