PRINCE CHARLES, 72, has been all over the world on behalf of the Royal Family. Not all royal visits have gone smoothly, however, with a state visit to Sri Lanka proving very chaotic indeed, as […]
by Dr Nirmala Chandrahasan For some time now the Tamil political parties and the Tamil polity have been looking to the international community to settle their problems. Thus much reliance has been placed on the […]
President Rajapaksa’s Office Strongly Denies Allegation by Ex- US Ambassador for War Crimes and Global Criminal Justice Stephen Rapp that Gotabaya as Def Secy had admitted to Killing LTTE Surrendees saying ““I killed them, I […]
By Kumar David – Prof. Kuma David Within five days of your reading this the UNHRC Sessions will commence in Geneva. It is still not certain how the battle-lines on the Sri Lanka confrontation will unfold. Thinking, […]
Prof Rohan Gunaratna’s bottom-line can be credibly taken as the Gotabaya presidency’s bottom-line: “After the military defeat of the LTTE in May 2009, Sri Lankans are unwilling to devolve land, police and financial powers to […]
The Government yesterday said it will not backtrack on a decision to give three renewable power projects to Chinese companies, despite disapproval expressed by India. Cabinet Co-Spokesman Udaya Gammanpila told the weekly briefing that Power […]
GoSL and Core Group to go separate ways Gaps in GoSL needs and Core Group hopes: Sumanthiran The Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) and the “Core Group of Countries for Sri Lanka” are likely to […]
By Bipin Dani Former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara’s centuries at Lords, will be part of the Lord’s Father Time Wall that will celebrate the 100 greatest milestones at the grounds. “In terms of Sri […]
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka has all but become a colony of China and trade unionists and others who vehemently opposed a recent deal with India haven’t said a word in protest, Former President Chandrika Bandaranaike […]
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka has lifted a restriction for travellers originating from the United Kingdom subject to 14 day quarantine, the Foreign Ministry said. “The temporary travel restriction introduced by the Government on travels originating […]
Former U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay says the Sri Lankan government has made clear it has no serious intention of pursuing accountability for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity during the country’s civil […]
Jaffna District TNA lawmaker M.A. Sumanthiran, PC, has argued that Sri Lanka is incapable and unwilling to deliver justice through domestic mechanisms, and there has to be international pressure. The MP said so at a […]
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today noted the commitment of his Government to address concerns of Sri Lankan Tamils. He said that India was always committed to ensuring Tamils in Sri Lanka live with equality, […]
S. V. KIRUPAharan, France 11 October 2018 “It’s not a mistake to make a mistake, but it is a mistake to repeat the mistake.” During the 39th session of the Human Rights Council – […]
The Stupid 4 Sri Lanka Muslim Congress party MP’s who were taken for a ride by the Rajapakshes false promises are now regretting for voting in favour of 20th amendment. One of the promises was […]
PRESS STATEMENT A webinar with former top UN and US officials and Sri Lankan participants calls for a strong UNHRC resolution Warning that UN failure on Sri Lanka could spur worldwide pandemic of impunity, panellists […]
Former US Ambassador at Large for War Crimes and Global Criminal Justice Stephen Rapp recalled during a webinar on Friday (12) that then Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa had admitted to killing LTTE leaders after they surrendered to the military […]
Sri Lanka has hit back at the United Nations Human Rights High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet’s latest report calling for targeted sanctions, saying it is based on “speculative, presumptive and unsubstantiated opinions.” It came in a […]
By C.V. Wigneswaran – Justice C.V. Wigneswaran MP Someone asked me: Hon’ Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam has used the word “Genocide” in Parliament yesterday. Both Government and Opposition MPs objected to such a strong word being used. As a Lawyer, Law […]
In fact, by this, it is only a shade less intrusive than co-sponsorship of 30/1 as was done in 2015. Is it prudent to go down the road of supporting a consensual resolution? Of course, […]
