Lanka Women Want Credible Process for Past Violations Sri Lanka’s war-affected women today appealed to the new government to address past violations and initiate credible and independent probes to bring perpetrators to justice. The appeal […]
Feb 12, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka new administration is to return lands and buildings which occupied by the military troops in the time of Tamil tiger war for security reasons, a spokesman said today. […]
By Mirudhula Thambiah Northern Province Minister of Agriculture and Environment, Ponnuthurai Ainkaranesan, said at the Council sittings that Rs 1.3 million worth equipment will be sent by the Diaspora community to examine the Chunnakam oil […]
The resolution passed by the Northern Provincial Council in Sri Lanka seeking a probe into 60 years of ‘genocide’ against Tamils in the island nation has found support among some political parties The resolution passed […]
Australian Tamil Management Service From Sinhalese Frying Pan into Indian Fire? As per recent news reports, the Northern Provincial Council of Sri Lanka adopted a resolution in relation to alleged Genocide against Tamils. The Council […]
“To give freedom is still more easy. It is not necessary to guide; it only requires to let go the rein. But to form a free government; that is, to temper together these opposite elements […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera said on Wednesday his country was seeking a delay of several months in the release of a U.N. report on alleged war crimes during his country’s […]
CHENNAI: Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) leader Thol Thirumavalavan on Wednesday urged the Centre to support at the UN Human Rights Council in March 2015 the resolution passed by the Northern Provincial Council in Sri Lanka, […]
By Ananth Palakidnar President Maithripala Sirisena has expressed dismay over the ‘genocide’ resolution calling for a UN inquiry to investigate alleged war crimes and the recommendation for prosecution by the …International Criminal Court (ICC) passed […]
Barely one year into office Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s BJP government has suffered a massive electoral setback. The Common Man’s Party led by former 46-year-old revenue service officer turned anti-corruption crusader, Arvind Kejriwal, has swept […]
By S. Sivathasan “Tenderer than a flower is love. Very few recognize how delicate it is” –Thirukkural A Clean Break To the writer yet more tender than love, is the art of nurturing ethnic relations in […]
133 war affected women and 20 organisations have today urged the new government to take immediate steps to address past violations and to initiate credible and independent investigations that lead to indictments and prosecutions of […]
The Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam (TGTE), led by Visvanathan Rudrakumaran has written to all the members of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) urging the council members to strictly adhere to the mandate given for […]
BY S. Gurunathan Governor of the Eastern Province, Austin Fernando, made his first official visit to Sampoor and listened to the grievances of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) on Sunday (8). Governor Fernando, who visited […]
By Rathindra Kuruwita With corruption never spoken of more than at the recent presidential election, if in the next two to three years the CID does not make arrests of corrupt politicians, it would reflect […]
Power and Energy Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka today vowed to publish a blacklist exposing all the VIPs and higher-ups who have allegedly amassed billions of rupees and dollars of ill-gotten lucre and other assets during […]
On 11th February 2015, it will be five years since the abduction of Pattani Razeek, a well-known human rights defender in Sri Lanka. His body was exhumed on 28th July 2011. At the time of […]
Rajapakse got 490,000 votes less in 2015 than he did in 2010!! In fact in the Jaffna and Vanni Districts he INCREASED his votes in 2015! He got 30,000 more votes in Jaffna and 6000 […]
