What’s In A Ban On A Non Existent LTTE ?
By Kusal Perera – “After three decades of pain and anguish, today, Sri Lankans of all ethnicities, living in all parts of Sri Lanka, are free from LTTE terror and no longer live in a […]
Month: October 2014
On The Rajapaksa Budget, His Thinking On Tamil Issues And Our Position
By R. Sampanthan – We tabled a Position Paper in January 2011 setting out our position. I table that Position Paper and kindly request that it be included at the end of my speech. The Position […]
The Rise Of Mahinda Rajapaksa, Democracy, Terrorism And The Muslim Factor In Sri Lanka
By Nishthar Idroos – Winds heralding another round of elections loom high. Astrologers, fortune-tellers, and every political soothsayer are busying themselves to make the kill. It’s that kind of season once again in Sri Lanka. […]
Govt. falsely accusing UK UNP branch members of being LTTE’ers
By Zacki Jabbar The UNP on Wednesday accused the government of using a recent picture of UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe meeting some members of the UK UNP branch in London, to allege that they were […]
Sri Lanka downplays India’s concerns on death sentences to fishermen
Protests continue in Tamil Nadu over death sentence to 5 fishermen Pro-Tamil groups tried to lay a siege to the Sri Lankan Deputy High Commission in Chennai, but police foiled their attempt. Around 200 activists […]
Slain Tiger’s mother stopped from leaving for Canada: HC Shelly Whiting responds
Canadian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka and the Maldives Shelley Whiting yesterday issued a statement challenging front-page news item headlined ‘Slain Tiger’s mother stopped from leaving for Canada’ published in The Island issue of the […]
Thundering wakeup call from voiceless people of Sri Lankla
Don’t blame the Koslanda victims“The minister said the Plantation Industries Ministry Secretary has already taken measures to find out why these plantation workers failed to follow the instructions of the NBRO….” But, the question that […]
UNP accuses govt of NOT allocating funds for Northern and Eastern provinces
By Saman Indrajith UNP National List MP D. M. Swaminathan on Wednesday (Oct. 29) accused President Mahinda Rajapaka of not allocating funds for the Northern and Eastern Provinces through the Budget 2015. MP Swaminathan was […]
Opposition lays the blame on govt.
Bishop of Badulla decries bid to blame Koslanda victims Heavy rains disrupt search for Sri Lanka landslide survivors by Saman Indrajith The government could make excuses but it should accept the responsibility for its failure […]
TNA says will agree for conditional talks
The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) says it is ready for conditional talks with President Mahinda Rajapksa to reach a political solution to the Tamil issue. TNA leader R. Sampanthan told Parliament today that his party […]
UN Committee raises several concerns
The UN Human Rights Committee, while taking note of some positive developments in Sri Lanka, also raised several concerns and proposed recommendations in its concluding observations made today on the fifth periodic report of Sri […]
Court Dismisses Legal Action Against Tamil Provincial Councilors Seeking “Genocide Probe”
The Court of Appeal today dismissed a writ application filed by a resident of Nugegoda who sought a writ of mandamus order directing the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and the attorney General (AG) to […]
Will cause further divisions in country – BASL
BY Ruwan Laknath Jayakody The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) charged the approval process required for travel to the North as yet another inhuman and unjustified attack on the minorities. “This is an irritant […]
Did Gotabaya Precipitate The Crisis With Chris Nonis?
By Rajiva Wijesinha – In the course of the frenetic travel programme I had set myself before the usual budget period, I had just two days in Sri Lanka last week. They were packed, with Parliament, and […]
Like LTTE wartime clearance – Sumanthiran
By Skandha Gunasekara and Gagani Weerakoon TNA MP M. A. Sumanthiran compared the newly implemented travel restrictions in the North to the era when the LTTE held sway in the province. The recently imposed travel […]
‘Lankan Government Stooge’ and the C’wealth: Reading between the lines
“This erosion of democracy and fundamental freedoms is no longer only Sri Lanka’s crisis. The fate and future credibility of the Commonwealth is inextricably bound to the actions of its Chair in office…It is your […]
The Mystery Of Presidential Election Date
By Dr Jehan Perera The government spokesman Minister Keheliya Rambukwella has announced that Presidential Elections will be held in January. He has also said that he knows the date but will not reveal it. In […]
Mahinda Rajapaksa And The Seven Dwarfs
By Rajiva Wijesinha – Enemies of the President’s Promise Chapter 2 Happy Part 1 During the conflict period, relations with India had been handled not by the Foreign Ministry, but by three trusted confidantes of the President. […]
350 Buried alive with 2 Hindu Temples
By Mirudhula Thambiah and Menaka Indrakumar More than 350 persons went missing and six bodies were found, following a massive landslide, at the Koslanda Estate in the Meeriyabadda area of Haldummulla in the Badulla District, yesterday […]
Commonwealth chief calls for reduction of army role in northern Sri Lanka
Due to travel restrictions imposed in the northern provinces earlier this month by the Sinhala Government, all foreign passport holders now require a permit before travelling to these areas controlled by Sri Lankan forces. All […]