How Ban Ki Moon tripped on SL’s Diplomacy trap

How Ban Ki Moon tripped on SL’s Diplomacy trap

Criticisms are being levelled from all quarters these days against UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon for not taking steps to halt the Sri Lankan (SL) war concluded recently. ‘The Economist’ magazine has declared that Ban Ki Moon’s popularity is on the decline day by day , based on an opinion poll , adding that, one of the reasons for this popularity wane is because Moon did not perform his duties duly during the SL war .

The US New York Times newspaper during the last few days has also come down heavily on Ban Ki Moon against his course of action and for not taking measures to stop the war. It had been pointed out that Ban Ki Moon had not adopted adequate strategies and measures to stop the war. Although he tried to halt the war by his personal discussions with the SL Govt. , he did not sufficiently enlist the International community to bring enough pressure to bear on the SL Govt. overtly. He is also being castigated for his lukewarm attitude , having not made an announcement seriously critical of the SL Govt. and for not issuing a notice under his personal signature.

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Estate unions vow not to give up

Estate unions vow not to give up

The Ceylon Workers Congress (CWC), the Lanka Jathika Estate Union (LEWU) and the Ceylon Workers Alliance which launched a go slow campaign demanding a daily wage of Rs 500 for estate workers, yesterday said they would change their stance to win the demand if the need arose.
CWC Secretary Minister Arumugam Thondaman told a joint news conference of the three unions which are signatories to the collective agreement that President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s intervention was not necessary to resolve the issue as this was an issue between the unions which are signatories to the collective agreement and the employers.

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UN criticises Sri Lanka expulsion

UN criticises Sri Lanka expulsion

[The UN] is working impartially to assist the people of Sri Lanka and the government should be supporting and co-operating with its efforts
Ban Ki-Moon
The UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-Moon, has criticised the Sri Lankan government's decision to expel a UN children's agency spokesman.
The government accused the spokesman of spreading Tamil Tiger propaganda.
Mr Ban's office said he strongly regretted the decision and would raise the issue with President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the earliest opportunity.
The spokesman, James Elder, regularly updated the media on the plight of children caught up in the war.