Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Fri, 06/28/2013 - 05:33
Paper No. 5518 Dated 28-Jun-2013
Guest Column by Dr. Kumar David
The political scene in Colombo has changed rapidly in the last two months. Actually it is not sudden, as I will explain at the end, but there has been a remarkable shift in the political domain. A regime which since the end of the civil war in May 2009 was strong, stable and popular has mutated fairly quickly into a regime of crisis.
Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Wed, 06/26/2013 - 05:33
Note No. 685 Dated 26-Jun-2013
by Col. R. Hariharan
Indian Ministry of External Affairs took the unusual step of issuing a strong press statement cautioning Sri Lanka not to dilute the 13th Amendment (13A) at the end of a Tamil National Alliance (TNA) delegation’s meetings with Indian leadership including the Prime Minister on June 19, 2013.
Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Sun, 06/16/2013 - 06:12
Paper No. 5510 Dated 17-Jun-2013
Guest Coloumn: By Dr. Kumar David
The government successfully deflected attempts to move the Commonwealth Heads Meeting (CHOGM) scheduled for November out of Colombo, and secured promises of participation from UK’s Cameron and India’s Singh. This was a diplomatic success in the aftermath of the setback at the UN Human Rights meeting in Geneva in March.
Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Thu, 05/30/2013 - 05:40
Paper no. 5501 Dated 30-May-2013
Guest Column by Dr Kumar David
Electricity tariffs were raised on April 20 and there was such an outcry that GoSL was forced to climb down.
Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Sat, 05/11/2013 - 14:06
Paper No. 5490 Dated 12-May-2013
Guest Column: Dr Kumar David
I will deal with the long overdue provincial council elections in the Northern Province, a political storm that has broken out as a consequence of an electricity price hike imposed with effect from 20 April, and two minor issues.
Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Mon, 03/11/2013 - 05:08
Note No. 678 Dated 9-Mar-2013
By Col. R. Hariharan
[This summary contains comments made by Col Hariharan to different print and TV media from 5 to 7 March 2013 on specific issues raised by them on India’s response to the U.S. draft resolution on Sri Lanka’s accountability now under consideration at the UN Human Rights Council session in Geneva.]
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Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Sat, 03/09/2013 - 04:41
Paper No. 5420 Dated 9-Mar- 2013
Guest Column By Kumar David
Sri Lanka has become the centrepiece of action in Geneva this March at the 22-nd UN Human Rights Commission sessions now in progress.
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