(Courtesy of Asiantribune)

The Government of Sri Lanka has entered into the military agreement called Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA), considered controversial even by an American ally The Philippines which abrogated the ‘pact’ a couple of months ago, with the …

It is reported that the UNHRC has issued a statement with regard to Vinayagamurthi Muralitharan alias Karuna Amman’s recent utterances at an election meeting in Batticaloa.

Since Karuna’s statement is about certain incidents that occurred at the time of the …

That MCC has undergone various stages of approval or observation prior to finalizing the document certainly questions how far our own are interested to view a bilateral document and appraise it considering the advantages and disadvantages to the Country & …

Will personal laws have a place in Sri Lanka with the MCC e-land registry & Bim Saviya? Deeds which had described the various rights and description of property under these laws have been repealed. The land contracts are reduced to …

A view of Colombo showing the Presidential Secretariat, Treasury and the Twin Towers/Amitha Thennekoon economy next

ECONOMYNEXT – The following is the second in a series of interviews with academics and public intellectuals on the way forward for Sri Lanka …

The whole ‘war crime’ ‘genocide’ sing song is based on an unsubstantiated allegation of intentional mass killing of some blown up figures ranging from 40,000 to 200,000 CIVILIANS by various third party groups & individuals. This allegation is questioned because …

Third World country policy makers as well as their citizens need to understand that ‘independence’ for former colonies is just a cliché and nothing else. All that happened under colonial rule continues under neocolonial policies & practices. Foreign aid and …

(Courtesy of The Daily News)

The recent approach of the US to the UN and its agencies has left many shaking their heads. The US, under President Roosevelt, played a seminal role in creating the UN and its key agencies …

The very controversial and dangerous US transnational project known as MCC Compact has generated public objections for the right reasons and if not for the resolve of a handful of people who went out to publicly educate the people, the …

Sri Lanka Votes for India and Kenya at UNSC, but not for Canada, Norway or Ireland

A UN Security Council Meeting in progress

While voting for India at the United Nations for the Security Council seats, Sri Lanka refused to …