Senaka Weeraratna

Sri Lanka together with several other Asian countries owe much in winning their freedom, to Japan’s entry to the Second World War and the resulting chain of events that sealed the fate of European colonialism in Asia.

Jawaharlal …

By Kalinga Seneviratne

(Courtesy of www.independetnews.net)

On February 4 each year Sri Lanka celebrates the gaining of independence from British colonial rule. 69 years since then, it is appropriate to ask: “what independence?” The country is currently in a real …

The fundamental right to a historically held identity is being incrementally usurped. There is a plot to usurp the Sinhale Identity. It must be opposed. The Sinhale identity is in our blood and the Buddhist identity is also in our …

By Neville Ladduwahetty

POST-CONFLICT APPLICATION of IHRL and IHL

The position originally adopted by some participating in the e-mail exchange was that IHRL and IHL concurrently apply in Armed Conflict. Since then they have conceded that the Law applicable to …

By Kanthar.P.Balanathan 

1.I came across an article of you suggesting, “towards a meaningful political solution”. Well I respect your views. However, I have significant amount of reservation and concerns over your suggestions. The values and norms of someone …

(Courtesy  of The Island )

By Sarath Weerasekera

The National War Heroes’ Front has rejected the report submitted by the Consultation Task Force on Reconciliation Mechanisms” (CTFRM) appointed by the Prime Minister’s office, as a treacherous document and has called …

‘These will be going to the world as the official recommendations and observations of a task force appointed by the Prime Minister and which functioned under the Prime Minister’s Office and which held meetings with stakeholders throughout the country.’

By …

Sooner than later it is good to re-evaluate and re-assess all that we had been fed over the years via an education system promoted by the West and a political and social system also influenced by the West. History has …

On 20^th January 2015 the world witnessed an historic inaugural address. It was the shortest speech since 1977. President Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45^th President of the United States of America. He did not follow …

On the backdrop of the demands being made to re-award GSP plus by EU to Sri Lanka, the EU has through a press release claimed that Sri Lanka needs to ratify 27 international conventions to be awarded GSP plus. It …