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UNHRC Geneva:
US draft resolution backs Govt mechanism
The draft of the resolution to be submitted by a group of member states
led by the United States to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva next
week has endorsed the new mechanisms proposed by the Government for a
comprehensive review and investigation of human rights violations and
other injustices in the country in recent years and asks the world
community to provide all possible help to Sri Lanka.
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Rajiva out of Liberal Party
Prof. Rajiva Wijesinha who had filed a case (DSP/108/2015)
against the Liberal Party and its party officials at the District Court
of Colombo on August 4, 2015 withdrew the case on September 17, 2015
before Colombo District Judge, T.D.Gunasekara.
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Perks before portfolios?
The culture of portfolios and perks continue even
after the election of a new government, at the August 17 general
elections, with its estimated running costs amounting to megabucks.
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Duty free vehicle bonanza:
63 new parliamentarians to get vehicle permits
Some 63 new parliamentarians elected to the 8th
Parliament on August 18 are eligible for duty free vehicle permits.
According to highly informed sources, a newly elected parliamentarian is
entitled to a duty free vehicle permit worth US$ 50,000. A vehicle
permit is issued to MPS who have not received a vehicle permit for the
last five years.
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