Press release issued by the Tamil National Alliance TNA MP and Spokesperson M.A Sumanthiran visited the Anuradhapura Prison along with Northern Provicial Council members Asmin Yakoob and Sanankiyan Sayandan today and spoke to the Political Prisoners who were observing a token fast demanding their release …
Asserting the need for coercive diplomacy to counter continuous attacks on Tamil Nadu fishermen by the Sri Lankan navy, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, on Wednesday, urged for political intervention at the highest level to send a strong message to the island nation. In a letter to …
Issuing a statement the Leader of Opposition of the Northern Provincial Council said, “The Northern Provincial Council has completed two years in office. It has proved to be inefficient and inept except in passing resolutions on matters not relevant to Provincial functions. So far about …
With 78 fishermen from Tamil Nadu in Sri Lankan custody, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to place the fishermen issue at the top of agenda in any interaction with Sri Lanka. In her letter to Mr. Modi on Tuesday following the …
Pope Francis has named Monsignor Justin Bernard Gnanapragasam as bishop of Jaffna, Sri Lanka. Gnanapragasam was born in Karampon, Sri Lanka, in 1948 and ordained a priest in 1974. He has served in a number of roles in the Diocese of Jaffna and is currently …
A member of the Tamil Tigers who was allegedly sent to Toronto to run the Sri Lankan guerrilla group’s Canadian front organization has been ordered deported for terrorism, according to documents filed in the Federal Court. The government has been trying to deport Manickavasagam Suresh …
Tamil political prisoners detained at various prisons in Sri Lanka continued their hunger strike demanding their release from prison. Tamil National Alliance members also participated in a hunger strike commenced by the Youth of North province at 8.00 am in front of the Nallur Kovil premises …
Private pensions schemes promoted as old age security for Sri Lankans are misleading as most offer payment only for limited time periods and not till death, a forum was told last week. The use of the term pension is not regulated in the island, said …
In a letter to the President, on 12 October 2015 the Chief Minister of the Northern Province, C V Wigneswaran, said that the Satyagraha bv Tamil Prisoners should be dealt with compassion and empathy as the problem is a human issue. Your Excellency! Satyagraha bv Tamil Prisoners I …
With the ongoing Russian bombing campaign in Syria, for the first time, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has shown confidence in defeating the Islamic State (IS). The sustained destruction caused by the IS in Syria is nothing short of a human tragedy, and according to the …