Sri Lanka’s vibrant Tamil community in Britain has been gently advised to be ready for political compromises if it is serious about constitutional reforms in the island nation. The time has come for the Tamils to stop being rigid on political issues, a meeting of …
My dear Mahinda, I still vividly recall the first time I met you. It was at the SLFP Party Headquarters on Darley Road in June 1988, which I attended in my capacity as the new SLFP organiser for Matara. I also remember being moved by …
The Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) on Sunday dismissed reports that it planned to build a naval facility on the Katchatheevu islet, which was ceded by India to Sri Lanka during the June 1974 bilateral agreement. Talking to The Hindu, SLN Commander Vice-Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne termed …
Beyoncé’s new range of women’s sportswear is made using sweat shop labourers who earn as little as £4.30 a day, it has been reported. The American pop star’s Ivy Park gym gear is sold by Top Shop, the high street fashion retailer owned by Sir Philip …
The Public Representation Committee on Constitutional Reforms will hand over it’s report to Prime Minister this month. Mr. Lal Wijenayake, Chairman of the committee said that once the report is handed over, it will be made available to the public on www.yourconstitution.lk. The decision to hand …
In a strange coincidence, Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena and Leader of the Opposition R. Sampanthan will participate together in a public event on Saturday, which marks the 40th anniversary of the Vaddukoddai resolution. The two leaders will be in the ancient Indian city of …
Northern Provincial Governor Reginald Cooray said that the Events to mark the remembrance of victims of the final war not illegal. He made these remarks during a news briefing held on Friday (May 13) in Colombo. He stated that he had learnt the events to mark …
Addressing a book launch in Colombo on Thursday (May 12), the Chief Minister reiterated that the federal system of government was not separatism, adding that the Northern Provincial Council had been constantly ignored and disregarded by the direct influence of the Central Government. Northern Province …
U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Samantha Power met with former Sri Lankan President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, currently Chairperson of Sri Lanka’s Office of National Unity Reconciliation (ONUR), and Mano Tittawella, Secretary-General for Coordinating Reconciliation Mechanisms, on May 11, 2016, at the Sri …
Before too long the European Union will make a decision about the return of “GSP+” preferential trading status to Sri Lanka. We urge the European Union to make its decision based upon three tests: the extent to which the Government of Sri Lanka is respecting …