| 9/11 - The Morning that Changed Our World |
It was another sunny September morning. The sky was a brilliant blue. I had just returned from a visit to Alaska which was still bathing in the afterglow of a hot summer. As I gazed out of my kitchen window while having breakfast, in Mid-Town Manhattan, the twin towers were glistening in the morning... |
| 09.09.2019 - 11:36 |
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| The mishap in the Lunar Landing “Have Not Crushed Our Sprits” - Modi |
There have been disappointing moments in the past but they have not crushed our spirits, the Prime Minister said, adding that "the effort was worth it and so was the journey".
He called ISRO an "encyclopedia of successes" and said a few moments of halt cannot push its flight "out of trajectory" and... |
| 08.09.2019 - 07:27 |
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| Civilian killings & Human Shields: US absolves itself yet faults Sri Lanka |
If the publication of civilian casualties as a result of the United States’ military operations overseas – in countries such as Iraq and Afghanistan – “would pose a threat to the national security of the United States”, President Donald Trump in an Executive Order a couple of months ago has given di... |
| 03.09.2019 - 05:53 |
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By Daya Gamage – Asian Tribune Political Note |
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| Sri Lankan Tamil Refugee case- A Flash Point For Protests Across Australia |
Sri Lankan Tamil Refugee Family in Australia has ended up in a remote detention center, whilst Thousands of people protested in cities and towns across Australia on Sunday against the Government’s efforts to deport thel family back to Sri Lanka and later for confining them in the detention centre.... |
| 02.09.2019 - 08:17 |
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| On the Harrowing Tale of Dubai Princess Latifa Escape Attempt |
Herve Jaubert who masterminded Sheikha Latifa's doomed escape attempt was the captain of the yacht ‘ Nostromo ’ which has been attacked on March 4, 2018 by an India - UAE joint naval forces.
Given below Captain Hervé Jaubert statement on the cases of Princes Princess Latifa:
Dear Mr. Editor:
My na... |
| 01.09.2019 - 06:54 |
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By Captain Herve Jaubert - who masterminded Sheikha Latifa's doomed escape attempt |
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| Diversity assimilated into the Sri Lanka association in Las Vegas |
The striking feature at the Third Annual General meeting of the Sri Lanka-America Association of Las Vegas convened in August was the assimilation of diversity into it making the apex body of the expatriate Sri Lankans domiciled in the State of Nevada a broader representative unit.
Mugunth Vaithylin... |
| 31.08.2019 - 04:52 |
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Daya Gamage – Asian Tribune US National Correspondent |
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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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