The anti-Muslim Sri Lankan Buddhist monk, Ven Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero, General Secretary of the Bodu Bala Sena (BBS), has several serious cases against him relating to hate speech, blasphemy against the Quran, instigation of violence, and contempt of court. And yet, he has been …
The Global Tamil Forum (GTF), releasing a statement on 21 June 2017, reiterated its call for the participation of international judges in Sri Lanka’s transitional justice process. A report prepared by the former UN Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, Mónica Pinto, …
Fitch Ratings expects rising domestic interest rates to hurt Sri Lankan corporates over the next 12 months. Their borrowing costs have increased more than 200bp in the 12 months to March 2017 as the Central Bank of Sri Lanka increased policy rates by 125bp and …
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Jayathma Wickramanayake of Sri Lanka as his next Envoy on Youth, the UN Office in Colombo said in a statement. She will succeed Ahmad Alhendawi of Jordan. The success of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development depends on …
Sri Lanka’s Northern Province Chief Minister C.V.Wigneswaran on Monday backed down from his earlier insistence that the two Ministers against whom he had ordered a fresh probe, have to go on leave till the pendency of the inquiry. This is expected to pave the way …
TNA leader Mr. Sampanthan in a letter sent as to Mr. Wigneswaran has urged Chief Minister Wigneswaran to abide by the advice and political guidance of Ilankai Thamil Arasuk Katchi (ITAK) President Mr. S. Senathirajah. Mr. Sampanthan has reminded the Chief Minister of his declaration in front …
Tamil National Alliance Leader R.Sampanthan has stated that there is no issue over the action taken by Chief Minister Wigneswaran in regard to two ministers found guilty but what is disturbing is the punitive measure taken by him in regard to two ministers who have not …
Given the failure of current efforts to bring about a compromise between the feuding leaders of Sri Lanka’s Tamil-majority Northern Province, the People’s Liberation Organization of Tamil Eelam (PLOTE) is believed to be mulling the prospect of putting forward a new proposal. According to sources …
The ongoing political crisis in Sri Lanka’s Tamil-majority Northern Province will lead to a realignment of Tamil political parties. Among other things, the present crisis shows that the existing political alignments are extremely weak and shaky and are as good as broken.Looking at the current …
‘Trump is a good man and I pray for him every day,” Galagoda Atte Gnanasara told me in late April, later bragging that he himself is even better than U.S. President Donald Trump. Gnanasara is Sri Lanka’s notorious rabble-rousing monk and leader of the Bodu …
