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Asian Tribune is published by World Institute For Asian Studies|Powered by WIAS Vol. 11 No. 294               

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Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa arrived here Friday on a two-day state visit to Pakistan to further strengthen political, economic and defense ties between the two countries.

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Having rushed to welcome the new President Dr Waheed, India is working hard behind the scenes to ensure a peaceful transition, and has asked the new regime to ensure safety of ex-President Mohamed Nasheed, after an arrest warrant was put out for him on Thursday evening.

Events unfolding in Maldives clearly reveals that the former President Mohamed Nasheed was forced to resign at gun point and it is high time the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) and Sri Lanka as the neighboring country, have to intervene immediately and restore democracy, normalcy, peace and stability.

Mahinda_Rajapaksa_12_2.jpgPresident Mahinda Rajapaksha will be visiting Pakistan on a state visit from 10-12 of February, 2012, at the invitation of Pakistani President, Asif Ali Zardari.

Interpol_2.jpgA 35 year old man living in Norway, who is supposed to be the new leader of the Tamil guerrilla organization LTTE, is wanted by Interpol for terrorism.

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The president of the Maldives Mohamed Nasheed resigned on Tuesday and was replaced by his vice president, after the police and army clashed in the streets of the island nation, amid protests over the arrest of a top judge.

Dr._Subramanian_Swamy_2_0.JPGDr. Subramanian Swamy , the Janata Party leader is in Sri Lanka on a pilgrimage to Kataragama - the Lord Muruga’s temple to participate in the rituals connected with Thai Poosam.

Mario_Oterio.JPGUnder Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Global Affairs, a close colleague of Secretary Hillary Clinton and onetime top official of the Clinton administration, Maria Otero will be in Sri Lanka February 12-14 for top-level official talks with the government.

The UPFA party list Member of Parliament A.H.M. Azwer has come into sharp criticism from Saudi Arabia for his latest speech in the floor of Parliament regarding the Sri Lankan Housemaid Rizana Nafeek.

Ambassador_Stephen_Rapp.JPGThe United States' Global war crimes investigator Ambassador Stephen Rapp, head of the State Department's Office of Global Criminal Justice, will be in Sri Lanka this week to engage in high level talks with the government on the determinations of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission, applicability of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) to the 2009 final battle with Tamil Tigers, and accountability of GSL military forces in the final months of the battle.

All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja was the biggest draw for the franchises with Chennai Super Kings buying him for a whopping Rs 9.72 crore but struggling veteran VVS Laxman found no takers in the players' auction for the fifth edition IPL in Bangalore on Saturday.

We have to give the rural people who comprises 80% of our population the results of giant development works we have initiated in the country. It is not only an expectation but also a challenge which we are ready to take up, President Mahinda Rajapaksa said.

Laksiri_fernando_35.jpgSri Lanka’s independence on 4 February 1948 was never a Final Act, but a major landmark in a process of evolution from colonialism to independence and underdevelopment to development. It is truly a process of internal emancipation.

In a major development having implications for the corporate sector, the Supreme Court on Thursday cancelled the 122 2G spectrum licences granted by former telecom minister A Raja on the ground that they were issued in a "totally arbitrary and unconstitutional" manner.

Mitt Romney triumphed easily in Florida coming through with his best debate performance of the Republican primary season. Most analysts believed that Romney carpet-bombed his way with an explosive advertising blitzkrieg matched by wielding near-unlimited financial resources.

Laksiri_fernando_34.jpgTo know that most probably Ceylon was Thomas More’s ‘dream island’ in mind when he wrote his Utopia in 1516 should undoubtedly be an inspiration for the socialist minded people in Sri Lanka both in the South and in the North.

The projected United States assistance for the Fiscal Year 2012 to Sri Lanka is excessively dominated by the allocations to promote peace and security, democracy, human rights and good governance. Approximately thirty percent goes for economic development, but a clear majority of that to the private sector to improve laws and administrative practices to help create economic opportunities to poverty-stricken sector of the society.

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India and Thailand on Wednesday discussed strengthening of cooperation in strategic fields and inked six pacts in key areas including defence, security and economy.

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Sneha Shekhawat from Sikar in Rajasthan on Thursday created history when she led the Air Force contingent at the 63rdRepublic Day parade in New Delhi on Thursday becoming the first woman pilot to do so.

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Thailand Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has met with Thai businesspeople in the Indian capital and is due to hold talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to expand cooperation in trade and investment between the two countries.



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