My unambiguous opinion is that R. Sampanthan is a gentleman of the old school, one of the finest Parliamentarians we have and ranks high among the few such left such as Dinesh Gunawardena. As an individual, he is streets ahead …

Silencing Nationalistic Voice in Parliament

The leaders of main parties lead by TNA, JVP, SLMC, and UNP had decided to silent the nationalistic voice in the parliament. Those anti-Sinhala elements lead by Ranil had decided that Wimal Weerawansa, …

Former UPFA Southern Provincial Council member and convenor of an organisation representing the interests of the armed forces, Maj. Ajith Prasanna yesterday said that the UNP-SLFP coalition was meant to achieve a two-thirds majority in parliament.

Maj. Prasanna described accommodating …

The SLFP leadership had conveniently forgotten that over 4.7 mn people who voted for the SLFP-led coalition never expected a section of the main constituent of the grouping to accept portfolios in the UNP led government, Dr Wasantha Bandara …

3 decades of terrorism in Sri Lanka ended in May 2009 following a military defeat of the LTTE. The Human Rights Council announced on 22 May 2009 that it would hold a special session to address the human rights situation …

The President of Sinhala Association in the UK, Douglas Wickramaratne has urged President Maithripala Sirisena to appoint a competent career diplomat to London.

As the Sri Lankan mission in London has remained headless since the resignation of Dr. Chris Nonis …

“How can they have the arrogance to dictate to us where we should go or which countries should be our friends. Gaddafi is my friend. He supported us when we were alone and when those who tried to prevent my …

The Mahinda Movement hoped for, believed in and fought determinedly for a victory at the August 17th election, but beneath the rousing nationalist romanticism there was always a tougher-minded realization that what was being waged was a resistance struggle; a …

Sri Lanka’s policy makers need to approach the issue of an investigation whether it is international or domestic by taking stock of the legalities and mandates legally in place. No inquiry can be limited to a period omitting the origins …

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has let the cat out of the bag when he revealed the intention of his government to prosecute those who had liberated the country from terrorism in the name of a domestic war crimes investigation, Colombo …