The man arrested yesterday on suspicion of keeping two foreign women as slaves in the town of Vik in Southern Iceland is of Sri Lankan nationality, it has been confirmed. The two alleged female victims […]
National Freedom Front (NFF) leader and Parliamentarian Wimal Weerawansa and six other party activists who staged a protest march against the visit of United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein were […]
Regions with the highest rate of poverty in Sri Lanka are areas inhabited by Tamils, according to a study of the World Bank. The regions come under the districts of Mannar, Mullaitivu and Kilinochchi in […]
Spare a thought for Udaya Gammanpila. The man is kept busy these days commenting about anything and everything, ranging from national anthems to the appointment of the Attorney General. He does so enthusiastically too, perhaps […]
Tamils want a Constitution with a Federal System BY Mirudhula Thambiah Batticaloa District Parliamentarian Gnanamutthu Srineshan said only a new Constitution with federal system with autonomy for every province will bring in a suitable political […]
Justice finally being served BY Buddhi Prabodha Karunaratne Deputy Minister of Social Empowerment and Welfare Ranjan Ramanayake who was a strong critic of his own government for not pursuing cases of corruption against the former […]
Reginald Cooray always expressed his views in favour of political rights of the minorities as well as agreeing on adequate devolution of powers to the North and East. Vijaya Kumaratunga in retrospect By Manekshaw The […]
Since 2009, Jaffna has become host to hordes of curious tourists, visiting to see what a city ravaged by war looks like. For the residents, there are many bitter memories. It is difficult to have […]
By Chitra Weerarathne The Supreme Court yesterday, reserved the order in respect of the petition filed by H. K. Don Chandrasoma of Kelaniya, citing as respondents, Mavai S. Senathirajah, the secretary of the Illankai Tamil […]
BY RATHINDRA KURUWITA Regional government officials in the North and East have prevented some of the released detainees, who had spent a number of years imprisoned under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), from obtaining […]
(Lanka-e-News- 18.Feb.2016, 8.40AM) During the days of the final phase of the war , a large number of LTTE cadres surrendered to the Mulaitivu army camp . Their name lists and the name registers of […]
Among the Noolaham Digital Library’s 16,000 documents are four volumes of one of the oldest Tamil grammar books, and copies of over 24 palm-leaf manuscripts. Seran Sivananthamoorthy is only 25 years old which is why […]
Sri Lanka After the Tigers Letter from Mannar By Meenakshi Ganguly The causeway that links northern Sri Lanka’s mainland to Mannar Island is lined with vast military barracks. They have a nicely settled air about […]
The US Congressional Caucus on Ethnic and Religious Freedom in Sri Lanka was given an update on the current situation in Sri Lanka and on developments in the UN Human Rights Council, during a briefing […]
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Prince Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein concluded his four day visit with what was widely seen as a conciliatory note: He conceded that the involvement of foreign judges was a […]
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s government came face-to-face with military insubordination at a very high level when Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera visited Jaffna to launch a website for ethnic reconciliation. The usually unflappable Samaraweera was surprised […]
Visiting Secretary of State for Foreign Trade of the Kingdom of Belgium Pieter De Crem assured the government that Belgium will extend its support for Sri Lanka’s efforts to regain GSP+ concession, a statement from the […]
COLOMBO, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) — Sri Lanka’s opposition on Friday said that it has decided to strongly oppose a proposed Economic and Technical Cooperation Agreement (ECTA) with India. A statement by the opposition, which includes […]
