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Northern Province Chief Minister C. V. Wigneswaran has apparently got setting the cat among the pigeons down to a fine art. This time around, he has drawn heavy flak for some incendiary remarks he made …

The Chief Minister of the Central Province has stated that Hindu and Muslim encroachment as well as Christianization has to end. Right now. The Chief Minister of the Western Province, not to be outdone, has echoed the same sentiments. Rev …

Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) strongly condemned the racist statements which had been made by the extremist Northern Province Chief Minister C.V. Wigneswaran.

SLFP Senior Vice Chairman Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva said the statement made by Wigneswaran ‘Tamils, wake …

Reading The Island newspaper report on the Chief Minister of the Northern Province, C. V. Wigneswaran’s call to the Tamils to join the ‘Ezhuha Tamil!’ or ‘Tamils Rise’ rally in Jaffna today is disturbing, given the brazen attempt to mobilize …

Mr. Udaya Gammanpila said today he was looking forward for the arrest of Northern Province Chief Minister C.V. Wigneswaran, who spearheaded a demonstration called ‘Eluga Tamil’ (Let Tamils Rise) by violating the Public Property Act by the so called Yahapalana …

Following bail out drama of four military intelligent officers recently government now contemplating to release hard core LTTE Tamil terrorists as a part of pact with pro-LTTE Tamil terrorists political party, Tamil National Alliance (TNA).

Government is in secret discussion …

Four Military Intelligent officers who were in the remand prison over a year had been granted bail out today by paying a sum of Rs. 500,000 as a bond each at the Homagama court.  These officers were in the custody …

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By Shamindra Ferdinando

Former General Officer Commanding (GoC) of 53 Division Maj. Gen. Kamal Gunaratne has urged the government to stop rapid deterioration of the country’s premier intelligence service, the Directorate of Military Intelligence (DMI).…

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By Sanja de silva Jayatilleka

It must surely be thought odd that I am even undertaking an effort to intervene here on a subject that requires comment by lawyers or political scientists. But as a concerned …

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A new trend seems to be emerging in the public statements and behavior of some foreign diplomats accredited to Sri Lanka. Such talk and behavior would have been unthinkable in the past. A onetime British High …