Collective guilt?
By Prof. Susirith Mendis One of my good and sincere friends, now a self-exiled expatriate, growing an amazingly beautiful and typical ‘English Garden’ in, I […]
Month: April 2015
19A shuts out Gota
The 19th Amendment to the Constitution, which was passed in Parliament on Tuesday with an overwhelming majority, has barred former Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa from […]
President thwarted last minute bid to sabotage 19 A – Rajitha
by Shamindra Ferdinando The government yesterday accused an influential section of the UPFA parliamentary group of having made a desperate bid to sabotage the 19 […]
Racist Mahinda can never be a President again!
COLOMBO: Former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, trying hard to come back, suffered a major setback on Tuesday when Parliament passed the 19th Constitutional Amendment […]
Kerry Hopes to Reset US Relations With Sri Lanka
STATE DEPARTMENT— A senior U.S. State Department official said Wednesday that Secretary of State John Kerry was traveling to Sri Lanka to show that the […]
Sri Lanka’s new rulers confident of regaining GSP Plus next year: Harsha de Silva
Apr 30, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s new administration is confident about retrieving the GSP plus trade concessions by mid or late next year, Harsha […]
Ranil Wickremesinghe: The good, the bad or the ugly?
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe is considered a political strategist by many. LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran once feared his actions. He takes certain bold decisions in […]
What Does A Rajapaksa Return Entail
The inevitable yet politically well-timed arrest of one or all of the Rajapaksa brothers, legal action against all on all and sundry causes and cases […]
The 19A: Did Maithripala Sell Out?
By Hilmy Ahamed – The historic passage of the watered down 19th amendment on 28th April 2015 is probably the single most successful parliamentary endevour, […]
After 100 days the stark contrast between the Rajapakse and Sirisena Administrations
The conclusion of the one hundred (100) days is a good time to compare and indeed contrast the Maithripala Sirisena Administration from the Rajapakse rule […]
NO difference between Mahinda and mugabe – Rajitha Senaratne
By Zahrah Imtiaz The debate on the bill of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution thus far has deepened the rift within the SLFP and […]
Release info on Tamil political detainees
BY M. SASIKUMAR Eelam People’s Democratic Party (EPDP) General Secretary, Parliamentarian Douglas Devananda, urged the government to release information regarding Tamil political detainees. Devananda pointed […]
Nine Foods That Prevent and Combat Diabetes
Can controlling your blood sugar levels and preventing Diabetes complications can be as simple as eating the right foods? The answer is yes. Certain foods […]
“No way Sharmini, this will get us both killed!” – if this article was published in 2007
By Sharmini Serasinghe – The following piece was written by me in 2007. This was a time, when the media in Sri Lanka was terrorized […]
Chief Michael Sunday Babatunde Adigun: Friend Of The Tamils
By S. Ratnajeevan H. Hoole – I write celebrating the life of a Nigerian Yoruba Chief, Michael Sunday Babatunde Adigun, Balogun Bobajiro of Ibadanland and […]
Exclusive: Attorney General’s Recommendations On Gota Arrest: Ranil Stopt it.
A leaked report from the Attorney General’s Department on the case against Avant Garde Maritime Services, confirms the Colombo Telegraph report which exposed the Attorney […]
Third reading of 19-A also passed
The third reading of the 19th Amendment to the constitution was passed after some changes were made to the bill which was earlier approved by […]
Review on diaspora ban underway
The Government says the review process on the ban imposed on some diaspora groups is underway. Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera, who had said in March […]
Sri Lanka parliament votes to curb president’s power
Sri Lanka’s parliament voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to curb the power of the presidency, restoring a two-term limit and reviving independent bodies to manage key institutions […]
Norway lauds President’s dedication to the Nation
Norway is satisfied with the success of the Sri Lanka Government’s 100-day programme. Norwegian Ambassador Grete Lochen expressed her satisfaction over this programme during a […]