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Tuesday 2nd February, 2021
Several civil society outfits have embarked on a campaign to protect human rights and bring about reconciliation, in this country. They deserve praise, but they did not take up the issue of crimes against civilians while Prabhakaran was around. If they had done so during the war, they would have been dead. Instead, they cranked up pressure on successive governments to negotiate with the LTTE despite its war crimes such as civilian massacres, political assassinations, child conscription, abductions and the bombing of civilian targets.
It is being argued in some quarters that Sri Lanka should present a stronger case in Geneva and draw the UNHRC’s attention to Lord Naseby’s revelations in the British Parliament, giving the lie to the claims, on which the UNHRC allegations against Sri Lanka are based. But the UNHRC does not go by facts or evidence as such. Its decisions are determined by strategic alliances. The US was right when it called the UNHRC a ces
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Colombo (News 1st); The Government has no plans on selling the East Container Terminal(ECT) of the Colombo Port, reaffirmed Minister of Ports & Shipping Rohitha Abeygunawardena on Wednesday(23).
The ECT will be further developed into an economic hub in the future and discussions are currently underway with the Governments of India and Japan to connect with investors, he added.
Trade unions continue to point out that the ECT of the Colombo Port can be developed through Sri Lanka’s Ports Authority.
”The Government can develop the 160-meter area of the ECT with their own funds. The actual cost of the project will be lower than projections”, Chairman of the Sri Lanka Nidahas Sewaka Sangamaya said.