You are the majority in our Island. History is witness to your status as majority. History is also witness to how you came forward to defend your soil & protect fellow citizens as the majority should when confronted by invaders …

(Courtesy of  The Island)

There has been a real hullabaloo over the commemoration of the LTTE terrorits who perished in the final battle of the Vanni war. There is nothing wrong with commemorating the dead so long as commemorative events …

Dr Palitha Kohona

Former Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations; Former Foreign Secretary.

(Speech delivered at the annual convention of the Viyathmaga on 13th May 2018 in Colombo)

Sri Lanka’s foreign relations must reflect the …

The Viyathmaga Annual Convention was held on 13th May 2018 at the Shangrila Hotel. Former diplomat Tamara Kunanayagam speaking on the topic of Sri Lanka’s Sovereignty: Non Negotiable her excellent presentation drew attention to a shocking scenario that if not …

Wartime General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the celebrated 58 Division and present Adjutant General Maj. Gen. Shavendra Silva greeting visiting Indian Army Chief General Bipin Rawat at the entrance to the parade grounds at the Army Headquarters on Monday. The …

So the Northern Provincial Council and some civil society activists are reportedly gearing up to mourn May 18-19th and the week leading up to it as Genocide Week. May 18/19th marks the days the Long War ended, and Tamils, Sinhalese …

Ranjith Soysa

TNA MP Sumanthiran voicing the opinion of his party insists that no Buddhist temples should be allowed to be constructed in the North and the East. We, the Sri Lankan people would request Mr Sumanthiran to further clarify …

No one can deny that regime change took place in January 2015. The West generally dethrones strong leaders & replaces with appeasing puppets. Regime change in Sri Lanka proved Rajapakse was a strong leader & West’s alternative choice to be …

(Courtesy of The Island)

By Shamindra Ferdinando
Having adopted the Freedom of Information Act, way back in 1970, Norway is now ranked 67 in the Global Right to Information Rating, maintained by the Center for Law and Democracy.
Sri …

(Courtesy of Daily Mirror)

The root cause. People like to throw that phrase around when talking about problems and their resolutions. It’s a decent enough proposition, the assumption being that if root causes are identified and fixed, not only will …