On Wednesday, the last German soldiers flew out of Afghanistan. This marked the end of the biggest and longest deployment of the Bundeswehr (Armed Forces) to date.

Bundeswehr soldiers from Camp Marmal on patrol (Image: ISAF / CC BY-SA 2.0)…

Asoka Weeraratna (circa 1956) (1918 – 1999)

Not too many people have taken Buddhism beyond the island’s shores, but late Asoka Weeraratna is heralded for his role in pioneering the first Buddhist Mission to Germany (1957). He also founded the …

BBC Channel 4 produced several documentary films on the subject of the Killing fields in Sri Lanka. The first Channel Four Sri Lanka killing fields” documentary was broadcast on 14.6.2011 second on 14.3.2012 during the 19th session of the …

It is often said that a thief shouts ‘thief’ to divert attention from himself the real rogue so that everyone runs after the wrong person, is this the strategy deployed by both Canada & Tamil Eelam promoters? Case of bad …

The US has imposed sanctions on 24 Chinese companies–including the builders of Colombo Port City–making it illegal for American companies to export products to these entities without a Government licence.

In Colombo, the Chinese Embassy hit back at the latest …

Vice Admiral G. Ashok Kumar, vice chief of India’s naval staff, told Asia News International on June 17 that the China-funded Colombo Port City (CPC) project in Sri Lanka “could pose a threat” to Indian interests in the region.

 “When …

First copies of historical sagas, ‘Vavuniya Puravidya Urumaya’ (Archaeological Heritage of Vavuniya) and ‘Lakdiva Sangrama Ithihasaya’ (History of Sri Lankan Warfare), authored by Major Sarath Jayawardene of the Army after conducting extensive researches into archaeological roots and physical visits, were …

The Sri Lankan government has apprised the European Union (EU) of the progress in specific areas of reconciliation, as part of its regular engagement and dialogue with the organization, says the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Accordingly, the ministry, on June …

Canada is quietly emerging as a popular tax haven for the global elite, who create shell companies with figurehead directors to evade or avoid taxes, a Toronto Star/CBC-Radio Canada investigation has found.

“Canada is a good place to create tax …

In April 1984 Nicaragua referred the US Government to the International Court of Justice claiming the US violated international law by supporting the Contras. The ICJ ruled in favor of Nicaragua in 1986 & demanded reparations be paid to Nicaragua. …