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| Shavendra Silva: Army Commander Appointment Comes Under incessant Fire |
The appointment of Shavendra Silva (Silva) as the new Commander of the Sri Lankan army is a deeply troubling development. For the Tamil community, this signals the end of the road for reconciliation efforts from the Sri Lankan Government – Tamil Diaspora.
For the international community and all thos... |
| 25.08.2019 - 07:49 |
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| U.S. 2009-2010 war reports on Sri Lanka: State OIG declared them ambiguous |
Expressing “deeply concerned by the appointment of Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva as Army Commander”, the United States Ambassador in Sri Lanka Alaina Teplitz in the embassy-released statement further noted “the allegations of gross human rights violations against him are serious and credible” w... |
| 23.08.2019 - 05:47 |
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By Daya Gamage – Asian Tribune Investigative Report |
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| Former India’s Union minister P. Chidambaram arrested by CBI |
In a dramatic turn of events, former Union minister P. Chidambaram was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) from from his Jor Bagh residence in New Delhi on Wednesday night, about an hour after the senior Congress leader after made a dramatic appearance at the All India Congress Co... |
| 22.08.2019 - 08:54 |
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| Well done boys! |
We Sri Lankan expatriates in the Gulf were engrossed in the first test against the Kiwis played at Galle and especially on the final day with the hope of a certain victory it was impossible to concentrate on our normal work until Saudi time 10.00 AM on Sunday, when the winning run was finally scored... |
| 19.08.2019 - 07:35 |
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By S.H.Moulana |
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| U.S. addresses domestic terrorism with new law in Congress |
When Sri Lanka is still half-minded to introduce laws to address domestic terrorism in its efforts to revise or overall change the existing Prevention of Terrorism Act, a bill to address domestic terrorism in the United States is being introduced to the U.S. House of Representatives.
The delay or sk... |
| 18.08.2019 - 06:21 |
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By Daya Gamage – Asian Tribune Political Analysis |
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| Sajith for Sri Lanka President: Echoed – 10 years ago – in Las Vegas |
To oust Ranil Wickremasinghe as the leader of Sri Lanka’s United National Party (UNP) and replace him with Sajith Premadasa as a long-shot move to make him the president of this South Asian nation was covertly displayed in the faraway United States of America ten years ago in the living room of this... |
| 17.08.2019 - 06:58 |
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By Daya Gamage – Asian Tribune Strategy Report |
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| Israel Decided To Bar U.S. Congresswomen visit |
Israel has decided to block a visit by U.S. Democratic members of Congress Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar, Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely said on Thursday. |
| 16.08.2019 - 05:45 |
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| Gotabaya Rajapaksa Named Presidential Candidate |
Former Defense Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa has been named yesterday, as the Presidential Candidate of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) by the party leader Mahinda Rajapaksa at its National Convention.
Earlier yesterday, Opposition Leader Mahinda Rajapaksa has been appointed as the leader of... |
| 12.08.2019 - 06:04 |
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By K.T.Rajasingham |
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| US-Sri Lanka military pacts safe under incoming Rajapaksa-rule |
The Acquisition and Cross Servicing Agreement (ACSA) signed between the Governments of Sri Lanka and the United States in March 2007 which allowed both countries to transfer and exchange logistics supplies, support, and re-fueling services clearly benefitted the United States in its military operati... |
| 10.08.2019 - 14:20 |
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By Daya Gamage – Asian Tribune Political Analysis |
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| Sushma Swaraj, former India’s external affairs minister, passes away at 67 |
Former external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj passed away on Tuesday after suffering a cardiac arrest, senior health ministry officials said.
Sushma Swaraj died at the AIIMS in New Delhi late on August 6. She was 67. The senior BJP leader suffered a cardiac arrest. She was administered CPR but did... |
| 07.08.2019 - 04:38 |
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| India deported former Maldives vice president Ahmed Adeeb back to Maldives |
India on Saturday deported former Maldives vice president Ahmed Adeeb, who faces attempted murder and corruption charges at home, after he tried to enter the country on a tugboat, officials said.
Adeeb arrived at the southern port of Tuticorin on Thursday in the boat and was detained for attempting... |
| 04.08.2019 - 06:26 |
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| Ahmed Adeeb - Maldives ex-vice president arrested in India |
Former vice president Maldives, Ahmed Adeeb has been arrested and detained by Indian agencies in Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu on Thursday, while trying to enter the country illegally as a crew member of a tug boat.
Ahmed Adeeb was detained by Indian agencies for illegally entering India.
According to a r... |
| 01.08.2019 - 21:05 |
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| Sri Lanka Attorney General Office Admits Failure Banning Terror NTJ Groups, Website |
Experts are calling on ministers to bring in new cyber terrorism laws, after the latest admissions by the attorney general office admits that they were asked to ban National Thawheed Jammath (NTJ) and Jamathei Millathu Ibraheem (JMI) in Sri Lanka.
Senior Deputy Solicitor General Sumathi Dharmawarde... |
| 31.07.2019 - 09:05 |
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By Glen Jenvey From London |
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| Rishad reveals the untold story of Muslim MPs’ delay to return |
For the first time, the enigma behind Sri Lankan Muslim MPs’ evasion and resisting of their portfolios were revealed on July 30.
“I discussed with members of our party ACMC as to whether I should stay out of this portfolio till Presidential elections” said the Minister of Industry, Commerce, Resettl... |
| 30.07.2019 - 22:04 |
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| Boris Johnson: a breath of fresh air in stagnated British politics |
When he was the Mayor of London for two successive terms, he used to be on his bike daily to his office, instead of being inside a chauffeur-driven car, escorted to and fro by security detail.
The meteoric rise of the Eaton-and-Oxford educated journalist completely defied the guidelines offered in a... |
| 26.07.2019 - 06:02 |
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Hemantha Yapa Abeywardena writes from London… |
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| Nalini - Rajiv's Gandhi Killer gets parole for daughter's wedding |
Nalini Sriharan, one of the seven convicts in the assassination of former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, walked out on parole on Thursday amidst high security.
Earlier this month, she was granted one-month parole by the Madras High Court in order to make arrangements for her daughter's wedding.... |
| 25.07.2019 - 18:11 |
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| Did Sri Lankan bombers begin their preparations in Nov-2018? |
Sri Lankan police have so far failed to produce any clear links between domestic National Thowheeth Jama'ath (NTJ organization) and ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, also known as ISIL Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant), the Islamic terrorists organization’s prerecorded video released s... |
| 26.07.2019 - 05:52 |
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By Glen Jenvey From London |
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