There have been allegations of soldiers of the occupying SL Army’s 231 Brigade Headquarters at Kalladi sexually abusing Tamil women for some time. In recent weeks, the issue has become a menace of increasing threat, […]
By D.B.S.Jeyaraj Ceylon Workers Congress (CWC) leader and Cabinet minister of Livestock and Rural Community Development, Savumiamoorthy Arumugan Ramanathan Thondaman died of a cardiac arrest on Tuesday May 26th 2020. The 55 year old political […]
The Ambassador said that the US Justice Department has announced a full criminal investigation into the circumstances of Floyd’s death. She also noted that since the end of the US civil war more than 150 […]
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet expressed alarm at the clampdown on freedom of expression in parts of the Asia-Pacific, including in Sri Lanka, during the COVID-19 crisis, saying any actions taken to […]
Says rift between UNP and SBJ will be added advantage Rift with UNP began with bond scam PCOI Says 19A has mixed outcomes, wishes powers of independent commissions were better defined Reiterates 19A creating three […]
By Saman Indrajith Former Prime Minister and UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday said that he knew the Supreme Court would dismiss fundamental rights violation petitions challenging the date of the election and that was the […]
By Minoli Ediriweera – Minoli Ediriweera Have you ever thought about why racism is unhealthy? As a Sri Lankan living in the United States, I found that it was a common topic of discussion in the classroom. […]
The Sri Lankan President has promoted to Major General, former military intelligence director, Tuan Suresh Sallay, who allegedly forced a Tamil doctor in custody in 2009 to give false testimony by denying him medical treatment and […]
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s decision to appoint a presidential task force “to build a secure country, disciplined, virtuous and lawful society” signals a major shift towards authoritarian leadership on June 2, 2020, the very day that a […]
We saw the huge crowds that had gathered at his residence to pay their last respects showing scant regard to physical distancing and the wearing of face masks while some of those wearing them having […]
This was probably because Thondaman was a politician and not a trade union activist One occasion when Thondaman showed his prowess was when he crushed a rebellion with the congress Thondaman had a bigger role to play […]
