transcurrents.com http://transcurrents.com/news-views Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:01:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 Marie Colvin, wounded while working in Sri Lanka in 2001 dies in Syria http://transcurrents.com/news-views/archives/8508 http://transcurrents.com/news-views/archives/8508#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:15:40 +0000 Administrator http://transcurrents.com/news-views/?p=8508 http://transcurrents.com/news-views/archives/8508/feed 7 Direct discussions between President Rajapaksa and TNA leader Sampanthan to revive talks end in failure http://transcurrents.com/news-views/archives/8485 http://transcurrents.com/news-views/archives/8485#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 04:53:48 +0000 Administrator http://transcurrents.com/news-views/?p=8485 http://transcurrents.com/news-views/archives/8485/feed 0 In Pictures: ‘Becoming’ ~ Second edition of the Colombo Art Biennale http://transcurrents.com/news-views/archives/8494 http://transcurrents.com/news-views/archives/8494#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 03:56:34 +0000 Administrator http://transcurrents.com/news-views/?p=8494 http://transcurrents.com/news-views/archives/8494/feed 0 Sri Lanka might get more time at UNHRC with series of riders http://transcurrents.com/news-views/archives/8413 http://transcurrents.com/news-views/archives/8413#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:03:22 +0000 Administrator http://transcurrents.com/news-views/?p=8413 http://transcurrents.com/news-views/archives/8413/feed 14 ‘So far’ Sri Lanka is not on the agenda at UNHRC 19th sessions in Geneva http://transcurrents.com/news-views/archives/8410 http://transcurrents.com/news-views/archives/8410#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 03:24:36 +0000 Administrator http://transcurrents.com/news-views/?p=8410 http://transcurrents.com/news-views/archives/8410/feed 0 21st Century UN Human Rights Mechanisms and the Tamils in Sri Lanka/Ceylon http://transcurrents.com/news-views/archives/8405 http://transcurrents.com/news-views/archives/8405#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 03:22:27 +0000 Administrator http://transcurrents.com/news-views/?p=8405 http://transcurrents.com/news-views/archives/8405/feed 0 Creeping Western Imperialism is not confined to Sri Lanka alone http://transcurrents.com/news-views/archives/8400 http://transcurrents.com/news-views/archives/8400#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 03:19:39 +0000 Administrator http://transcurrents.com/news-views/?p=8400 http://transcurrents.com/news-views/archives/8400/feed 18 Persistent international pressure over human rights and de-stabilisation efforts through mass agitation are two major concerns for President Rajapaksa http://transcurrents.com/news-views/archives/8391 http://transcurrents.com/news-views/archives/8391#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 02:48:47 +0000 Administrator http://transcurrents.com/news-views/?p=8391 http://transcurrents.com/news-views/archives/8391/feed 8 Why not reduce the military by half and go in for a duty free economy benefiting entire population? http://transcurrents.com/news-views/archives/8384 http://transcurrents.com/news-views/archives/8384#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 20:50:46 +0000 Administrator http://transcurrents.com/news-views/?p=8384 http://transcurrents.com/news-views/archives/8384/feed 9 Washington has intelligence excerpts of Gotabaya Rajapaksa allegedly ordering the gunning down of surrendered LTTE cadres http://transcurrents.com/news-views/archives/8381 http://transcurrents.com/news-views/archives/8381#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 20:23:31 +0000 Administrator http://transcurrents.com/news-views/?p=8381 http://transcurrents.com/news-views/archives/8381/feed 13