| That old chestnut |
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Tamil Guardian 21 April 2012 |
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As tens of thousands from Bahrain’s Shia community demonstrated against this weekend’s Formula 1 race being held amid ongoing violent repression by the ruling Sunni dynasty, how did Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa justify why the race should go ahead?
"I genuinely believe this race is a force for good, it unites many people from many different religious backgrounds, sects and ethnicities," he said.
The standard rationale for sports amid repression – even in the face of obvious evidence to the contrary.
Crown Prince Al Khalifa went on to say:
“I think cancelling the race just empowers extremists…. Having the race allows us to build bridges across communities, get people working together. It allows us to celebrate our nation as an idea that is positive, not one that is divisive.”
Meanwhile, Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone, who stood at the Prince's right elbow, had this to say:
"If people have got a complaint about something else, it's nothing to do with F1."
So that's that, then.
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Tamil Guardian 24 May 2013
German NGO interrogated by SL police |
Sri Lanka’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has interrogated members of the German NGO the Friedrich Naumann Foundation, for allegedly working beyond its legal mandate.
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Tamil Guardian 24 May 2013
SL military soldier suspected of Vavuniya child rape |
A Sri Lankan military soldier is suspected to have perpetrated the rape of a 7 year old girl in Nedunkeni, Vavuniya, reports Uthayan.
The incident led to a protest by local Tamils, demanding that the culprit be arrested.
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Tamil Guardian 23 May 2013
JHU reveal 19th Amendment proposal |
A ruling government coalition party, the Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU), have submitted a motion proposing a 19th amendment to the Sri Lankan constitution, earlier on Thursday.
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Tamil Guardian 23 May 2013
Mervyn Silva, the agony aunt |
Sri Lanka's Public Relations and Public Affairs Minister, Mervyn Silva, has decided to launch a hotline for public complaints, reports Colombo Page. The hotline would allow the user to choose their language of choice,
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