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West s criticism of Lankan human rights record concerned India
Sunday, 4 September 2011 - 2:13 PM SL Time
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West`s criticism of Lankan human rights record concerned India....why ?
NEW DELHI: In what might prove to be a political embarrassment for Congress in Tamil Nadu, a Wikileaks cable has revealed that India viewed Western criticism of Sri Lanka`s human rights record with concern as it felt shunning the island nation would drive it towards China.
An Indian official in the external affairs ministry told US diplomats that the West - by shunning a victorious Sri Lanka (after its defeat of the LTTE) over human rights issues - `pushed Sri Lanka into China`s arms`, and opened the region to the influence of both China and Iran.
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Government PR stinks
Tuesday, 13 September 2011 - 6:48 AM SL Time
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Government PR stinks!
Expected post war FDIs below expectations
More than two years after the end of a bloody conflict which saw the defeat of a terrorist outfit, bringing peace and stability to the economy, Sri Lanka continues to struggle in attracting foreign direct investments (FDI), which was US$ 413 million for the first six months of this year. A seminar organised by the Institute of Policy Studies last evening (Monday, September 12) brought this issue in to the forefront and was made clear that authorities have made a mess of promoting a positive image despite all the achievements on the economic front.
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Future not so bleak for Lankans Moody,
Sunday, 18 September 2011 - 7:34 AM SL Time
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Future not so bleak for Lankans Moody,
Former Sri Lanka coach Tom Moody remains convinced the future is rosy for the island nation`s cricket team, so long as they forget about the past.
Sri Lanka haven`t won a Test since Muttiah Muralidaran retired back in July last year, a run stretching over 10 matches following the draw with Australia in Kandy.
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Ban forced his report stealthily into UNHCR, but what were we doing?
Wednesday, 21 September 2011 - 5:59 PM SL Time
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Why was Sri Lanka the last to know that UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was sending the report of his panel of experts to the Human Rights Council?
In a surprising turn of events, Sri Lanka was confronted with some information in the most peculiar circumstances, remarked Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe, head of the Sri Lankan delegation, before the HRC on September 12.
On September 9, he said, the Sri Lankan team learnt during a lunch briefing that High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay told some countries UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon`s office would refer the panel report on Sri Lanka to the council and to her office.
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