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The SCOPP was created with the following goals: to help implement government decisions, monitor the ceasefire agreement between the government and the LTTE, provide research and logical support to the government during political negotiations and to the National Advisory Council on Peace and Reconciliation, coordinate with local and international organizations on matters pertaining to the peace ...
The newly-elected president of Sri Lanka, Chandrika Kumaratunga, ordered this offensive after peace talks with the LTTE broke down after the Tigers attacked and destroyed Sri Lankan Navy gunboats and fired anti-aircraft missiles at Sri Lankan Airforce AVRO aircraft over Jaffna.
The election signified a major political realignment in Sri Lanka. [10] Dissanayake's victory was the first time a third-party candidate was elected president. This was also the first election where neither of the top two candidates were endorsed by the United National Party or the Sri Lanka Freedom Party.
NewsFirst or News 1st is a Sri Lankan news organization owned by the Capital Maharaja Organization Ltd. [1] News 1st primarily broadcasts news, live on three TV channels (Sirasa TV, Shakthi TV, TV 1, five radio channels (Sirasa FM, Yes FM, Shakthi FM, Y FM and Legends FM), three websites in Sinhala, English & Tamil languages, and social media platforms (YouTube, Facebook, Twitter).
Höglund, Kristine, and Isak Svensson. "Mediating between tigers and lions: Norwegian peace diplomacy in Sri Lanka's civil war." Contemporary South Asia 17.2 (2009): 175-191. Peebles, Patrick. The History of Sri Lanka (Greenwood, 2005) Suryanarayan, V, "Sri Lanka's policy towards China: Legacy of the past and prospects for the future."
With a literacy rate of 92.9%, [271] Sri Lanka has one of the most literate populations amongst developing nations. [334] Its youth literacy rate stands at 98.8%, [335] computer literacy rate at 35%, [336] and primary school enrollment rate at over 99%. [337] An education system which dictates nine years of compulsory schooling for every child ...
In June 2020, Sri Lanka was one of 53 countries that backed the Hong Kong national security law at the United Nations. [24] In January 2023, China offered debt aid to crisis-hit Sri Lanka, however, IMF help was uncertain. India had committed to support Sri Lanka with financing and debt relief, but the island nation also needed China's support. [25]
Peace talks between Sri Lankan government and LTTE [10] Session Period Location 1 16–18 September 2002 Sattahip Naval Base, Phuket, Thailand 2 31 October 2002 – 3 November 2002 Rose Garden hotel, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand 3 2–5 December 2002 Radisson SAS Plaza Hotel, Oslo, Norway 4 6–9 January 2003 Rose Garden hotel, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand 5