Press "Enter" to skip to content

Posts tagged as “model”

Rohingyas willing to go home, not to model villages:

By Mokammel Shuvo , Porimol Palma in The Daily Star, Nov 07, 2023Rohingya refugees who interacted with the Myanmar delegation in Cox’s Bazar at the end of last month expressed their resolve to return to their original homes, not to the villages or camps set up for them in the Rakhine State. The delegates, however, were not able to make a commitment in this regard. They could only say they would discuss the matter with…

TNA rejects Ranil’s throne speech

By Mirudhula Thambiah in The Morning, Feb 10, 2023The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) yesterday (9) stated in Parliament that they reject President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s throne speech cum Statement of Government Policy, delivered on Wednesday (8), stating that maximum devolution of power cannot take place within a unitary model. Speaking in Parliament yesterday, TNA’s Spokesman and Parliamentarian, President’s Counsel M.A. Sumanthiran noted: “He ends by saying that he will not allow for a separation of the…