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FMM expresses its concern on listing journalists |
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2010 | 03 | 16 | 9.00 PM |
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The Free Media Movement (FMM) expresses its serious concern on opinions stated by national and international human rights organisations on a list in circulation under the heading of "media activists, institutional heads and international outreach". FMM has come to know that 28 out of 31 individuals named in the list are related to media. |
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Tamil political prisoners in LLF national list |
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2010 | 03 | 16 | 9.00 PM |
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The Left Liberation Front has nominated three Tamil prisoners accused of taking part in the Tamil national liberation struggle for their national list in the 2010 General election. The LLF national list is led by Dr. Vickramabahu Karunaratne. |
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Clarifying official position of the Canadian Tamil Congress |
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2010 | 03 | 16 | 9.00 PM |
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Thank you for your letter requesting clarification of the CTC’s position regarding the general election in Sri Lanka. As you are aware, press statements often get twisted out of context. I am providing below the official position of the CTC both in English and Tamil so there is no room for misinterpretation: |
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General Fonseka’s first court martial postponed for April 6 |
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2010 | 03 | 16 | 3.00 PM |
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Former Sri Lanka Army Commander Retried General Sarath Fonseka today (16) appeared before the first court martial held at the Navy Headquarters. |
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Thilanga gets the Premier to address his meetings
Basil unhappy with Thilanga |
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2010 | 03 | 16 | 2.40 PM |
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Prime Ministerial hopeful of the governing party, Basil Rajapaksa is unhappy with Thilanga Sumathipala after hearing that Thilanga had invited Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickremanyake as chief guest to his inaugural meeting held in Borella, sources from the SLFP headquarters said. |
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Ban Ki-moon trying to interfere in Sri Lanka
– Prime Ministerial hopeful D.M. Jayaratne |
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2010 | 03 | 16 | 2.40 PM |
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UPFA’s prime ministerial hopeful, Minister D.M. Jayaratne says that UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon was trying to interfere in Sri Lanka by appointing an experts panel to advise him on alleged human rights violations. |
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Wimal requests Defence Secretary to attend his meetings as well |
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2010 | 03 | 16 | 2.40 PM |
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NFF Leader Wimal Weerawansa has requested the Director General of the Media Center for National Security (MCNS), Lakshman Hulugalle to make arrangements for Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa to attend some of his propaganda meetings as well. |
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If UNP Moneragala District nominations list is nullified
UNF to contest the District under Our National Front |
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2010 | 03 | 16 | 2.40 PM |
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The UNP leadership has decided to contest the Moneragala District under Our National Front (Ape Jathika Peramuna), if the party’s Moneragala nominations list is nullified by the Supreme Court following a petition filed by Uva Provincial Councilor Tissa Kuttiarachchi alleging his name was fraudulently removed from the nominations list. |
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SLPA Chairman ignores Elections Commissioner’s orders |
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2010 | 03 | 16 | 2.40 PM |
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The All Ceylon Port Workers Union says that the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) Chairman has ignored a written directive issued by the Elections Commissioner to immediately stop the transfers that have been made as a result of political victimization. |
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SriLankan Airlines to be sold again? |
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2010 | 03 | 16 | 2.40 PM |
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The SriLankan Airlines is faced with a severe financial crisis and is reportedly unable to pay even the salary increments of the workers. The 10% salary increment that was agreed upon in the agreement between the management and workers is yet to be granted. |
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UN delays probe into Sri Lanka |
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2010 | 03 | 16 | 1.50 PM |
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It appears "unlikely" that United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will establish a panel of experts to look into human rights issues in Sri Lanka any time soon, UN spokesperson Martin Nesirky said on Monday. |
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‘Vanni Mouse’ wins best fiction award in international film festival |
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2010 | 03 | 16 | 1.50 PM |
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A Tamil short film directed by a diaspora Eezham Tamil winning the best award in an international festival is seen as a first with the short film titled ‘Vanni Mouse’, which has won the best film award in the fiction category in the nine-day 11th International Short and Independent Film Festival (ISIFF) at the Shaukat Osman auditorium of Central Public Library in Dhaka on Friday. |
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Tamils aren't voting for change
The Sri Lankan minority wants autonomy,
but persecution in their homeland stopped Tamils voting in the election to effect it |
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2010 | 03 | 16 | 11.30 AM |
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India will never allow Tamils to get a reasonable political power.
- Dr Vickramabahu Karunarathne |
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2010 | 03 | 16 | 11.30 AM |
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Tamil people cannot expect from the Mahinda regime a reasonable political settlement; because India upsets the political settlement process says Bahu. He accused that India and G 20 countries supported Mahinda regime to conduct the war against the Tamil people. He explained thus at the Left Liberation front Kew road office. |
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