COLOMBO — The Sri Lankan government of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has been placed in the hot seat ahead of a U.N. Human Rights Council session beginning later this month amid a failure to ensure accountability […]
The United States (US) Ambassador to Sri Lanka has questioned the poor coverage of the Pottuvil to Point Pedro (P2P) protest by the by Colombo-based media. Ambassador Alaina B. Teplitz tweeted saying a peaceful protest is an […]
By Jehan Perera – Jehan Perera The five day march from the eastern town of Pottuvil to the northern capital of Jaffna, given the name P2P-Pottuvil to Polikandi march, came to a peaceful end having made its […]
By Kumar David – Prof. Kuma David Imagine this scenario. A house is on fire, people of the neighbourhood rush to throw buckets of water, others carry water from nearby, still others help rescue trapped children. Then […]
By C.V. Wigneswaran – Justice C.V. Wigneswaran MP Someone asked me: What have you to say regarding the Cabinet decision to not grant the Colombo Eastern Container Terminal to India? My response was: What I have been warning earlier […]
In a tripartite agreement between the Government of India, Government of Sri Lanka and the Jaffna Municipal Council, Jaffna was gifted an SLRs. 2000 million Cultural Hall. The said hall has been ready for over six months […]
The Cabinet is expecting the Justice Ministry and other relevant authorities to take legal action against Tamil groups and Tamil politicians from the North and East, who engaged in a protest march despite several Restraining […]
This year on February 4, as has happened over the past 73 years, leaders of the governing political elite ‘celebrated’ this country’s Independence Day with a show of military might. Sections of the minority communities carried […]
Sumanthiran says Minister Weerasekara is responsible if he is harmed ECONOMYNEXT- Tamil National Alliance Parliamentarian M.A. Sumanthiran says if any harm comes to him Public Security Minister Sarath Weerasekara should be held personally responsible as […]
ECONOMYNEXT – There’s bitter invective being directed at a government Cabinet Minister these days by a faction of the ruling alliance and that is prompting speculation whether some cracks are appearing in the Sri Lanka […]
Wimal ready to apologise By Buddhika Samaraweera If it was wrong to work for Mahinda Rajapaksa’s victory in 2005, to leave the JVP and support victory in the war, and to work towards the victory […]
The final report of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry probing the 2019 Easter Attack contains names of several strongmen of the previous regime, according to Minister of Public Security Read Admiral Sarath Weerasekara. He mentioned […]
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa says that permission will be granted for the burial of COVID-19 victims. The Premier mentioned this in response to a question raised by Parliamentarian S.M. Marikkar during the parliamentary session today […]
