Sethusamudram - call for Indo-Lanka assessment
 

Sri Lanka and India should carry out a joint environmental assessment on the proposed Sethusamudram Ship Channel Project (SSCP) to assess potential negative implications on Sri Lanka's environment and the livelihoods of her people, a group of environmentalists and fishing community representatives said last week.

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Moderation, an essential need
 

The Social Scientists' Association strongly condemns the assassination of Lakshman Kadirgamar, the Foreign Minister of Sri Lanka. Although the LTTE has denied involvement in this senseless act of violence which is also a very serious violation of the Ceasefire Agreement, this killing is a crucial blow to the fragile peace process of which the LTTE is the co-partner with the Government of Sri Lanka.

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