By Shamindra Ferdinando in The Island, Sept 12, 2023The Opposition would seek the IMF’s commitment to rein in rampant corruption with the Wickremesinghe-Rajapaksa government in spite of the country being declared bankrupt over a year ago, former External Affairs Minister Prof. G. L. Peiris said yesterday (11). Addressing the media at the Nawala Office of Nidahasa Janatha Sabhawa, the senior SLPP rebel group member said that the Opposition intended to furnish transcripts of the three-day…
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REPORT IN The Daily Star, Sept 11, 2023The government is set to extend the suspension of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s jail sentence by six more months. “Her [Khaleda’s] family has applied to the home ministry to extend the suspension of her jail sentence. I have given my opinion on the application for extending the suspension of her jail sentence by six months on previous conditions. “I sent back the relevant file two days ago along…
by Binod Ghimire in The Kathmandu Post, Sept 11, 2023At a time when the government is putting all its effort into expediting an amendment to the existing transitional justice law, victims of the insurgency from the side of the government security forces have sought the United Nations’ support for justice. Writing a letter to two human rights rapporteurs at the UN, they claim that Nepal’s transitional justice process excludes the security personnel victimised at the…
Editorial in The Nation, Sept 8, 2023The recent closure of the Torkham border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan due to clashes between their security forces is a troubling development that underscores the deteriorating relations between the two neighbouring nations. This incident not only threatens peace and stability in the region but also disrupts vital trade routes and exposes the inability of the Afghan government to maintain control over its territory. The Torkham border crossing is…
by Ikram Junaidi in Dawn, Sept 8th, 2023ISLAMABAD: Keeping in view of the fast-growing political turmoil in the country, the rising scourge of terrorism and the precarious security situation at borders, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has urged the state and the government to take urgent corrective steps with collective wisdom to redefine their priorities to tackle these looming threats to national security. In a statement on Thursday, PTI spokesperson Raoof Hasan expressed concerns over the widespread…
Anadolu Agency report, Sept 7, 2023 at 9:46 AMA delegation of Muslim scholars from the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) reminded Afghanistan’s interim Taliban government on Wednesday that education is an “Islamic obligation for both men and women.” They discussed the issue with Afghan Minister of Education Mawlawi Habibullah Agha and Minister of Higher Education Mawlawi Nida Muhammad Nadim in the capital Kabul, said a statement by the OIC. “During the meetings, both sides stressed…
by Buddhika Samaraweera in The Daily Morning, Sept 6, 2023While Opposition and Samagi Jana Balawegaya Leader Sajith Premadasa has called for an immediate international investigation into the Easter Sunday terror attacks of 21 April 2019, the Government has hinted at such an investigation into the same. The United Kingdom’s Channel Four News yesterday (5) aired a programme titled Sri Lanka’s Easter Bombings – Dispatches which made shocking revelations including the alleged involvement and complicity of…
report in Khaama Press, online ,Sept 4, 2023Iran’s Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, has reiterated the call for the establishment of an inclusive government in Afghanistan, despite warnings from the Taliban de facto administration against foreign intervention in internal affairs. Abdul Ghani Baradar, acting Deputy Prime Minister of the de faction administration, emphasized during a meeting with Iran’s Ambassador and Special Representative to the President that external intervention should be avoided in our internal matters. The…
Report in The Kathmandu Post, Sept 2, 2023Four days after China released its new “standard map”, the government of Nepal said on Friday that it is firm on the political and administrative map passed by Parliament in 2020. Issuing a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said: “Nepal stands firm and clear on its political and administrative map unanimously approved by the Parliament of Nepal in 2020”. In response to the media queries regarding the…
By Fidel Rahmati in The Khaama Press online, Sept 1, 2023Iran’s Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs, Seyed Rasoul Mousavi, emphasized that the Taliban holds a global obligation to establish an inclusive government in Afghanistan. In response to a speech by Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, where he criticized countries pressuring the Taliban regarding the formation of an inclusive government, Mousavi articulated that the Taliban bears a worldwide responsibility to create a government that includes…
By Shamindra Ferdinando in The Island, Sept 1, 2023The rebel SLPP group has demanded to know whether Adani Green Energy Ltd., represents the government of India.It has raised this question in the wake of Sri Lanka declaring its intention to consider the proposed construction of two wind and solar power parks in Mannar (286 Megawatt) and Pooneryn (234 megawatt) in terms of Government to Government basis as required by Section 43(4)(c) (1) of the Electricity…