I first visited Sri Lanka in 2003. I took leave from the Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship for a short humanitarian stint with a Sri Lankan NGO during a Norwegian Peace Initiative-ceasefire. The civil […]
No comeback for Mahinda as all roads lead to dead ends Minor political parties which met today, have opposed electoral reforms proposals put forward by the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP). Over 30 political parties […]
Statements made by British political leaders on Sri Lanka are necessarily directed at the British electorate though it will indirectly impact on the Sri Lankan political situation too. Britain is now going through a hectic […]
By Sujeeva Nivunhella in London British opposition leader Ed Miliband singling out only Tamils to extend his good wishes for Sinhala and Tamil New Year has run into criticism from Sinhalese domiciled in the UK. […]
by Zacki Jabbar Cabinet Spokesman and Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne says that if former President Mahinda Rajapaksa had listened to him and established a Commission of Inquiry modeled on the lines of South Africa’s Truth […]
With the debate continuing on who should be the opposition leader in Parliament, the Tamil National Alliance, which had recently told the Speaker that the post should go to its leader R. Sampanthan, insisted that […]
By Waruni Karunarathne The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) is to call for a meeting to finalize a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the TNA coalition parties prior to the next election. TNA PM Suresh Premachandran […]
By Our Political Editor President gets tough with Rajapaksa faction to maintain control of the party amid reports of conspiracy to oust him — Dissolution of Parliament and next general election likely to be further […]
Army camps built on land that has been reportedly released by the Sri Lankan government has left displaced Tamils unable to resettle in their native villages, saidTamil National Alliance (TNA) spokesperson and MP Suresh Premachandran. […]
We will not give in to Indian pressure – minister The State Finance Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe said the full implementation of the 13th Amendment to the Sri Lankan constitution was unrealistic and India could not […]
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe has said Sri Lanka is neither pro-India nor pro-China. Mr. Wickramasinghe was replying to questions from the media during his visit to the Sreekrishna temple here on Saturday. As […]
A proposed move to reform Sri Lanka’s electoral system has not found favour with the country’s minority Tamil and Muslim political parties, who say the current proportional representation system is best suited for their interests. […]
