Whole Island celebrated the 9^th Vijayagrahanaya over the LTTE Tamil terrorist except pro-minority Ranil and the Yahapalana government. Several celebrations were organized by number of civil society and religious groups. While Yahapalana government suspending the Vijayagrahanaya state sponsored celebration …

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By Shamindra Ferdinando

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) side-stepped The Island query whether documents that had been destroyed as reported in a section of the British and other media included diplomatic cables originating from …

Former UNP MP flays TNA for not seeking clarification from govt.

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Former UNP MP and media personality J. Sri Ranga has accused the four-party Tamil National Alliance (TNA) and other Tamil MPs of conveniently remaining silent …

As ever increase of extremisms and pro-LTTE terrorism in North and East two provinces and mood of anti-National sentiment among many NGOs and Parliamentary Members specially during the Vijayagrahanaya period of 18^th  and 19^th May   President Sirisena had …

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Destruction of 1978-1980 files means there is no record of UK government’s work at the time

Britain’s Foreign Office destroyed almost 200 files on Sri Lanka dating from the start of a Tamil Tiger uprising during …

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The Global Sri Lanka Forum (GSLF) celebrated Sri Lanka’s triumph over terrorism in May, 2009 with a public gathering in Dubai. Former Foreign Secretary Palitha Kohina addressed the gathering. On the invitation of the GSLF, Mrs …

The National University Teacher’s Association, NUTA has issued an open letter to Vice Chancellor of  University of Jaffna, Prof. Ratnam Vigneswaran about another extremist and racial involvement of the Jaffna University students during the recent so called “Mullivaikkal Remembrance Day” …

Last week, the UK Parliament paid tribute to the Sri Lankan community living in the United Kingdom with the first-ever meeting pertaining to Sri Lanka, one of the most auspicious days in the British calendar last week. For the first …

The Global Sri Lankan Forum , GSLF released a strongly worded media brief by condemning the anti-national statement issued by the government cabinet spokesman pro-minority Rajitha Senarathna.

Widespread condemnations and protest demonstrations are raising Island wide against the corrupted and …

The social media relayed 2 horrifying photos of the staff of HNB Branch Kilinochchi commemorating dead LTTE terrorists. Candles were lit in front of an image that had printed Remembering the Tamil Genocide” May 18 War Crimes Day” this …