A group, comprising senior staff members of the Rajarata University Faculty of Medicine, has handed over a 14 proposals to the Committee on Constitutional Reforms at Anuradhpura district secretariat. Under the proposal number 13 they have requested a two-thirds majority …

Some facts to think about the controversial Theravadi Bhikku Kathikawath Bill

Some facts to think about

• Buddhism is the predominant religion in Sri Lanka. Yet there are other global religions with very powerful institutional backing like Christianity/Catholicism and Islam
• How

Minister of Resettlement, Reconstruction and Hindu Religious Affairs,  D.M. Swaminathan, a Tamil and a sympathizer of LTTE has offered very flexible terms in order to get released the LTTE Tamil terrorists criminals from Sri Lankan prisons. The LTTE Tamil terrorists …

By Sugath Samarasinghe

Prince Al Hussein has come and gone after a four days visit. Our big talking duo, who bragged to the BBC, Al Jazeera and the latter to the Indian Media a little earlier, that there would be …

The Sri Lankan communities in the UK, and around the world, have become disheartened by the current political instability taking place in their country of origin. After a 30-year war between government forces and the separatist group, the LTTE terrorists, …

The word reconciliation has become quite effective of late. Use the word with any statement and it gets the nod of international approval. However, before people get carried away there is need to make some matters clear. Reconciliation must bring …

Sources reported that three Sinhala students of the University of Jaffna injured due to ongoing sectarian violence between the politically motivated Tamil extremist students. Violence fighting are still going one two groups of Tamil extremists’ students.

Some of these politically …

Pro-minority Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena who came to the power from the minority’s’ votes appointed Reginald Cooray, leftist federalist as Governor of the Tamil-majority Northern Province.

Ranil and Sirisena loyalist SLFP politician, Cooray succeeds former civil servant HMGS Palihakkara, …

Swarna Hansa  lodged a complaint at the National Police Commission regarding taking away of Sinhale Sinha Flags from Independence Memorial Hall. Where they were kept to be used at the discussion at the same place organized by Swarna Hansa  Wednesday10,afternoon.…

Delegates of the EU Parliament visited the Security Force Headquarters – Jaffna (SFHQ-J) and met the newly-appointed Commander, SFHQ-J, Major General Mahesh Senanayake on Wednesday.

During the discussion Jaffna Commander has explained the current reconciliation process and demilitarisations in Jaffna …