First polls-related killing
First death in the run-up to the Western and Southern Provincial Council polls was reported from Dompe yesterday. A UNP supporter died after being assaulted allegedly by a UPFA activist.
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ශී්ර ලංකාවට පීඩනයක් යෙදවීමට මානව හිමිකම් අවියක් කර ගැනීම තම රජය දැඩි ලෙස හෙළා දකිනවා
– නියෝජ්ය චීන තානාපති රෙන් ෆාෂියෑන් මහතා අවධාරණය කරයි මානව හිමිකම් කඩවීම් සම්බන්ධයෙන් ජිනීවාහි මානව හිමිකම් කොමිසම හමුවට මාර්තු මස අග ඉදිරිපත් කෙරෙන යෝජනාවේ දී ශී්ර ලංකාව වෙනුවෙන් පෙනී සිටීමට චීන රජය සූදානම් බව ශී්ර ලංකාවේ නියෝජ්ය චීන තානාපති රෙන් ෆාෂියෑන් මහතා අවධාරණය කරයි.
China to support SL at Geneva vote
China will support Sri Lanka at the crucial vote on the resolution to be moved by the United States against Sri Lanka at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva at the end of this month, Chinese Deputy Ambassador in Colombo Ren Faqiang said.
Sri Lanka reiterates need for country’s consent for international action to protect human rights
Sri Lanka yesterday reiterated that international action for the promotion and protection of human rights must enjoy the consent of the country concerned.
Flip-flop over ACARS switch off time, FBI help, adding to MH370 muddle, say reports
The search for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has taken another confusing twist, after authorities backtracked on when a crucial communications system on the aircraft was switched off.
Putrajaya should brief all MPs on flight MH370, not just Barisan
COMMENTARY BY THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER The mysterious disappearance of flight MH370 is the biggest incident to happen to Malaysia, and the world. There are at least 14 nationalities among the 239 people on board the flight to Beijing.
US military base, South Asian airports in MH370 pilot’s simulator, says paper
Investigations into the flight simulator taken from the missing pilot’s home showed a software for five practice runaways, including one belonging to the United States, Berita Harian reported today.
Missing aircraft: SL wants to know if help needed
The Sri Lankan mission in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia has been informed by the External Affairs Ministry to find out whether Sri Lanka was among the countries that the Malaysian government had requested to join in the search operation for the missing Malaysian aircraft MH370, the External Affairs Ministry said.
National Peace Council Tiger Links Dared Prominent NPC activists in TID custody
Close contacts with LTTE faction trying to revive Eelam Ruki Fernando and Fr Praveen Mahesan, prominent activists of the National Peace Council (NPC), were taken into custody in Kilinochchi by the Terrorist Investigation Division (TID), Military spokesman Brigadier Ruwan Wanigasekera yesterday said.
No legal provision for probe on SL
External Affairs Minister G. L. Peiris yesterday raised ethical concerns on UN Human Rights Chief Navi Pillay heading a probe on human rights allegations against Sri Lanka while pointing out that she was neither legally nor financially provisioned to carry out such an inquiry.