There are 64 registered political parties in Sri Lanka of this number 22 parties carry ethnic-based political names. 15 of these parties carry a separatist Tamil agenda. With the cleansing of LTTE as well as the current global proscription …

In the fifties the UNP was called Unge Nedeyange Pakshaya (The party of their relatives). J R Jayewardene in the seventies did not change it but replaced the Senanayake – Kotelawala family with Jayewardene – Wickremesinghe – Wijewardhane family. However, …

(Courtesy of The Island)

Recent incidents in Alutgama and Beruwala have highlighted once again the need to address issues relating to Law and Order in Sri Lanka. The strongly held belief is that the Law and Order situation could be …

Shocking Norwegian link with Dalit Panthers

by Shamindra Ferdinando

(With Courtesy of The Island)

Two pairs of Inshore Patrol Craft (IPCs) intercepted two LTTE craft north of Talaimannar on the evening of July 28, 2007. The confrontation took place well …

A mural, depicting five Cuban agents held in prison in the U.S. for over ten years, in Havana (Reuters / Enrique de la Osa)

The five officers were monitoring Cuban exile groups based in Miami with an established track record …

By Rahul Singh

(by Courtesy of Khaleej Times)

INDIA’S PRIME Minister, Narendra Modi, is clearly a man in a hurry. In no time at all he has made his priorities evident. At the swearing-in ceremony of himself and his ministers, …

by Upul Joseph Fernando

(Courtesy of Sri Lanka Guardian)

President Mahinda Rajapaksa visited Jordan on a special official tour early this year. He was not seeking the support of Jordan to vote in favour of Sri Lanka at the UN …

With the appointment of the 12-member team by the Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights, the encirclement of Sri Lanka is just about complete. The Western steam roller has been set in motion and Narendra Modi is in …

By Milinda Senevirathna

Some may believe that it was a masterstroke by the Government to go to Parliament with the issue of the team appointed by the UN High Commission for Human Rights.  The ruling party has the numbers.  Secondly, …