Will Delhi’s nod be necessary for Jaya-Wigneswaran meeting?
COLOMBO: Will prior permission of the Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) be necessary for any meeting between the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa and […]
Month: May 2016
Gammanpila’s Signature Scams
by Nirmala Kannangara Yet another Rajapaksa follower is soon to be arrested by the Police Special Investigation Unit (SIU) for allegedly cheating an Australian national […]
Geneva-sanctioned Office for Missing Persons to succeed Paranagama Commission
By Shamindra Ferdinando The government has directed the Presidential Commission to Investigate Complaints Regarding Missing Persons to hand over all its files to proposed Office […]
Since 1948 – Sri Lanka’s Deceptions Continue!
By S. V. Kirubaharan – S. V. Kirubaharan A few days back – the Eelam Tamils, diaspora Tamils and the World Tamils commemorated the 7th […]
‘Wigneswaran and Jayalalithaa’ the last hope of the Tamils?
By Vishwamithra1984 – “We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done.” ~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow […]
SLFP backs Executive Presidency, broader power to PCs
The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) has decided to back powers of an Executive President as with its proposals on Constitutional Reforms. SLFP heavyweights yesterday, […]
EU to revise its development strategy for Sri Lanka
The European Union (EU), in close consultation with the Government, is currently in the process of revising its development strategy for Sri Lanka, a Sri Lanka – […]
Opposition questions failure by AG to look into over 8000 files
The opposition today questioned the failure by the Attorney General ‘s (AG) department to look into over 8000 files piled up at the department. Former […]
Hundreds pay homage to late son of Tamil Leader Prabhakaran in Chennai
Hundreds of people gathered in Chennai on Sunday to pay homage to late Balachandran, 10 year old son of the late founder of Liberation Tigers […]
A brief history of political arrogance and Eastern Province CM’s place in it
astern Province Chief Minister Nazeer Ahamed should now be every chief minister’s envy. They hardly make news even when they try their personal best, perhaps […]
Sri Lanka flood victims highly indebted, livelihoods insecure, survey finds
ECONOMYNEXT – Victims of Sri Lanka’s recent floods and landslides had been repeatedly affected by previous natural disasters and were now highly indebted with insecure […]
Fresh instructions issued in respect of PTA
By Shamindra Ferdinando In the wake of a spate of arrests of former senior members of the LTTE, the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka […]
Sirisena defends return of land to Sri Lankan Tamils
Amid continuing criticism of Sri Lanka’s approach to the implementation of the 2015 Geneva resolution, President Maithirpala Sirisena has defended his government’s policy of returning […]
Pains of labour in the Post-Civil War Development in Jaffna
The welfare of working people is sine qua non for economic and social development of societies. More than a quarter century of civil war in […]
Sampur Incident Highlights Need For Better Governance In North & East
By Jehan Perera – Jehan Perera The immediate cause of the fracas in the east involving the chief minister, governor and naval officer was personal […]
The Struggle To Free The Tamil Political Prisoners & To Answer For The Displaced In Sri Lanka
By Ranjan Fernando – Ranjan Fernando We are on the brink of a Fascist takeover, I feel. I cannot ‘prove’ it as one would a […]
Alleged war crimes: PM announces probe will be domestic, no foreign judges
Decision conveyed to senior Army officers, details soon, but TNA unhappy Geneva Resolution watered down Armed services to return more private lands to civilians, high-powered […]
NPC unanimously congratulates Jayalalithaa
NPC unanimously congratulates Jayalalithaa COLOMBO: The Provincial Council of Sri Lanka’s Tamil-majority Northern Province has unanimously passed a resolution congratulating AIADMK leader J.Jayalalithaa for winning […]
WA asylum seeker ordered home to Sri Lanka despite fears for safety
Sri Lanka: Consultations Lacking on Missing Persons’ Office Ratification of Convention Against Enforced Disappearance Important Step (New York) – The Sri Lankan government ratified the […]
Is Wigneswaran Planning To Break Away From TNA To Form Radical Tamil Party?
COLOMBO: The Chief Minister of Sri Lanka’s Tamil majority Northern Province, C.V.Wigneswaran, appears to be planning to break away from the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) […]