Take measures to salvage boats
The Madurai Bench of Madras High Court on Tuesday directed the Secretary, Union Ministry of External Affairs to take appropriate…
implement Task Force recommendations to deliver justice for victims of human rights abuse
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), an international non-governmental human rights organization has called on the Sri Lankan government to…
Plea for Jallikattu type world-wide struggle to promote Tamil cause
Sri Lanka’s largest selling Tamil daily Virakesari has, in an editorial on Monday, called for a Jallikattu type non-partisan, peaceful,…
Repeal PTA , Review anti-terror law
A UN Special Rapporteur, in a report submitted to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC), has recommended that Sri Lanka…
IMF commends Sri Lanka
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has commended the new strategy of Sri Lankan Government to create financial discipline and lead…
Tamil nationalism attempts to emerge on the fringes of jallikattu
“Modhalla Maadu, Apparum Thani Tamil Nadu.” “First the bull and then a separate Tamil Nadu.” On Sunday, a Tamil news…
Sri Lanka braces for trouble ahead
FORECAST This year will bring more political infighting in Sri Lanka as former President Mahinda Rajapaksa tries to stir discontent…
India says not interested in Trincomalee
Indian official sources on Friday denied Sri Lankan Regional Development Minister Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka’s contention that Sri Lanka and…
Reconciliation, peace achievable only if justice is meted out
Reconciliation and sustainable peace can be achieved only if justice is meted out to the long standing injustice suffered by…
Jallikattu protests in North
Though there is no Jallikattu tradition in Sri Lankan Tamil villages, the Tamils of the island nation have enthusiastically joined…