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China on Monday congratulated the newly-elected Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, saying Beijing is ready to work with the new leadership for “high-quality” cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the ambitious intercontinental connectivity project launched by President Xi Jinping. The Rajapaksa family, including the new president and his elder brother, former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, are considered close to Beijing. It was under the elder Rajapaksa’s presidential reign between 2005 and 2015 that Beijing emerged as a key economic ally and major investor of the war-torn country. “Sri Lanka has successfully held the presidential election, …

CNN)Robert Trump, 71, the younger brother of President Donald Trump, died Saturday at a New York hospital, Donald Trump announced in a statement. "It is with heavy heart I share that my wonderful brother, Robert, peacefully passed away tonight. He was not just my brother, he was my best friend. He will be greatly missed, but we will meet again. His memory will live on in my heart forever. Robert, I love you. Rest in peace," the President said. சி.என்.என்) ஜனாதிபதி டொனால்ட் டிரம்பின் தம்பியான ராபர்ட் டிரம்ப் (71) நியூயார்க் மருத்துவமனையில் சனிக்கிழமை காலமானார் என்று டொனால்ட் டிரம்ப் ஒரு அறிக்கையில் அறிவித்துள்ளார். து அருமையான சகோதரர் ராபர்ட் இன்று இரவு நிம்…

COLOMBO: There are indications that under President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Sri Lanka will see India as its “main security provider” given India’s proximity and its status as the regional power. On the other hand, China will be seen as a key source of funds for big infrastructure projects, given its deep pocket and willingness to lend. Sources close to Gotabaya say that given neighboring India’s strategic concerns, and the stormy history of Sri Lanka-India relations, Gotabaya will not take China as a strategic ally but only as an important source of funds for the many large infrastructure projects he has in mind. Investments from India and other countries will also be w…

A Calgary family is facing deportation back to Sri Lanka even though two of their children were born in Canada, CTV News reported on Tuesday. The family’s eldest son, nine-year-old Maneth Fernando, penned a letter to Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada Marco Mendicino, in a last ditch effort to have the Canadian Government’s intervention. "Canada is a safe place with lots of good schools and my friends are here. If I go back, the kids in the Sri Lankan schools will laugh at me because I can only speak English," Maneth has told CTV News. The letter indicates the boy is worried "something bad will happen" to his parents and younger siblin…

Arguing with loved one at wheel 'can affect' driving, experts warn The driver is weaving in his lane, his speed erratic, and he is clearly distracted. An-other case of texting behind the wheel? No, he's just got his wife with him. Confirming what many Canadians have long suspected, a study finds that having a romantic partner in the car is linked to poorer performance on the road. The effects are so powerful, in fact, that people actually drive better while quarrelling with their sweetheart remotely using a hands-free device than when having a neutral in-person conversation with them in the vehicle. "Emotional distractions are real and can affect your…

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Disclaimer: The following document was anonymously submitted to International Policy Digest (IPD) by The Social Architects (TSA). [size=4][size=5]The Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) Final Report contains many positive recommendations which merit immediate attention. This document is designed to capture the essence of those key positive recommendations and to come out with a meaningful action plan which will open the door to true reconciliation, sustainable peace, institutional reform and improved governance.[/size][/size] [size=4][size=5]Regrettably, the Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) has failed to act upon these constructive LLRC recommend…

In an appeal to the Prime Minister of Japan Mr. Shinzō Abe, the Prime Minister of Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam Mr. Visuvanathan Rudrakumaran has urged the Japanese leader to raise with Sri Lankan President the issue of protection for witnesses who will be testifying before a UN inquiry for the mass killing of Tamils. Prime Minister of Japan Mr. Shinzō Abe begins his visit to Sri Lanka on September 7, 2014. The new UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Mr. Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein will also emphasize this issue during his upcoming address to the current UN Human Rights Council Session in Geneva on September 8, 2014. Advance copy of his statement sent by OHC…

The People’s Democratic Centre (PDC) has submitted the following proposal to the Public representation Committee on Constitutional Reforms: We wish to present the following proposals for the Constitution Nature of the State The Sri Lankan Constitution should provide the basis for a strong constitutional commitment to plural democracy, multiculturalism, gender equality and justice, secularism, the rule of law and the devolution of political power to the Provinces. The state should be inclusive of all the communities and their cultures in the country and without such an inclusiveness they do not feel that they belong to this country. The state should protect …

January 8, 2013: The Beginning of Sri Lanka’s Year Zero On the 8th of January, the President of Sri Lanka will address a proposal to parliament to remove the incumbent Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake, based on a report by a Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC). The entire PSC process has been declared unconstitutional and null and void by the Supreme Court of the country. For two days, the illegal proposal will be debated in the parliament and on the 11th it will be put to a vote. The government has the required majority to get it through the parliament. Immediately after passing the resolution, the Chief Justice of Sri Lanka will be removed by force and will be p…

TN people’s concern on Sri Lankan Tamils legitimate: Tewari Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari said the Central Government was in no way “insensitive” to Lankan Tamil issues and the protest was in “sync” with the people’s concern in Tamil Nadu. “We understand the sensitivities which are involved with regard to the issue of Sri Lankan Tamils, especially in Tamil Nadu. We are absolutely in sync with some of the concerns which have been articulated...”, Mr. Tewari told reporters on Friday. Mr. Tewari was responding to questions on the protests by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, a key UPA ally, against Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse’s…

Breaking ranks with EU, Hungary says ready to pay for Russian gas in roubles By Krisztina Than , Gergely Szakacs and Nina Chestney …

Unemployment increases slightly to 5.1% in 3Q 2019 Sri Lanka’s unemployment rate has increased slightly to 5.1% in the third quarter of 2019, from 4.9% in the second quarter, the latest data from the state statistics office show. The number of unemployed persons is estimated as 437,797 during the third quarter 2019. Overall unemployment rate reported for female is 8.5 percent and it is 3.3 percent for male. Youth unemployment rate (age 15 – 24 years) corresponding to the third quarter 2019 is 23.3 percent and that is the highest reported unemployment rate among all age groups. Further the unemplo…

Press releases 14 November 2012 Sri Lanka: How UN failed during Sri Lanka’s armed conflict The UN failed to protect civilians during Sri Lanka’s armed conflict according its own report, released today, prompting Amnesty International to renew its call for an independent investigation into alleged war crimes by the Sri Lankan army and the Tamil Tigers (LTTE). The Report of the UN Secretary-General’s Internal Review Panel on United Nations Action in Sri Lanka, submitted to Ban Ki-moon and made public today, offers a strong indictment of the UN’s response to Sri Lanka’s armed conflict. It deals with a period of conflict in Sri Lanka when very grave violations of …

It’s just not cricket that Sri Lanka keeps playing - PROFESSOR DAMIEN KINGSBURY The call for a boycott of Sri Lanka’s cricket team following the actions of the Sri Lankan military against the country’s Tamil population is growing. But it’s not just a cricket issue The government of Sri Lanka has been embarrassed over its human rights record by a call for a boycott campaign being run by respected Australian sports writer Trevor Grant. Grant has been using the Sri Lanka cricket team’s current tour of Australia to highlight what the UN believes were war crimes committed in Sri Lanka in 2009 and a subsequent campaign of human rights abuse against the country’s Tamil…

The impeachment of the Sri Lankan Chief Justice, Shirani Bandaranayake is possibly a watershed moment in Sri Lankan law and politics. President Rajapaksa’s 13 January decision to ratify the impeachment decided two days earlier by a parliament controlled by his ruling United People’s Freedom Alliance is the latest step in the gradual but systematic dismantling of the rule of law. The move, in violation of the Sri Lankan constitution and basic principles of due process and in disregard of rulings by the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal, leaves Sri Lanka’s already battered democracy on life-support. The decision to impeach the Chief Justice is a direct message that the Ra…

By KELUM BANDARA Colombo, April 18 (Daily Mirror) - Sri Lanka is still at a loss to thwart the efforts by a city council in Canada to construct what it called a Tamil genocide monument, and to counter the allegations by the Canadian politicians, an informed source said . Brampton city council in Canada has approved the final design for the Tamil Genocide Memorial, a monument the city promised three years ago, according to foreign media. The media said it is a 4.8-metre tall stainless steel monument built in Chinguacousy Park in the Bramalea area to commemorate the lives lost in the Sri Lankan civil war — what many people in the Tamil community call a…

Ukraine army says U.S.-made F-16 fighter jet crashes, killing pilot Ukraine said Thursday that one of its F-16 fighter jets made by the United States crashed while repelling a Russian air strike, killing the pilot onboard. A U.S. official confirmed to CBS News the F-16 crashed on Monday. The announcement marks the first reported destruction of an F-16 in Ukraine, just weeks after Kyiv began taking delivery of the supersonic aircraft. Initial reports are the plane wasn't shot down by the Russians, CBS News has learned. "F-16 fighters of…

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Nuclear weapons of mass destruction – an end of everything The nuclear club consists of nine nations out of which 5 (USA, Russia, UK, France and China) are internationally recognized nuclear weapons states conferred by nuclear non proliferation treaty. India, Pakistan and Israel have declined to sign the treaty and have tested their nuclear weapons. North Korea withdrew from the treat in 2003. The global nuclear disarmament campaigns are gaining momentum with many NGOs actively involved in creating a global awareness. Nuclear disarmament is not just a wish, it is a legal commitment agreed upon and signed by the five official nuclear states under the nuclear non- Prol…

Liberal Leader Bob Rae made the following statement today on the Sri Lankan government’s impeachment proceedings against the country’s Supreme Court Chief Justice: “We are gravely concerned by the Sri Lankan government’s highly controversial and unconstitutional impeachment proceedings against the country’s Chief Justice, Dr. Shirani Bandaranayake. As recently raised by the Canadian Bar Association, the lack of due process and open attack on the independence of the judiciary and the rule of law are deeply troubling. They are part of a continuing deterioration of democracy in Sri Lanka and directly violate the Commonwealth’s fundamental values. The Liberal Part…

மூலம்: http://dictionary.sensagent.com/Operation_Unceasing_Waves_III/en-en/ இந்தச் சிங்களவன் விக்கியில் எழுதப்பட்டிருந்த கீழக்கண்ட கட்டுரையை அழித்துவிட்டான். ஆகையால் வேறொரு இடத்தில் இருந்து கிடைத்த அதே கட்டுரையை இங்கு இணைக்கிறேன். இது முன்னொரு காலத்தில் விக்கியில் எழுதப்பட்டது. இப்போது புலி ஆதரவெனச் சொல்லி சிங்களவன் நீக்கிவிட்டான். From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Operation Unceasing Waves III (ஓயாத அலைகள்-III in Tamil) was a major military operation launched by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam between late 1999 to May 2000. The offensive can be said to be the largest and longest military operation carried out by the Tamil Tig…

Australian citizenship application fees to increase from July 1 Posted Yesterday at 10:21am The government says the price increases reflect inflation, staffing costs, and more complex applications.(AAP: Dan Peled) Citizenship applications to the Department of Home Affairs will cost more from July 1. Under the price changes, which the federal government says will more accurately reflect the costs of processing citizenship applications, the standard citizenship by conferral application fee will increase from $285 to $490. Immigration Minister Alex Hawke announced the changes in a statement on Thursday afternoon. "Thi…