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  • The Foreign Minister Samaraweera Must Go

    The Foreign Minister Samaraweera Must Go

    (By Courtesy of Asian Tribune)

    By Dr Mathias Keitel, Tubingen, Germany.

    My recent visit to Sri Lanka, the country that I love most, fills me with dark foreboding as its vital interests are being systematically compromised by its buccaneering Foreign …




  • Who monitors the monitors?

    Who monitors the monitors?

    By Neville Ladduwahetty

    The United Nations General Assembly by Resolution 60/251 setup the Human Rights Council in April 2006. Article 1 of the above Resolution states that the decision to establish a Human Rights Council based in Geneva was to …





  • THE SO-CALLED TAMIL KINGDOM OF JAFFNA

    THE SO-CALLED TAMIL KINGDOM OF JAFFNA

    by Prof. S.Ranwella

    Nagadipa or Naka-diva was the ancient name of the Jaffna peninsula. It is first mentioned in the Pali chronicles of Ceylon in connection with the story of the Buddha’s second visit to Sri Lanka in the 6th …



  • WHY MANGALA MUST EXIT AND AMUNUGAMA MUST ENTER

    WHY MANGALA MUST EXIT AND AMUNUGAMA MUST ENTER

    …noting that Sri Lanka had made a commitment to include some international participation in the investigation.” 

    – US Asst. Secretary Malinowski (Reuters, July 15)   

    Sooner, rather than later, there will have to be a ‘Mexit’: Mangala Samaraweera’s exit from