While racially motivated Tamils brutally attacked Sinhala undergraduates in the University of Jaffna in Norther Province, Sri Lankan Police officers were attacked by Muslims in Samanthuraya in Eastern Province of Sri Lanka.

Police officers who were in a search operation …

JO won’t back ratification of ICCPR

(Courtesy of The Island) 

By Shamindra Ferdinando

The Joint Opposition and a section of the civil society have taken a common stand on the alleged move to do away with judicial power in terms …

The press release issued by the Jaffna University Teachers’ Association, (UJTA) is trying to paint a picture that the brutal attack by racially motivated Tamil students in University Jaffna is a general clash between the Sinhalese and Tamil students

Several Sinhala students were injured critically when racially motivated Tamil students and extremist Tamil villagers attacked them in the Jaffna University premises. Politically and racially motivated Tamil extremists undergraduates opposed to Sinhala traditional function organized within the science faculty of …

Six Sinhala undergraduates were seriously injured when racially motivated Tamil students attacked them in the Jaffna University. Politically and racially motivated Tamil extremists undergraduates opposed to any events which reflects the Sinhala cultures such as Kandyan dancing, Sinhala costumes within …

Six Sinhala undergraduates were injured when racially motivated Tamil students attacked them in factions over welcoming freshers to the Jaffna University with a Sinhala up-country dancing. Politically and racially motivated Tamil extremists undergraduates opposed to any events which reflects the …

People of the northern province are not interested in federalism, says Chairman, Constitutional Reforms Committee, Lal Wijenayake.

Addressing the media yesterday at Visumpaya’ Wijenayake said according to a study his outfit had conducted, it was only the northern politicians …

The Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government is now initiating Ram diplomacy in the land of Ravana, following the sanction of a multi-crore project promoting the mythological significance of Ramayana.

In a recent move to develop infrastructure at …

by Shamindra Ferdinando

The National Joint Committee (NJC) yesterday alleged that the Missing Persons (OMP) Bill would prevent revealing the identities of those who had been categorised as missing but found alive, and investigating them. Therefore, a major amendment to …

Global Sri Lankans Forum, GSLF raised their concern over the committee appointed by the government to re-settle the displaced Sinhala and Muslim people due to LTTE Tamil terrorism in Northern and Eastern two provinces. GSLF challenges the composition of the …