UK says Lanka not a failed state
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Diplomat Dayan Jayatilleka spoke on the show ‘Cross Fire’ on the recently released UN panel report. Below are links for the interviews, in Sinhala and English respectively. Dayan Jayatilleka on the UN Panel report (Sinhala) Dayan Jayatilleka (English)
The Colombo Lesbian, Gay, Transgender and Bisexual community held a colorful fashion show at the Galadari Hotel on June 20th. This event brought awareness and visibility to Sri Lanka’s diversity of sexual of orientation. Homosexuality may be technically illegal in Sri Lanka under ‘gross indecency’ laws. Certainly, no legislation exists to protect the rights of [...]
Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi is shown here dancing with former LTTE cadres (and their teachers). These former fighters and members of the LTTE have been receiving dance, drama and vocational training at a rehabilitation center near Vavuniya. Vivek Oberoi visited Sri Lanka during the Indian International Film Awards in early June and has taken an [...]