November 22, 2024 7:38 am
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South Africa to hold discussions on Sri Lanka with Japan
South Africa’s Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa is to hold discussions with Japanese diplomat and United Nations Administrator Yasushi Akashi on peace-building efforts, rehabilitation and reconstruction in Sri Lanka. MORE...
South Africa train crash: 300 injured near Johannesburg
About 300 people have been injured in a collision between two trains near South Africa’s largest city, Johannesburg, paramedics have said. MORE...
South African delegation meets Sri Lankan Tamil Diaspora in UK
A South African delegation has met with Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora organisations with a view to bringing a sense of normalcy to the North-East part of the island and exchange views on how they could contribute towards the peace and reconciliation process. MORE..
TULF wants Bill of Rights introduced with 19A
Leader of the Tamil United Liberation Front (TULF), V. Anandasangaree, today called for the adoption the Bill of Rights alongside the 19th Amendment to the Constitution. MORE..
Power must be distributed – President
President Maithripala Sirisena says that he plans to announce details of a domestic probe into allegations of human rights violation during Sri Lanka’s long civil war by the end of June, just as the country heads into early general elections. MORE..
Govt to establish National Unity office under CBK
The government is planning to establish an office of National Unity headed by former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga to promote national unity in the country. MORE..
Spy cables reveal Sri Lanka hyped up Tamil Tiger postwar threat: Report
In the cable, dated June 9, 2010, South Africa’s State Security Agency (SSA) replied to a request for information about several cases of purported LTTE activity in South Africa, from a suspected military training camp held in May 2010 to suspicions that local Tamil organizations were raising money for the LTTE... MORE..