Channel 4 film, bid at harming
Sri Lanka
The channel 4
documentary titled ‘Sri Lanka’s
killing fields’ is a mere
‘collection of visuals previously
aired through LTTE websites and a
minuscule section of the
international media, at the behest
of parties with vested interests to
undermine the present efforts at
reconciliation and development
taking place in Sri Lanka, a
statement issued by the Ministry of
External Affairs said. “The views
expressed in the film are without
guarantee of authenticity,” it
added.
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President leaves for Russia
today
President
Mahinda Rajapaksa will leave for
Russia today to participate in the
St Petersburg International Economic
Forum which will be held at St
Petersburg from June 16 to 18. Sri
Lanka will make a debut appearance
at the economic forum which brings
together over 5,000 political and
business leaders in the world.
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Banned substances
by sports personnel:
Sports Minister flexes muscles
A special unit,
introduction of new laws and a
national awareness campaign are on
the cards to combat the growing
menace of doping (use of banned
substance) in Sri Lankan sports.
Sports Minister Mahindananda
Aluthgamage yesterday said that in
future, if found guilty on such
charges, authorities would hold
accountable not only the sports
personality concerned but also the
coach, the medical officer and the
organization they represent.
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SL for truth, justice and
reparation
The government
of Sri Lanka recognizes that the
‘Process of reconciliation, which
remains a priority for it, involves
truth, justice and reparation and
the LLRC is proceeding in this
direction, having heard the
experiences of those affected and
examining such testimonies to elicit
the truth’, Sri Lanka stated at the
General Debate on Human Rights
Situations Requiring Council
Attention, at the UN Human Rights
Council’s, 17h session in Geneva, on
June 15. Sri Lanka was exercising
the Right of Reply to observations
made on Sri Lanka by the US and some
countries of Europe.
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