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by SANJA DE SILVA JAYATILLEKA At the on-going September 2017 sessions of the UN Human Rights Council, the UK has written to the President of the Council to assert that a long standing dispute it has with the Mauritius cannot be referred to the International Court of Justice (ICJ)...
The Global Sri Lanka Forum (GSLF) has flayed Regional Development Minister Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka for his allegations against former Army Commander General Jagath Jayasuriya. The following is the full text of the statement issued by Ranjith Soysa on behalf of the GSLF: “The statement of the Minister Sarath Fonseka...
By Tony Cartalucci – LD The unfolding crisis in Southeast Asia’s state of Myanmar has confounded many geopolitical analysts due to its complex history and the intentionally deceptive and now contradictory coverage provided by the Western media. The current government of Myanmar is headed by Aung San Suu Kyi and...
By Sugath Samarasinghe This is a response to the letter to the Editor published in the Opinion page of The Island of August 22, 2017 titled New constitution a must . I do not agree with the opening statement of the Friday Forum which states: “The peoples’...