Sri Lankan Parliament reconvenes to extend emergency (The Hindu)
COLOMBO: The Sri Lankan Parliament, which had been dissolved, was reconvened for a short while on Tuesday to extend emergency laws by another month. President Mahinda Rajapaksa had earlier signed a proclamation extending the emergency.
Sri Lanka: Colombo NGOs register complaint over threatening web report (TamilNet)
Executive directors of two NGOs, the Center for Policy Alternatives (CPA), a Colombo-based think tank, and Transparency International, Sri Lanka (TISL), have written a protest letter to Sri Lanka’s President Mahinda Rajapakse complaining about a news report in a Colombo website which said that “[Sri Lanka] state intelligence agencies have been compiling a list or lists of individuals supportive …
Sri Lanka: GTF resolution inspires Tamil polity (TamilNet)
Whereas the Tamils democratically gave the mandate for the independence of their own country Tamil Eelam by endorsing the Vaddukoddai Resolution of 1976, in the 1977 general elections, the Global Tamil Forum (GTF) calls upon the international community, governments, leaders and the UN to conduct a UN monitored referendum in the North-East region of Sri Lanka and among the displaced Tamils living …
UN to press Sri Lanka for accountability (rediff.com)
“I made clear to President (Mahinda) Rajapaksa that I intend to move forward on a Group of Experts which will advise me on setting the broad parameters and standards on the way ahead on establishing accountability concerning Sri Lanka,” Ban told media-persons I New York, referring to a conversation he had with Sri Lankan President on Thursday.
India assures Sri Lanka support for Tamil resettlement (MalaysiaNews.net)
Colombo/New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) India Sunday assured Sri Lanka of its support in resettling nearly 300,000 Tamil civilians displaced by the civil war in the island-nation and pushed for a political settlement when Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao called on President Mahinda Rajapaksa in Colombo.
(AFX UK Focus) 2010-03-09 11:41 Sri Lanka rupee gains on bank buying; shares slip (Interactive Investor)
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Dissolved Sri Lankan parliament reconvened to extend emergency (People’s Daily)
Sri Lanka’s parliament which was dissolved last month to face fresh elections came to be reconvened Tuesday for an one-shot session to extend the state of emergency. The 225-member assembly was dissolved on Feb. 9 and the elections have been fixed for April 8. The assembly was reconvened to debate the monthly extension of emergency — which gives security forces powers to deal with breakdown of …
Sri Lanka’s ex-army chief ends fast (Sify News)
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s former army chief General Sarath Fonseka, arrested over the charges of conspiring to topple the government, has called off his hunger strike after being allowed to speak to his
Top Indian diplomat calls on Sri Lankan president (Gulf Times)
Visiting Indian foreign secretary Nirupama Rao called on Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse yesterday and exchanged views on a range of issues of mutual interest to both the counties in general and the ongoing rehabilitation and resettlement of the nearly 300,000 Tamil civilians displaced during the war between the Sri Lankan forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).
India envoy to visit Sri Lanka for talks (AFP via Yahoo! News)
India’s foreign secretary Nirupama Rao will hold talks with Sri Lanka’s president on resolving the grievances of the island’s Tamil minority this weekend, an official source said Saturday.
India vow to help Sri Lanka resettle war displaced people (People’s Daily)
India has promised to assist Sri Lanka in resettling war displaced civilians in the north of the island state, Sri Lankan president’s office said Sunday. The visiting Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao told Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Sunday that India appreciated the progress made in resettling war displaced civilians in the country since the defeat of Tamil Tiger rebels last …
Sri Lanka rupee gains on bank buying; shares slip (Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News)
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