Opposition Leader Nimal Siripala de Silva fired a fresh salvo at the group supporting former President Mahinda Rajapaksa stating that the 5.8 million votes obtained by former President Mahinda Rajapaksa were not his personal votes. […]
by Shamindra Ferdinando The Illankai Thamil Arasu Kadchi (ITAK) led Tamil National Alliance (TNA) run Northern Provincial Council (NPC) has reiterated its call for a UN investigation into what it calls genocide committed by successive […]
Tamil National Alliance (TNA) Jaffna District Parliamentarian, S. Sritharan, seeking international assistance towards solving the Tamil political problem said the new Sirisena Government is yet to make any effort to win the hearts and minds […]
The Tamil question has been brought centre-stage with the elected council of Sri Lanka’s Northern Province passing a resolution accusing successive governments in Colombo of carrying out genocide against the minority community over six decades. […]
The opposition (Rajapaksha supporters) today slammed the resolution adopted by the Northern Provincial Council (NPC) this week saying it is a threat to Sri Lanka’s national security and unity. They fear this will expose the […]
By Sam Samarasinghe Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera in his first visit to Washington, D.C. after assuming office addressed a full-house gathering at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (CEIP) on February 11. The central theme […]
In the early weeks of November 2014, it seemed somewhat clear that Mahinda Rajapaksa was set to rule the country for at least another six years. But on 8th January 2015, when he finally went […]
Media freedom in Sri Lanka was rated low last year when former President Mahinda Rajapaksa was in power, according to the latest report by the international media rights group, Reporters Without Borders. The Reporters Without Borders, […]
NO POLITICAL PACKAGE ON SITE BY NEW GOVERNMENT. AFTER SIX YEARS SRI LANKA WANTS MORE TIME TO INVESTIGATE THE KILLING OF MORE THAN 40,000 TAMIL CIVILIANS BY ARMY? WASHINGTON (AP) ” Sri Lanka’s foreign minister […]
NO POLITICAL PACKAGE FOR TAMILS?. External Affairs Minister Mangala Samaraweera today said alongside his invitation for US Secretary of State, John Kerry to visit Sri Lanka, he will also be inviting UN Secretary General Ban […]
