The wives of two army officers who are in detention in connection with the abduction/killing of journalist Prageeth Ekneligoda have filed two Habeas Corpus petitions in the Court of Appeal.

R. Wasantha Padmaseeli and E. Nirmala Sudashin filed plaint on …

Upholding all parts of the cultural mosaic.

It has been reported that some Northern Provincial Council (NPC) members have initiated moves to change the name of Nagadeepa to Nainathivu, triggering polarization of opinion back to the feverish days of …

(Source: www.theguardian.com)

The terrorist slaughter in Paris has once again brought into sharp relief the storm clouds gathering over the 21st century, dimming the bright promise for Europe and the west that the fall of communism opened up. Given …

Another eight LTTE Tamil terrorist detainees were released under strict bail conditions  today due to heavy pressure exert by pro-Tamil Ranil and Sirisena.

They were released on two surety bails of Rs.1 million each and were ordered to report to …

by N. Sathiya Moorthy

(Courtesy of The Sunday Leader)

Displaced Tamils in Sri Lanka

It’s anybody’s guess, why Eric Solheim, the controversial Norwegian peace envoy, should talk about the last days/weeks of the ‘ethnic war’, as he had not done …

The veteran journalist Keerthi Wanakulasuriya was recognized as the best defense columnist in presenting the most factual and accurate report about the recent UNHCR sessions at which Sri Lanka opted to co-sponsor a resolution  to investigate accountability for war crimes …

With a transfer of power in Colombo, the Obama administration looks to put Sri Lanka in the win column for U.S. democracy promotion efforts. U.S. permanent representative to the United Nations, recently spoke at the Open Government Partnership Global Summit …

A heavy protest was staged against pro-LTTE TNA MP Sumanthiran at the meeting held at Homebush boys’ school on 08^th Nov 2015 in Sydney, Australia.

The crowd was against federalist MP for being a supporter of Ranil for government …

The main aim of Government policy and of the “international community” in relation to Sri Lanka is said to be “political reconciliation” between the Tamils and Sinhalese through accountability and constitutional change.

An accountability push runs counter to a reconciliatory …