The Daily Mirror of 20 June 2016 in an article titled ‘Government to allow foreigners to buy land’ has informed the public that the present government will amend existing land laws in a bid to liberalize laws to enable foreigners …

Office of Medical Staff detailed exactly how to enforce sleep deprivation, limit food intake, waterboard and use ‘confinement boxes’, declassified report revealed

The latest declassified documents provide details on torture methods outlined in the 2004 document on ‘guidelines on medical …

(Courtesy of Daily Mirror)

By Gomin Dayasiri
Dedicated UNP supporters loathe Arjuna Mahendran, as much as Mervyn Silva was by SLFP’s rank and file; both were retained in office notwithstanding a clamour for removal that was rejected; lead to shock …

There are two aspects to the manner in which the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein seems to view what is broadly called ‘The Tamil Problem,’ in Sri Lanka. His views and opinions are a mirror-image …

(Courtesy of The Island)

By Neville Ladduwahetty

The Public Representations Committee on Constitutional Reform headed by its Chairman Lal Wijenayake has recommended retaining the Province as the unit of Devolution. The Commission proposes 6 “alternate formulations” based on the …

H. L. D. Mahindapala

One of the main obstacles standing in the way reconciliation, based on a reasonable and lasting solution, is the refusal of the Jaffna Tamils to face the realities of their history. By and large, the average …

This is alarming news. Can a UN Secretary General be ‘coerced’ by a country? Can the coercion be of monetary nature that leaves the UNSG no choice but to succumb? Can the UN & its Secretary General be bought over …

Quite a number of countries are talking as paragons of virtue. Norway is one such nation. It is known as the West’s hitman and the word Quisling has become synonymous with ‘collaboration’ when Vidkum Quisling founded the fascist organization in …

By Neville Ladduwahetty

The fact that the Government did not exploit these internationally accepted provisions to restrict the impact of the OHCHR report, but instead, co-sponsored the resolution on Sri Lanka is to be deeply regretted. Since the findings in …