The Army has rejected claims made by former President Chandrika Kumaratunga that Tamil women face widespread sexual exploitation by the army.

Kumaratunga, the chairman of the Office for National Unity and Reconciliation, said women who were widowed during the 37-year …

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Courtesy  of The Island

by M.L.Wickramasinghe

Neville Ladduwahetty’s well argued assertion that international humanitarian Law would be the relevant and applicable law (article titled ‘ International Laws in Armed Conflict’ published in the ‘Island’ of January …

Sri Lankans living in Australia organized a massive demonstration against Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe who was in Melbourne for Law Oration 2017 at the University of Deakin on 16^th Feb. 2017.

The demonstrators raised their concerns on …

By Shivanthi Ranasinghe

(Courtesy for Ceylon Today)

Since Brexit, Britain has become the new pariah in Europe. Despite the much celebrated European chivalry, Theresa May is treated with the full force of chauvinism at European forums. Amidst warm camaraderie amongst …

By Milinda Senevirathna

Sports Minister Dayasiri Jayasekara’s recent comments on Northern Province Chief Minister C.V. Wigneswaran contained valid observations, old news delivered as though it was new, half-truths and some uncalled for insults.  Wigneswaran’s response was, in contrast, quite sober …

ByDr.Dayan Jayatilleka

Mangala Samaraweera announced to the Foreign Correspondents Association last Tuesday evening that the government had decided that it was “worth the risk” to go for a referendum on a new Constitution. Lakshman Kiriella reiterated this in Parliament, …

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Sri Lankans living in globally launched an On-Line Petition to raise their concerns and protest to the University of Deakin for inviting Ranil Wickramasinghe as their guest speaker for Law Oration.

The petition can be signed from following link:

https://www.change.org/p/dean-of-the-faculty-of-law-deakin-university-sri-lankans-in-globally-protesting-ranil-s-appearance-in-deakin-uni-in-australia?recruiter=13596605&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=whatsapp…

Prime Minister, pro-federalist and pro-minority Ranil Wickremesinghe was awarded an honorary doctorate from the Deakin University Australia. The Deakin University faculties are renown as LTTE Tamil terrorist’s sympathizers.

Out of many faculties in the Daekin University, Prof. Damien Kingsbury of …

Sources reported that Britain is to sponsor a new resolution on Sri Lanka at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) at its upcoming session in Geneva. The decision had been communicated to the Council at the organisational meeting for the …