Tamils in Jaffna protest against Sri Lankan military land grabs
Protestors staged a sit in at the Jaffna Government Agent District Secretariat office in Jaffna today, demanding the Sri Lankan military halt ongoing land surveys. […]
Day: 12 April 2016
Sri Lanka relaunches controversial Sinhala settlement scheme in North-East
The Sri Lankan government has opened a new village in the Tamil North-East of the island, as part of a revival of a controversial Sinhala […]
From emoluments to Devolution of power
The practice of enticing MPs by dishing out various favours, may it be Ministerial posts or other similar offers, is no strange phenomenon in our […]
We do not want any political interference and military interference in our life.
The survivors of Sri Lanka’s civil war have been ignored for too long. In this report we listened to what they had to say, and turned […]
Panama Papers: Kith and kin of politicos named
by Shamindra Ferdinando Contrary to speculation Sri Lankan politicians are not among those named in Panama Papers (a vast collection of documents pertaining to massive […]
‘Steel’ing the homes of IDPs
Over the past few weeks, the Resettlement Ministry had been embroiled in a controversy over providing 65,000 permanent houses to the war affected people. The […]
Country Will Be More United Under A Federal System – Mavai Senathirajah
by Camelia Nathaniel Jaffna District MP and Leader of the Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK) – the main constituent party of the Tamil National Alliance […]
Rajapaksa Conspiracy To Create A Rift Between RANIL And MAITHIRI
RW-MR discuss abolition of executive presidency Rajapaksa making plans to contest for top seat again Basil announces re-entry to party politics An unscheduled meeting that […]
Sri Lanka’s Ability To Deliver Transitional Justice Grim
By Usha S Sri-Skanda-Rajah – Sri Lanka’s Ability To Deliver Transitional Justice Grim – Without Fundamental Change Experts in the field, expect fundamental change on the […]
From Panama Papers to Child Marriage: Food for Thought, Battles to Wage
“To walk our way and keep our eyes fixed on it Is mankind’s first and foremost obligation.” Iphigenia in Tauris (Goethe) It is a lie, […]