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well again let me say this when the colombo plan was being worked out for the east indian colonies the west indian colonies made a similar request and there were rejected there was they were told that there is no obligation to these islands despite the chill slavery exploitation did the colonization and they continue in colonization there was also a view which was expressed very aggressively by the british government in the ninety's and in 1960 s. that we will give you social aid we are prepared to give you social aid to deal with issues on the social agenda but we are not prepared to participate and then economic development plan for the rest and so aid was actually seen as a very negative and aggressive rejection of the call for economic development because the government did not share the view. to participate in the economic development plan for the west indies still calling names because it was not in their interest to do so 'd they saw the indian qualities a future potential markets places they could involve and continue an international trade in the west indies it was goodbye tha
well again let me say this when the colombo plan was being worked out for the east indian colonies the west indian colonies made a similar request and there were rejected there was they were told that there is no obligation to these islands despite the chill slavery exploitation did the colonization and they continue in colonization there was also a view which was expressed very aggressively by the british government in the ninety's and in 1960 s. that we will give you social aid we are...
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met in colombo what was then sure lanka and it worked through a development plan for the transition of east end in colonies into nations and mid tremendous provisions by way of capital injections trade preferences investments and higher education all of those arrangements were part of what was known at the colombo plan that transition in these into nation and sovereignty in the west and then if i can jump into how that deafened development aid won't want kind of different kind of aid investment that you're talking about should take place that hasn't so far. well again let me say this when the colombo plan was being worked out for the east indian colonies the west indian colonies made a similar request and and there were rejected there was they were told that there is no obligation to these islands despite their will still slavery exploitation did the colonization and they continue with colonization there was also a view which was expressed very aggressively by the british government in the ninety's and in 1960 s. that we will give you social aid we are prepared to give you social ai
met in colombo what was then sure lanka and it worked through a development plan for the transition of east end in colonies into nations and mid tremendous provisions by way of capital injections trade preferences investments and higher education all of those arrangements were part of what was known at the colombo plan that transition in these into nation and sovereignty in the west and then if i can jump into how that deafened development aid won't want kind of different kind of aid investment...
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an executive director the thing telling the center for policy alternatives and joins me now from colombo good to have you with us on the program are you surprised at the size of the victory. well we're not surprised at the victory but i think it was clear that the victory is somewhat surprised that it has been given such a post a mandate from the people is somewhat surprising and that the united national party has been disadvantaged just one suit in parliament as our supports right i mean as you say it's a huge mandate perhaps potentially for the country to seeds see a major shift in the constitution i mean how soon do you think this is all going to start happening well i mean part of the current year we detect a speaker and i think things will start there is sort of there after we because in addition to all that the key challenge i think the president and the new government is going to be the economy in terms of dealing with the consequence of this article 'd with banks in virus you know we see now has something like us started as full 1000000000 a year from now until 202025 we have a f
an executive director the thing telling the center for policy alternatives and joins me now from colombo good to have you with us on the program are you surprised at the size of the victory. well we're not surprised at the victory but i think it was clear that the victory is somewhat surprised that it has been given such a post a mandate from the people is somewhat surprising and that the united national party has been disadvantaged just one suit in parliament as our supports right i mean as...
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generally what happens is counting centers like the one you see behind me here in the colombo district what happens is colombo has 4 centers like this where all the ballots of the district are counted the situation is replicated in districts around the country now some of the people you see. just behind me you have the security but we have through representatives of political parties independent candidates essentially who are allowed to go in and observe the counting so in the absence of exit polls that are kind of early indicators of the way the election is going the way the votes are coming in you do have those agents who are in those centers once the counting is formally finished and everybody signs in then that that process has been sort of rubber stand by the presiding officers in those counting sort of boots and centers each and every counting room if you like has a system where the official count of that particular area or that room is actually posted outside so once the results start streaming out and as they finish the counting there is a picture that starts getting sort of pu
generally what happens is counting centers like the one you see behind me here in the colombo district what happens is colombo has 4 centers like this where all the ballots of the district are counted the situation is replicated in districts around the country now some of the people you see. just behind me you have the security but we have through representatives of political parties independent candidates essentially who are allowed to go in and observe the counting so in the absence of exit...
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pitted the government, based in colombo and dominated by the sinhalese majority against the tamil tigers. they'd been fighting in the north for a state for ethnic minority tamils. the tamil tigers or ltte have been ruthless, pioneers in suicide bombings. they also stand accused of conscripting child soldiers but the government has been using brutal methods of its own. the civilian population back. the un had fairly good access to these areas but then in september 2008, the un was told in no uncertain terms that it needed to move its international offices out of the siege area. the purpose was to ensure they were not independent witnesses to what was going to happen. this footage was released by pro—tamil groups yesterday. it claims to show carnage caused when shells hit a clinic. it is impossible to know for sure when or where the footage was shot. the tigers claim the army is using heavy weapons. the government says that is a lie and these imagesjust propaganda. on one particular day we had very graphic
pitted the government, based in colombo and dominated by the sinhalese majority against the tamil tigers. they'd been fighting in the north for a state for ethnic minority tamils. the tamil tigers or ltte have been ruthless, pioneers in suicide bombings. they also stand accused of conscripting child soldiers but the government has been using brutal methods of its own. the civilian population back. the un had fairly good access to these areas but then in september 2008, the un was told in no...
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on this report from colombo. well indeed i think his son dylan was abducted september 2008. he was one of 11 young men kidnapped to be ransomed a group within the sri lankan navy including its highest ranking officers have been implicated. we just want our child and 12 years we haven't been told whether he's alive or not so much information has been uncovered one can get away we don't even care if they do but the officers or whoever allowed this injustice must be punished human rights activists this and similar cases involving the disappearances of 100 the tamils after the 26 year conflict with the tamil tigers will be forgotten then sri lanka and go to the polls on wednesday the sri lanka people's party led by the rajapaksa brothers is expected to win. president then prime minister mind the family will protect war heroes who brought a queue ssion ensure national security subcommittee and bring prosperity. the president's party must come to power to take this program forward we require a 2 thirds majority for this amendments needed to the constitution or else we need to chan
on this report from colombo. well indeed i think his son dylan was abducted september 2008. he was one of 11 young men kidnapped to be ransomed a group within the sri lankan navy including its highest ranking officers have been implicated. we just want our child and 12 years we haven't been told whether he's alive or not so much information has been uncovered one can get away we don't even care if they do but the officers or whoever allowed this injustice must be punished human rights activists...
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enough amanda's al-jazeera colombo. let's not get a false. joining us in. sri lanka. dr kahana for musher one can ambassador to the united nations in colombo get one going to locate research oxford university and to london bindiya. of the university college london a warm welcome to you all miss a pulitzer how crucial of these elections why should it be considered a turning point in sri lankan history i think it's a very important election. you know what is happening in this country with a lot. every. history between the president and prime minister the country not forward at all and then having eliminated terrorism and then i already mentioned we had one of the worst terrorist attacks. on easter sunday in 2098 you're not economy no. one of the all 'd of them so it's very very important. that these elections produce. that really big free country out there all the more as it gets orderly and then the majority of the people expect that expect. ministration that taking over. after tomorrow to be capable able to eat me piece multiple check it's very important ok and i beli
enough amanda's al-jazeera colombo. let's not get a false. joining us in. sri lanka. dr kahana for musher one can ambassador to the united nations in colombo get one going to locate research oxford university and to london bindiya. of the university college london a warm welcome to you all miss a pulitzer how crucial of these elections why should it be considered a turning point in sri lankan history i think it's a very important election. you know what is happening in this country with a lot....
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and that's another set of results leaving the official counting center here in the colombo district onef 4 every single result that's tabulated is being sent obviously to the election authorities the hardcopy under strict security escort now most of the work over the last 10 to 12 hours has been completed to tabulate all the votes here in the colombo district and this exercise is being replicated in the $22.00 districts throughout sri lanka so basically all the votes come in to centralize counting centers in the district they are tabulated and then officially communicated to the election authorities who basically check them the rubber stamp them they basically officially recognizes results before the unknowns so far from the early indications in the results we've seen the s a p p the party of the raja cox's seems to have galloped ahead 70 percent almost in terms of every single area that the results have been announced so far seem to have gone strongly in support of the rajapakse says the s b j which is the breakaway faction of the united national party seems to have come 2nd but a very
and that's another set of results leaving the official counting center here in the colombo district onef 4 every single result that's tabulated is being sent obviously to the election authorities the hardcopy under strict security escort now most of the work over the last 10 to 12 hours has been completed to tabulate all the votes here in the colombo district and this exercise is being replicated in the $22.00 districts throughout sri lanka so basically all the votes come in to centralize...
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such as independent commissions for police and public services that speak to our correspondent in colombo me now fernandez me now so a super majority for the rajapaksa brothers how are they able to achieve this break down the numbers for us focused. basically it's a reflection of the sort of mindset of the show long can people i mean in the sort of immediate times what has been at the top of people's minds obviously is the coronavirus pandemic and what they see as the very successful handling of that pandemic which has largely shielded sri lanka sort of limiting sri lanka's coronavirus deaths to 11 limiting the spread so that's very much at the top of people's minds and the we and the efficiency which the current government led by present gautami rajapaksa has managed things they contrast this fully a lot with the shambles we had just over a year ago when this country had one of the biggest bomb attacks in this country on easter sunday and there was a lot of uncertainty questions of national security so the is a p.p. government of the rajapakse is made strides in terms of proving and winn
such as independent commissions for police and public services that speak to our correspondent in colombo me now fernandez me now so a super majority for the rajapaksa brothers how are they able to achieve this break down the numbers for us focused. basically it's a reflection of the sort of mindset of the show long can people i mean in the sort of immediate times what has been at the top of people's minds obviously is the coronavirus pandemic and what they see as the very successful handling...
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challenges of improving the economy and tackling the coronavirus pandemic mina fernandez al-jazeera colombo. still ahead on al-jazeera. never end raimondi valleys his base task construction begins a controversial but long promised. fast crime quarantine and an economic crisis in argentina find out how people and officials michel. hello once again we still have some very heavy showers just around the western side of yemen lots of plants still showing up here but elsewhere across the middle east it's business as usual in dusty weather that dust and sand certainly a possibility with a keen wind blowing as we go through thursday and on into friday 48 celsius in kuwait 46 in baghdad in the civil temperature here in doha we want to show is just around the southern end of the red sea then into western yemen just into the far south west of saudi arabia and those showers there into eritrea stretch across a good part of the fee opiah making the way across south sudan southern parts of sudan also seeing some live you shall see some pretty wet weather too just making its way across chad and heading ove
challenges of improving the economy and tackling the coronavirus pandemic mina fernandez al-jazeera colombo. still ahead on al-jazeera. never end raimondi valleys his base task construction begins a controversial but long promised. fast crime quarantine and an economic crisis in argentina find out how people and officials michel. hello once again we still have some very heavy showers just around the western side of yemen lots of plants still showing up here but elsewhere across the middle east...
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people in colombo or the new government if they can do i don't think there is anyone who can do and fed up with. anybody to scream we can't expect good things from. these people thing you know the moment. i voted for this government and like me all the people who voted for them expect a better future for 28 candidates members and 40 state ministers have been sworn in the rajapaksa of knowledge the critical role of the single a buddhist majority played in their return to power and wednesday's swearing in is a nod to that support but analysts say the government must serve all sri lankan communities to take the country forward fernandes al-jazeera colombo. india's schools have been shut for 5 months now because of coronavirus and while private schools that move classes online millions of children aren't lucky enough to log on but that doesn't mean that learning has to stop as it is about the parana reports now from new delhi is the hour they get out of the under this road building site is a makeshift learning center a stroll hot where the children of this impoverished east delhi neighborho
people in colombo or the new government if they can do i don't think there is anyone who can do and fed up with. anybody to scream we can't expect good things from. these people thing you know the moment. i voted for this government and like me all the people who voted for them expect a better future for 28 candidates members and 40 state ministers have been sworn in the rajapaksa of knowledge the critical role of the single a buddhist majority played in their return to power and wednesday's...
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in our correspondent in alpha landers who's been following the election and the vote count it's in colombo force me now a huge mandate really and an opportunity for really the country to see its constitution change how soon could this happen. so we're waiting to hear sort of details of how the rajapaksa want to take this forward north that the 20th of august is when the new parliament has been convened by a gasket signed by the president they will come together but we've also heard that as early as next week we will have the prime minister my him that rajapaksa and his cabinet to be sworn in awaiting confirmation but talk of limiting the cabinet to 26 so obviously the rajapakse is not wasting any time in terms of carrying on with the work program that they had targeted for them serves they did ask for a man that strong sort of a support of 2 thirds which now with all of their own votes and their allies they have in parliament to pass through any changes now the key thing that they had said was that the amended constitution does not allow them to carry forward their program but now there is
in our correspondent in alpha landers who's been following the election and the vote count it's in colombo force me now a huge mandate really and an opportunity for really the country to see its constitution change how soon could this happen. so we're waiting to hear sort of details of how the rajapaksa want to take this forward north that the 20th of august is when the new parliament has been convened by a gasket signed by the president they will come together but we've also heard that as...
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mean here at the callan the hardware historic buddhist temple just on the outskirts of the capital colombo oh we're going to have the official swearing in of the prime minister martin the rajapaksa if you just look over my shoulder just behind me where you see the 2 flags that's where the table is where all the action will be unfolding in a little more than 20 minutes or so you're going to have the 2 rajapaksa brothers that's president gautami rajapaksa and his elder brother the former president and incoming prime minister behind the rajapaksa essentially completing formalities these were the 2 main architects obviously of the reversal of the rajapaksa fortunes the return of the p.p. and the rajapakse is into power so i mean so that's what's going to happen it's a relatively simple ceremony but we need to take note of some of the symbolism here in this historic buddhist temple we have the buddhist clergy in full force obviously there are representatives from other religions and other communities but that saying hello buddhist identity is very much to the fore in terms of the community and
mean here at the callan the hardware historic buddhist temple just on the outskirts of the capital colombo oh we're going to have the official swearing in of the prime minister martin the rajapaksa if you just look over my shoulder just behind me where you see the 2 flags that's where the table is where all the action will be unfolding in a little more than 20 minutes or so you're going to have the 2 rajapaksa brothers that's president gautami rajapaksa and his elder brother the former...
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with the vote is expected to maintain a one meter distance and wear face masks in their finances in colombo she reports on the concerns about voter turnout because of the pandemic. turnout from sri lankan elections per specter has been a kind of a relatively slow start we did see as polls open i was outside one of the polling booths in colombo there was a queue is obviously you have people who you know every time there's an election around are there right at the beginning before polls open the cast their vote some of them get on to what we did see a little bit of brisk activity but overall there was a very little lead law number of voters so far obviously not discounting the fact that we have several hours left of voting in fact i have with me the chairman of the national election commission behind the dish of preah and let's ask him a couple of things we've got mr operate here with me thank you for joining us mr bishopric in terms of the this election one of the key factors your contending with for the 1st time is obviously the corona pandemic how much of a challenge has it been with you t
with the vote is expected to maintain a one meter distance and wear face masks in their finances in colombo she reports on the concerns about voter turnout because of the pandemic. turnout from sri lankan elections per specter has been a kind of a relatively slow start we did see as polls open i was outside one of the polling booths in colombo there was a queue is obviously you have people who you know every time there's an election around are there right at the beginning before polls open the...
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hand unchecked power to him and his brother the interim prime minister now fernandez reports from colombo. no indeed a thing has been under the doctor september 2008. he was one of 11 young men kidnapped to be ransomed a group within the sri lanka navy including its highest ranking officers have been implicated lamela the abdo issue that the law mia we just want our child in 12 years we haven't been told whether he's alive or not so much information has been uncovered one can get away we don't even care if they do but the officers or whoever allowed this injustice must be punished human rights activists fear this and similar cases involving the disappearances of hundreds of tamils after the 26 year conflict with the tamil tigers will be forgotten in sri lanka and go to the polls on windy sri lanka people's party led by the rajapaksa brothers is expected to win. president hu top then prime minister my in the family will protect war heroes who brought a queue ssion ensure national security subcommittee and bring prosperity. to any of the president's party must come to power to take this pro
hand unchecked power to him and his brother the interim prime minister now fernandez reports from colombo. no indeed a thing has been under the doctor september 2008. he was one of 11 young men kidnapped to be ransomed a group within the sri lanka navy including its highest ranking officers have been implicated lamela the abdo issue that the law mia we just want our child in 12 years we haven't been told whether he's alive or not so much information has been uncovered one can get away we don't...
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government must serve all sri lankan communities to take the country forward banana's al-jazeera colombo. sudan's government has deployed troops and imposed a 24 hour curfew in an eastern city after 3 days of violence at least $25.00 people have been killed since rival ethnic groups began fighting in port sudan it's not the 1st time members of the beni america a nuber tribes have attacked each other a state of emergency was imposed last year after fighting broke out between the 2 sides ever morgan has more from sudan's capital khartoum. first of all let's look at how this has been unfolding this is not the 1st time we see a tribal clashes between the beni armor and the nuba tribes it's been going on for years now and has escalated over the past 12 months for the last year we've seen fighting resulting in the deaths of dozens and injuries of hundreds we've seen a state of emergency imposed their will that was eventually lifted but it kind of gives you an idea of the wider context of not just the eastern part of sudan but really the whole country tribal identities and ethnic identities do
government must serve all sri lankan communities to take the country forward banana's al-jazeera colombo. sudan's government has deployed troops and imposed a 24 hour curfew in an eastern city after 3 days of violence at least $25.00 people have been killed since rival ethnic groups began fighting in port sudan it's not the 1st time members of the beni america a nuber tribes have attacked each other a state of emergency was imposed last year after fighting broke out between the 2 sides ever...
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such as independent commissions for police and public services that speak to our correspondent in colombo sri lanka's capital me now fernandez min there so a supermajority for the rajapaksa brothers how were they able to achieve this. basically it's the confidence of people have in the end rajapakse of machinery fully despite having sort of criticisms of authoritarianism and dominance obviously for the people of this country it's the p.p. and thereby the rajah parks's that are going to work for them in the most recent past we've had obviously this huge crisis and challenge of the coronavirus pandemic and their handling of it the present go to parks is handling of it has evoked a lot of confidence in the people who contrasted with the shambles the last government made of the whole easter bombings a year ago so that's why it's such a strong showing that's what analysts say that the confidence placed in the rajapakse is take sri lanka forward through difficult times that's the sort of voice of the people that you're hearing so almost 2 thirds majority but definitely a simple majority is in t
such as independent commissions for police and public services that speak to our correspondent in colombo sri lanka's capital me now fernandez min there so a supermajority for the rajapaksa brothers how were they able to achieve this. basically it's the confidence of people have in the end rajapakse of machinery fully despite having sort of criticisms of authoritarianism and dominance obviously for the people of this country it's the p.p. and thereby the rajah parks's that are going to work for...
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minister with his brother got a buyer the president and that has been our fernandez reports from colombo and now plan to change the constitution. celebrations in the rajapaksa heartland the reason that 2 thirds majority in sri lanka is new parliament on thursday will richest cute to see incumbent prime minister mind the rajapaksa who secured the highest number of votes. sylvia would lead us into the general also patriotic and then we have 2 thirds majority in the parliament and i didn't know the country can be developed in a very short period to see all what is the discipline and also the theater in 18 days to know it in the government this analyst says the strong support for prime minister rajapaksa and his brother who's president just 5 years after they voted out is a message from the people that. of democracy reforms and perhaps those reforms actually retarding goddard's which is also the main message the president has sent since his election. has been i think the clear message is. what the people are demanding use unless of course to. reform and more of economic development. seen aro
minister with his brother got a buyer the president and that has been our fernandez reports from colombo and now plan to change the constitution. celebrations in the rajapaksa heartland the reason that 2 thirds majority in sri lanka is new parliament on thursday will richest cute to see incumbent prime minister mind the rajapaksa who secured the highest number of votes. sylvia would lead us into the general also patriotic and then we have 2 thirds majority in the parliament and i didn't know...
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the government of corruption censorship and intimidation and now fernandez is our correspondent in colombo with the latest on the election results. despite having sort of criticisms of authoritarianism and dominance obviously for the people of this country it's the p.p. and thereby the rajapaksa us that are going to work for them in the most recent past we've had obviously this huge crisis and challenge of the coronavirus pandemic and their handling of it the president got of it rajapakse is handling of it has evoked a lot of confidence in the people who contrasted with the shambles the last government made of the whole easter bombings a year ago so that's why such a strong showing that's what analysts say that the confidence placed in the writing process takes a lot of forward through difficult times that's the sort of voice of the people that you're hearing so almost 2 thirds majority but definitely a simple majority is in the bag they do have control of parliament which paves the way for them to push you 5 their work and in terms of taking forward their vision. in other news anger has b
the government of corruption censorship and intimidation and now fernandez is our correspondent in colombo with the latest on the election results. despite having sort of criticisms of authoritarianism and dominance obviously for the people of this country it's the p.p. and thereby the rajapaksa us that are going to work for them in the most recent past we've had obviously this huge crisis and challenge of the coronavirus pandemic and their handling of it the president got of it rajapakse is...
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and that's another set of results leaving the official counting center here in the colombo district onef 4 every single result that's tabulated is being sent obviously to the election authorities the hardcopy under strict security escort now most of the work over the last 10 to 12 hours has been completed to tabulate all the awards here in the colombo district and this exercise is being replicated in the $22.00 districts throughout sri lanka so basically all the votes come in to centralize counting centers in the district they are tabulated and then officially communicated to the election authorities who basically check them the rubber stamp them they basically officially recognize those results before they are announced so far from the early indications in the results we've seen the essel p.p. the party of the raja cox's seems to have galloped ahead 70 percent almost in terms of every single area that the results have been announced so far seem to have gone strongly in support of the rajapaksa the s b j which is the breakaway faction of the united national party seems to have come 2nd
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parliament that will allow them to restore the president's power as melvin and his reports now from colombo. polls opened early on wednesday to choose sri lanka as members of parliament when the coronavirus pandemic made the national election commission's job extremely difficult the 1st. employ. of the election each all aboard. employed at least that public. the election was postponed twice because of health concerns observers say wednesday's vote was one of the most peaceful in recent years and that is an achievement. the preference voting system usually causes much rivalry between candidates from the same party but new restrictions on campaigning minimize can transition election day proceedings are ok but some are stored pending issues related to. 3 campaign. during the prediction campaign we've actually been able to create a level playing field because most of the candidates over really feel able to spend 2000000 for. a number of complaints were made about must media coverage during the election which is iraq's voters in colombo what mattered when making their choice we had to board wise
parliament that will allow them to restore the president's power as melvin and his reports now from colombo. polls opened early on wednesday to choose sri lanka as members of parliament when the coronavirus pandemic made the national election commission's job extremely difficult the 1st. employ. of the election each all aboard. employed at least that public. the election was postponed twice because of health concerns observers say wednesday's vote was one of the most peaceful in recent years...
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let's bring in riddle modine who joins me now from colombo in struggling because she is a south asia campaigner with amnesty international good to have you with us on the program how problematic is this sort of occurrence becoming not just in pakistan but in countries across this particular part of the region hi thank you so much for having me so inforce disappearances are certainly something that because they're shouted in secrecy we're never going to have an idea of the exact numbers of what actually how many people have disappeared especially in box and across the region but in boxes then we see that it's very much an ongoing phenomenon or it is something that we see almost daily reports and it doesn't really show any signs of relenting and in sri lanka we've seen that it's sort of moved on to looking at it as if it's at a transitional justice where they're not ongoing but families are still waiting for justice but i think the most critical number that really sort of defined the phenomenon of the forces advances in south asia is the number 0 which is the number of prosecutions tha
let's bring in riddle modine who joins me now from colombo in struggling because she is a south asia campaigner with amnesty international good to have you with us on the program how problematic is this sort of occurrence becoming not just in pakistan but in countries across this particular part of the region hi thank you so much for having me so inforce disappearances are certainly something that because they're shouted in secrecy we're never going to have an idea of the exact numbers of what...
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just 0 colombo. 3 people have died in the indian city of being a little violent sparked by an allegedly offensive social media post about the prophet muhammad dozens were injured when protesters clashed with police who fired on the crowd the facebook post was made by a relative of a local politician and this is with prana reports. the charred remains of a violent protest burnt out vehicles a strewn on the streets of bengal police say that saf to a 1000 people went to the home of a politician on tuesday night angry about an alleged facebook post by his relative which insulted as lobs prophet muhammad they said vehicles on fire outside the home and destroyed property in the neighborhood well that's a lot of. muslim men came from there between 930 to 10 there were around 20 of them carrying beaton's. the only targeted our street and in our street they destroyed at least 2 or 3 cars and 22 they also broke all the windows of our house and. the protesters then went to 2 police stations and set at least $200.00 motorbikes on fire police say they were forced to shoot at the crowds of people who
just 0 colombo. 3 people have died in the indian city of being a little violent sparked by an allegedly offensive social media post about the prophet muhammad dozens were injured when protesters clashed with police who fired on the crowd the facebook post was made by a relative of a local politician and this is with prana reports. the charred remains of a violent protest burnt out vehicles a strewn on the streets of bengal police say that saf to a 1000 people went to the home of a politician on...
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and then there's just the or colombo. it's exactly a year since india of a special status of indian administered kashmir the day has been marked by protests in pakistan where prime minister imran khan saying the decision to impose control from new delhi has turned kashmir into an open air prison some have been reports 6. communities on the pakistani side of the disputed region are protesting many see the indian government's communications blockade has separated them from family in indian administered kashmir new delhi revoked its autonomy last year effectively an extinct part of the territory. we want to convey the message to the international community that we will continue to stand in solidarity against the violence the rape and the arrests of kashmiris until our land is free of occupation. on the other side of the line of control some in the hindu minority in jammu and kashmir have been celebrating the anniversary. of the 5th is the day when the wall of hatred may be article 370 the dividing kashmir from india was brou
and then there's just the or colombo. it's exactly a year since india of a special status of indian administered kashmir the day has been marked by protests in pakistan where prime minister imran khan saying the decision to impose control from new delhi has turned kashmir into an open air prison some have been reports 6. communities on the pakistani side of the disputed region are protesting many see the indian government's communications blockade has separated them from family in indian...
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while ago to counting centers like this this is one of the biggest counting centers one of 4 in the colombo district and this kind of activity replicated around the country as each district essentially gathers all the ballot boxes into those centralized counting centers now for the 1st time in sri lankan elections the counting of those votes will not start over night for reasons of the corona pandemic in minimizing that this you know people being tired they may need to be greek sort of walking throughout the night the election of oddities of bringing all the ballot boxes into counting centers like this they will be locked down in their 11 counting rooms and the counting proper will begin at 8 am on thursday that's tomorrow when they start taking stock still who essentially has garnered what a number of wards obviously. the party of the rajapaksa clan the s p p very confident but even the opposition saying that that contradiction they've done well so that's the situation in colombo and right throughout the country as this kind of activity continues throughout the night while all of the ballo
while ago to counting centers like this this is one of the biggest counting centers one of 4 in the colombo district and this kind of activity replicated around the country as each district essentially gathers all the ballot boxes into those centralized counting centers now for the 1st time in sri lankan elections the counting of those votes will not start over night for reasons of the corona pandemic in minimizing that this you know people being tired they may need to be greek sort of walking...
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had forced a delay of over 4 months we can now speak to our correspondent in elfin and astri's in colombo for us well we are starting to see some of the early results what are they telling us. what many people had expected the s o p p or the party of the rajapakse galloping ahead in terms of the results released so far we've had final results for 2 of this country's 22 districts that's the goal and the martha districts board districts in the south of the country and these are overwhelmingly in favor of the p.p. 70 percent of the war going the way of that party and the 2nd essentially in the running the is b.j. that is the breakaway faction of the biggest opposition party the united national party they are way behind they have something like just one 4th of the votes polled by the p.p. so all indications from the early results that have been released so far and us asia showing that the p.p. has brought in that massive victory it was aiming for the situation that we've gathered so far in terms of the official results that have come out so far as i know there's all potentially has a huge imp
had forced a delay of over 4 months we can now speak to our correspondent in elfin and astri's in colombo for us well we are starting to see some of the early results what are they telling us. what many people had expected the s o p p or the party of the rajapakse galloping ahead in terms of the results released so far we've had final results for 2 of this country's 22 districts that's the goal and the martha districts board districts in the south of the country and these are overwhelmingly in...
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vote joined the pandemic which had forced a delay of over 4 months now fernandez joins us now from colombo and when i was saying some results trickling in what are they telling us so far. basically it's showing us what we already knew laura but now it's formal the p.p. the party of the rajapakse is seems to have swept at least the official results that we're hearing so far 2 districts out of the me maine and the total of the $22.00 districts in this country already been announced and if you look at the total district results in those 2 goal and moderate to the south of the country essentially the p.p. has taken no way more than 70 percent of the vote the 2nd sort of closest to that would be the s.b. gee that's the breakaway faction of that mean opposition party and they're way behind almost just one 4th of the vote that obviously the p.p. has pulled very much the initial stages of the results laura so far still a lot to come but indicators kind of confirming what many people thought that the p.p. was going to carry away a majority of the warts and were waiting to see the picture unfold lau
vote joined the pandemic which had forced a delay of over 4 months now fernandez joins us now from colombo and when i was saying some results trickling in what are they telling us so far. basically it's showing us what we already knew laura but now it's formal the p.p. the party of the rajapakse is seems to have swept at least the official results that we're hearing so far 2 districts out of the me maine and the total of the $22.00 districts in this country already been announced and if you...
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we report from colombo.r: [indiscernible] he was one of 11 young men kidnapped to be ransomed. a group in the sri lankan navy, including its highest ranking officers, have been implicated. >> we just want our child. in 12 years we haven't been told if he is alive or not. so much information has been uncovered. one can get away, we don't care if they do, but the officers or whoever allowed this injustice must be punished. reporter: human rights activists say similar cases involve disappearances of hundreds after a conflict. sri lankans go to the polls on wednesday. the sri lankan people's party is expected to win. the president and prime minister say they will protect war heroes from prosecution, ensure national security, sovereignty, and bring prosperity. >> the president's party must come to power to take this program forward. we require a choosers majority for this. there are amendments needed to the constitution or we need to change the constitution. reporter: presidential powers were weakened and the par
we report from colombo.r: [indiscernible] he was one of 11 young men kidnapped to be ransomed. a group in the sri lankan navy, including its highest ranking officers, have been implicated. >> we just want our child. in 12 years we haven't been told if he is alive or not. so much information has been uncovered. one can get away, we don't care if they do, but the officers or whoever allowed this injustice must be punished. reporter: human rights activists say similar cases involve...
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people in colombo or to new government if they can do all i don't think there is anyone who can do and fed up with anything anybody does seem so we can expect good things from. these people going on going again in a moment. i voted for this government and like me all the people who voted for them expect a better future. 28 candidate members and 40 state ministers have been sworn in the larger part of knowledge the critical role of the single a buddhist majority played in their return to power and wednesday's wedding in is a nod to that support but analysts say the government must serve all sri lankan communities to take the country forward banana's al-jazeera colombo. sudan's government has deployed troops and opposed to 24 hour curfew in an eastern city after 3 days of violence and he's $25.00 people have been killed since rival ethnic groups began fighting in port sudan it's not the 1st time members of the betty american nuba tribes have attacked each other a state of emergency was imposed last year after fighting broke out between the 2 science hit morgan has more from students capi
people in colombo or to new government if they can do all i don't think there is anyone who can do and fed up with anything anybody does seem so we can expect good things from. these people going on going again in a moment. i voted for this government and like me all the people who voted for them expect a better future. 28 candidate members and 40 state ministers have been sworn in the larger part of knowledge the critical role of the single a buddhist majority played in their return to power...
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thanks very much for joining us from colombo. hugh. the afghan health minister says 10000000 people may have been infected with corona virus the announcement comes after a nationwide blood survey testing for the virus now the results show more than half of the cases are in adults but nearly 50 percent of children who tested positive did not show any symptoms more than 1200 people have died in afghanistan since the pun damage began. and the number of people who have died from the corona virus around the world has now passed 700000 that's been reported as the australian state of victoria announces 725 new cases officials in melbourne have imposed a nighttime curfew and restricted and restrictions on movement and hundreds of military personnel have been deployed to help enforce isolation orders and more breaking the rules faces very large fines and virgin australia has announced its firing $3000.00 staff as it prepares to relaunch and the new owners the pandemic force the airline into voluntary administration in april travel restrictions
thanks very much for joining us from colombo. hugh. the afghan health minister says 10000000 people may have been infected with corona virus the announcement comes after a nationwide blood survey testing for the virus now the results show more than half of the cases are in adults but nearly 50 percent of children who tested positive did not show any symptoms more than 1200 people have died in afghanistan since the pun damage began. and the number of people who have died from the corona virus...
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for its majority needed to carry out sweeping constitutional reforms me now fernandez has more from colombo it's a reflection of the sort of mindset of the shillong people living in the sort.
for its majority needed to carry out sweeping constitutional reforms me now fernandez has more from colombo it's a reflection of the sort of mindset of the shillong people living in the sort.
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just joins us now live from colombo without any exit polls during this counting how do we get indicators of where the vote went. generally laura what happens with sri lanka is the whole sort of mechanism of exit polls aren't conducted here so what we do have as early indicators is at counting centers like the one that i am standing in front of here in the colombo district each counting room essentially has representatives of political parties of independent candidates and each of them on a selected basis are given permits to sit in observe the count and usually each of those rooms when the count is completed there's a formal result sheet that's posted up outside and those representatives tend to give out that message who did what garnered what number of words and this is very much the kind of early indicators that we start hearing from within the counting centers of what we the paul has gone now so far we have been receiving some of the early results the official results the 1st of all to be counted obviously the ballot these are votes that are cast a couple of weeks before the election
just joins us now live from colombo without any exit polls during this counting how do we get indicators of where the vote went. generally laura what happens with sri lanka is the whole sort of mechanism of exit polls aren't conducted here so what we do have as early indicators is at counting centers like the one that i am standing in front of here in the colombo district each counting room essentially has representatives of political parties of independent candidates and each of them on a...
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lanka meanwhile families like the virus thing has tried not to lose hope they never nando al-jazeera colombo there's been intense speculation among spaniards about where their former king has gone the palace in madrid announced on monday that one carlos was going into exile under the cloud of a financial scandal rumors that he'd fled to the dominican republic has been denied well media reports suggests he wants to return to spain soon it's that many people questioning the role of the country's monarchy a sort of you know report. from defender of democracy to a humiliating fall from grace spain's former king juan carlos abandoned the royal residence in madrid his home for 58 years of a self-imposed exile but the cloud of scandal continues as to the investigations into his involvement in a high speed rail contract in saudi arabia spain's supreme court opened a case in june after a swiss newspaper reported he received $100000000.00 from the late saudi king abdullah his close involvement with a danish businesswoman kareena lawson is also the subject of examination she is alleged to have received
lanka meanwhile families like the virus thing has tried not to lose hope they never nando al-jazeera colombo there's been intense speculation among spaniards about where their former king has gone the palace in madrid announced on monday that one carlos was going into exile under the cloud of a financial scandal rumors that he'd fled to the dominican republic has been denied well media reports suggests he wants to return to spain soon it's that many people questioning the role of the country's...
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sunday is the last day of campaigning. 0ur correspondent, anbarasan ethirajan in colombo, takes a look raja pa ksa, is on a campaign trail once again. almost nine months after his landslide victory in the presidential poll, he wants to sweep the parliamentary election. mr rajapaksa wants this man, his brother mahinda, to be his prime minister. mahinda was president twice before, and gotabaya was his defence secretary. the election is happening amid the unprecedented coronavirus crisis. sri lanka has managed to contain the outbreak, with the deaths onlyjust into double figures. the entire world is now subject to covid—19 infection. sri lanka is one of the best countries to face it successfully and to save its own citizens. therefore, gota baya rajapa ksa has shown he's a unique leader, and because of that, people have a new hope. however, the rajapaksa brothers still face accusations of rights abuses during the war with the tamil rebels which ended in 2009. they deny any wrongdoing, but the rajapaksas' supporters, mostly drawn from the majority sinhalese, dismiss the criticism over righ
sunday is the last day of campaigning. 0ur correspondent, anbarasan ethirajan in colombo, takes a look raja pa ksa, is on a campaign trail once again. almost nine months after his landslide victory in the presidential poll, he wants to sweep the parliamentary election. mr rajapaksa wants this man, his brother mahinda, to be his prime minister. mahinda was president twice before, and gotabaya was his defence secretary. the election is happening amid the unprecedented coronavirus crisis. sri...