Pro-minority Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena who came to the power from the minority’s’ votes appointed Reginald Cooray, leftist federalist as Governor of the Tamil-majority Northern Province.

Ranil and Sirisena loyalist SLFP politician, Cooray succeeds former civil servant HMGS Palihakkara, …

By A Patabendige

Yahapalana Prime Minister (PM) in Parliament last week fired a thundering broadside at one of the most potent contributors to the 2015 regime change. The media had stepped out of line since then he alleged. Media, print …

 Kanthar Balanathan, Australia 

The sovereignty, democracy, national security, reconciliation process are growing to be under threat as a result of significant number of unnecessary, churlish, rash actions by India, the West and the UN. This is not a contention, but …

Swarna Hansa  lodged a complaint at the National Police Commission regarding taking away of Sinhale Sinha Flags from Independence Memorial Hall. Where they were kept to be used at the discussion at the same place organized by Swarna Hansa  Wednesday10,afternoon.…

By Shenali D Waduge

US President Obama, Hillary Clinton and the Heads of the US Armed Forces actually watched live while US Navy Seals killed enemy Osama bin Laden. The entire world lit crackers in jubilation. Just 1 attack …

(Courtesy of The Island)

TAMARA KUNANAYAKAM,

It should by now be obvious to any keen observer of events in Geneva and vacillations of Sri Lanka’s ruling class that the ‘human rights’ game being played out has little to do with …

Delegates of the EU Parliament visited the Security Force Headquarters – Jaffna (SFHQ-J) and met the newly-appointed Commander, SFHQ-J, Major General Mahesh Senanayake on Wednesday.

During the discussion Jaffna Commander has explained the current reconciliation process and demilitarisations in Jaffna …

(Courtesy of The Island)

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Al Hussein said nothing new on Tuesday. He only reiterated, more or less, what the architects of the UNHRC resolution had said prior to its passage in Geneva last …

By K. Godage

“The Minister has stated “these neo fascists seem to see an Indian under every bus (sic) and live in eternal fear of Indians swarming into Sri Lanka. Whenever a bridge over the Palk Strait to connect our …

11th February 

Let’s denounce the Sri Lankan Independence Day Message made by the Honourable Prime Minister 

On February 4^th 2016, the honourable Prime Minister of Sri Lanka making his message for the 68^th official Independence Day celebrations referred …