Protest held against UK and US intervention in Sri Lanka affairs
A large group of the Sri Lanka community in London protested against UK and US intervention in their fight against terrorism.
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GL discusses commonwealth priorities with Sharma
Minister of External Affairs Professor G.L Peiris, representing President Mahinda Rajapaksa, Chair-in-Office of the Commonwealth, at the Commonwealth Day celebrations in London, including the Multi-Faith Observance at Westminster Abbey, held discussions with Mr. Kamalesh Sharma, Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, at Marlborough House in London today (11th March 2014).
49,488 houses have been constructed in the Northern and Eastern Provinces for the IDPs
Sri Lanka intervening during the 25th Session of the Human Rights Council in an ID with the Special Rapporteur on Right to Food and Special Rapporteur on Right to Adequate Housing on 10thMarch 2014, has said 49,488 houses have been constructed in the Northern and Eastern Provinces for the IDPs under the North East Housing Read More
Ex-LTTE Leader Elilan’s wife Anandhi Sasitharan Should be Thankful to Smart Lawyer MA Sumanthiran for Silencing her in Geneva and Preventing a Major Disaster
by Gamini Gunawardane According to the headline news item of The Island’ of March 8 titled Ms. Anandhi Sasitharan, Member of Northern Provincial Council had alleged that Mr. Sumanthiran MP had silenced her in Geneva. Her allegation is that the MP had ” deprived of the opportunity to address UNRC members at a recent crucial Read More
A Five-Pronged Strategy For Sri Lanka to Counter the Challenge From International and Local Forces
By Patali Champika Ranawaka “There is now an attempt at social imperialism to impose social values…” Yoweri Musevei – Ugandan President, responding to Western criticism and threats to impose sanctions on Uganda after the President signed a bill that penalised homosexuality. (10 March 2014).
SRI LANKA AMBASSADOR APPRECIATES THE U.S. SENATE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING SUSTAINED PEACE, DEMOCRACY AND RECONCILIATION IN SRI LANKA
Ambassador Jaliya Wickramasuriya has thanked the U.S. Senators who introduced Senate Resolution 364 recognizing Sri Lanka’s success in restoration of democracy , rebuilding and reconciliation after the dawn of peace since 2009. In a letter addressed to the Senators, the Ambassador called the resolution a very a positive gesture of goodwill and understanding towards Sri Read More
Ambassador Aryasinha says draft resolution of core group violates the constitutional provisions of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka’s Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva Ambassador Ravinatha Aryasinha, has said “the draft resolution on Sri Lanka deposited with the Human Rights Council by a core group comprising – the USA, UK, Mauritius, Montenegro and Macedonia, violates the constitutional provisions of Sri Lanka, is highly intrusive in nature and is in breach Read More
Event to mark the International Women’s Day
An event to mark the International Women’s Day was held at the Committee Room no. 01 of Parliament today. It was organized by the Women Parliamentarians’ Caucus of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka expresses reservations on attempts to politicise the situation of Sri Lanka in the Council
Sri Lanka has expresses its strong reservations on the misplaced reference in the Annual Report to the Secretary General’s Internal Review Panel (IRP) report on Sri Lanka including provision of link to the report in a footnote, in the context of prevention. We note however that the report relevant to the subject at hand is Read More
Sri Lankan parliament to probe organizations that confer honorary titles
The parliament of Sri Lanka has decided to call for a probe on organizations that confer honorary titles on people. The decision was made following a statement made by United National Party (UNP) parliamentarian Dr. Harsha de Silva that an organization has requested for money from him to confer an honorary title on him.