| Winning the Peace in Sri Lanka |
The think piece “Winning the peace in Sri Lanka” by David L. Philips published in the Boston Globe on 17 March 2013 raises serious questions of fact. David Philips is not a stranger to Sri Lanka having made some trips there. He has had access to high officials in the country. One could have expected... |
| 02.04.2013 - 09:08 |
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By Mathias Keittle, Colombo |
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| Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa Concludes his Visit to Cuba on a Successful Note |
The Speaker of the Sri Lankan Parliament, Chamal Rajapaksa paid his first official visit to Cuba from 26th to 30th March 2013 accompanied by Member of Parliament, Akila Viraj Kariyawasam and Secretary General of Parliament, Dhammika Dasanayake. The delegation was accompanied by Sri Lanka’s Ambassado... |
| 02.04.2013 - 04:30 |
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| Under uncertainty, private daily newspapers restart in Burma |
As citizens of Burma are demanding freedom of expression and freedom of the press, the current quasi-civilian government invited applications for private dailies starting from 1 February 2013. Those publishers who were allowed for publication of daily newspapers have to start issuing their respectiv... |
| 02.04.2013 - 04:09 |
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By - Zin Linn |
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| Swiss drugmaker Novartis loses patent case |
India's top court dismissed Swiss drugmaker Novartis AG's attempt to win patent protection for its cancer drug Glivec, a blow to Western pharmaceutical firms targeting India to drive sales and a victory for local makers of cheap generics.
The decision sets a benchmark for intellectual property case... |
| 02.04.2013 - 02:03 |
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From R. Vasudevan—Reporting from New Delhi |
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| Deputy Minister in Dushanbe, Tajikistan |
Deputy Minister of External Affairs Neomal Perera held Bilateral Discussions with the Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan Minoru Kiuchi on the sidelines of the 11th Asia Cooperation Dialogue Summit in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
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| 02.04.2013 - 00:36 |
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Colombo, 02 April, (Asiantribune.com) |
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| Boxer Vijender Singh told to take drug tests |
In a fresh trouble for Vijender Singh, the Sports Ministry has asked the National Anti-Doping Agency ( NADA) to carry out drug test on the boxer.
Earlier, With Punjab police tightening its noose around Olympian medal winner Vijender for his alleged involvement in a drug haul case, his coach on Monda... |
| 02.04.2013 - 00:12 |
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From R. Vasudevan—Reporting from New Delhi |
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| North Korea Deviates from Nuclear Threat |
North Korea substituted its threat to attack the US with a renewed determination to stick to its nuclear programme while calling it the ‘life of the nation’. The authorities went on to say that it is not for traded – even for billions of dollars.
Its new strategy, outlined with the blessings of the... |
| 01.04.2013 - 11:15 |
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Hemantha Abeywardena writes from London… |
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| Muslim riots and communal rumblings |
After 1910 a number of Sinhala leaders gradually emerged who were to leave an indelible mark on the political life of the country. Similarly, Sinhalese-Buddhist nationalism took hold, in the beginning led by reformers in the name of religion.
One of them was Anagarika Dharmapala (1864-1933). His or... |
| 01.04.2013 - 03:10 |
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By K T Rajasingham |
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| Narendra Modi inducted into Parl board, to push BJP for power in 2014 |
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi was re-inducted into the Bharatiya Janata Party parliamentary board — the highest decision making body — that will lead the party in the next general elections, a BJP spokesperson said.
BJP president Rajnath Singh announced his new team on Sunday.
"Narendra Modi... |
| 01.04.2013 - 02:10 |
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From R. Vasudevan—Reporting from New Delhi |
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| What is expected from the new Governor! |
When a new Governor is appointed for a State, he is perceived to check the governance in that state. But people’s suspicion grows on his or her appointment as Governor if the Center does not have a like-minded Government in that state. The perception is they would start working against the interest... |
| 01.04.2013 - 01:58 |
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By Oken Jeet Sandham |
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| The Barbarians Within |
With the mob-attack on a Muslim-owned shop, Sri Lanka took a giant leap towards a new conflagration.
The attack on the Pepiliyana outlet of the ‘Fashion Bug’ happened less than a month after Gotabhaya Rajapaksa publicly associated himself with the Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) and less than a fortnight after... |
| 31.03.2013 - 17:10 |
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By Tisaranee Gunasekara |
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| Letter from America: Bangladesh – A Nation Divided? – Part 1 |
March 26 is a very important day in the history of Bangladesh. It is celebrated as the Independence Day of Bangladesh although the true liberation of the country came some nine months later in 16 December, 1971.
I was a high school student studying in a cadet college. Our school was closed sine die... |
| 31.03.2013 - 23:27 |
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By Dr. Habib Siddiqui |
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| How to Pinch a Superpower: Kim Jong-un’s martial experiments |
Kim Jong-un, the baby-faced supreme leader of North Korea, has been getting more than the fair share of global attention recently – and for all the wrong reasons. In the ascending order of pugnaciousness, he has been making threats against its immediate neighbor to the south, Japan, the historical e... |
| 31.03.2013 - 18:02 |
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Hemantha Abeywardena writes from London… |
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| Set your time 1 hour ahead- It is summer time in Europe |
Time to get adjusted to longer evenings, as it is that time of the year where you have to set your watches and clocks an hour ahead.
European Summer Time is an arrangement done in all of the European countries except Russia, Iceland, and Belarus. The practice by which clocks are advanced by one ho... |
| 31.03.2013 - 11:45 |
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| Beni, Mulayam warfare continues |
Showing no signs of relenting in his tirade against ruling Samajwad Party in Uttar Pradesh, Union minister Beni Prasad Verma on Saturday alleged the party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav has "cheated minorities" and had a tacit understanding with the BJP.
The Gonda MP alleged that there was an underst... |
| 31.03.2013 - 11:40 |
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From R. Vasudevan—Reporting from New Delhi |
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| How Gamal Abdel Nasser brought me close to a limousine driver |
During our visit to Egypt we stayed in a five star facility, in Cairo, by the river Nile. We enjoyed the Nile cruise every night because it provided traditional Egyptian food with live music and the famous Egyptian belly dance.
It cost us much less than the hotel dinner and more fun by meeting lots... |
| 31.03.2013 - 11:06 |
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By S.H.Moulana - Riyadh. |
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| Musharraf stopped from leaving Pakistan |
Pakistan on Saturday stopped former President Pervez Musharraf from leaving the country a day after a court ordered it.
The Interior Ministry issued directives to the immigration authorities to put Gen. Musharraf’s name on the Exit Control List (ECL), reported Xinhua, citing Radio Pakistan.
It also... |
| 31.03.2013 - 05:05 |
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From R. Vasudevan—Reporting from New Delhi |
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| DMK chief denies going soft on UPA |
Dismissing reports that DMK was going soft on Congress-led UPA despite pulling out of it, party chief M Karunanidhi on Friday ruled out even outside support to the ruling coalition on the ground that it failed to accept his party's demands on Sri Lankan Tamils issue.
Recalling DMK's announcement on... |
| 30.03.2013 - 17:45 |
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From R. Vasudevan—Reporting from New Delhi |
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| Mulayam has no plan to ditch UPA for now |
SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, who has been blowing hot and cold for the past week, on Friday said he has no plans now to withdraw support to UPA, a day after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh acknowledged such a possibility.
"Relations have not soured. I do not know on what basis the Prime Minister ma... |
| 30.03.2013 - 03:44 |
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From R. Vasudevan—Reporting from New Delhi |
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