The former Defence Secretary accused of War Crime met President Sirisena at the latter’s Paget Road residence, last week and disussed about the promised investigation by the Sri Lankan government on War Crimes commited by […]
Ethnic crisis related matters were discussed during the meeting with Power Leader of the Tamil National Alliance R.Sampanthan has stated that the TNA has discussed with regard to the resettlement of the Tamils, land issues, issues […]
An Extraordinary Gazette Notification [No. 1941/44], issued recently by the Ministry of Defence, lifted the ban on eight leading Tamil Diaspora organizations. The Tamil Diaspora organizations which were thus removed from the list of banned […]
President Maithripala Sirisena and the British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka James Dauris met today and had talks on Sri Lanka’s progress in implementing the recommendations of the UN Resolution. They also discussed this week’s Commonwealth Heads […]
[TamilNet, Sunday, 22 November 2015, 22:22 GMT] Placing high hopes on Colombo regime that it will act positively to accountability demands of the US, and that there would be a vibrant civil society, lasting democracy […]
A highly placed Navy official said yesterday that the secret torture camp the United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID) is referring to could be the one commander Sampath Munasinghe, the personal bodyguard […]
By Shamindra Ferdinando The Global Tamil Forum (GTF) yesterday called for delisting of all proscribed organisations and individuals in Sri Lanka. UK based spokesperson and Director for Strategic Initiatives of the GTF, Suren Surendiran told […]
The lesser crested tern is a seabird of the tern family has stolen a ring from London museum has landed in Sri Lanka. Lesser Crested tern which was used in London bird museum’s research has […]
Tamil Chief Minister Wiggy spells out concerns to Power Northern Province Chief Minister C. V. Wigneswaran during his meeting with US Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power, raised a number of issues concerning political […]
By Shamindra Ferdinando Presidential Commission of Inquiry to investigate and inquire into Serious Acts of Fraud, Corruption and Abuse of Power, State Resources and Privileges has dropped investigations into at least 15 cases on the […]
The government will never forget the trust the Northern people placed on the it, Public Enterprise Development Minister Kabir Hashim said. He made this observation in Parliament on Saturday in response to TNA MP Sumanthiran […]
By Sulochana Ramiah Mohan “So in Sri Lanka’s case, I don’t think anybody’s disputing the right of a sovereign government to put down a rebellion within its territory, never mind one as brutal as the […]
A fisherman from Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu was injured in an alleged mid-sea attack on a group of Indian boats by Sri Lankan naval personnel near Katchatheevu early this morning, police and fisheries officials said. The […]
By Sulochana Ramiah Mohan The secret detention centre at the Naval Base in Trincomalee which was highlighted by the Northerners, NGOs, the Tamil Diaspora and human rights activists way back in 2010, was visited by […]
Samantha Power remarks in Colombo: US Envoy Keshap and Foreign Minister Samaraweera look on Following her bilateral discussions with Sri Lanka’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Mangala Samaraweera in Colombo soon after she arrived on Saturday […]
Political parties, university lecturers, artistes civil society activists, teachers, lawyers and many others will take to the streets tomorrow to protest against the government for delaying investigations into allegations of fraud and corruption that had […]
The British Government today welcomed the move by Sri Lanka to de-list several proscribed organisations and individuals. The British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka James Dauris said that the review is a commendable step to facilitate dialogue […]
Explaining the move to lift the ban on several earlier proscribed organisations and individuals, the foreign ministry today urged the remaining banned entities to make public commitments condemning violence and renouncing separatism in order for […]
No Evidence Against 8 Diaspora Orgs. And 267 Individuals on Terrow list “Over the last six months, law enforcement and intelligence agencies have conducted a comprehensive and careful review of the proscribed organisations and individuals. […]
Chief Minister C.V. Wigneswaran has requested from visiting US Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power, to put pressure on the Sri Lankan government to release military held lands in the north, to grant an amnesty […]
