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Our Mission The Society for Peace, Unity and Human Rights (SPUR) stands for all the objectives stated in its name. However, in a welter of claims and counter claims, myths and facts, illusions and realities, it is rather difficult for peace-seekers to make statements of their own without being accused of bias. Primary objective of this page is to present authentic and authoritative voices advancing the cause of peace, unity and human rights in Sri Lanka. Tamil diaspora rejects Nediyaven:Rudrakumaran leadership New LTTE leadership’s grand idea of a Transnational Eelam Government suffered an inglorious defeat when 90 percent of the Tamil diaspora showed its contempt by abstaining from voting for the transnational government. Read the complete articleOn ‘wowing’ the AAAAAI-EM-EF It is reported that when the US economy was hit by the financial crisis, 54 banks in that country had closed down. Read the complete articleFonseka can pick his guards The government yesterday said that General (retd) Sarath Fonseka had been allowed to pick his security contingent. Read the complete articleGetting used to feeling free One-time LTTE child recruits, being rehabilitated at Hindu College in Ratmalana, are trying to regain their lost childhood while concentrating on their studies. Chathuri Dissanayake reports. Pix by J. Weerasekera. Read the complete article‘Ramayana trail’ draws heavy flak Colombo, 20 November, (Asiantribune.com): Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA)’s promotion of the ‘Ramayana trail’ package came in for heavy criticism at a Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka (RASSL) meeting at Colombo recently. Read the complete articleLalin’s Column: Restoration of the 5th Column The 30 year war is over and despite the hydra headed maneuvers of the 5th column, the terrorists were annihilated Read the complete articleAnatomy of LTTE collapse and the Fonseka factor Whatever the circumstances in which General Sarath Fonseka quit the army, a grateful nation should never forget his leading role in Sri Lanka’s victory over LTTE terrorism. Read the complete articleUN top official satisfied with resettlement process in Sri Lanka North Nov 18, Colombo: The United Nations Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Sir John Holmes visited the welfare centers in Northern Sri Lanka today. Read the complete articleWar displaced Sri Lankan children back to books Ten-year-old Priyanthi is yet another war displaced child in a relief camp in Vavuniya, but she is special because she had scored 162 at the recently-held Grade Five Scholarship Examination Read the complete articleRajaratnam begins offloading holdings in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka-born U.S. business tycoon, Raj Rajaratnam, arrested by the FBI on October 16 on charges of vast insider trading, has began selling part of his firm’s holdings in Sri Lanka to cover some of the money required to finance his $100 million bail. Read the complete articleNo offer for Merak Tamils: Evans Immigration Minister Chris Evans says no offer will be made to a group of Sri Lankan asylum seekers who have been holed up on a boat at an Indonesian port for more than a month Read the complete articleRI agrees to detain 78 Sri Lankan asylum seekers Indonesia has finally agreed to detain 78 asylum seekers from Sri Lanka and move them to an immigration detention center in Tanjung Pinang, Riau, more than three weeks after they were first captured by an Australian patrol ship in Indonesian waters. Read the complete article'Tide of human tragedy' affecting Aborigines The Secretary-General of Amnesty International has criticised the Federal Government for its failure to lift Aboriginal people out of dire poverty. Read the complete articleThe Head of Amnesty International speaks out on Australia's role in the war of terror When it comes to human rights, Australia has always seen itself as the fair-go country that sticks up for the underdog. Read the complete articleLast Sri Lankan protesters prepare to leave Oceanic Viking THE last of the 56 Sri Lankan protesters on board the Oceanic Viking will be removed from the vessel within the next two hours. Read the complete articleScientology criminal, says senator Nick Xenophon THE Church of Scientology is a "criminal organisation" hiding behind religion, the Senate was told last night. Read the complete articleIFS Scientist wins prestigious award Research Fellow at the Institute of Fundamental Studies (IFS) in Kandy, Dr. Meththika Vithanage, has been selected as the outstanding young scientist to receive the 2009 American Geophysical Union Natural Hazards Focus Group Award for Graduate Research. Read the complete articleRs 9.9 m per day for IDPs' food and drink Resettlement and Disaster Relief Services Minister Rishad Bathiudeen told Parliament yesterday that the Government spends Rs 9.9 million on a daily basis to supply food and drink to Internally Displaced people living in welfare centers in Vavuniya. Read the complete articleJapanese investors urged to make use of Indian market through Sri Lanka The Sri Lanka Japan Business Cooperation Committee (SLJBCC) hopes to encourage Japanese investors to set up industries in Sri Lanka to capture the huge Indian market taking advantage of the Indo-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement. Read the complete articleRoad Map mooted to retain GSP+ concessions The EC and the government are looking at developing a Road Map to retain the EU’s GSP+ duty free export scheme. “We will, after consulting with the Sri Lankan authorities, issue what we call a Road Map, which will address the concerns raised in the final report (of the investigation),” said the Ambassador for the EC in Sri Lanka, Bernard Savage, speaking at the AGM of the Sri Lanka Apparel Exporters Association this week. Read the complete article150 foreigners, 60,000 locals invest in Treasury bonds Sri Lanka’s rupee-denominated Treasury bond market has become more competitive and vibrant with the receipt of investments amounting to Rs.150 billion (US$ 1.25 billion) from a record number of 60,000 local and 150 foreign investors, said Minister of State for Finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya in an interview with the Sunday Times FT. Read the complete articleHenry the uncrowned king Henry Jayasena enthralled Melbourne audiences with his Azdak when SPUR sponsored the production of Hunuwataye Kathawa in the mid 1990s. He helped the amateur actors who played the other roles alongside him by encouraging them to give the performance of their life. On his return Henry published a series of articles about his experiences with SPUR and the production. SPUR is privileged to have worked even briefly with Henry and his wife Manel. Read the articleWill Malaysia ever be colour-blind? In Malaysia, a promise to continue a race-based affirmative action policy will only entrench racism Read the complete articleIndia-Myanmar ties: A strategic perspective Recent developments indicate that the international community has initiated the first steps to gradually open up to Myanmar. Read the complete articleCrocodile tears There is no end to the incessant wailing over the fate of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) by the Opposition, certain NGOs and the so-called international community. Read the complete articleGeothermal reservoir in Sri Lanka The potential of buried geothermal energy in Sri Lanka and the feasibility for developing geothermal energy as a source of power generation must be given a serious thought, said Institute of Fundamental Studies Director Prof. C.B. Dissanayake Read the complete articleKeith Vaz: £75,000 for a flat 12 miles from home Keith Vaz, the senior Labour backbencher, claimed more than £75,500 in expenses for a flat in Westminster despite his family home being a £1.15 million house just 12 miles from parliament. Read the complete articleISI used CIA money to build new Islamabad headquarters : One-third of CIA budget goes to ISI LAHORE: The CIA has funnelled hundreds of millions of dollars to the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) since the 9/11 attacks, accounting for as much as one-third of the foreign spy agency’s annual budget – reported an American newspaper, citing current and former US officials. Read the complete articleEnd of war: Chance to shape history Indian Finance Minister says delivering Kadirgamar memorial lecture Read the complete articleLTTE not only armed, trained ULFA too: Former rebel New Delhi : On top of revelations that the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) bought arms from the Tamil Tigers, a former ULFA leader now says the Assamese separatist group also got military training from the Sri Lankan rebels. Read the complete articleGeneral Fonseka as ‘Siri Sangabo’ What the events of the last week showed was how different Mahinda Rajapakse is to Ranil Wickremesinghe. Read the complete articleUPDATE 1-S.Lanka rupee up on c.bank's cautiously flexible FX COLOMBO, Nov 16 (Reuters) - The Sri Lankan rupee LKR= hit its highest level in more than seven months on Monday as the central bank said it was continuing with cautious flexibility in managing the exchange rate against the U.S dollar. Read the complete articleSri Lanka May Complete Resettlement of War Refugees by January Nov. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Sri Lanka may complete the resettlement of war refugees by the end of January, the government said, as the humanitarian chief of the United Nations prepares to visit the island nation next week. Read the complete articleS.Lanka's top general leaves political future hanging COLOMBO, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's top general bid farewell to his uniform on Monday and said he will announce a decision on entering politics within two to three days, amid speculation he may seek the presidency. Read the complete article“This is our duty to our motherland, and we must not let her down” – Defence Secretary at Olcott oration Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa yesterday called on all patriotic Sri Lankans to get together, putting their differences aside, and work towards the resurgence of the nation to reap the rewards of peace as one people. Read the complete articleSri Lanka President invites expatriates to rebuild the nation Nov 14, Colombo: Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa today meeting with a large group of expatriates from several countries invited the entire Sri Lankan expatriate population to join hands with him to rebuild the motherland. Read the complete articleReturn to Lanka With the end of the bloody war for Eelam, Lanka's Tamil refugees in India are finally picking up the pieces of their shattered lives and heading COUNTRY ROADS: UNHCR is happy that refugees who had fled the war in Sri Lanka are now increasingly looking to return back home in a slow but steady trickle... Read the complete articleGovernment changes gear on early presidential election The widely expected early presidential election may not take place ahead of scheduled parliamentary polls. Read the complete articleTHE NATIONALIST PAPERS The Presidency in a ‘promising season’ President Mahinda Rajapaksa is scheduled to give a definite word regarding elections at the SLFP Convention on Sunday, November 15, 2009. Read the complete articleTime for vigilance Soon it will be election time once again. Whatever its nature, a national election attracts international attention. Read the complete articleWest sings hosannas to fake democracy TStoke-on-Trent (UK) - Remembrance Day is a deeply emotional and poignant reminder, especially in the West, of all those who sacrificed their lives in the two great wars of the last century. Read the complete articleHow about a ‘leeeetle’ bit of integrity, people? I just finished reading an excellent article by Gamini Gunawardane, Retired Senior DIG, in The Island of November 12, 2009: ‘How men of integrity saved Sri Lanka’. Read the complete articleRobert Verkaik: Evidence mounts that practice was rampant It was Mr Justice McKinnon, the judge at the Baha Mousa court martial, who first summed up the deepening sense of disquiet over the truth behind the abuse committed by British soldiers in Iraq. Read the complete articleINTEGRITY The rarest commodity under the free market economy, in this country today appears to be Integrity. Not only in this country but in the whole world, judging by what is happening around the world including the British Parliament. Read the complete articleBrad Adams: Rajapaksha lied to Ban Ki Moon An open letter to Mr. Brad Adams – Asia Director, Human Rights Watch by Asoka Weerasinghe, Canada. Read the complete articleScroungers pretending to be philanthropists The serial loser Wickremasinghe, we are told, has recently announced a set of conditions to which General Sarath Fonseka must agree if he is to be nominated for the Presidency by his party. Read the complete articleExpats abroad – a key factor in Lankan politics “No government can overlook the importance of the Sri Lankan diaspora in the post- Prabhakaran phase in particular. Its importance is not only in its numerical strength which could run into at least two million but also because of its potential to play an interventionist role in Sri Lankan politics, particularly in the next phase of durable peace-making.” Read the complete articlePull factors are a potent drawcard Their claims of oppression do not sound convincing. For one, it would have been much more expedient to cross the 35km of sea to India if they were really fleeing oppression in Sri Lanka, as many did in the 1980s, yet they chose to travel thousands of kilometres to Australia and even further to Canada. Read the complete articleSome Sri Lankan asylum seekers leave Australia ship TANJUNG PINANG, Indonesia (Reuters) - Twenty-two Sri Lankan asylum seekers voluntarily left an Australian customs ship in Indonesian waters on Friday after Canberra offered assurances of swift resettlement to end a politically sensitive standoff. Read the complete articleU.S. Adviser to Kurds Stands to Reap Oil Profits OSLO — Peter W. Galbraith, an influential former American ambassador, is a powerful voice on Iraq who helped shape the views of policy makers like Joseph R. Biden Jr. and John Kerry. Read the complete articleTamil Nadu to boost funding for Lankan refugees camps Chennai, Nov 12 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government Thursday decided to allocate Rs.100 crore for improving the amenities in the 115 camps for Sri Lankan refugees in the state and also for extending various welfare measures to them at par with Indian citizens Read the complete articleFonseka will decide on politics on handing over uniform Chief of Defence staff General Sarath Fonseka speaking to reporters a short while ago at the Kelaniya Rajamaha Vihara confirmed that he had handed over his retirment papers and that he will decide if he is entering politics once he officially hands over the uniform. Read the complete articleIMF: Holmes here next week to inspect resettlement process UN under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs Sir John Holmes is scheduled to visit Sri Lanka next week to inspect the resettlement process of the internally displaced people (IDP) in the north. Read the complete articleReviving Lanka-Myanmar ties in post-WW II era The forthcoming visit of Myanmar’s Head of State and Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council, Senior General Than Shwe, marks another milestone in the historical relations between Sri Lanka and Myanmar. Read the complete articleSri Lanka's UN representative joins Lateline Palitha Kohona Joins Lateline from New York to talk about his country's detention centres and the growing problem with Sri Lankan asylum seekers. Read the complete articleSouth Africa pledges to curb LTTE activities on their soil South Africa has pledged to help curb LTTE activities overseas and in discrediting the provincial and transnational governments of Tamil Elam. Read the complete articleVeteran actor Henry Jayasena passed away. Veteran actor Henry Jayasena (78) passed away at the Colombo South General Hospital today after a brief illness. Read the complete articleMaldives wants poor nations to make carbon pledge Developing nations should set an example for the world ahead of an international conference on climate change by pledging to become carbon neutral, the president of the Maldives said Monday. Read the complete articleThere is no conflict today between the public servant and the politician Text of address delivered by K. H. J. Wijayadasa former Secretary to the President On The Public Servant and the Politician: Harmony and Conflict Read the complete articleIMF: Vote-on-Account not inconsistent with fiscal targets Sri Lanka shows discipline, strong performance in meeting targets The IMF says the Vote-on-Account, passed in parliament last week for government expenditure amounting to Rs. 362 billion for the first four months of 2010 in view of presidential and parliamentary elections, was not inconsistent with government obligations to maintain the fiscal deficit at 6.5 percent in 2010, as per the target agreed upon for the US$ 2.6 billion standby facility approved by the IMF last July. Read the complete articleRCMP thwart terrorist incidents You said, “RCMP thwart 14 suspected terrorist incidents: Several cases involve Tamil Tigers and their supporters”. Read the complete articleSri Lanka: Meeting the Western challenge Although the war in Sri Lanka is now over, the battle for Sri Lanka’s future has only just begun.. Read the complete articleNo separate state, engage the government – Des Browne tells Tamil diaspora (November 10, Canberra, Sri Lanka Guardian) Des Browne, the British Envoy to Sri Lanka, told the Tamil diaspora in Australia that, after the comprehensive military victory, the only option available is to engage the government in working out a solution for the Tamils. Read the complete articleHOW SUCCESSFUL IS THE RESETTLEMENT IN THE NOTHERN PROVINCE? Being a retired Army Officer I must confess at the inception that I have little or no information regarding the strategy of the present government in its implementation of the Uturu Vasanthaya. Read the complete articleSri Lankan deal to stop asylum boats AUSTRALIA last night struck a bargain with Sri Lanka to help track down Tamil Tiger people smugglers in return for greater co-operation in reducing asylum-seeker numbers. Read the complete articleAustralia concerned over illegal immigrants, two foreign ministers meet Visiting Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Stephen Smith held talks on the issue of illegal immigrants to their country with his Sri Lankan counterpart, Rohitha Bogollagama today morning, officials said. Read the complete articleFinally, the real Alex steps forward FORMER Toronto gang member Sanjeev Kuhendrarajah is heavily tattooed, has a criminal record for death threats and firearms possession that got him deported from Canada six years ago Read the complete articleRedeem political credibility with honest and credible manifestos No sensible and discerning Sri Lankan voter will dispute the contention that this country has been governed for quite sometime without any sense of direction, patriotism and dedication to the needs and aspirations of the general populace. Read the complete articleA local hydro-power construction company commences its operations Hydropower International Ltd, a local hydro power construction company expands its business in East African countries to obtain more foreign revenue. Read the complete articleLetter from America: Economy, Election and Endless Wars On Wednesday, Oct. 28, a 26-year-old Fort Carson, Colorado, soldier set to return to Afghanistan intentionally shot himself in the shoulder to avoid deployment Read the complete articleU.S. Congress Resolution on Sri Lanka IDPs reflects sanity returning to Congress Washington, D.C. 07 November (Asiantribune.com):Democratic Congressman from the State of Illinois Danny Davis The House resolution 711 passed in the House of Representatives in the U.S. Congress on Thursday, November 05 called on the Government of Sri Lanka to engage in speedy resettlement of Tamil civilian refugees in welfare camps but significantly recognized the positive initiative Sri Lanka has taken so far regarding the settlement of the IDPs Read the complete articleIMF board clears second part of loan for Sri Lanka The IMF Executive Board, Friday, cleared the way for the release of just over $322 million for Sri Lanka. The Board reviewed the Sri Lankan government’s progress on the implementation of reforms agreed to last July, and the November 6th decision means the second installment of the country’s loan can proceed. Read the complete articleDisplaced Sri Lankans increasingly returning home from camps – UN 6 November 2009 – About 90,000 Sri Lankans displaced by the conflict between Government forces and Tamil separatists have returned to their homes in the past three months, and the pace of returns has begun to accelerate, the United Nations refugee agency reported today. Read the complete articleIraqis top lengthening lists of asylum-seekers in industrialized nations – UN Iraqis head the list of the growing number of people seeking asylum in industrialized countries again this year, just ahead of people searching for safety from war-torn Afghanistan and Somalia, according to a report published by the United Nations refugee agency today. Read the complete articleSri Lanka responds to EU rights probe concerns Sri Lanka delivered its formal response on Friday to a European Union probe that found it in breach of international human rights laws and said it was hopeful of retaining a lucrative trade concession with the bloc Read the complete articleNepal accuses UN chief of interfering Nepal's ruling parties have angrily accused United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon of political interference after he called for the establishment of a national unity government. Read the complete articleThe IDP issue Sri Lanka's Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) have earned much media publicity. Hardly a day passes without some reference to them in the international media is made. Read the complete articleThe letter of the law Last week the rumour mills went into over-drive with speculation that the Chief of Defense Staff, General Sarath Fonseka, would be throwing his hat into his ring at the presidential election. Read the complete articleTamil spokesman 'Alex' a smuggler, says Sri Lankan government ALEX, the well-spoken leader of a boatload of asylum-seekers held in Indonesia on their way to Australia, is a known people-smuggler previously deported from Canada, according to the Sri Lankan government. Read the complete articleAsia’s Triple Crises-Act Now And Act Together Three crises hit the Asian-Pacific region last year. The “Triple Fs”- food-fuel-financial-compounded by climate change, continue to haunt society inflicting a heavy human cost. Read the complete articleCriminals and the rich thrive in Indian democracy With every election, democracy is undoubtedly deepening in India. But it is also exposing the systems limitations. Read the complete articleWay out for boat people There is some good news for boat people or those braving the fiery waters of the oceans in crowded boats in search of employment in distant lands such as Australia. Read the complete articleNation-building cannot be done on fibs and distortions Broadly speaking, the people who vent their opinions publicly can be divided into two categories: 1. those who know their subject and 2. those who think they know their subject. Read the complete articleTNA praises MP Basil Rajapaksa’s resettlement efforts The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) highly commended efforts of Senior Presidential Advisor Basil Rajapaksa MP and Resettlement Minister Rishard Badhiutheen in resettling the displaced families in the Northern Province. Read the complete articleLTTE deprived Muslims freedom - President President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday said the LTTE terrorists deprived the freedom of Muslim community who co-exist peacefully with other communities in Jaffna, Vavuniya and Mannar districts. Read the complete articleAn invitation to ‘Ethics’ An individual can plead innocence to the world and point finger at structure. But he/she must live with him/herself and the choices he/she makes or does not make. Read the complete articleDarfur politics aimed at break-up of Sudan "The very countries and organisations that are now accusing the Janjaweed of committing genocide, and Khartoum of backing it, or at least failing to control it, are the ones that earlier forced Khartoum to accept an arrangement with the southern Sudanese rebels, led by Colonel John Garang, which has set the basis for secession of the south after a six-year transition period." Read the complete articleEnglish: as enemy and friend There are two stories that I tell young people about learning English. The first is about Ananda Thilak Bandara, a batchmate of mine at Peradeniya University. Read the complete articleCanadian media glorify terror suspects - spy chief Canada's new spy chief accused journalists and human rights advocates on Thursday of often glorifying terror suspects as "quasi folk heroes" and downplaying the risks posed to society by terrorism. Read the complete articleAnother first in resettling IDPs Sri Lanka, after becoming the first country to eradicate terrorism through a successful humanitarian operation, has reached another first by resettling the displaced persons in double quick time. Read the complete articleLanka to raise UN HR Commissioner’s partiality - Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe Human Rights and Disaster Management Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe, in an interview with the Sunday Observer, outlines Sri Lanka’s counteraction to the US State Department Report and the current position with regard to GSP Plus issue. Read the complete articleSri Lanka protests US move to question general Sri Lanka demanded Monday that U.S. officials cease efforts to question the country's top general on alleged human rights abuses committed by the government during the final months of the civil war here. Read the complete articleCommon candidate and common threats Reports that the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has summoned former Sri Lankan Army Commander and present Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Sarath Fonseka, who is currently in the US on holiday, for a meeting has raised many an eyebrow in diplomatic and political circles in Colombo. Read the complete articleIndia and its troublesome neighbours A colossal amount of damage has been done by the Indian acolytes of the “string of pearls” thesis. Some dispassionate analysis will be in order. Read the complete articleFixing Indigenous Housing Australia laments about the war displaced accommodation in Sri Lanka during last 3 months while ignoring the plight of Aboriginees for last 40 years Read the complete articleBahubootha Vivasthava: a reply to Mr. Karu Jayasuriya Mr. Karu Jayasuriya’s letter in the Island newspaper (11/01/2009) reminded me two truths uttered by two politicians in Sri Lanka in the past. JRJ once said that people elected a schoolgirl as their president meaning one cannot expect wisdom and maturity from such person. Read the complete article‘Sri Lanka – The Way Forward’ This well attended seminar was organized and hosted by the Sri Lankan expatriate community, the ‘Sri Lanka Support Group’. In the main, it was an attempt to take a fresh look at the past and examine how Sri Lanka can steer its way into a peaceful and promising future. Read the complete articleWestern Media Gullibility Makes THERE is no doubt now that people fleeing so-called repressive regimes to seek asylum and greener pastures in western democracies is good business for a consortium of people including people smugglers, human rights activist groups and lawyers, aided and abetted by gullible western journalists and media organisations who see the “Third World” as a chain of liberation struggles against dictatorial regimes. Read the complete articlePM out of loop on Tamil asylum seekers The ethnic Tamils, who are refusing to leave the Oceanic Viking, have reportedly been living in Indonesia for years. Read the complete articleRadhika Coomaraswamy sending Maj.General. Patrick Cammaert to Sri Lanka An open letter to Dr.Radika Coomaraswamy Under-Secretary General for Children in Armed Conflict-UN by Asoka Weerasinghe,Canada. Read the complete articleTamil Tigers in detention, says terrorism expert A LEADING terrorism expert says a "small number" of Tamil Tigers are in immigration detention in Indonesia having been intercepted on their way to Australia. Read the complete articleRudd must stand firm over his Tampa THE Rudd government must soon, very soon, bite the bullet on the use of moderate but firm force to get the 78 Sri Lankans off the Oceanic Viking and on shore in Indonesia. Read the complete articleLTTE human smuggling operations Thanks to a dysfunctional refugee system and politically motivated interference, Canada is swamped with Tamil Tigers and their supporters - former Canadian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Read the complete articleINTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS Talk delivered by Dr Noel Nadesan, at the 'Sri Lanka Way Forward" ar conducted by Sri Lanka Support Group at the Federal Parliament, ACT on 28th Oct 2009 Read the complete articleGreat Power Confrontation in the Indian Ocean: The Geo-Politics of the Sri Lankan Civil War The support and positions of various foreign governments in regards to the diabolic fighting between the Tamil Tigers and the Sri Lankan military, which cost the lives of thousands of innocent civilians, says a great deal about the geo-strategic interests of these foreign governments. Read the complete articleThe EC’s final judgment Last week was one of the worst Sri Lanka has ever experienced in terms of foreign policy. Two international reports on Sri Lanka were put out by the European Commission (EC) and the US State Department on the human rights situation here. Read the complete articlePakistan bombings An open letter to “THE OTTAWA CITIZEN” by Asoka Weerasinghe, Canada. Read the complete articleIndian PM calls on Pakistan to curb terror groups India’s prime minister on Wednesday called on neighboring Pakistan to crack down on terrorist groups operating from its soil, as he inaugurated a train service to forge stronger ties between Indian-controlled Kashmir and the rest of the country. Read the complete articleUndermining Sri Lanka: America takes the wrong side in anti-terror fight Sri Lanka is joining Israel as a country facing a war crimes investigation for effectively fighting back against terrorism. America should support the Sri Lankan government or keep its nose out of Colombo's business. Read the complete articleThere are Tigers among boatpeople THE debate in Australia over the influx of Tamil refugees from Sri Lanka should take into consideration the nature of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam and the Sri Lankan conflict that ended on May 19 Read the complete articleKevin Rudd's just conning us KEVIN Rudd is either a fool or a fraud when he claims he's "disgusted" by Opposition warnings that a few boat people may be terrorists. Read the complete articleTamil Tigers in detention, says terrorism expert A LEADING terrorism expert says a "small number" of Tamil Tigers are in immigration detention in Indonesia having been intercepted on their way to Australia. Read the complete articleFabricated allegations and concocted stories Nearly a million people living in the North and the East prior to May 2009 were subjected to immense hardships due to LTTE terror. The Tiger terrorists not only held those innocent civilians as a human shield but also subjected them to untold hardships. Read the complete articleNo ‘safe haven’ for terrorist supporters ‘There are things that were just not meant to happen. I mean it was thought that they would not and could not happen. Read the complete articleBritish monetarism turns public health into mass murder The disastrous state of Australia’s public health systems is about to get a lot worse, if Australia adopts the institutionalised health care rationing that Britain’s National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) is exporting to the world. Read the complete articleOn this api wenuwen api moment It has been a tough couple of weeks for Sri Lanka in the international arena. Read the complete articleOn the incredibility of ‘credible’ The United States is upset. Read the complete articleSri Lanka case against Raj Rajaratnam is very strong says the Daily Litigation Michael Elsner of the Plaintiff firm Motley Rice said in the interview , “We think the case is very strong. Read the complete articleAsylum Seekers and Indonesia An open letter to the Hon. Anthony Albanese, Minister for Infrastructure, Transport,House of Representatives, Canberra by Vajeeragnana Warnakulasuriya Melbourne, Australia Read the complete articleThe plus side of ‘losing’ GSP + ‘Aid’ is a misnomer; it should in fact be read as ‘investment’. It is well known that for every dollar of ‘aid’ that comes into countries such as ours, several dollars go out through numerous avenues of extraction. Read the complete articleCredit card scam busted, suspected kingpin held The police on Friday claimed to have busted a major credit card racket with the arrest of a Sri Lankan Tamil, said to be the brain behind the operation in which credit cards were cloned using a skimmer, an embossing machine and other equipment. Read the complete articleUNITED WE STAND – DIVIDED WE FALL There is very little that the International Non Governmental Organizations and other local Non Governmental Organizations funded by vested interests can do to destabilize our country, if and when the people of this country stand united. Read the complete article‘It’s Kerala ruling entire country’: Ramadoss the If Centre’s decision is in favour of Kerala on the Mullai Periyar dam issue, it is because of Malayali domination in the higher echelons of power, Read the complete articlePro-LTTE University Academics Following the claim for damages from Rajaratnam filed in US Courts by victims of the LTTE suicide bombings in Sri Lanka the stage has now been set to follow their lead in filing action in our Supreme Court against university academics and other NGOs in Sri Lanka who have been actively supporting the LTTE knowing that it is a terrorist organization. Read the complete articleCitizens Electoral Council of Australia: Media Release 22nd of October 2009 Russia-China cooperation a step closer to LaRouche’s Four Powers agreement Read the complete articleSri Lankan Terrorism Victims Charge Wall Street Hedge Fund Manager, Rajaratnam, With Financing Tamil Tigers Sri Lankan Terrorism Victims Charge Wall Street Hedge Fund Manager,Rajaratnam, With Financing Tamil Tigers Read the complete articleBoat built for tsunami victims used to smuggle asylum-seekers SRI LANKAN asylum-seekers have sailed to Australia in a boat donated by Catholic charities to a devastated coastal community in the wake of the 2004 tsunami. Read the complete article‘Boats carrying asylum seekers did not originate here’ Probe possible link between three groups detained in Indonesia and Australia Read the complete articleSwitzerland pledges action against “illegal activities” of LTTE new Secretariat the Swiss government has pledged to crack down on any “illegal activities” related to the proposed new Secretariat of the outfit to be se up in Geneva. Read the complete articleWhere is Raj Rajaratnam’s donation to Tamil Tiger proxy TRO If no social projects done in Tiger-held territory? Raj Rajaratnam maintained close contacts with the TRO-US head Dr. Nagaratnam Ranjithan Read the complete articleVietnamese President lauds victory over terror Vietnamese President Nguyen Minh Triet highly appreciated and lauded the bravery and bold steps taken by President Mahinda Rajapaksa and the Sri Lankan Security Forces to defeat LTTE terrorism. Read the complete articleExterminators of War Heroes It is military intelligence that matters most after a War. Timing is of the essence. Read the complete articleCargo ship passenger wanted in Sri Lanka for terrorism One of the 76 migrants who arrived off the British Columbia coast in a cargo ship last weekend is wanted in Sri Lanka for terrorism Read the complete articleChild soldiers to study in Colombo 144 LTTE child soldiers are fortunate to pursue their studies in a Colombo School Read the complete articleTigers and trade Using trade as a strategic tool makes the global trading system hostage to endless political posturing and negotiating games. TEU trying to use GSP plus as weapon against Sri Lanka’s sovereignty – Prof. GL The government yesterday (20), expressed its “deep disillusionment with several developments” it had encountered while lobbying to secure the continuity of GSP plus facility Read the complete articleRights Watchdog, Lost in the Mideast AS the founder of Human Rights Watch, its active chairman for 20 years and now founding chairman emeritus, I must do something that I never anticipated: Read the complete articleWhat ails Human Rights Watch? OHRW needs to do some serious soul searching - is it up to the challenge? Read the complete articleCharge Sheet Rajaratnam is charged in the courts Read the complete articleCountering LTTE propaganda machine overseas Society for Peace, Unity and Human Rights for Sri Lanka (SPUR) is a non-governmental organization based in Victoria, Australia whose mission is to fight against the LTTE's international anti-Sri Lanka propaganda and lobbying. Read the complete articleOn the ‘Gota Principle’ of retirement My reflections on retirement are inspired by a comment made by Defence Secretary, Gotabhaya Rajapaksa during an interview with The Island. Read the complete articleTamil Tigers and International Terror Links- Concrete Evidance Security forces today stumbled upon “hard evidence” of Ulfa purchasing arms from the LTTE. Read the complete articleFinally! The Real History of the Settlement of Australia! For generations now, Australians have been spoon-fed the crock that the European settlement of Australia was caused by the need to “relieve prison overcrowding” back in good ol’ England, Read the complete articleThe $100 million bail for Galleon's founder sends a major message On Friday, FBI agents arrested Raj Rajaratnam, founder of the Galleon Group Hedge fund, at his Manhattan home Read the complete articleFACTBOX-Key facts about Sri Lanka-born billionaire Rajaratnam Sri Lankan-born billionaire Raj Rajaratnam's arrest in the largest U.S. hedge fund insider trading case has fuelled a 5 percent drop this week on the Colombo stock market .CSE, where he is one of the top investors. Read the complete articleSLUNA Media Release76 Tamils on Rusty Freighter “Ocean Lady” seek Irregular Entry to Canada The rusty freighter Ocean Lady sailing unannounced in Canadian waters off the BC coast with 76 Tamil men on board was apprehended by the RCMP on October 17, 2009 and taken to Vancouver for questioning. Read the complete articleAustralia should refuse to accede to human smugglers Their claim that Tamils have no opportunity to live in Sri Lanka and the threats faced by them were rather lame excuses as Sri Lanka is home to nearly two million Tamils. Read the complete articleAfghanistan, on the Dollar Trail Rape of Afganistan by NGOs and Business groups in the West Read the complete articleLet the Tamils who arrived by boat in to Canada! Your news item of 76 suspected Tamil “‘Irregular’ migrants to be scrutinized: official,” who floated in to Vancouver Island on a rusty freighter “Ocean Lady”... Read the complete articleFinally we are free ! Now we are a proud nation. Our children can go alone all over the country with their heads held high. Ten years ago we had a dream. It was a dream deep rooted in all Sri Lankans. Now this dream has come true. Finally we are free. Read the complete articlePresident Appoints a Ministerial Committee to Supervise the IDP Resettlement A Ministerial Committee was appointed by the President Mahinda Rajapaksa to monitor the development and IDPs resettlement activities in the Jaffna peninsula Read the complete articleIndia offers more aid to Lanka for IDPs India on Sunday offered another tranche of Rs 500 crore assistance to Sri Lanka to undertake reconstruction work in the war-ravaged northern zone so as to speedily resettle 2.5 lakh people uprooted from there. Read the complete articleRs. 700 million spent for IDPs by Red Cross The Red Cross Movement has spent Rs.700 million from to date 2009 in responding to the humanitarian needs of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the Vavuniya, Mannar, Jaffna and Trincomalee districts. Read the complete articleMigrants taken to Vancouver for questioning Dozens of men who were on board a freighter seized by RCMP officers off the coast of B.C. on Saturday have been taken to an unknown corrections facility in Vancouver. Read the complete articleRCMP seizes vessel carrying 76 off B.C. coast An RCMP emergency response team boarded and took control of a vessel carrying 76 people off the British Columbia coast and piloted it to port on Saturday. Read the complete articleThis damned nonsense must stop: Now! "The final defeat of the `killing might’ of the LTTE on the 18th May 2009 ushered in a new era to our tortured land ” Read the complete articleUS says Pakistan itself responsible for terror attacks on its soil Talking to newsmen here at the end of his 2-day visit to Indian capital, Burns, said Pakistan should take immediate steps to root out terror infrastructure on its soil Read the complete articleIndia, Indonesia take up coordinated patrolling of Malacca Straits from Oct 18 India will join Indonesia on October 18 to undertake ‘coordinated’ patrolling of Malacca Straits. Read the complete articleHardcore LTTE among boat load of Lankans arrested in Indonesia? Sri Lanka yesterday said that hardcore LTTE cadres and their families could be among a boat load of Lankans, now held by the Indonesian government Read the complete articleManaging the IDP Crisis "The on-going local and international campaign against the detention of IDPs appears to be one of the most formidable problems the Government is facing after overcoming the LTTE.” Read the complete articleAdjusting to the aftermath The forces defeated the LTTE on the battlefield. It is now up to the statesmen to preserve and strengthen that victory, and win the new war... Read the complete articleHuman Rights and Internally Displaced People (IDPs): An International problem “Small-arms conflicts are known to kill an estimated 500,000 individuals each year; approximately one death every minute. Read the complete articleSo you didn’t get a visa to go to Sri Lanka! An open letter to Mr. Patrick Brown, MP,Conservative MP for Barrie,House of Commons,Ottawa by Asoka Weerasinghe Conservative Party Member Read the complete articleMaldives government dives for climate change President Mohammed Nasheed and 13 other government officials submerged and took their seats at a table on the sea floor — 20 feet (6 meters) below the surface of a lagoon Read the complete articleSeparatist forces still active The Defence Secretary said that people should be on vigil since separatist forces were still active though terrorism has been defeated fully in the country Read the complete articleTRO funder who also contributed to Hilary Clinton nabbed in the USA Indicted N.Y. Financier Gave Big to Hillary and Terror Charity - Raj Rajaratnam Accused in $20 Million Insider Trading Case Read the complete articleSelf-reliance to achieve the Century of Asia "The countries of Asia can succeed in rebuilding our continent by greater reliance of our own bonds of unity, strengths of history, and capabilities of our own people” Read the complete articleNo go from regional solution Why have not New Delhi and Islamabad sat together to plan a common strategy? Read the complete articleUS$ 500 mn Sovereign Bond issue 13 times oversubscribed - Dollar bonds priced at 7.4 pct Sri Lanka’s US$ 500 million Sovereign Bonds offered to international capital markets was priced at 7.4 percent and 13 times oversubscribed, the Central Bank said last morning. Read the complete articleUS Embassy in Sri Lanka fined for illegal water tapping The National Water Supply and Drainage Board said yesterday it had fined the US Embassy in Colombo... Read the complete articleElimination of poverty should not be held ransom – Cautions Sri Lanka President International financial institutions, that play an increasing role in our region, should be more concerned about the burdens they impose through conditions for assistance. Read the complete articlePOSITION OF IDPS NOT SO BAD – VISITING INDIAN MP Indian MP and member of Dravida Munnethra Kalagham Party J.M.Aaron, presently on a visit to Sri Lanka with a group of Indian Parliamentarians, said that the IDPs in the camps in the North did not seem to have been suffering as the Media in India had painted. Read the complete article“Making peace more challenging than making war” -Professor Rohan Gunaratna “The Nation” met Prof. Gunaratna in order to obtain his expert opinion on the challenges the country is facing in the post war period. Read the complete articleHyenas fishing in trouble waters Secessionist forces opened several fronts in a bid to destroy this country––they were military, economic, diplomatic, propaganda and political. Read the complete articleThe matter of security of the nation I must admit that I too often wondered, why GOSL could not set free or settle all those LTTE-victimized people, (I do not accept the term IDPs), now in temporary camps, who have been screened ... Read the complete articleSri Lankan identity and ‘Tamil Provinces’ The ‘Sudete factor’ still seems to figure unpleasantly in Indo-Lanka relations. Read the complete articleDefiant China Asserts Role in Global Affairs The symbolism of Beijing dispatching its second top leader for celebrations with the reclusive North Korean leader Kim Jong-il almost at the same time as Washington was deciding to break a tradition by refusing... Read the complete articleHillarious diplomacy The report from Belfast, Ireland, announced your statement, “To me terrorism is terrorism. Read the complete articleThe Norwegian Peacemaking Model The concerns generated worldwide by the offer of the 2009 Nobel Peace prize to U.S. President Barack Obama call for a deeper look at Norway ’s expanding role in global peacemaking. Read the complete articleSmuggling Lankan Tamils to EU German Police bust int’l human trafficking ring Read the complete articleThe Result of Southern PC election – A strong message to Mahinda Rajapaksa The Southern PC election has ended giving strong political message to MR government. Read the complete articleLegality/constitutionality of 13A: A follow up Examining the events that led to the passing of the 13th Amendment revealed the following... Read the complete articleMigrant workers not commodities Migrant labour not sustainable in long term economic goals Read the complete articleMutual bailing out game over Hilary Clinton’s Rape story in Sri Lanka To get away after making that statement in the UN Security Council session on September 30, 2009 presided by her would not have been easy for Hilary Rodham Clinton. Read the complete articleThe Invisible Secretary of State As secretary of state, Hillary Clinton has been almost as elusive as the Scarlet Pimpernel.Hillary Clinton's Failure of Leadership on the World Stage Read the complete articleNot signing the Rome Statute is not enough! A response to Ranil Wickremasinghe and Mangala Samaraweera Read the complete articleOn patriotism and ‘scoundrelling’ There was a time when anyone who uttered the word ‘Motherland’ was immediately subjected to all manner of vilification. Read the complete article‘politics, after all, is the art of the possible’ A voter’s plea: ‘You don’t have to do anything, but please don’t steal’ Read the complete articleLanka subject to maritime terrorism - Kohona Following the recent defeat of a terrorist group [LTTE], it had been discovered that their networks were being transferred to arms smuggling and drug trafficking on the international arena... Read the complete articleIll-treatment of women and children at IDP facilities: Sweden asked to substantiate allegations Read the complete articleArmy 60 years today:MISSION ACCOMPLISHED General Stanley McChrystal, the commander of 68,000 US troops as well as 100,000 NATO forces deployed in Afghanistan, recently revealed serious differences over US military strategy in Afghanistan. Read the complete articleHunger striker's £7m Big Mac: Tamil who cost London a fortune in policing was sneaking in fast-food For weeks Parameswaran Subramaniyan lay in a tent outside the Houses of Parliament as Tamils protested about the plight of relatives under attack in Sri Lanka. At one stage, his supporters claimed he was 'critically weak'. Read the complete articleWho is helping Internally Displaced People in Sri Lanka? Defeating the LTTE terrorist is one thing, but overcoming the remaining worldwide LTTE sympathizers’political aspirations and demands, is another. Read the complete articleLankan military victory irks US Forces Clinton’s irresponsible statement on Security Forces: Read the complete articleSri Lanka: Peace Direct Appeal for Peace and Justice Now that you have announced your Sri Lanka Truths provided to you from your information suppliers, permit me to tell you the Sri Lanka Facts, Read the complete article‘Objective, accurate and reliable information’ lost in UN system? When the the inter- agency task force on women, peace and security of the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 1820 in June 2008... Read the complete articleA fractured UN? THE United Nations mission in Afghanistan appears to be as fractured as the country. For the comity of nations, this must be the astonishing message of the recall of the senior American diplomat who was the UN’s deputy special representative in Kabul. Read the complete articleIDPs or Post Conflict Displaced? The military phase of Sri Lanka’s conflict ended on the 18h of May 2009. The legacy was a reported 300,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). Read the complete articleOn mouth-lies and tongue-truths There is a pithy Sinhala saying (well, there are many), kata boru kiwwath diva boru kiyanne nehe (even if the mouth lies, the tongue does not). Read the complete articleOn the dissolution and resurrection of nationalisms About 6-7 years ago, when I was working at the Sunday Island, in the course of a conversation with senior reporter and good friend, Franklyn Satyapalan, I mentioned that I am all for a strong Tamil nationalist movement... Read the complete articleBoatpeople facing expulsion over security concerns on former Tamil fighters SECURITY officials may move to expel some of the Sri Lankan boatpeople detained at Christmas Island over concerns they are Tamil Tiger fighters and could pose a risk to the community. Read the complete articleAfter visiting IDP welfare centres: UN envoy pleased with progress While appreciating the efforts made by the government to shelter the IDPs and provide them with all facilities... Read the complete articleNo reports of rape being used as war tool by Sri Lankan army - US Report by Sri Lankan Ministry of Defence, Public Security, Law and Order website on 5 October Read the complete articleA Response to Peace Direct When I received your call "(Global Alliance) Re: Join the Sri Lanka campaign for peace and justice" from a friend of mine by e-mail on October 2, at 2:03 P.M., I was enormously troubled by the information that you had presented in that Global SOS... Read the complete articleAll the IDPs are not in Menik Farm Politicians come and go and this is true for every country. Statements stay, in heart and memory. Some politicians are remembered not for the good they do ... Read the complete articleSri Lanka: From hot war to cold war Attorney Gomin Dayasiri said on Thursday (Oct.1) that after winning the hot war Sri Lanka was now facing a cold war. He called for public support to deal with this crisis since the State’s intelligence services alone could not handle the problem. Read the complete articleHillary Clinton and ‘Xeroxable’ sentiments US Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Patricia Butenis has issued a statement: ‘Clinton did not implicate anyone in Sri Lanka’. Read the complete articleState Department goes back on controversial Clinton statement The United States went back on the statement of Secretary of State, Hillary Rodham Clinton and said the US does not have any recent evidence of women being raped while in Sri Lankan government custody. Read the complete articleMoral cries and lies of Hillary Clinton There is no doubt that Resolution 1888 was long overdue and Hillary Clinton was doing something good for women... Read the complete articleIDPs resettled and North developed despite criticism Even amidst the strident criticism by some mischievous elements and the Opposition carrying out propaganda aiming at personal political advantage, the Government is successfully carrying out the resettlement of IDPs and the infrastructure development in the North Read the complete articleNow, Hillary Clinton bats for anti-Lanka lobby Swedish move to disgrace Lanka countered at HRC Read the complete articleUSA rape and sodomization of Iraqis worst than imagined By now, the whole world is aware of the decadent, perverted and immoral abuses that took place inside the dungeon near Baghdad known as the Abu Ghraib prison... Read the complete articleSri Lanka urges not to use the displaced persons in Sri Lanka as a political tool Sri Lanka's Ambassador to Belgium, Luxembourg and the EU, Ravinatha Aryasinha has urged that the displaced persons in Sri Lanka be not used as a political tool, but instead that those being critical,.. Read the complete articleRape - Hillary said! Where is the proof with credible evidence? Was there a single complaint lodged against the Forces of having raped a woman during the period of conflict? Where are the complainants- where are the victims? Read the complete articleHillary Clinton lives in biggest glass house Hillary Clinton Lives in the Biggest Glass House of them All - Hillary Clinton’s statement about rape being used as a weapon during the Sri Lankan war against the LTTE terrorists. Read the complete articleAnalysis: Canada's UN General Assembly speech" by Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon A letter in response to "Analysis: Canada's UN General Assembly speech" by Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon.. Read the complete articleDistortions about Sri Lanka in the West Are there moves to globally revive the separatist LTTE and has the Sri Lankan Tamil Diaspora living in Western and European Union nations a fertile ground to revive the Eelam agenda overseas? Read the complete articleJehan Perera and the agonies of ‘Pamperditis’ There is a time to refer that interesting adage about complaining that one didn’t have shoes until one sees a cripple and then there are times when the reference to the worse-case is not a legitimate response.. Read the complete articleLTTE propaganda machine worming into Aussie Parliament Society for Peace Unity and Human Rights in Sri Lanka (SPUR), said the LTTE which was pushed under ground after its ‘hard to swallow’ military defeat, was very much active in its vicious propaganda campaign in Australia as well as elsewhere.. Read the complete articleSBS breaches code with Tamil programs The communications watchdog has found SBS breached broadcasting rules when it aired a radio program biased in favour of Tamil Tiger rebels... Read the complete articleKitchen-talk in New York and the specter of Ernesto Che Guevara If at this egalitarian conference, where all nations can express, through their votes the hopes of their peoples, a solution satisfactory to the majority can be reached, a unique step will have been taken in the history of the world. However, there are many forces at work to prevent this from happening.. Read the complete articleNorway, Solheim helped establish LTTE-Eritrea links for arms deals The then Sri Lankan government had not been aware of Norway’s surreptitious move to strengthen the conventional fighting capability of the LTTE.. Read the complete articleReport on Mass Atrocities in Sri Lanka: U.S. State Department takes two steps back Stephen Rapp, President Obama’s point man on war crimes does not believe that Sri Lanka’s Rajapaksa brothers have committed genocide and mass atrocities during the final stages of the Eelam War-4.. Read the complete articlePaikiasothy Saravanamuttu: Malice in Wonderland He has for a long time operated like an authority of international relations, advocating an alarmist don’t-upset-the-West line.. Read the complete articleGlobally 26m IDPs : Larger picture behind Sri Lanka’s IDPs The IDP issue is currently the main topic that allows the UN & western forces & their allies to stampede upon Sri Lanka with varied accusations... Read the complete articleIs 13-A valid any more? It is a well established legal principle that consent obtained under coercion/duress is no consent.. Read the complete articleFighting Tigers on ‘MEDIA’ front An attempt to liken welfare centres, in the northern Vavuniya District, run by the Sri Lankan government, to Nazi-era concentration camps could not have come at a worse time... Read the complete articleReturn Of the Ugly Americans By sending a report to the Congress simultaneously with the posting of Ms. Butenis, America is signaling that it intends to escalate its confrontations with Sri Lanka to a higher level... Read the complete articleDefeat efforts to fracture Sri Lanka Recently liberated Sri Lanka lead by its respected president Mahinda Rajapaksa is currently under siege by the European Union, the USA and even some UN agencies such as UNICEF.. Latest SPUR Media ReleaseThe damning indictment The Sri Lankan ambassador in Brussels Ravinatha Ariyasinghe, sent the interim report of the European Commission’s three external experts investigating Sri Lanka, to ministers Rohitha Bogollagama, Mahinda Samarasinghe, G.L.Peiris, and ten other officials involved in the GSP+ case from the Sri Lankan side... Read the complete articleAmbiguous efforts to intervene Had the Opposition bothered to peruse the international press it would know the extraordinary counter-terrorism measures adopted by the US and its allies though they criticized Sri Lanka for being callous in her security strategy, Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa said on Friday. ... Read the complete articleTime for Parliament to defend the nation In alerting the Parliament to oppose moves by western nations to harass Sri Lankan VIPs the Speaker, W. J. M. Lokubandara, has given leadership to a cause that has been without a voice for too long. 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