India’s Justice Muralidhar appointed chair of UNHRC Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestine
Geneva, November 27- The President of the Human Rights Council, Ambassador Jürg Lauber (Switzerland), has appointed Srinivasan Muralidhar (India), Florence Mumba (Zambia) and Chris Sidoti (Australia), to serve as members of the United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including...
Sri Lankan Govt squanders opportunity to build a just society
By Dr.Farah Mihlar/www.groundviews.org London, November 26 -One year after its meteoric rise to power, the NPP risks losing critical momentum and squandering an unparalleled opportunity of using its political capital to build a just peace in the war torn country. Their historic victory on November...
Bangladesh envoy in India recalls shared sacrifices
Amidst strain, Bangladesh High Commissioner hails Indian soldiers’ 1971 role, calls ties ‘multi-layered’
In the West, even Protestant priests are switching to the Catholic church
The push factor is the spiritual vacuum in the Protestant ecosystem and the pull factor is the promise of a clear and firm belief system in the Catholic church
Ensuring fair elections through non-party Caretaker Governments
History shows that the Caretaker Government system has its use but it is by no means a panacea
When the screen starts thinking for the child
By Camelia Nathaniel/ Daily News Colombo, November 25 – Across Sri Lanka, from Colombo’s apartments to small-town living rooms, a silent but devastating crisis is unfolding. It does not roar like economic collapse or rage like political upheaval, yet its consequences are deeper and far...
Affordable prices for medicines in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, MRP for 350 drugs immediately, Affordable medicines,
Pakistan and Bangladesh Air Chiefs hold first-ever meeting in Dubai
By Ayesha Farid/BD Military Dhaka, November 23 – In a landmark development signalling a rare thaw in military-to-military relations, Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu, Chief of the Air Staff of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF), held a high-level meeting with his Bangladeshi counterpart,...
Chomsky had deeper ties with Epstein than previously known, documents reveal
The philosopher and the sex trafficker were in contact long after Epstein was convicted of soliciting prostitution from a minor, documents reveal
Trincomalee Buddha statue dispute signals revival of Sinhala majoritarian politics
It casts doubt on President Dissanayake’s commitment to fight communal politics
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