By V. Kanthaiya – Warning & Disclaimer: This article may cause increased blood pressure, increased adrenaline rush, and tooth grinding and tantalization to type in filth in the comment section, to those who identify themselves […]
By Ananth Palakidnar The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) said, the government of President Maithripala Sirisena should not betray the minorities who brought him to power, by granting nomination to former President Mahinda Rajapaksa. TNA spokesman […]
The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) and its coalition partners are locked in a dispute over nominations for smaller parties in the alliance, party sources said. The dispute arose after smaller parties asked that at least two […]
Muslim Tamil National Alliance (MTNA) leader Azath Salley says he will be contesting the Parliament elections from the Kandy District. Speaking to reporters in Kandy today after meeting the Chief Prelates of the Asgiriya and […]
Former Defence Secretary Gotabya Rajapaksa said the recent news that he is about to contest at the forthcoming General Election is a hoax. “This has nothing to do with my citizenship issue,” he said, adding […]
Minister of Ports and Shipping Arjuna Ranatunga has initiated negotiations with the United National Party and other parties on contesting the election from a front against Mahinda Rajapaksa. Ranatunga, a strong critic of former […]
STANDING UP FOR WHAT IS RIGHT (for them not the Country) We, Sri Lankans, love to show off our country as the ‘Light of Asia’, the Dhamma Dveepa, the ‘Thrice Blessed Isle’, the ‘Pearl of […]
by Uditha Kumarasinghe S. B. Dissanayake (Pic. File photo) Senior politician S. B. Dissanayake’s chequered political career is dotted with success and failure. Endowed with the unique talent of being able to wriggle out of […]
With the battle lines at this juncture drawn between Sri Lanka’s two main parties, namely the SLFP-led UPFA and the UNP, where both parties derive their strength from Sri Lanka’s overwhelmingly strong 75% Sinhala majority, […]
By Waruni Karunarathne The Mahinda Rajapaksa campaign team has overdue payments for several public institutions for the election campaign carried out during the last Presidential election. Sources from the Sri Lanka Transport Board and the […]
MR And His Men! » A group of former parliamentarians have gathered around former President Mahinda Rajapaksa to support his candidature at the next general election. Interestingly, most of the prominent pro-Rajapaksa members are accused […]
Drawing The Battle Line For The Hustings By Waruni Karunarathne As the politicians have fiercely entered their political campaigns ahead of the upcoming general election, some seem to have changed their stance merely based on […]
In a new turn of events, within the political scenario, Muslim political leaders are contemplating on forming a new alliance to contest the general election. One of the main mediators in this effort told Ceylon […]
Retired Chief of Defence Staff, Lt. Gen. Jagath Jayasuriya, has reportedly not been granted a visa to visit the United States although his wife had been granted one in May this year. The visa applications […]
A large number of MPs congressed together for the first AGM of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Tamils(APPGfT )in the new Parliament, including Secretary of State, Theresa Villiers MP. The group agreed on a […]
“How could the UN system decide on supporting a domestic mechanism in abstraction when there has been no proposal or consultation about one?” ask civil society organisations from the North-East of Sri Lanka 15 civil […]
