Opinion

Why is the West blind to Sri Lanka's reconciliation efforts?

The United States has said that there has been no softening of its stand on Sri Lanka with regard to the human rights situation. State Department Spokesperson Jen Psaki, denying recent news reports in this regard, has told reporters in Washington that only thing that he could confirm was that was right was that the US Secretary of State John Kerry had a meeting with President Mahinda Rajapaksa on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.

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Navy thwarts largest gold smuggling attempt:

Customs beef up surveillance

The smooth waters off the coast of Jaffna were ruffled - a dinghy was moving rather suspiciously in the smooth waters giving the Sri Lanka Customs the opportunity to make its hundredth detection in Jaffna. The cooperation of Customs officials, who were advised to increase surveillance and intelligence,

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Raj Rajaratnam accused of funding LTTE

On Wall Street, Raj Rajaratnam is famous for being a perpetrator in one of the biggest insider trading cases in history. But he's also the subject of another lawsuit that's only just beginning. It involves money, death and terrorists.

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