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The Sri-Lanka-China Relationship: A Print Media Analysis

The policy of harmony and China’s deep pockets are vital signs of Sri Lanka shifting closer to China’s orbit.

(NEW DELHI, India IPCS) - China’s deepening relationship with Sri Lanka is becoming increasingly conspicuous as the emerging super power extends relations beyond its sphere of influence.

This paper brings out the Sri Lankan perceptions of the unconditional and timely help of China for Sri Lanka’s overall development.

Sri Lankan president`s Speech Cancelled Amid Torture Claims

Protests halt Rajapakse's address in City of London as Tamils deported from UK claim abuses.

(LONDON) - A MEETING in the City of London due to be addressed by the President of Sri Lanka Mahinda Rajapakse has been cancelled following the threat of large demonstrations by Tamil groups, Channel 4 reports.

Metropolitan police had raised concerns about policing the event organised by the Commonwealth Business Council.

SRI LANKA: Is The Police Spokesperson Living On The Moon?

Had Ajith Rohana examined YouTube he would have been able to watch over a hundred and fifty Sri Lankan victims of torture speaking of their ordeals in graphic detail.

(HONG KONG) - The Daily Mirror online edition the police spokesperson, SP Ajith Rohana is quoted as saying "Generally as a practice torture never takes place in Lankan Police stations."

This police spokesperson, who is also said to be an Attorney-at-Law, is further quoted as saying, "Torture is often misconstrued by the Media and the public.

Minutes From Behind Reuters Firewall Censor ICP on France, Sri Lanka

Reuters is going after a small media reporter who criticized the UN's use of a war crime suspect on a human rights panel.

(UNITED NATIONS) - Ten minutes after Inner City Press exposed Reuters' involvement in hosting the UN Correspondent Association minutes used to indict it, the link was changed away from Reuters.

But the screen-shot remains, even as Reuters brass continues to be unreachable as the company leads a purge of independent media at the UN.

War Crimes against Sri Lankan Soldiers Swept Under the Carpet

No one has uttered a word about the possibility of war crimes perpetrated by the Sri Lankan forces against its own soldiers.

(LONDON Sri Lanka Guardian) - Much has been spoken about and campaigned against on the war crimes perpetrated by the government forces and the LTTE.

But war crimes committed on the dead Sri Lankan soldiers by the state has never touched the conscience of the war victims, war crimes campaigners and the media yet.

As UNCA Pushes Anti-Press Move, Sri Lanka Says ICP Faces Jail

Mainstream press and the UN pull a u-turn on media freedom.

(UNITED NATIONS) - As UN Correspondents Association officials have proceeded against Inner City Press, they were told that their campaign could set anti media freedom precedents.

IC Role in Massacre of Tamils a Shame for Entire Century: Kurdish Activist

Kurdish activist said that when “illegal and militarist states” cooperate with one another, it was necessary for people oppressed by such states to build greater solidarity with each other.

(CHENNAI, India TamilNet) - The international players knew what would happen to the Tamils in May 2009; they did nothing to prevent it.

Mirham Yigit, Head of Kurdish Institute in Germany, says that was a shame right at the beginning of the 21st century, and a shame for the entire century.

World Heritage in Sri Lanka Observes Buddhist Sites Only

“If a religious war is to break out in Sri Lanka, it is Buddha Sasana Minister, Ratnasiri Wickremanayake and Christian Affairs Minister, Milroy Fernando who will be locking horns first.” – The Sunday Leader, 4 July 2004

(GARGE LES GONESSE, France) - In March 2001 when Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban destroyed two giant Buddha statues, Buddhists in Sri Lanka marched through Colombo in protest.

However no similar action has protected the religious symbols of other faiths.

A `Warm` Jubilee Welcome

Rajapaksa arrives on SriLankan Airlines flight UL505 on the night of the 3rd of June at terminal four in Heathrow.

(LONDON) - Several songs have been composed urging British Tamils to rally together and extend President Rajapaksa a ‘warm’ welcome. One is a remix of the popular Tamil song ‘Kolaveri’.

Bailiffs Raid Hindu Temple as Priests Refuse to Move

Business interests want to convert the temple into a to Travelodge.

(TOOTING, Sri Lanka) - Bailiffs have carried out a dawn raid on a Hindu temple, evicting priests and seizing its sacred contents.

Backed up by the police, they moved in on the Sivayogam temple in Hebdon Road, Tooting, following a protracted legal dispute with owner Barrowfen Properties Ltd, which has plans to turn it into a Travelodge.