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Death toll was not 40,000 says Justice Paranagama

Justice Maxwell Paranagama, Chairman of the Sri Lankan Commission on missing persons and war crimes, has said that the death toll in the final phase of Eelam War IV was not 40,000, as claimed in the 2011 report of the Panel of Experts appointed by the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, but probably a little above 7,000, the New Indian Express reported. Paranagama told Express, that while investigations by his panel could not come to any precise figure of deaths, it was ?certainly not 40,000? as

21 Sep, 2015

US envoy notes critical role of civil society

The United States awarded nearly $150,000 (approximately LKR 21,000,000) to 16 civil society organizations as part of the US Embassy?s annual Youth Empowerment Grants, an innovative way to provide seed funding for up-and-coming groups working on solutions to problems affecting youth across Sri Lanka. ?This year?s International Day of Democracy emphasizes the critical role of civil society and local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to help social and political challenges,? said U.S. Ambassa

21 Sep, 2015

Sri Lanka and India begin defence talks

Sri Lanka and India will hold defence?talks in New Delhi?on the sidelines of the annual defence dialogue which began today. A Sri Lankan delegation is in India for the ?3rd India – Sri Lanka Annual Defence Dialogue? where security related issues will be discussed. Sri Lanka?s delegation, comprises of Karunasena Hettiarachchi, Secretary to Ministry of Defence, Lieutenant General Crishanthe De Silva, Commander of the Army, Rear Admiral N.B.J Rosayro, Deputy Chief of Staff and Commander, Eastern

21 Sep, 2015