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 …

By Gomin Dayasri

(Courtesy of Daily Mirror)

Caption is a query raised without consulting an astrologer or a suggestion from a wild buffalo. Voters expect too much in return from a country that is near broke. Politicians make offers beyond …

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The Yahapalana    government has no meaningful foreign policy, said one critic. Instead there is a clear tilt to the US. Mangala Samaraweera said, ‘Obama would come up to President Sirisena to say ‘Hello’ at whichever international forum they …

What is the better human rights that EU boasts of that is not prevalent in other parts of the world? Does the EU member states not suffer crimes and violations of any kind? Is it honky dory in EU 28 …

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By Neville Ladduwahetty

With the recommendation by the Consultation Task Force on Reconciliation Mechanisms that a hybrid Court should conduct investigations into alleged violations committed during the conflict in Sri Lanka, the controversy as to the …

They say ‘people in glass houses should not throw stones’ if JVP has no business to talk about human rights the UNP does not either. Both their track records will reveal and remind citizens of the horrors they experienced under …

By Malinda Senevirathna

R. Sampanthan is the Leader of the Opposition. He is also the Senior-Most Citizen of Tamil Nationalism. Some might demand that the ‘Nationalism’ descriptive is incorrect, but let’s leave it at that. It’s a new year, after …

When terrorism is funded and supported by external factors, when we know politicians, political parties are influenced to bring about regime change assisted by external players, when we know heads of foreign-bankrolled NGOs are foot soldiers for foreign agendas and …

By Gomin Dayasiri

(BY Courtesy Daily Mirror)

Is Sri Lanka ready to cash in on the trends created by the populist political tsunamis sweeping around the world? Tectonic shifts in voting patterns began to dominate democracies with the arrival of …