Justice eludes Sri Lanka’s Tamils
On October 6, the United Nations Human Rights Commission (UNHRC) passed a resolution against Sri Lanka with 20 countries voting in favour, 20 against and seven abstaining.
On October 6, the United Nations Human Rights Commission (UNHRC) passed a resolution against Sri Lanka with 20 countries voting in favour, 20 against and seven abstaining.
More than 25 tons of drugs and medical supplies which were donated by the government and people of India during the last two months are valued at close to SLR 370 million.
Meanwhile, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has has urged the opposition to form an all-party government, but the latter has refused to do so until he steps down.
He urged the people to keep in mind that he is behind every step taken to recover the country from this crisis, Colombo Page reported.
The Sri Lankan Prime Minister's Office said the Chinese Premier made this comment in a phone conversation with Rajapaksa on Friday.
The message was more than obvious to the outgoing Prime Minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe, whose party, the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna, lost the presidential poll.
Mahinda Rajapaksa became the country's youngest-ever parliamentarian in 1970 at the age of 24.
Rajapaksa, the main opposition leader, will be appointed as prime minister after incumbent Wickremesinghe steps down formally on Thursday.
Rajapaksa also said that the public's decision at the ballot box needed to be respected.
“I think it is better if we have General Elections. Many Cabinet members have already stepped down. I think it is more effective to have a Government where the President and Cabinet are from the same party,” he stated.
