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More than 1,600 civilians were killed in US-led coalition air and artillery strikes during the offensive to oust the Islamic State group from the Syrian city of Raqqa in 2017, activists say.

Amnesty International and …

H.L.D. Mahindapala

The first ever persecution of Muslims in Sri Lanka occurred way back in history. It took place in Jaffna, the birth place of hate politics against the “other”, which included even the Tamils of the low-castes. Details of …

Sri Lanka’s Church Bombings: Geostrategic Terrorism and Drugs in the Empire of Chaos

Article written by Gearoid ‘O Colmain, Irish journalist based in Paris, points the finger in the direction of the unseen forces that want to control the world …

Sri Lanka has been convulsed since the nine coordinated suicide bomb attacks against Christian churches and five-star hotels on Easter Sunday, April 21, 2019. More than 250 people lost their lives and many others were injured on that fateful day. …

Lamentably, despite the best efforts by our post independent leaders to form identity neutral political parties, like the united national party, SLFP, CP, LSSP etc, there are other political parties that have fanned the flames of identity politics by establishing …

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has stated in parliament that the government would renew the Acquisition and Cross Service Agreement (ACSA) with the United States which had lapsed in March this year. Apart from asserting that such bilateral agreements are ‘important’ …

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An opinion piece by Mr. Rajeeva Jayaweera in The Island of May 8, 2019 reports that Jaffna District MP Mr. Sumanthiran during the first anniversary of a weekly, ‘Annidda’, had on April 29, 2019 stated: “the …

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While the Islamic State has claimed responsibility, the real story is a bit more complicated than that. To millions of Sri Lankans the Easter Sunday tragedy must have seemed a nightmare come true, a frightening of …

On 21st April 2019 Islamic suicide bombers struck at 8 venues instantly killing some 250 plus people and injuring over 800 some of whom have succumbed to their wounds. Some 36 foreigners have also perished. Foreigners or locals – innocent …

Nalanda was the first residential university in the history of the world.

The Nalanda campus was an exceptionally impressive place, which included many impressive chetiyas, temples, monasteries, hostels, lecture halls, meditation halls, libraries, even parkland with lakes. The three great …