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Peace for the World
First democratic leader of Justice the Godfather of the Sri Lankan Tamil Struggle: Honourable Samuel James Veluppillai Chelvanayakam

Monday, January 12, 2015

New President in Sri Lanka Puts China’s Plans in Check


Sri Lanka’s newly elected president Maithripala Sirisena arrives at the Election Commission office in Colombo on January 9, 2015 (Agence France-Presse photo)
Ellen Barry, The New York Times-
Maithripala_Sirisena_new_AFP_650Sri Lanka Brief12/01/2015  
New Delhi On a Sunday four months ago, a vessel pulled unannounced into Sri Lanka’s Colombo harbor: the Chinese Navy submarine Great Wall No. 329, which is designed to carry torpedoes, a cruise missile and a 360-pound warhead.
New President in Sri Lanka Puts China’s Plans in Check by Thavam Ratna