UNHRC adopts second UPR report in favour of Sri Lanka

The United Nations Human Rights Council on Friday adopted the second Universal Periodic Review (UPR) report on Sri Lanka without any objections. Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe said this was a great achievement on the part of Sri Lanka since the Sri Lankan delegation rejected 94 recommendations, particularly those proposed by the members of the Western Bloc.

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SL Army in the forefront to develop Oddusuddan, Nedunkerni :

Ghost town turns into a bustling city

In between the Mullaitivu, Mankulam connecting road, lies the now bustling city of Oddusuddan. Three years ago it was a ghost town, but today it shows no such traces. The roads are being widened, pavements constructed, new shops and buildings coming up – just like in any other developing small town in the outstation it is dusty, hot and chaotic.

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Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport opens tomorrow:

A milestone in aviation history

Today, Sri Lanka is just one day ahead of passing yet another important milestone in the development process of the country similar to the ones we have passed in the development drive in the past few years. Many of them were dream we thought would never see the light of day. But, Sri Lankans today are fortunate to see those dreams materialise.

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UNHCR sessions in Geneva:

Genuine HR concerns not addressed - D E W Gunasekara

Senior Minister of Human Resources and Acting Minister of External Affairs D. E. W. Gunasekara told the Sunday Observer in an interview that the US resolution on the alleged HR issues in Sri Lanka to be moved at the UNHCR sessions in Geneva next week is apparently part of the US's "regime change" agenda and does not represent genuine HR concerns. Imperialist countries always resort to such intrigues, manoeuvres, and machinations whenever a progressive or centre left government is in power.

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