US resolution criticises, surges beyond LLRC
It is almost a crime to lie to the people and
mislead them on a matter of vital national interest. When it is
committed by politicians it is an act of unconscionable opportunism.
When it is perpetrated by so-called intellectuals belonging to civil
society, it is a counterfeiting of the currency of the intellect and
the function of the educated, which is to educate the public. One of
the rankest untruths in the public domain today is that the US
resolution is innocuous and unobjectionable because it only seeks to
commit the government of Sri Lanka to implement its own LLRC report
within a reasonable time frame. This untruth is perpetrated by the
dominant elements of the UNP, the TNA and the civil society
commentariat.
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Astronomers discover potentially habitable super-Earth
This planet is the new best candidate to support
liquid water and, perhaps, life as we know it. Co-discoverer Guillem
Anglada-Escude Astronomers have discovered a potentially habitable
super-Earth planet orbiting a nearby star, making it one of the best
candidates to support life. The newly found planet, called GJ 667Cc,
has a mass 4.5 times that of Earth and orbits its host star every 28
days.
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China and Sri Lanka firming mutual ties
It was the tail end of yet another harsh Beijing
winter. On March 5, the Convention |Hall of the China World Hotel
was being prepared for a gala evening to celebrate an event very
significant to two close allies. The function, that was expected to
witness a high profile gathering of top state officials, members of
the diplomatic corps based in China's commercial capital, leaders
representing the business community and social strata, was to
celebrate 55 fruitful years of diplomatic relations between Sri
Lanka and China. It was appropriately titled 'Refreshingly Sri
Lanka'.
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President strengthening democracy - Rohitha Bogollagama
The rush in Geneva in terms of bringing Sri
Lanka on the agenda is unnecessary. A section of the international
community with the US are now trying to pressurise Sri Lanka to
implement the LLRC recommendations. Sri Lanka has already clearly
shown its competence, capacity and commitment to implement the LLRC
recommendations in a comprehensive manner. Putting pressure on the
Sri Lankan government to accelerate the implementation of the LLRC
recommendations is beyond the mandate of any group or country.
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