Churches and ICRC regions in No Fire Zone shelled by Sri Lanka
As we approach seven years since the end of the armed conflict where Sri Lankan government troops systematically killed tens of thousands of Tamil civilians, […]
Day: April 22, 2016
Army fails to submit list of missing people
A list of people who surrendered during the last phase of the armed conflict in 2009 was not submitted to the Mullaithivu magistrate court by […]
Richmond Hill woman Malini Siva missing for 2 months
York Regional Police is seeking public assistance locating a 44-year-old woman missing from the Town of Richmond Hill. Kalamalini Sivakumar was last seen Feb. 19, […]
Buddhist Extremists Block Sri Lankan Christians From Using Public Cemeteries
By Lorraine Caballero Sri Lankan Christians cannot bury their dead in public cemeteries because Buddhist monks are stopping them from doing so, charity group Release International […]
Clash of Titans on May Day in Sri Lanka will See Grandstanding like Hitler and Churchill During world war 2
By Winston de Valliere While Political parties and Trade Unions flex their muscles to observe May Day in just a week’s time, the enormity of the […]
Wasim Thajudeen murder: Arrest of four top cops imminent
The Criminal Investigations Department is likely to arrest four other senior Police officers, including a serving ASP and a retired Senior DIG, in connection with […]
Large-scale gem fraud during last regime: Authority
A financial fraud involving the loss of vital foreign exchange earnings beyond calculation had been caused to country through the smuggling out of large stocks […]
Rajapaksa protected the killer of British citizen Khuram Shaikh Zaman says President Maithiri
President Maithrippla Sirisena on Wednesday accused his predecessor Mahinda Rajapaksa of having thwarted a bid to take disciplinary action against the then Chairman of the […]
Sampanthan’s decisions questionable
Leader of the Eelam People’s Revolutionary Liberation Front (EPRLF) and former TNA Parliamentarian Suresh Premachandran stated that, certain decisions taken by the leader of the […]
Democracy in Post War Sri Lanka | April 2016
19 April 2016, Colombo, Sri Lanka: According to the latest ‘Democracy in Post War Sri Lanka’ survey conducted by Social Indicator, the survey research unit […]
From ‘war-policing’ to ‘community policing’
From adversary to protector- Sri Lanka Police have turned to ‘Community Policing’ as a way to build bridges between communities and the police at a […]
Questions of Haste, Urgency and Consultations in Transitional Justice
On a recent visit to the United States, Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera made a revealing series of comments in response to a question at a […]
The Joint Opposition Is A Bunch Of Asylum Seekers & Debris Of A Rogue Regime
By Vishwamithra1984 – “There is no den in the wide world to hide a rogue. Commit a crime and the earth is made of glass. […]
Bouquets And Brickbats For Sri Lanka In UK’s Annual Human Rights Report
“There was an improvement in the overall human rights situation in Sri Lanka in 2015, although some concerns remain. Reversing the downward trend of recent […]
European Union Lifts Ban On Fish Imports From Sri Lanka
The European Union today announced that it has lifted the ban on Sri Lankan fish imports, Minister of Fisheries Mahinda Amaraweera announced. The EU decision […]