By Neville Ladduhetti

(Courtesy of The Island)

A Cabinet appointed sub-committee is reported to have recommended that the National Anthem be sung in both Sinhala and Tamil. Apparently, a final decision is to be made jointly by the President and …

By Sugath Samarasinghe

(Courtesy of The Island)

This refers to the letter of Neville Ladduwahetti (NL) in the Opinion Page on the subject National Anthem in your issue of 2nd February.

NL has pointed out here that “Article 7 …

To gain cheap political advantages; to gain minorities votes and to comply with the pre-presidential pact with Pro-LTTE Tamil terrorists political party TNA, today 4th of April 2016, on the 68th Independent day, Ranil and Sirisena raped National Anthem of …

The British ruled parts of Sri Lanka from 1796 and the whole of Sri Lanka from 1815 to 1948. Sri Lanka marks 4 February 1948 as its day of Independence. When our history is related by the very nations that …

By Missaka Attanayake

The question always asked is ‘what have the Sinhalese given the minorities’ and what more can they give? Why is there no question asked about what have the minorities given the Sinhalese and what else are they …

The Attorney General’s office has instructed the CID to refrain from taking legal action against the Army Commander Lieutenant General A. W. J. C. De Silva on allegations of failing to assist in the investigations into the disappearance of LTTE …

Any journalist worth his salt knows only too well, the media is the darling of politicians only when they are out of power. When in power, unless one is absolutely willing to toe their line, journalists soon become foes from …

By Ira de Silva from Canada

According to news reports, there seems to be a difference of opinion on whether investigations into the final phase of the Eelam war in 2009 will be done by competent local investigators and judges …

An event should be held on 31^st January 2016 in remembrance of victims who died and were injured in the attack against the Central Bank of Sri Lanka by LTTE Tamil terrorists on January 31, 1996.

41 members of …