Indian PM says he is 100% with TNA
Indian PM says he is 100% with TNA, but wants them to talk to Colombo Government – Swamy once said Lanka should be a federated state of India, now the Govt. gives the self-styled leader […]
Day: 31 August 2014
URGENT Appeal from CTC: Witness Testimony from Tamil Canadians Needed in Support of UN Investigation Our Dear Community
As many of you may know, on August 5th, 2014 the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) announced it will accept submissions pursuant to the mandate given to it at […]
Enforced Disappearances and Extrajudicial Killings – AHRC
Although, technically speaking, enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings are two distinct categories of gross violations of human rights, these two categories often overlap in Sri Lanka. Often, what get classified as enforced disappearances are kidnappings […]
Memoir Written by LTTE Ex-Child Soldier “Niromi de Zoysa” Being Made into Movie Named “Tigress”
AT FIRST glance, Niromi de Soyza* is just like any other mum you might meet, one who juggles the school run with running a household in an affluent area of North Sydney. But behind this […]
Why Narendra Modi Wants Sri Lanka to Build on the 13th Amendment
By D.B.S. Jeyaraj Astute Observers consistently following the erratic course of Sri Lankan Tamil politics were in for a pleasant surprise last week. The premier political representatives of the Sri Lankan Tamil people configured electorally […]
Govt Intensifies Propaganda War
As international pressure continues to mount on the government on the human rights issue, supported by human rights groups and some western countries, including the United States, the government is using all options available to […]
SL- Pakistan agree to enhance defence ties
Pakistan Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal Tahir Rafique Butt called on Sri Lankan Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa in Colombo and discussed ways to strengthen defence cooperation between the two countries. During the meeting, a […]
Sri Lanka Tamil party ready to talk with the government
Aug 29, Colombo: Sri Lanka’s major Tamil party, Tamil National Alliance (TNA) said that the party was ready to resume discussions with the government to reach a lasting solution to the ethnic crisis based on […]
Government evading talks says TNA
The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) MP M.A. Sumanthiran said the Sri Lankan government was evading the political question by stating false claims of LTTE links. “The Government is now saying it cannot hold talks with […]
Pakistan cricketers prevented from entering the Dambulla mosque
Members of the Pakistani cricket team, who were in Dambulla today, were prevented from entering the Masjidul Khaira mosque in Dambulla for their Friday evening prayers The decision, which earned the ire of the Pakistani […]