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American military and corporate power have triumphed over all rivals—so why does the United States still struggle to impose its will on the world?
For America’s national security state, this is the age of impunity. Nothing it does—torture, …
According to a news item appeared in Daily Mirror dated 9th July 2014, under the subject ‘NGO’s to defy Defence Ministry ban‘ J.C. Weliamuna of the Lawyers Collective said the government is misguided in its thinking that NGOs …
The TNA will submit affidavits to the Supreme Court affirming that they stand for a unitary Sri Lanka.
Counsel, K. Kanag Ishwaran P.C. and M. A. Sumanthiran, who appeared for TNA office bearers made respondents in several fundamental rights violation …
Contrary to what is erroneously being promoted the Sinhela race did not descend from banished King Vijaya of India. The discovery of the Balangoda man depicts a rich civilization going back 38000 years. Undoubtedly what distinguishes the Sinhala people
Reconciliation in Sri Lanka discussed
On his third visit to India this year and his first under the Narendra Modi government, Sri Lankan foreign minister G.L. Peiris, discussed with External Affairs minister Sushma Swaraj, the measures Sri Lanka was taking …
(Courtesy of The Island)
The government has drawn heavy flak for a host of restrictions imposed on the NGO sector. The UNP has condemned them as part of a sinister campaign to stifle democracy. The US has also frowned on …
Israeli warplanes kept up deadly raids on Gaza on Friday. With the violence growing worse, US President Barack Obama in a phone call to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his government was willing to broker a ceasefire.
Obama said …
Andrew Bolt
WHY have the Greens — and leftists such as former prime minister Malcolm Fraser — made Sri Lanka their favourite villain?
Is it to better pretend that boat people from its Tamil minority are genuine refugees?
Is it
…A renowned investment banking and equity markets specialist has described Sri Lanka as the new island of growth for Asia and tips the post-war rebounding nation to be the next Singapore and even do better than the region’s city state.…
By Janaka Perera
Sri Lanka’s Ambassador in Vietnam Dr. Ivan Amarasinghe will be a special guest invited by the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha Council at the ceremony on Saturday July 12 – National Martyrs Day – to commemorate the sacrifice of …