(Courtesy of Ceylon Today)

What are you doing these days?
A: I am constantly visiting the Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID), Bribery Commission, and the Presidential Commission probing allegations. I have time to read books. I am also talking to …

The Joint Opposition last evening rejected a recommendation made by the Maxwell Paranagama Commission (report on the second mandate of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry into Complaints of Abductions and Disappearances) in respect of inclusion of foreign judges in a …

Cardinal Malcom Ranjith denouncing the ‘Sinhale’ group as ‘very divisive’ has said attempts to divide is totally unacceptable at a time when there should be total focus on uniting the people

The Cardinal expressed these views when a delegation from …

By Neville Ladduwahetty

After several contradictory statements from the President, the Prime Minister, and spokespersons, finally the Prime Minister has very correctly stated that the “Constitution does not permit foreign judges to sit in judgment” (The Island, February 2, 2016). …

Sri Lankan for Pease, Unity and Human Rights in Sri Lanka; SPUR in New South Wales in Australia have heavily condemned the unilateral action taken by Ranil and Sirisena approving to sign the National Anthem in Tamil language in the …

Global Sri Lankan Forum, GSLF raised their concerns on the recent repeated verbal threaten made by Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe in and outside the parliament.   The third grade language used by Ranil which is now being the usual practiced by …

Hundreds of supporters of the Sri Lankan opposition political parties and patriots protest outside the UN office in Colombo. They criticised a report by United Nations human rights chief Zeid Raad al-Hussein as he began discussions with the Sri Lankan …

By Neville Ladduhetti

(Courtesy of The Island)

A Cabinet appointed sub-committee is reported to have recommended that the National Anthem be sung in both Sinhala and Tamil. Apparently, a final decision is to be made jointly by the President and …

(Courtesy of The Island)

by Rear Admiral (Dr.) Sarath Weerasekera, VSV RWP USP

Independence Day is the day a country gained freedom from a foreign rule. In any country, the citizens, irrespective of their religion and race, recites the …

By Sugath Samarasinghe

(Courtesy of The Island)

This refers to the letter of Neville Ladduwahetti (NL) in the Opinion Page on the subject National Anthem in your issue of 2nd February.

NL has pointed out here that “Article 7 …