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Bangladesh – A Nation Divided? – Part 7

Plummeting Gold Price: ultimate index of uncertainty

The conduct of the notorious Central Control Room of the Norwegian...

Afghanistan aims at stability during transitionary period – Dr...

There will be no room for separation – Vows President Mahinda...

Sri Lankan Ambassador stresses Strong political will to endorse...

President Mahinda Returned Yesterday

Call to improve asthma care and control

Will President Obama emphasize R2P on Thein Sein?

US blacklists four Syrian ministers, Nusra leader

The conduct of the notorious Central Control Room of the Norwegian Foreign Ministry

The recent landmark decision by the Sri Lankan Court has produced shock waves amongst the diplomatic community here in

There will be no room for separation – Vows President Mahinda Rajapaksa

“Today we have a Sri Lankan nation that is sufficiently matured to understand this. Through the entirety of the past

A rare discovery: Lankan diplomat emerges using strategic communication

Sri Lanka's ambassador to Belgium, Luxembourg and the European Union P.M. Amza displayed a very rare quality most of his

US smuggling weapons to Syrian rebels: The real Benghazi story

There is a 'side story' going on in the American media - both the electronic and print about the Islamist

Rajapaksa on the Significance of Local Government for Democracy

Our experience demonstrates the vital role of local traditions and culture in molding the practices of local government institutions. It

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Bangladesh – A Nation Divided? – Part 7 Sunday, May 19, 2013 - 08:53 By Habib Siddiqui In 2010 the Government of Bangladesh (GOB), led by the Awami League (AL), set up an International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) court to prosecute the people who allegedly committed war crimes during the liberation war. It was part of her 2008 election promise and touted as an effort to "provide justice for victims of atrocities in the 1971 war of independence." Many in the opposition parties have.....Read More... Read More...	Plummeting Gold Price: ultimate index of uncertainty Sunday, May 19, 2013 - 07:29 Hemantha Abeywardena writes from London… Gold, which fell to a level as low as $1339 an ounce on Thursday, did recover some of its battered value by a few dollars by the weekend, while leaving millions of investors in the lurch before the chaotic fluctuations of its value on computer screens. The price, which crashed to a two-year-low a few weeks ago, slightly picked up, perhaps, due to the anticipated high demand in the run up to.....Read More... Read More...
Afghanistan aims at stability during transitionary period – Dr Shafeek Seddiq, President, Afghanistan Justice Organisation Sunday, May 19, 2013 - 06:15 President of the Afghanistan Justice Organisation (AJO), Dr Shafeek Seddiq, delivering a lecture at the Hilton Hotel in Colombo on May 17 said that Afghanistan could emerge as a stable, prosperous and peaceful country if the period of transition from 2014 could be properly utilized for political stability through cohesion amongst diverse power centres, economic growth and establishment of.....Read More... Read More...	Sri Lankan Ambassador stresses Strong political will to endorse draft Right to Development and operational sub-criteria Sunday, May 19, 2013 - 05:13 Ambassador Ravinatha Aryasinha, Sri Lanka's Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva, emphasized of, "strong political will is needed to finalize the process of considering, revising, and ultimately endorsing the draft Right to Development criteria and operational sub-criteria, towards the elaboration of a coherent set of standards on this intrinsic right". Addressing the 14th session of.....Read More... Read More...
President Mahinda Returned Yesterday Saturday, May 18, 2013 - 06:52 President Mahinda Rajapaksa who was on a four-day official visit to Uganda returned to Sri Lanka yesterday morning. Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa commenced his four-day official visit to Uganda - the East Central African country, on May 11th afternoon. This was President Rajapaksa’s second official visit to Uganda. The last visit was to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government.....Read More... Read More...	Call to improve asthma care and control Saturday, May 18, 2013 - 03:52 Rahul Kumar Dwivedi - CNS When there are evidence-based methods to control asthma effectively, then why is the disease burden growing over the past 30 years, particularly in the low- and middle- income countries? This fact is stated clearly in the Global Asthma Report 2011 published by the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) and International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (.....Read More... Read More...
Will President Obama emphasize R2P on Thein Sein? Saturday, May 18, 2013 - 03:44 By Kanbawza Win America’s new Burma policy adopted by the Obama administration, a combination of increasing engagement and maintaining economic sanctions, was the prime mover in urging Thein Sein to introduce reforms after more than half a century of repressive military rule, when he became an elected head of state in 2011 November. Obama became the first sitting U.S. president to visit Burma, a step in his.....Read More... Read More...	US blacklists four Syrian ministers, Nusra leader Saturday, May 18, 2013 - 03:33 The United States on Thursday blacklisted the leader of the militant Al-Nusra Front fighting the Syrian regime, as well as four top Syrian government officials, including the defense minister. Al-Nusra's chief Abu Mohammed al-Jawlani was designated a global terrorist by the US State Department, which said he had been tasked by Al-Qaeda in Iraqwith installing Islamic sharia law across Syria. Al-.....Read More... Read More...
British High Commission in Colombo Marks the Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia Saturday, May 18, 2013 - 03:21 17 May is the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia, popularly known as IDAHO. The date of 17 May was specifically chosen to commemorate the World Health Organisation’s decision in 1990 to declassify homosexuality as a mental disorder. IDAHO draws the attention of policymakers, opinion leaders, social movements, the public and the media to this issue. The British High Commission.....Read More... Read More...	The unsung heroines of the slums Saturday, May 18, 2013 - 03:08 Shobha Shukla, Citizen News Service - CNS Pratima refused to finalize the marriage of her son till her husband agreed to construct a toilet in their house located in a Kanpur slum. She did not want her daughter-in-law to suffer the same fate of open defecation as she did. Sushma raised the banner of women’s education, persuading her illiterate slum neighbours to send their daughters to college. Against all odds, Urmila and her team.....Read More... Read More...
Release of handbook on the “India-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement” Friday, May 17, 2013 - 11:50 A Handbook on the India-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement was released on 15 May 2013 by Rishad Bathiudeen, Minister for Industry and Commerce, Government of Sri Lanka and Ashok K. Kantha, High Commissioner of India. The handbook was brought out by the High Commission of India in collaboration with the Institute of Policy Studies, Sri Lanka. Mr. Anura Sirwardena, Secretary, Ministry of.....Read More... Read More...	Can Suu Kyi remove constitutional barriers in advance? Friday, May 17, 2013 - 07:39 By - Zin Linn Actually, it is too early to start election campaign for Burma's next general elections which are two-year time away from now. But, Major parties like Union Solidarity Development Party (USDP) and National League for Democracy (NLD) have now brought to light 2015 elections in order to gain enough seats in coming parliament. Ahead of the next polls, the first thing that comes up is the question.....Read More... Read More...
President Rajapaksa and President Museveni Open Ugandan Trade Exhibition Friday, May 17, 2013 - 07:26 President Mahinda Rajapaksa and Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni declared open a Trade Exhibition. The exhibition which was declared open on the evening of May 14, took place on the sidelines of the Commonwealth Local Government Conference 2013 in Kampala, Uganda contained an array of products from Uganda and other East African nations. Minister of External Affairs Prof. G. L. Peiris,.....Read More... Read More...	Stella students’ illustrations on Naga folklores published in book form at Delhi Friday, May 17, 2013 - 07:06 By Oken Jeet Sandham The Stella Higher Secondary School (SHSS), Kohima has got another feather in its cap after the work of creative illustrations by their students on the basis of the folklores of Nagaland was published by famed Delhi based Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH). Last year under the banner of INTACK and Adivasi Arts Trust, a Workshop on Illustrations on the folklores of.....Read More... Read More...