Urgent proposals for reforms to be presented to His Excellency the President and United People's Freedom Alliance Government are to be passed at the 2nd National Convention of the National Freedom Front(NFF) which is currently happening at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium. It includes 12 main proposals. 1) Although Sri Lanka has been able to defeat LTTE terrorism, she has …
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Basil DEFENDS WILPATTU RESETTLEMENT
By Sulochana Ramiah Mohan. The government conducted an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) before the resettlement of the displaced Muslims in Marichchikatti, Mannar and beyond, Minister of Economic Development, Basil Rajapaksa, told Ceylon Today. The minister's remarks contradict the assertion by the ultra-nationalist groups, Bodu Bala Sena, and Sinhala Ravaya, which have waged a campaign against the resettlement of Muslim IDPs …
Read More »You can never hide the sun, the moon and the truth! By S.H.Moulana – Riyadh
There are many who sincerely enjoy winning the hearts and minds of the people and there are also some who care two hoots for hurting the feelings of the very same people. Nelson Mandela said "A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination". In this connection, I recall joining a team, in my late teens, promoting …
Read More »Wilpattu Contraversy the inside story
Minister Rishad Badiutheen organised a media tour on Tuesday to brief the media about the charge that Muslim colonies were created in the Wilpattu Forest reserve.By Darshana Sanjeewa
Read More »BBS-Rishad clash over ‘Wilpattu squatters’ President to meet warring parties separately, set up new police unit to tackle conflicts No Muslim extremist groups – IGP – by Shamindra Ferdinando
Having acknowledged that ongoing religious tensions could destabilise the country, President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday announced the setting up of a special law enforcement unit to tackle the situation. The president was responding to a query at a meeting with editors of national newspapers and representatives of the print and electronic media at Temple Trees yesterday. Turning towards IGP N.K. …
Read More »The Prawer Plan, which was put into effect last week, involves demolishing Arab Bedouin villages in the Negev Desert to make way for new Jewish settlements. World Bulletin / News Desk
The Arab League on Thursday warned of serious consequences of a controversial Israeli plan, dubbed the Prawer plan, to destroy dozens of unrecognized Bedouin villages in Negev and evacuate tens of thousands of locals. "This plan contradicts substantially with efforts to provide an atmosphere conducive to the success of Palestinian-Israeli peace talks," the pan-Arab body's chief Nabil al-Arabi said in …
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