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  • Bad news: Vellalars are back in Jaffna

    Bad news: Vellalars are back in Jaffna

    Vellalarism has been a unique force in Sri Lankan history. It has been the longest running political force in Sri Lankan history. It has run through three colonial empires – Portuguese, Dutch and British – without losing its grip on …






  • ඇබෝජිනීකරණය වෙමුද?

    ඇබෝජිනීකරණය වෙමුද?

    ඕස්ට්‍රේලියාවේ ඇබොජිනල් ශිෂ්ඨාචාරය විනාශ කිරීම සඳහා යුරෝපියනට ගතවූයේ වසර 50 කි. එහෙත් ලංකාව සහමුලින් යුරෝපියන් පාලනයට නතු කර ගැනීම සඳහාම වසර 310 ක කාලයක් ගත විය. ඉන් වසර 150 ක් ගියද ලාංකික ශිෂ්ඨාචාරය විනාශ කිරීමට යුරෝපියනට නොහැකිවිය. එයට හේතුවනම් ඕස්ට්‍රේලියානු …


  • Govt. faulted for flawed Geneva strategy

    Govt. faulted for flawed Geneva strategy

    The Federation of Sinhala Organisation has faulted the current dispensation over its response to post-war accountability issues.

    Dr. Wasantha Bandara and Yass Dharmadasa of the National Patriotic Front and the Global Sri Lanka Forum, respectively, lambasted the government for what …



  • Pro-LTTE UK indicates sanctions against SLA

    Pro-LTTE UK indicates sanctions against SLA

    Close on the heels of UK Foreign Minister Lord Tariq Ahmad’s three-day visit here, the House of Commons has been told that measures were being contemplated as regards the Sri Lankan military.

    Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) Minister Amanda …