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Rajapaksa Govt. faces uphill battle in Geneva

A week that will be a milestone in Sri Lanka's contemporary history begins tomorrow. On Thursday, the UN Human Rights Council will take for voting a United States-backed resolution, described as "non-condemnatory," on Sri Lanka. Among its co-sponsors are France, Norway, Nigeria and Cameroon.

5th Column

Quaking in their billion dollar boots!

My Dear Wimal,

I thought I must write to you when I heard you say that you would not use American e-mail addresses or other American products as a mark of protest against the Americans bringing a resolution against Sri Lanka at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva.

The Economic Analysis

Consumption habits and trade deficit: Be Sri Lankan and buy Sri Lankan

The policy agenda that is in place consisting of a flexible exchange rate; monetary policy to restrain credit and demand for imports; and fiscal policies that inerease costs of several imports are expected to contain the trade deficit to a manageable level.

Lobby

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Focus on Rights

Is the 2009 war victory, a licence to plunder?

There is a fundamental fallacy in believing that the fortunes of Sri Lanka will rise or fall solely on the outcome of the US draft resolution due to be taken up before the 19th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva this coming week.

Talk at the Cafe Spectator

Controversy over Ban's proposed visit to Lumbini

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon remains mired in a controversy not only in Sri Lanka but also in Nepal-- this time over a visit next month to Lumbini, the birth place of Gautama the Buddha. But the proposed visit has generated strong protest led by UNICEF's former deputy executive director Kul Gautam, a native of Nepal.

From the sidelines

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