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Experts only after Pascoe's visit
March 10, 2010, 9:30 AM
By Jamila Najmuddin
The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will appoint members to his expert committee only after UN Under Secretary General for Political Affairs Mr. Lynn Pascoe visits Sri Lanka to hold discussions with the government, a top UN official in New York told Daily Mirror online.

When questioned about the date of Mr. Pascoe's visit to the island, the official said that the UN Chief was currently finalizing the details of his visit.
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Customs officials who worked for Pottu Amman arrested
March 10, 2010, 9:25 AM
The police investigating covert LTTE operations in the city and its suburbs have arrested two Customs officers for their alleged involvement with LTTE intelligence chief Shanmugalingam Sivashankar alias Pottu Amman.
Some officers were penalized personally by Fonseka - Hulugalla
March 9, 2010, 5:30 PM
When Rtd. Gen. Sarath Fonseka was the Commander of the Army he had brought many officers under Court Martial and some of them were penalized personally by him, MCNS Director General Lakshman Hulugalla told in an exclusive interview with Ada Derana.

He added that many of those officers had no allegations against them but were kept in a cell for months without any investigations. Video >>
Ban voices concern about lack of progress on key issues in Sri Lanka
March 9, 2010, 9:20 AM
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today expressed concerns about the lack of progress on political reconciliation, the treatment of internally displaced persons (IDPs) and the setting up of an accountability process in Sri Lankasince the United Nations signed a joint statement with the Government last year in the wake of the end of its civil war with separatist Tamil rebels.
Fonseka threatens hunger strike
March 8, 2010, 8:15 AM
Defeated presidential candidate Rtd. Gen. Sarath Fonseka has threatened to go on a hunger strike to protest against his detention, his wife said Sunday. Fonseka will begin his fast unless allowed to telephone their two daughters studying in the United States, Anoma Fonseka told reporters in Colombo.
HRC to review recommendations
March 5, 2010, 8:20 AM
The Human Rights Commission (HRC) is to visit General Sarath Fonseka next week to see if recommendations given by the commission on his detention facilities have been implemented, HRC sources told Daily Mirror online.

The HRC which had visited General Fonseka recently submitted a report to the relevant authorities by the HRC Commissioner and certain recommendations have been mentioned to improve the facilities offered to the General.

CID grills Hashan
March 4, 2010, 10:10 AM
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID), probing the alleged involvement of Dhanuna Tillekeratne, son-in-law of defeated Opposition presidential candidate Gen. (retd) Sarath Fonseka, in the supply of arms, ammunition and equipment on fraudulent documents, yesterday (03) arrested former National Cricket Captain Hashan Tillekeratne for providing Danuna with accommodation.
'I had nothing to do with it', Karadzic tells war crimes tribunal
March 4, 2010, 8:30 AM
He is accused of masterminding the worst crimes in Europe since the Nazis. His tormentors seek to portray him as a "monster". But in the long-awaited self-portrait delivered this week from the dock of a war crimes tribunal, Radovan Karadzic painted himself as a misunderstood and much-maligned anti-communist dissident.
Allegation against TRC upon the blockade of the Online Petition of Sarath Fonseka is an utter lie
March 3, 2010, 10:40 AM
'The allegation made by JVP MP Vijitha Herath against Director General of the Telecom Regulatory Commission Anusha Pelpita on the deactivation of the web site which includes the "Online Petition" launched seeking the release of Rtd. Gen. Sarath Fonseka, is a total lie and the SINHALAYA News Agency can confirm with credible evidence.

UK official here for talks
March 10, 2010, 9:15 AM

By Jamila Najmuddin
An official from the British Foreign office is due in Sri Lanka on a two day visit today for talks with Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama, the Sri Lankan Foreign Ministry said and the recent controversy involving UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband is expected to figure in the discussions.

Fonseka suspends fast
March 9, 2010, 2:25 PM
Rtd. Gen. Sarath Fonseka has suspended the fast unto death as he was allowed to telephone his daughters last night, sources close to the General told Ada Derana. Military Spokesman Maj. Gen. Prasad Samarasinghe yesterdat said that Fonseka has been granted permission to speak to his two daughters over the phone.
Govt. 'to abolish or reform' Executive Presidency
March 8, 2010, 8:30 AM
The Sri Lankagovernment says it will abolish or reform executive presidency if elected with two thirds majority at the forthcoming election. Constitutional Affairs Minister DEW Gunasekara told the BBC that the government is also planning to introduce a fresh constitution in the new parliament.

Navi Pillay slams abuses in Sri Lanka
March 5, 2010, 8:50 AM
Human rights abuses in Sri Lankaare damaging prospects for reconciliation after 25 years of civil war and a violent crackdown on dissent in Iranis deeply worrying, the top U.N. human rights official said on Thursday.

Repeating her call for an independent investigation into war crimes allegations in Sri Lanka, U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay told the U.N.’s Human Rights Council she was singling out outstanding cases in different countries.
UNF to oppose, JVP undecided
March 4, 2010, 1:20 PM
The United National Front (UNF) will oppose the extension of the emergency when it is taken up for debate at a special session of parliament next week, UNF General Secretary Tissa Attanayaka told Daily Mirror Online. The UNF which includes the main opposition the United National Party (UNP), Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC), Sri Lanka Freedom Party Mahajana Wing and the Democratic People's Front will voice its strong objection against the emergency especially at a time when the country has other issues to concentrate on, Attanayaka said.
China emerges as Sri Lanka's top lender in 2009
March 4, 2010, 9:10 AM
Chinahas emerged as Sri Lanka's biggest single lender in 2009, overtaking the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank, the treasury said Wednesday. China lent 1.2 billion dollars to build roads, a coal power project and a port in the island's south last year, more than half the total of 2.2 billion dollars in foreign aid in 2009.

Hicorp director refused bail again
March 3, 2010, 11:20 AM

Fort Magistrate today refused to grant bail to Welington De Hoedt a director of Hicorp Ltd. The Magistrate added that since the case required investigations both in Sri Lanka and the US granting bail would hinder such investigations. He was arrested and produced in court by the CID on January 7 for allegedly cheating public money by forwarding forged documents to the Sri Lanka Army.

One year on, police yet to make significant headway
March 3, 2010, 9:25 AM
It has been a year since the attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team - in which a dozen gunmen attacked the team bus with rifles, grenades and pistols, wounding six players, a British coach and a Pakistani umpire and killing seven policemen. Since the attack, two assailants have been arrested, one was shot and killed while one of the facilitators was identified and is in prison and four others are still at large.
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