Lankan maid force to eat dog meat in Malaysia

A Sri Lankan maid claimed she was abused and made to eat leftovers and dog meet by her employer in Kuala Lumpur, China Press reported. Maid, aged 23, claimed that her employer had burnt her hands with hot cooking utensils.

She then fled to Tangkak in Johor to seek help from her sister to lodge a police report. According to the sources, the maid began working for the employer in October and her nightmare began after three weeks into the job. She said that besides doing the household chores at her employer’s two houses, she was also asked to clean the house of the employer’s mother. The police spokesman said they would record the victim’s statement and send her for a medical check-up

LLRC report will advance accountability : Commonwealth

The Commonwealth has hoped that a Sri Lankan war commission report on the conflict with the LTTE will advance the cause of accountability, saying that genuine reconciliation and accountability go hand-in-hand.

Applauding the intent of transparency with which the Sri Lankan government tabled the full report of the commission before Parliament, Commonwealth Secretary General Kamalesh Sharma said the recommendations in the report should be implemented in an objective, even-handed and forward-looking manner. “It is for the government and people of Sri Lanka to chart their country’s way forward after the military defeat of the forces of terrorism,” Sharma said, commenting on the report of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC). “The Commonwealth, as a partner of Sri Lanka, which is a founder member of the modern Commonwealth, remains ready to assist the government in dealing with the challenges of building a harmonious and sustainable peace,” he said in a press release. The LLRC was appointed by President Mahinda Rajapaksa in May 2010 to probe the role of the nation’s army in the final stages of the civil war. The war came to an end in 2009 when the Lankan military crushed the rebels. The LLRC report cleared the nation’s army of deliberately targeting civilians in the final stages of the war against the LTTE, though conceding that some isolated incidents could have occurred. The commission called for a political settlement of the ethnic conflict with the minority Tamils and asked the government to take the initiative for “a serious and structured” dialogue with all political parties, particularly those representing the minorities. It asked the government to reach out to minorities and said that the Tamils should in turn reposition themselves in their role vis-a-vis the state. However, US-based Human Rights Watch has slammed the report, saying it failed to fix accountability and “disregards” the “worst abuse” by government forces

We can't develop country by organizing motor care race : Sarath Fonseka

Former Army Commander Sarath Fonseka stated it’s difficult to develop country by organizing motor car race in the country.

He also questioned when do this event organizers will be aware about the problems of the in this country? Sarath Fonseka made this statement when he was taken up to private hospital for medical treatment yesterday (20.12.2011) He also said at present youth of this country are facing difficulties to buy a motor bike or cycle for their own but today children of politicians are organizing night motor car race said the Commander.

Family members of Fonsek should request pardon on his release: President Rajapaksa

President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday said he was ready to consider a pardon for former army commander Sarath Fonseka if his family makes a request to that effect.

He said such a pardon would be considered under the proper procedure. Speaking at a meeting with newspaper editors at Temple Trees yesterday. president further said there had been requests from several sectors towards granting a pardon to Sarath Fonseka and confirmed that there had been discussions on this matter and it was not something new. He said not only MP Tiran Alles but several others had also discussed the matter with him. “It is immaterial whether you deliver a petition with millions of signatures to President Barack Obama or adopt any other strategies but the final decision rests with me,” the President said.

Top Chinese military delegation visits Sri Lanka

A high-level Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) delegation headed by General Ma Hixiaotian the Deputy Chief of General Staff arrived in Sri Lanka to discuss professional training, exercises and further promotion of military assistance to Sri Lanka.

The members of the delegation will hold discussions about the move to strengthen bilateral relationship between the two armies and provide increased opportunities to the Sri Lankan Army. The delegation will explore ways of increasing the intake of our trainee officers to Chinese military academies with requests to be channeled through the Ministry of Defence. According to the political analyses this was an important issue where the short term period of SriLankan Army Commander return from India delegates of the Chinese Army have visited SriLanka to hold discussions with Lankan forces.

Protest organized in Colombo urging to release Kugan and Lalith held by Army

 

The Inter University Students Federation (IUSF) staged a protest today in front of the Fort Railway Station urging authorities to take steps to find two missing JVP students Lalith Weeraraj and Kugan in Jaffna.

This protest was organized by the Movement of people's struggle . The president of the SriLankan branch Udul Premaratne and several other members were also present at the protest. Protesters charged that they are being held by the military an also they hold the slogans urging the release of these two students.

We can't release 866 LTTE members : Government

SriLankan government announced it’s difficult to release 866 LTTE carders who involved in the various crimes.

According to the government these LTTE members had carried out attacks against M.I.Helicopters, Army camps, busses and various vehicles during the war time., Several Tamil organizations requested the government to release these suspects. However government announced it’s difficult to release all these suspects. Case had been filed against four LTTE members who were allegedly involved in a murder. Government further said case would be file against all these suspects.