The governing United People’s Freedom Alliance led by President Mahinda Rajapaksa is yet to formulate an official stance on the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) even five months after the report was tabled in parliament.
Albeit making diverse comments about the LLRC recommendations and its implementation, governing party  members are undecided on how to move forward with the report presented by a commission appointed by the President………... read more

Are Sri Lanka and Western powers to continue their tussle of locking horns over alleged war crimes  and  violations of human rights by Sri Lanka?

The 18th Session of the UNHRC held in Geneva adopted an American sponsored Resolution against Sri Lanka on the issue and although it is a non-binding Resolution, Sri Lanka while denying the accusations gave indications that it would investigate alleged violations of human rights as recommended in thereport of the Lessons Learnt and Rehabilitation (LLRC) Commission by its own government…………. read more

Several hundreds of suspected Tamil Tiger rebels and other political prisoners are in Sri Lankan prisons, some of whom have not faced trial or a charge years or months after they were arrested, minority Tamil political parties in Sri Lanka have said………… read more

Colombo: Sri Lanka’s mainstream Tamil party TNA is keen to revive its stalled talks with the government but wants progress in bilateral dialogue before joining the multi-party deliberations over charting out a political solution to the ethnic issue…………. read more

A Tamil National Alliance (TNA) delegation is scheduled to head to India this week for talks with the Indian government.
The TNA delegation is to brief India on the current state of talks aimed at reaching a political solution in the country as well as post war developments in the north and east, TNA sources said…….. read more

For most of the areas, the biggest, most insurmountable problem was the rising cost of living. This is particularly bad in the villages. For them, even traveling by bus is getting too expensive.

In fact, even basic facilities such as education and food items are becoming more and more costly. The villagers find themselves trapped, unable to visit the nearest towns. Not just because of the expense of traveling by bus- women living on their own are afraid to leave their children alone as well, and so miss out on job opportunities………… read more

By Dinidu de Alwis

Says, Chair, EU Delegation to SA

No concrete steps have been taken by the Sri Lankan Government since the report of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) was released, Jean Lambert, Chair of the  visiting European Parliament Delegation to South Asia, said yesterday, adding that the situation in the island on reconciliation and accountability have “changed little” since a year back………… read more

Ven. Inamaluwe Sumangala Thero, the Chief Priest at the Rangiri Dambulla Viharaya was in the forefront in recent times leading a protest at Dambulla to relocate a mosque which was within the sacred Vihara land, disputed by the Muslim fraternity. The issue is yet on the boil and the government has not resolved this sensitive stand off………... read more

Tribute to Comrade Minister Roy Padayachie

It is with unbearable shock and profound sadness that we learn of Comrade Minister Radhakrishna (Roy) Padayachie‏’s passing away. He has been a champion of humanity and devoted his life to helping the poorest and most oppressed. His death is truly a great loss to his family, his people and those lives he has touched all over the world with his vision, dedication and compassion. Continue Reading

In Haiti in 2005, UN peacekeeping troops killed 23 people, including children, in a poor area of Port au Prince. Doctors without Borders reported that they had treated 27 people for gunshot wounds – around 20 of them were women under the age of 18. In December 2007, more than 100 UN soldiers from Sri Lanka were deported under charges of sexual abuse of underage girls……….. read more

A key Tamil opposition politician in Sri Lanka says he fears for the safety of dozens of people arrested in a fresh round-up of Tamil Tiger suspects.

The government has acknowledged holding them and says most will be put through aprocess it calls “rehabilitation”…………. read more

Since independence, the Sinhala leaders changed the composition of population in the Tamil homeland through colonization schemes under which thousands of Sinhalese people were settled down in the Tamil regions. Under the circumstance, they claim that the best solution for the Tamil issue would be to establish a separate rule in areas coming under the Tamil homeland.

However, India did not agree with their claim for a separate state, but strongly believed in the need for offering a solution short of a separate state enabling Tamil people address their issues and fulfill their aspirations. The solution that India felt ideal was to amalgamate the areas that the Tamil leaders claimed to be their homeland and create a unit of regional rule which is somewhat analogous to Indian states…………..  read more

Lanka e news is in receipt of photographs which bear testimony that the White Van criminal operations are personally conducted by President Mahinda Rajapakse…………. read more

The World Press Freedom Day – May 3 2012 – will remain a black day in the history of media freedom in Sri Lanka, the resplendent and blessed isle.

Self-acclaimed champions of media freedom who obtained millions of dollars or Scandinavian Kroners to set up their own organisation to preserve media freedom, train poor journalists and make them independent, fearless writers free from state influence want to be a strong voice have decided to back the MahindaRajapaksaGovernment. They have sent feelers privately. Publicly, it became as clear as it could be this week…………. read more

Hisbulla lies that Dambulla mosque was not damaged –if he does not rectify he is a sly self seeking enemy -The All Ceylon Jemmiyathul Ulema Association and the SL Muslim Council say.

The communiqué clearly declared that Hisbulla’s statement that the Mosque was not damaged, and that he made an inspection of the mosque are aimed at misleading the Muslims deliberately. Hisbulla had made these comments at a discussion held with the participation of a notorious illicit liquor dealer Lakshman Perera and InamaluweThero . The latter too said , no damage was done to the mosque………….. read more

Ms. Swaraj also emphasised that the 13th Amendment that envisages devolution of powers to Tamil-dominated North and East provinces needs to be implemented.

While TNA wants police and land powers to be vested with the provincial government, the Sri Lankan Government is opposed to the suggestion. They also emphasised that the powers of Army needed to be reduced in civilian areas and members from the Tamil community inducted into police force………… READ MORE

The mosque attack at Dambulla by angry Buddhist monks is doing more than soiling the reputations of Buddhists everywhere, who must in large part be horrified by these actions the Sri Lanka government is allowing. It is renewing suspicions that this is a dangerous government that fails to speak out over ethnic strife without exception, when it isn’t solely responsible for the suffering due to its own policies……………… READ MORE

The Sri Lankan Government has issued a circular informing all Divisional Secretaries and Officers-in-Charge of police stations to take legal action against those who disrespect the Buddhist flag but they should NOT take any legal action against Buddhist who damage Muslim mosques or Hindu Temple.

The Prime Minister ordered the mosque’s relocation on Sunday, following an attack on the mosque on Friday by hardline Buddhists, including monks and interestingly the attack on the mosque was watched by the SL Army and police and no one was arrested. It is believed that the extremists who work in collusion with bankrupt Government politicians wishing to create religious, ethnic and other strife in society so that they can emerge as ethnic/religious saviours creating a new voter bank by taking advantage of an artificially created trouble…………Continue reading →

Group of unidentified person have stabbed a Canadian national at Paranthan  area. This fatal incident occurred at 9.00 pm last evening at Paranthan Kumarapuram area.

Man arrives from Canada to watch his lands at Killinochchie Kumarapuram area has been stabbed this regar. Victim is identified has 53 years old Antoypillai Mahendrarasa………… READ MORE

Ms. Jean Lambert of the MEP representing the Green Party /UK   told reporters at the end of five day visit to Sri Lanka that that the report should be madeavailable in the languages that are understood by people , especially thsoe who gave evidence before it and are eager to learn about its recommendations.  “It would be a sportive move if the report is available in all three languages,” Ms. Lambert said…….. READ MORE

In 2010 The Guardian broke the story “US diplomats spied on UN leadership” based on a leaked US diplomatic cable which explains how Washington is running a secret intelligence campaign targeted at the leadership of the United Nations, including the secretary general, Ban Ki-moon and the permanent security council representatives from China, Russia, France and the UK.  US also spied on UN views on Sri Lanka the Colombo Telegraph can reveal today………… READ MORE

British Tamils’ votes will make a difference in who gets elected as the Mayor of London for the next four years.

On Thursday 03rd May 2012, you have the opportunity to elect the Mayor of London and the 25 members of the London Assembly; the local government body for Greater London.   Candidates belonging to various political parties are contesting at this election.

British Tamils’ votes will make a difference in who gets elected as the Mayor of London for the next four years.  As one of the strongest and politically active communities in London, with over 250,000 residents, we should cast our votes to the candidate who promises to deliver best services to the Londoners as well as standing for the rights and the best interest of the Tamils, living in London. Continue Reading

by Rajasingham Jayadevan

There was huge publicity on the claim by the paramilitary leader and the government minister Douglas Devananda that he will be storming Tamil Nadu with 5,000 Tamil fishermen from Jaffna to protest against poaching by the Indian fishermen in the territorial waters of Sri Lanka………….. read more

To be called sovereign is not enough as a country must be steered by elected natives of that sovereign country and not those remote controlling from overseas. Nevertheless, to our horror we are discovering daily that our sovereignty is being compromised and our hard won victory over terrorism and the sacrifices made towards that achievement is being overtaken by “intervention” of a kind wenow need to voice loud enough for elected leaders to start putting their act together…………….. read more

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Bafta TV Awards 2012 nominees: Current Affairs – which should win?

Films about Bahrain, Sri Lanka, adoption and care homes are all up for the award – vote for the one you think should win?

Al Jazeera’s Bahrain: Shouting in the Dark has earned the channel a nomination for Current Affairs in this year’s Bafta TV Awards. It’s competing against Jon Snow’s film, Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields (pictured), for Channel 4 and two editions of Panorama on BBC1: The Truth about Adoption and Undercover Care: The Abuse Exposed.

It’s always a particularly strong category – and Bafta has the final say – but who doyou think should win? Vote in our poll below…

The Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB), on Wednesday night arrested another British national wanted in connection with drug trafficking, at the Bandaranaike International Airport while he was attempting to flee to Thailand……………. read more

Agrarian Services Minister S.M. Chandrasena yesterday said 13plus cannot be just pulled out of a hat using supernatural forces.

“It is not in the Indo-Lanka pact. Any such addition could be done with a two-thirds approval in Parliament. It cannot be carried to please Indian delegates. We are working to solve these problems,” Chandrasena told Ceylon Today. Continue Reading

There have also been other media reporting alleging the use of cluster bombs in Sri Lanka. Though is hard to verify the accuracy of a report that appears on Sri Lanka Truth conceding the use of cluster bombs in Sri Lanka sourced from Russia, the UN’s most recent confirmation over the use of cluster bombs also means that the report cannot be dismissed easily.

On 22 April 2009, the Guardian ran a story on the use of cluster bombs in Sri Lanka, which noted that,……………….... read more

UNP western provincial Council member Mujibur Rahman speaking to Lanka e news said, since the Govt. has failed to enforce the law against those who attacked the Dambulla muslim mosque recently, while the Govt. security forces were watching idly without taking preventive action, on Friday tomorrow , the Muslim Organization has decided to stage a massive protest demonstration in front of the Dewatagaha Muslim mosque after closing all Muslim shops in Colombo .

Meanwhile the Muslim Traders Association has decided to close all Muslim shops and stage peaceful demonstrations in their own districts as a mark of protest , according to reports reaching Lanka e news.

Sri Lankan High Commissioner for the United Kingdom wins the prestigious ‘Diplomat Of The Year 2012 For Asia.’ He was chosen from the 164 Embassies and Diplomatic Missions in London. This is the first time a Sri Lankan High Commissioner has won such an award in the United Kingdom.

The Sri Lankan High Commissioner Dr. Chris Nonis, was awarded the “Diplomat of the Year” for Asia, at the Annual Diplomat Awards Ceremony at the Langham Hotel in London Tuesday night, in the presence of the Diplomatic Community. Continue Reading

Hindu temple open to Olympic visitors

Walthamstow Katpaka Vinayagar Temple

T h e   K a t p a k a   V i n a y a g a r   Te m p l e   i n 2-4, Bedford Road Walthamstow is preparing to meet the religious needs of Hindu visitors during the 2012 Games.

Mr Muthuvelu Gopalakrishnan, chair of the temple’s board, said he would be happy for visitors to use the temple and to meet any of their religious requirements.

It is the only temple that caters for the Hindu Tamil community and South Indian Hindus in the borough, where they make up 1.8 per cent of the
population. With 205 countries participating in the Games, it is expected that there will be a significant demand for the temple’s services.

Yesterday The Tamils, Today The Muslim’s, Tomorrow????????

Racist, uncivilised, Power hungry Politicians rule Sri Lanka!

We’ve uploaded the document to Scribd as a PDF, and the high resolution, original scanned images of the deed to Flickr. Both are embedded below, along with four photos of vandalism to copies of the Quran and the cupboards in which they were stored.

Groundviews has already flagged that the basis upon which the PM, in a televised submission, said that the mosque was an illegal construction is hugely suspect……………… read more