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Thursday, 13 May 2010 08:48 |
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Sri Lanka says “Remember May 2009 as Liberation of
Sri Lankan Tamils from the erstwhile Tamil Tigers” Tamils for Obama has, consistent with its past practice, sought again to mislead the international community, including President Obama, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Secretary of State Hilary Clinton, EU MEP’s, UN Ambassadors and others by asking them to remember the month of May 2009 as a massacre of Tamils. In their sad efforts at divisive racial politics, the truth is again the primary victim. They have forgotten to tell the world that it was their leader, the most ruthless terrorist leader of the world, who killed three national leaders (Prime Minister of India Rajiv Gandhi and President of Sri Lanka R. Premadasa, Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadiragamar who was a moderate Sri Lankan Tamil. President Chandrika Kumaratunga escaped a bloody suicide attack and lost one eye). It was the LTTE that took almost 300,000 as a human shield and had to be liberated by the security forces. |
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Tuesday, 11 May 2010 09:11 |
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Statement by US Ambassador Susan E. Rice on Sri Lanka's Announcement of a Commission on Lessons Learned and Reconciliation |
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Thursday, 06 May 2010 11:48 |
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Statement by H.E. Dr. Palitha Kohona
Ambassador & Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka
2010 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the
Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
6th May, 2010 Mr. President
Distinguished delegates My delegation wishes to extend its congratulations to you, Ambassador Libran Nuevas Cabactulan, on your election as President of this Conference. We are confident that under your able leadership you will guide our work to a successful conclusion. As a Vice President of this Conference, Sri Lanka assures you of its fullest cooperation. |
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Wednesday, 28 April 2010 14:23 |
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TIME IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CNN Wednesday, Apr. 28, 2010
The Long Reach of Sri Lanka's Rajapaksa Dynasty
By Amantha Perera / Colombo He won his first presidential election in 2005 by a razor thin margin of 180,000 votes. Five years later, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa was re-elected, by a victory margin of over 1.8 million votes. |
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Thursday, 22 April 2010 13:42 |
Statement by H.E. Dr. Palitha Kohona, Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations, at the Special Meeting of the General Assembly on the Occasion of the International Day of Mother Earth,
22nd April 2010, UNHQ, New York
Mr. President,
At the outset, let me extend my thanks to you for convening this special meeting to commemorate the International Day of Mother Earth. I also take this opportunity to thank the delegation of Bolivia for spearheading action on the General Assembly Resolutions: 63/278 and 64/196. My delegation, as a co-sponsor of the latter, has a special attachment to this meeting today. |
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Tuesday, 11 May 2010 15:36 |
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Media Coverage of the IIFA Awards 2010 in Colombo IIFA awards will be held this year at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium in Colombo from June 3rd to June 5th, 2010 Please find the attached Pre-registration form called the Visiting Journalist Programme for IIFA 2010(VJP form) issued by the SLTPB needs to be filled by all media representatives coming to cover the IIFA. Along with the VJP form , all the media representatives are required to produce a letter of commission from their respective media organizations (this should be on proper letterhead and not an e-mail) stating that the journalists is coming to cover IIFA from that organization. Name and passport details of the journalist should be clearly mentioned in the letter. Freelance journalists covering IIFA are also required to produce a letter from the Editor of a reputed publication. Please note that the following supporting Documents has to be submitted duly filled VJP form
2 colour photographs each (passport size) will be needed for the accreditation card and IIFA Media Pass.
letter of commission from a reputed media organization
equipment list for electronic media for customs purposes (they will also need to carry a carnet or bank guarantee).
copy of travel itinerary |
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Thursday, 06 May 2010 16:30 |
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President to initiate study on post-conflict Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Thursday, May 06, 2010 - 7.25 GMT President Mahinda Rajapaksa will shortly appoint a Commission to report on the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation with regard to the difficulties and troubled times that Sri Lanka had to undergo due to the terrorist inspired, manoeuvred and created conflict situation in recent years. |
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Wednesday, 28 April 2010 14:10 |
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Build new structures to achieve full potential of SAARC - President “Let us within our own grouping be bold enough to introspect. We must take measures to improve the existing mechanisms through review, rationalisation and reinvigoration. If there is a need, we should not hesitate to build new structures and mechanisms, to enable SAARC to reach its full potential,” said President Mahinda Rajapaksa in his address to the 16th SAARC Summit at Thimphu, Bhutan today. |
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Friday, 16 April 2010 17:50 |
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Statement by H.E. Dr. Palitha Kohona
Ambassador & Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka
at the Security Council Debate on
“Post Conflict Peace Building”
16th April, 2010 Mr. President,
My delegation appreciates the initiative of the Japanese Presidency in organizing this important debate on post conflict peace building, a most timely initiative. I also wish to extend on behalf of my delegation, our warmest greetings to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan and the other Ministers who are with us here today for this important meeting. Sri Lanka associates itself fully with the statement made by Bangladesh on behalf of the Non Aligned Movement. |
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