Opinion:
Where are the next of kin of those supposedly executed?
The “experts” and “authorities” must have their say and
certainly their voice is far more powerful than that of a country as
small as Sri Lanka. They are the ones that make the laws, they decide
who the villains and the heroes are, they can make heroes into villains
and villains into heroes, they can frame charges, they can also decide
not to frame charges - in short it is only their wishes that prevail.
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Rights of soldiers vs rights of terrorists
In the current context of things, it is
imperative that we draw the lines between what and who are legal and
what and who are not. With 32 nations including Sri Lanka having
banned the LTTE as a terrorist organisation, we would first like to
have legal luminaries tell us what rights under international human
rights laws terrorists like the LTTE have,
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Mattala, a marvel in global air travel
The four-lane motorway which connects the MRIA
to Hambantota, linking the Magampura Port and Mahinda Rajapaksa
International Stadium in Sooriyawewa gives a truly international
class. As you arrive at the MRIA, its main control tower recalls the
architecture of China’s Beijing Olympic Stadium, better known as the
Bird’s Nest.,
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