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By Courtesy  of The Island Making his submission in a long speech at the most recent parliamentary debate on Geneva called by JO leader Dinesh Gunawardene, Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe made a seriously inaccurate interpretation of the Resolution adopted by majority..

By Neville Ladduwahetty  (Courtesy of The Island)   In general, the two recognized approaches to reconciliation are: Retributive justice and Restorative justice. While retributivejustice involves the perpetrator and the victim, restorative justice involves the perpetrator, the victim, and the community…

EU and non EU-envoys gathered at Dawatagaha mosque to humiliate and ridicule the Sinhala Buddhists in Sri Lanka. It was a melodrama by these envoys playing politics in internal affairs flouting diplomatic protocol. Be that as it may, these busy..

No situation happens in isolation. Every aspect has a historical origin and every scene has a geopolitical purpose. Without understanding these realities it is difficult to comprehend the scale of the problem. Firstly, we need to understand that there is..

www.rt.com Armament personnel load bombs at NATO Aviano air base, on March 29, 1999 © US Air Force / AFP AddThis Sharing Buttons Share to Facebook1.7KShare to TwitterShare to Reddit3Share to StumbleUponShare to Google+Share to Tumblr An international legal team..

www.rt.com Alleged deployment of white phosphorus munitions in Raqqa as reported by ISIS-linked Amaq news agency © YouTube / YouTube AddThis Sharing Buttons Share to Facebook12Share to TwitterShare to RedditShare to StumbleUponShare to Google+Share to Tumblr A New Zealand general..

Have you ever heard of a group of people demanding self-determination, carrying out global campaigns for an ethno-religious homeland for themselves to look after their own, getting the backing of world powers and organizations and then to find out there..

By Courtesy of The Island Attention – Bar Association of Sri Lanka The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL), under the chairmanship of U R De Silva PC, has made some important decisions regarding attacks on the SL Judiciary by..

The deportation of MDMK general secretary Vaiko for links to the LTTE must be embarrassing news for the Sri Lankan Government that has since January 2015 being taking an appeasing approach to handling an internationally banned terrorist group. LTTE remains banned..

Courtesy  of The Island Regrettably, when these horrors were being orchestrated, the UK allowed the LTTE headquarters to be situated in Eelam House located at 202, Long Lane, London SE1. Even now, European governments continue to pressure Sri Lanka to prosecute..