Monthly Archives: October 2012

For northern Tamils in former war zone jobs are slow in coming

COLOMBO, 1 October 2012 – Finding paid work – especially for youths – is still difficult in Sri
Lanka’s former conflict zone in the north even after three years of peace and massive infrastructure projects, experts say, pointing to the region’s anaemic private sector as a main cause.
Jobless
Although official employment data for the region is unavailable, […]

By IRIN | Published on October 2, 2012 at 12:54 pm

As Gota gets lion’s share of budget and rule of law deteriorates, Sri Lanka must learn from other Asian nations

The Asian model
The increase in the economic rate of growth that has taken place in the Sri Lankan economy since the end of the war puts it amongst the better performing countries. Colombo has now got
facilities that the more demanding international visitor has come to expect, and indeed it is more pleasing to the eye […]

By Dr. Jehan Perera | Published on October 2, 2012 at 12:41 pm

For Sri Lanka’s asylum seekers Christmas is yet to come

“Had there been even one Sinhala family living in this village, the government and their representatives would have provided us with atleast the basic facilities, but since this is a minority area we are ignored” – Residents
Reporting from Udappuwa
Despite the end of the war over three years ago the minorities in rural Sri Lanka still […]

By Nirmala Kannangara | Published on October 2, 2012 at 12:13 pm

G.L. grumbles to the UNGA about selective intervention

OCTOBER 1: Addressing the General Assembly at UN Headquarters in New York, Sri Lanka’s
Foreign Minster, G. L. Peiris, today deplored the selective intervention in the internal affairs of some countries, stressing from the Assembly’s podium that conflict resolution must be based on the United Nations principle of the sovereign equality of States.
Peiris grumbles about selective […]

By | Published on October 2, 2012 at 4:55 am