Sri Lanka imposes tougher visa sanctions on North Koreans
Sri Lanka recently imposed enhanced visa restrictions for North Koreans entering the country in compliance with the U.N. Security Council’s sanctions against North Korea’s nuclear and missile development.
According to its implementation report for Resolution 2321, sent to the Security Council on Sept. 15, the Sri Lankan government said it has imposed stringent visa requirements on all North Korean nationals
who wish to enter the country.
“North Korean nationals are thus no longer eligible to apply for visas through Sri Lanka’s online Electronic Travel Authorization system,” the report said.
In addition, the immigration and emigration authorities were ordered to ensure that North Korean individuals on the sanctions list are not permitted to enter Sri Lanka, the report said.
The authorities were also requested to exercise vigilance when North Koreans request to enter the country, even for transit purposes, according to the report.
Moreover, all Sri Lankan missions and posts overseas have been instructed to refer all North Korean visa requests to the government for vetting, the report said.
The Security Council adopted Resolution 2321 in November last year against the North’s fifth nuclear test in September.
(Source: Yonhap)
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Biggest Joke. Why N. Korians have to come to Sri Lanka? They are not even Rohgniya Boat people!
Hiya Amarakoon,
You are a cynic, mate.
Can’t yous see. People all over the world wish to migrate to our land which is flowing with milk and honey and Yahapalana justice, Voomarasami’s economic prosperity and of of course, Bondy M and his SIL showing us the way to quick prosperity and Minster Maliki bringing billions of FDI’s and Kiriya building wonderful elevated freeways and laptops and tablets free to all for watching porn and Harin’s wonderful Google Baloon floating in the landscape and a potential Nobel peace price Winner at the top and a Cricket team which scores the same losing score in every match and a Parliament which resembles a circus with red nosed clowns on both sides of the bench.
Brother Amarakoon, we are in paradise my dear, North Koreans, Rohingyas and soon, Americans and Europeans will be flocking to our miracle land in their millions.
Do North Korea care shit about what Sri Lanka say or do? They may be having a laugh about this.
an island with an easily accessible coast line walking into sri lanka is a cake walk.
apparently Rohingiyans invaded Sri Lanka back in 2008 and they government claims that under mysterious circumstances.
Siriseana is bending backwards to please those who created the refugee in the first place. Trum in during his 45 minute address the United Nations did not even make a passing reference to the problem in Myanmar.
UNHRC can do little to influence the Myanmar coalition Aung San Suu Kyi
2008 April – Government publishes proposed new constitution, which allocates a quarter of seats in parliament to the military and bans opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi from holding office.
2009 January – Thailand expels hundreds of members of Muslim Rohingya minority who appeared off its coast. Myanmar denies the minority’s existence. Several hundred Rohingyas are subsequently rescued from boats off the coast of Indonesia.
2011 December – US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visits, meets Aung San Suu Kyi and holds talks with President Thein Sein. US offers to improve relations if democratic reforms continue.
Newspaper reader, Burma, 2012Image copyrightGETTY IMAGES
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Pre-publication censorship was scrapped in 2012, but state control of media remains strong
President Thein Sein signs law allowing peaceful demonstrations for the first time; NLD re-registers as a political party in advance of by-elections for parliament due to be held early in 2012.
Burmese authorities agree truce deal with rebels of Shan ethnic group and orders military to stop operations against ethnic Kachin rebels.
1824-26 – First Anglo-Burmese war ends with the Treaty of Yandabo, according to which Burma ceded the Arakan coastal strip, between Chittagong and Cape Negrais, to British India.
1937 – Britain separates Burma from India and makes it a crown colony.
1942 – Japan invades and occupies Burma with some help from the Japanese-trained Burma Independence Army, which later transforms itself into the Anti-Fascist People’s Freedom League (AFPFL) and resists Japanese rule.
1948 – Burma becomes independent with U Nu as prime minister.
1962 – U Nu’s faction ousted in military coup led by Gen Ne Win, who abolishes the federal system and inaugurates “the Burmese Way to Socialism” – nationalising the economy, forming a single-party state with the Socialist Programme Party as the sole political party, and banning independent newspapers.
1988 – Thousands of people are killed in anti-government riots. The State Law and Order Restoration Council (Slorc) is formed
2002 May – Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi released after nearly 20 months of house arrest.
2007 January – China and Russia veto a draft US resolution at the UN Security Council urging Myanmar to stop persecuting minority and opposition groups.
2007 October – Normality returns to Rangoon amid heavy military presence. Monks are absent, after thousands are reportedly rounded up.
After some delay, UN Security Council deplores military crackdown on peaceful protesters.
2008 April – Government publishes proposed new constitution, which allocates a quarter of seats in parliament to the military and bans opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi from holding office.
2016 March – Htin Kyaw sworn in as president, ushering in a new era as Aung San Suu Kyi’s democracy movement takes power after 50 years of military domination
2008 April – Government publishes proposed new constitution, which allocates a quarter of seats in parliament to the military and bans opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi from holding office.
After a couple of centuries of colonial rule the military junta ruled between from 1948 to 2011 and sveral movements and the Karen rebellion is described as the longets civil conflicts.
The Indonesian and the Malaysian governments are critical about the myanmar government attitude to Rohingyas but has done nthing meaningful about the ;problem.
Ha… ha….ha…. No comment!!!
Great, Condemning untamed nation