OPINION Thursday, 3rd April 2014. By Sugeeswara Senadhira Sri Lanka, while vehemently rejecting the US-sponsored resolution adopted by the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva last Thursday (27 March) , is pleasant ...
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What people of Lanka’s North want is good education for their children – Singapore Minister K. Shanmugam
Friday, 4th April 2014. By Maheesha Mudugamuwa Institute of South Asian Studies, Singapore Chairman Ambassador Gopinath Pillai, Singapore Foreign Affairs and Law Minister K Shanmugam and Sri Lanka External Affairs Min ...
War crimes allegations: India calls on UNHRC to help SL conduct domestic probe
Friday, 4th April 2014. By Zacki Jabbar India said yesterday that the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) should, instead of pursuing an international probe into allegations of war crimes against the Sri Lankan ...
Victory for Rajapaksa
Thursday, 03 April 2014 | Pioneer | Provincial polls reiterate support for UPFA The Provincial Council elections in Sri Lanka, which returned a clear victory for the ruling United People's Freedom Alliance, are a strong ...
UN overreach on Sri Lanka
The Australian March 31, 2014 Editorial LEGITIMATE concerns exist about alleged human rights abuses in Sri Lanka. But they are unlikely to be helped by the UN Human Rights Council’s decision to launch an investigatio ...
India abstains from Sri Lanka vote in UNHRC
HUMAN RIGHTS RECORD 28 March, 2014 India cites reservations on ‘intrusive approach’ favoured by resolution at UN that ‘undermines national sovereignty’ By Elizabeth Rocur elizabeth.i@livemint.com NEW DELHI In a move fr ...
Ceylon Tea gets major boost at Cairo International Fair
The Sri Lanka Embassy in Cairo organized a Sri Lanka stall for the second time at the 47th Cairo International Fair from 19th to 28th March 2014 to exclusively promote Pure Ceylon tea. This Fair is one of the biggest tra ...
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