On October 11, protesters in Portland, Oregon tore down a statue of Abraham Lincoln, leaving the phrase “Dakota 38” spray painted at its base. The attack took place during a protest called the Indigenous Peoples Day of Rage Against Colonialism, …

Dayan claims, “Like most island-nations, Sri Lanka is given to a democratic civic culture” Really? Are only mainland nations given then to uncivilized despotism?

Imagine we are gawping at the dying tail-ends of a tawdry English teledrama called The Scavengers …

Investigative Note from Daya Gamage

As Joe Biden becomes the U.S. 46^th president of the United States, Kamala Devi Harris will be sown in as the vice president on January 20 next year.

She is of South India’s Tamil …

Thus Thamilselvan’s death in an air strike by the SLAF caused shock  waves at that time. It was regarded as a great blow to the LTTE in  general and tiger leader Prabahkaran in particular

The LTTE accused the Mahinda Rajapaksa …

Say what you like against Donald Trump, the man was a phenomenon. Whether the legacy he leaves behind is good or bad is a judgement that will be determined finally by those who will feel the impact of his regime …

PM Modi was wrong to reiterate his call for the 13th Amendment’s implementation – especially when President Gotabaya Rajapaksa had already articulated his position on the matter. In the past, this has been a bait for the Tamils in the …

(Courtesy of Sri Lanka Guardian)

 The United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, should establish a commission to investigate the tens of thousands of Muslim civilians killed by US and UK forces in Iraq and Afghanistan. Instead, all the indications are …

Certain quarters have been misplacing the significance of the recent visit of US State Secretary Mike Pompeo to Colombo. SL President and Commander-in-Chief Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s choice to continue the already on track military cooperation with the United States Indo-Pacific Command …

From State of eelam to State of Denial: The Tamil Trajectory 

I could not believe my ears when I heard Gajan Ponnambalam, an excellent parliamentary speaker, as are CV Wigneswaran, R Sampanthan and MA Sumanthiran, drawing a distinction in one …

(Courtesy of Sri Lanka Guardian)

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo may not be in the US administration, if the 3 November Presidential Election brings into office the more popular Joe Biden, come January 2021. But whoever comes to the …