Presidential Commission on Missing Persons has been beset by controversy
The Rt Hon Sir Desmond de Silva PC QC is head of Argent’s International Law team and is one of…
The only way forward for the people in the North and East is to find a durable political solution
I am one of those who believed that bringing back Mahinda Rajapaksa as President was the only way forward for…
‘LTTE behind 60 per cent forced disappearances
At least four different groups including Sri Lanka’s security forces and the LTTE were responsible for the disappearances of hundreds…
Asia’s Next Geopolitical Nightmare
As Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrives in Washington for a summit meeting with President Obama and to give an…
Right to Information
Cabinet approval has been granted to the draft Right to Information Act to be presented to Parliament as an urgent…
Absence of War is not Peace
Delivering the S.J.V. Chelvanayakam memorial lecture ‘Absence of War is not Peace’ organised by the Ilankai Tamil Arasu Katchchi’s Colombo…
Ananthy to meet President
Northern Province council member Ananthy Sasitharan has said that she has decided to speak directly with the President about those…
President for early elections
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has apparently decided to order early Parliamentary elections in the hope that it will yield…
Governor rejects allegations lands in Sampur given to LTTE terrorists
The Governor of the Eastern Province Austin Fernando vehemently rejected the allegations that the lands in Sampur in Trincomalee District…
Doubts about value of N.S.A.’s Spying
The secrecy surrounding the National Security Agency’s post-9/11 warrantless surveillance and bulk data collection program hampered its effectiveness, and many…