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Former Sri Lanka rebels ‘abused in detention’
(TC – By Swaminathan Natarajan ) BBC Tamil service
Former Tamil Tiger rebels detained in Sri Lanka say they have been ill-treated in government camps with no basic facilities.
In letters and phone calls to BBC Tamil, ex-militants say they have been “tortured and beaten” in the centres.
They [...]
(Daily News) Promotion of common strategies and procedures:
Vice Admiral Thisara Samarasinghe Commander Sri Lanka Navy
The second Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) was held recently in Abu Dhabi with the participation of 21 Navy Chiefs from 35 literal states of the Indian Ocean. ‘Together for the Reinforcement of Maritime Security [...]
(AN – By STANLEY A. MAYADUNNE, RIYADH) Sri Lanka’s bruised ties with the West and the angry reaction against a panel appointed by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon are not without reason.
Sri Lanka was subjected to terrorism at its worst form for 30 years. Only those who lived in the country know to what [...]
(The Island – by Col. R. Hariharan)
A comparison of nuclear capability of India and China cannot be made in isolation. It has to be derived in the backdrop of their strategic vision, global ambitions and political and social ethos that condition their perceptions. Their strategic vision dictates the [...]
(Daily Mirror – By Dr. Lakshman Marasinghe,Emeritus Professor of Law, University of Windsor, Ontario, Canada.)
I have been back at home to witness and read the media coverage regarding the appointment of an International panel by the Secretary General of the UN to advise himself on matters pertaining to the ending [...]
(Daily News – by T S Rajapaksa)
Various articles have appeared in the press exposing the pathetic state of affairs prevailing in the islands Prisons. However no remedial measures appear to have been adopted substantially and human suffering in prisons continues unabated. This situation is mainly due to heavy overcrowding [...]
(Daily News – by Janaka Perera)
This is a study of how the legal process can be twisted to serve criminal objectives and dubious political agendas in the name of helping the oppressed. It also shows how so-called freedom fighters evolve into criminals terrorizing society.
Those who have seen the award winning movies [...]
(MT) If the Aquino administration is to deliver on its promise to crush the decades-long insurgencies in the Philippines by 2013, it might be worthwhile to study Sri Lanka’s success in defeating terrorism. On July 3, newly appointed military Chief of Staff Ricardo David Jr. said the Aquino [...]
(Nation – By Shenali Waduge)
What Western media avoids to do is reveal the role of multinational mining corporations from North America and Europe fueling conflicts. Many are not aware that global leaders have personal stakes in these global conglomerates – George Bush is a Board director of [...]
(The Island – By Lucien Rajakarunanayake)
There was a surprise announcement by the spokesman for the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon at last Wednesday’s noon media briefing.
He said that although the Secretary General had planned to speak to the media on current issues, he was unable to do so because [...]
(Daily Mirror) The tiger, they say, does not change its stripes. The leopard too won’t change its spots. This inability or refusal to change is certainly true of the four –legged felines. There are some – perpetually paranoid- who would say this is applicable to the near extinct two–legged tiger in Sri Lanka too. [...]
(The Island – by Kuldip Nayar) BEFORE the entry of the Soviet forces into Afghanistan on the Christmas Day in 1979, I used to visit Kabul regularly. I found President Mohammed Daud in the sixties, a fatherly figure who had no idea of what was happening in his country. [...]
(Daily News – by Renton De Alwis) It’s a strange world we live in. Brute forces of terrorist gangs blow up innocent people; be it at a mosque (like it happened last week Friday in Lahore), in a bus, a train, a building, at an airport or on a road [...]
(ABC) A United Nations report has paved the way for the Government to take a stronger stance against asylum seekers. The report, from the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, describes “greatly improved” security in Sri Lanka, and says it should not be presumed that Tamils need asylum.
It says some women and children, [...]
(The Island – By Jehan Perera)
The decision of the UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon to proceed with his decision to appoint a three member advisory panel on Sri Lanka has provoked an overwhelmingly negative response in Sri Lanka. The opposition to the UN panel is being led [...]
(TC – By Kalana Senaratne)
The recent appointment of a Panel of Experts by the UN Secretary General (UNSG) is a disturbing development, even though it was bound to happen.
The panel and its mandate
The statement attributable to the UNSG’s spokesperson, issued on 22 June 2010, refers to the fact that the UNSG had [...]
22-year-old Harvard graduate, Lahiru Jayatilaka, is part of a research team that’s working at creating a device that can help deminers with metal detectors
(Sunday Times – By Smriti Daniel)
The robot in action at the Embilipitiya training camp in August 2009
The deminer robot loses its battle with the terrain after a [...]
(Nation – by Malinda Senevirathne) Sarath Fonseka has stated that he is ready to talk to the panel that UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has appointed to ‘advise him on issues pertaining to Sri Lanka’. Some would be surprised by this, others not. Sarath Fonseka is, we all know, pretty much [...]
( Sri Lanka Guardian – by Satheesan Kumaaran) It is an unparalleled paradox that that the Sri Lankan government, after crowing to the world that they vanquished the most dangerous terrorist organisation, and in order to justify the massacres of more than 30,000 Tamil civilians in the war, should use [...]
(Lakbima – By Anon)
An account of a recent BBC ‘Hardtalk’ interview of the Defence Secretary, Mr.Gotabaya Rajapaksa, by Stephen Sackur was reported at http://no’svote.bbe.co.ukiws.bbc.coul. The report refers to many things but, it also stated as follows: “Mr. Rajapaksa, who worked closely with General Fonseka on the aggressive military strategy which [...]
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