The Sinhaladeepa Jathika Peramuna, SJP, a registered political party who are working and campaigning for the integrity of Sri Lanka has written to President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa to set up a presidential commission to inquire the whole incidents behind the July …
On the 70th birth anniversary of the co-founder of the Sri Lanka Navy Special Boat Squadron (SBS), Late Commander (VNF) Cedric Martenstyn NVX 5068, which fell on 5th October 2016, Sri Lanka Navy renamed their Arrow Boats as “Cedric” in …
Lt Gen Denzil Kobbekaduwa; was killed as a result of a remote controlled land mine at Arali in Jaffna while planning for Operation Countdown to wrest the control of peninsula.
He joined the Army in May 1960 as an officer …
The Canadian government has announced that it will grant tens of millions of dollars in funding towards the construction of a ground breaking Tamil Community Centre (TCC) in Toronto. This is kind of reciprocity by the Canadian to Tamils diaspora …
As per a news item in The Island of 23rd July 2021, US Embassy officials, led by Ambassador Alaina B. Teplitz, held discussions with SLMC leader Rauff Hakeem, and earlier with TNA leader R. Sampanthan at the latter’s residence, where …
I write to thank thousands of Sri Lankan armed forces’ members for their exemplary and attentive services extended in handling efficiently the vaccination program of Sri Lankans who are waging an unenviable war against the Covid-19 epidemic and according to …
A federation of Australian Sri Lankans associations has written to President of European Commission questioning the mandate given by EU to so called human right champion Yesmin Sooka. The letter sent by the media spokesman of the federation, Ranjith Soysa …
A Presidential Commission of Inquiry for Appraisal of the Findings of Previous Commissions and Committees on Human Rights and the Way Forward has stated that the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) shouldn’t be repealed.
The Commission has said that it …
Sri Lanka has signed a joint statement initiated by China, raising concerns on the human rights situation in the UK.
The joint statement was delivered during the 47th Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
“I have the …
Canada should be ashamed for several reasons. Firstly, Canada takes pride in throwing egg at other nations quoting human rights, democracy & freedoms but back home, Canada has been treating the natives of Canada inhumanely where assimilation schools have ended …