By Neville Ladduwahetty
(Courtesy of The Island)
The return of terrorism to Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday after the lapse of nearly a decade is a day of infamy in the history of Sri Lanka because of its scale and …
(Courtesy of The http malindawords.blogspot.com)
“Conspiracy theories about the involvement of the U.S. military draw attention away from where it should be focused, which is firmly on the victims and their families,” the U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka Alaina …
More than 300 people have died and many more were injured by the barbaric attacks against Christian churches and five-star hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday. The government has warned that there are more explosives and militants still “out …
What is crucial is that, the bombings not be permitted to become a pretext for the Government to join the U.S.’s ‘War on Terror.’ For the past four years, the U.S. and India (the U.S.’s new ally in Asia) have …
(Courtesy of The Daily Mirror)
Two men checked into the Shangri-La which now takes pride of place in the heart of the city on April 20, 2019. They had provided an address in Dematagoda when checking in. Close to 9 …
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe who is pro-minority making a special statement in Colombo, notes that his government was aware of information regarding a possible terror attack and adequate precautions were not taken to prevent the attack by his government.
While …
JVP delegation with former President
Although the campaign to abolish the Executive Presidential system was first initiated by late Ven. Sobitha Thera, the present campaign is being spearheaded by the JVP. According to media reports, the reason for the JVP …
Posted on April 7th, 2019
Mangala Samaraweera’s speech apologising to UNHRC High Commissioner, Michelle Bachelet was rather difficult to read on my PC because my screen was blurred with his crocodile tears shed for human rights. Simultaneously, his tears were …
By Neville Ladduwahetty
UNHRC Resolution 40/1 has come and gone leaving behind a host of questions. By co-sponsoring the resolution, first in 2015 and recently in 2019, Sri Lanka has become a party to the resolution notwithstanding the fact that …
Hate speech comes in various shades of lies. It is the curse that haunts current of global politics. It runs from white supremacists in America to the boot-end of New Zealand. On the way to New Zealand it has linked …