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Dip in Global Yields Helps Sri Lanka Issue

Sri Lanka’s weak external liquidity, high public debt and interest burden were factors increasing the country’s risk.

(COLOMBO, Sri Lanka) - The relatively low rate under which the $ 1 billion 10-year sovereign bond issue was concluded is largely due to overall low yields in global markets.

Kuhan from EROS is the Treasurer of the GTF

The secrecy and evasiveness is a little mind boggling.

(SAN PEDRO, CA) - A Senior GTF official a few months ago confirmed to me that GTF indeed had a secret meeting with Sonia Gandhi. I also have a witness outside of the GTF when this information was provided to me.

There is no harm in the GTF meeting Sonia Gandhi considering the fact that GTF President was deported from Chennai many months ago despite holding a valid visa.

`Cost 2 Be the Boss` - Musical Tribute to Fighting Journalists

Human rights reporting can be a thankless job...

(BOSTON / SALEM) - It is amazing each time a new tribute is created to acknowledge the acts of those willing to risk it all to bring about change for downtrodden people.

The new song, TJP Collective Consciousness: Cost 2 Be The Boss/Aldin Entertainment Release-JB, both captures and celebrates the meaning of the struggle.

SLA Appropriates More Lands for Militarisation of Jaffna City

Observers in Jaffna say the SL military is strengthening its military grip on the city of Jaffna with a long-term colonial military perspective of Sinhalicisation and colonisation.

(JAFFNA, Sri Lanka TamilNet) - More lands are being appropriated for military use by the occupying Sri Lanka Army in Jaffna.

Rights Groups Flay Sri Lanka`s Bid to Defend Terror Campaign on Media

The abduction bid came a week after defence authorities raided the office of srilankaxnews.com.

(COLOMBO, Sri Lanka JDS News) - Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister defended government closure of a pro-opposition website and arrests of dozens of media workers in the capital city of Colombo.

He told reporters in Tokyo that such moves are ‘justified’ as ways “to protect privacy and safeguard reputations”.

Sri Lanka Journalist Shantha Wijesooriya Narrowly Avoids Government Abduction

"...it is my conviction that the Govt. security division is lying in wait to abduct me." - Shantha

(COLOMBO, Sri Lanka) - Sri Lanka x news journalist Shantha Wijesooriya addressed a written complaint to the IGP yesterday as the victim of a recent abduction attempt.

Theft of a Nation

"We must use terror" - Prime Minister Ben-Gurion in 1948

(MANAMA, Bahrain) - A recent story from a small American town in Pennsylvania reported a bank robbery by a 35-year-old who allegedly held up a Citizens Bank branch.

Tamil Voices Growing Louder Over Sri Lanka War Crimes and Nepotism

Sri Lanka's 'band of brothers' are a threat to the lives of honest reporters.

(SALEM / CHENNAI) - The voice of the Sri Lankan Tamils that was silenced by war crimes only three years ago is finding itself again.

The sound is lighting up the world with a rich call for justice and increasing numbers of individuals, institutions and governments are suddenly taking notice. It can't happen fast enough.

`It is well within his (Gota) power to do me harm` - Frederica Jansz

Interview with Sri Lankan news editor who was threatened by defence secretary

(COLOMBO, Sri Lanka) - Reporters Without Borders (RFP) condemns the threats defence secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa, made against journalist Frederica Jansz.

“We call on defence secretary Rajapaksa to stop threatening journalists who are doing their job,” RFP said.

Canada Concedes Sri Lanka Committing War Crimes

Canada publicly and officially says Sri Lankan forces committed war crimes and crimes against humanity during war against Tamil Tigers.

(COLOMBO, Sri Lanka JDS News) - In an irreversible development that could fix Sri Lanka at any international tribunal, Canada has officially conceded that Sri Lankan Security Forces have committed war crimes.

During the final months of the war that ended in mid May 2009, SL repeatedly rejecting an asylum application filed by a top ranking naval officer.