18 May 2012
The Task Force held another consultation last week with regard to safeguards against torture. We had gone into this at some length at a meeting of all ministries particularly concerned with Rights Protection, and this had been followed by a discussion chaired by the Inspector General of Police, which had however also dealt with other [...]
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18 May 2012
The former News of the World CEO, a close friend of media moghul Rupert Murdoch, Rebecca Brooks, her husband and four of her close friends have been charged with plotting to hide evidence in the phone scandal saga. She has angrily attacked Police for dragging her friends and family into the scandal which shocked the [...]
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18 May 2012
I first visited Sri Lanka in 1997, shortly after a rebel bombing of the Central Bank headquarters had thrown the financial system into chaos. Military checkpoints made travelling around Colombo rather punishing, but the overwhelming impression was of a charming island and talented people trapped inside a seemingly endless civil war. When I returned in [...]
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18 May 2012
Amarapala was tired. No, he was actually exhausted. He had a long journey home. Even though he had a chauffeur-driven office car – luckily he had that comfort, at least – his fatigue was simply too much. Amarapala’s wife returned home an hour earlier. She was also tired after another hectic day. Their son was [...]
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18 May 2012
At present, international schools decide the future of many schoolchildren. Therefore, all international schools should operate according to international standards. They should have a regulatory body, said Education Minister Bandula Gunawardena during an interview with the Daily News. “This is accepted by the government, and relevant rules and regulations should be imposed through a new [...]
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18 May 2012
External Affairs Minister Prof G L Peiris, took part in a series of Capitol Hill meetings on Wednesday on the second of his four-day official visit to Washington, discussing with members of the House of Representatives Sri Lanka’s progress in post-conflict reconciliation and development, as well as reform measures that are designed to ensure lasting [...]
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18 May 2012
The Media Ministry is only acting according to judgments given by the Supreme Court in connection with registering websites. The Media Ministry merely requests websites to register with the ministry and has not banned any websites so far. Over 42 websites had been registered with the ministry, Acting Media Minister and Acting Cabinet Spokesman Lakshman [...]
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18 May 2012
The Victory Day parade organised for the third consecutive year will be held tomorrow at the Galle Face Green to commemorate the nation’s military victory over the world‘s most ruthless terrorist outfit and the dawn of peace in Sri Lanka after 30 years of bloodshed. The Triforces, Police, Special Task Force and Civil Defence Force [...]
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18 May 2012
The Sri Lanka Pakistan Friendship Sports Gala 2012 which was to be held on 19th May 2012, at Stanley Jansz Grounds, Colombo 2 has been postponed. The fresh dates will be announced subsequently.
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18 May 2012
To commemorate the 125th Anniversary of Dharmaraja College, Kandy this year the School has organized an all Island invitation Six-a-side Cricket tournament to be held on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd June, 2012 at the Lake View Grounds, Kandy. Best teams of the cricket playing schools in the island have been invited and sixteen teams [...]
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