(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 …

In constitutions there are some things that are sacrosanct and cannot be touched. These are the country’s national anthem, the national map, the national flag, the foremost place for Buddhism and the Sinhale Buddhists who built the nation. No politician …

 (By Courtesy of Asian Tribune)

The U.S. Department of State’s – highly impartial and non-partisan watchdog – Office of Inspector General found fault on May 25 with Hillary Clinton for the use of a private e-mail server which contained sensitive …

Shenali D Waduge

In 1815 a selfish set of Chieftans handed over the Sinhale nation to the British. Within no time these chieftans became sidelined and the white-masters began rule over the servants using sepoys and lascoreens who were ready to betray their …