Ukrainian civil society leaders have started a petition demanding Agnes Callamard resign as Secretary General of Amnesty International, following a controversial report on the war in Ukraine.

Amnesty accused Ukrainian forces of using tactics that “violate international humanitarian law” and …

Foreign MPs mustering votes will attend, INGOs/NGO representatives fulfilling geopolitical agendas will attend, diplomats ordered by their governments will attend, families of dead LTTE will attend, other Tamils will be forced to attend. This will be the coterie shedding crocodile …

When we thought we had seen it all in 75 years of independence, in 2022 came a covid followed by the aragalaya. It took the 2nd President to order troops to deal with the JVP, though allegations of clandestine links …

Like to narrate a interesting story regarding a patient whom I have operated visited me after 15 years!

During the last phase of ethnic war in 2009 Sri lankan Army commenced a humanatarian mission to rescue the tamil civilians who …

Elections are far more than simply going to an election booth every 5 years and casting one’s vote, yet how many of Sri Lanka’s voters realize the importance of an election? Is it simply a day where they can’t wait …

It may sound like the Shakespearean play ‘Much Ado about Nothing’, but the Foreign Ministry has thought it fit to convey its “strongest concern” over a decision taken by a little city council in Canada that passed a resolution recently …

The Russian Pacific Fleet’s missile cruiser Varyag was here recently. The Fleet’s press office reported on March 1: “Today, the Pacific Fleet’s flagship, Guards Order of Nakhimov missile cruiser Varyag has made a business call at Colombo, the largest port …

• Lack of ‘a seniority gap’ between the two heads detrimental
• Army Commander and Defence Secretary were working against each other
• Intelligence completely missed the build-up of politically motivated mobs
• Questions psychological impact on Shavendra Silva
• Visits by foreign ambassadors to

How many are aware of the 2015 economic embargo imposed by India on Nepal simply because Nepal was including clauses in its new constitution in September 2015 that India did not like! It was the very year that US-India orchestrated …

We have almost 8 months until a possible election in Sri Lanka, and it is highly expected a presidential one, but in Sri Lanka elections, winning candidates have always been a surprise to the voters in recent years. As we …