Comments on: UK Under-Secretary to Government: Allow NGOs to Help IDPs

By: goa india

goa india — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:46:44 +0000

good day, im in working at Gtech. My mom is indian and my dad is Chinese so I have a bit of a mixed heritage even if i might not act that way. I will be playing over in goa india to meet my mom

By: Dave Heist

Dave Heist — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 19:41:22 +0000

Excellent post. Just stumbled across an excellent site with UK government documents on it - www.officialdocumentwatch.com is a really well made site and them seem to be very up to date - always posting the latest UK government documents released to the public. Worth a look.

By: justitia

justitia — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 01:08:25 +0000

The whole gripe against INGOs is that they report the truth of what is really happening in sri lanka,to their principals.
How many super rich “devout” buddhist philanthropists support programs to help the poorest of the poor? They are all amassing tons of ‘merit’ by ‘goldplating’ buddhism, carrying relics, becoming ‘nilames’ of temples, conducting bodhi poojas & all-night pirith ceremonies.The army is amassing ‘merit’ by planting buddha statues.
There are no beggers in western countries with large per capita incomes, and most citizens donate small amounts to charity each month and these donations support their NGOs in third world countries.
Their politicians listen to grievances, dissatisfaction and problems of all communities equally – that is a part of real democracy.

By: Psycho

Psycho — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 03:55:01 +0000

MR decimated your friend Praba and his thugs without the west.

By: KOOPU

KOOPU — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:40:04 +0000

..soon Sri Lanka will compell to support China in international issues at UN AND OTHER PLACES…whether it is good or bad….Soon India will be like a pakir with loin cloth in international arena..

By: KOOPU

KOOPU — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:37:13 +0000

…mmmmm..when British give money and Aids it is sweet..but their advice is bitter…still why the hell you bent on promoting tea and tourism in Britain…????
why not promote this in Iran..Libya…Russia..Mayanmar…Somalia…China::???

By: KOOPU

KOOPU — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:34:49 +0000

..British are responsible for this mess..it is they who have amalgamated
Tamil and Sinhala lands for their own purpose..should they have divide this country and gave independence there is no reson for arms struggle..so let the British solve this…

By: Raja

Raja — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:52:50 +0000

Now you have a new master – China.
Your new master will not give you any aid or grants. All loans will come with strings attached.
Very sooon your loving MR will sell all Lanka’s assets to this new master. Wish you all the best, and start learning chinese.

By: Asoka P

Asoka P — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:47:08 +0000

No need to get too heated about Sir Peter, UK Foreign Secretary et el. They too have an election round the corner – so it is time to posture.

Note the key word – NGOs. Sir Peter is not offering UK government’s money (they don’t have any – bankrupt!!!). Some NGOs and the UN reps are already very much active in the IDP resettlement process. So what is new, Sir Peter??

Maybe Sir Peter is speaking on behalf of the Global Tamil Forum; the Tamil Diaspora may be offering the money and the INGOs for managing the IDP resettlement process.

The International monitors of the 2002 Cease Fire Agreement looked the other way when the LTTE was arming to its teeth with the help of some NGOs and INGOs, and the money and weapons coming from the Tamil Diaspora. Given this recent history, who can blame the Sri Lankan Government if it is dubious about this offer of INGO/NGO involvement – coming hot on the heels of Miliband’s ‘love-in’ with the GTF?

Sir Peter should take a message back to the GTF: “Promote reconciliation and co-existence and not separatism in Sri Lanka. Then the people in Sri Lanka will welcome GTF’s involvement in any peaceful process in Sri Lanka.”

Meanwhile, the peace loving Tamils in the Diaspora should do their own thing. Please materially help their kith and kin in these difficult times; and also contribute ideas on how people of all races and religions could best co-exist in one country; and in any part of that country; without racially based demarcations. Sir Peter should know that this is the case in some parts of Sri Lanka today.

By: Manjula

Manjula — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:17:44 +0000

You better get rid of your slave mentality towards your western masters and try to stand on your own leg. We can live without West even if you can’t. GSP+ is not something we need but it is handy to have and therefore it is worth trying. However if we lose GSP+ it is not the end of the world for us.