Talks with two Chinese firms for $4 billion refinery
Sri Lanka is in talks with two Chinese companies about investing up to US$3 billion (S$4 billion) to build a…
Hopes and Fears
It is only with a great degree of caution and circumspection that the interim report of the Steering Committee of…
Proposals reveal concern about threat of secession
The Interim Report of the Steering Committee of the Constitutional Assembly which was submitted on Thursday, suggested stringent constitutional provisions…
Lanka in a time warp concerning ethnic reconciliation
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena, in his address to the UN General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, asked the…
A united, undivided, indivisible Sri Lanka
Tamil National Alliance (TNA) leader R. Sampanthan yesterday assured that constitutional making process would be done within the firm framework…
US commends national reconciliation and rebuilding efforts
A high-ranking U.S. diplomat has lauded Sri Lanka’s efforts for national reconciliation and development and the current government’s friendly foreign…
25% seats for Women in Provincial Councils
The Sri Lankan parliament on Wednesday passed the Provincial Councils Elections (Amendment) Bill to give 25% reservation for women in…
Much need to be done
Although war is over in Sri Lanka, many still face discrimination and hate and much need to be done for…
Drop obsession with the word Federalism
Tamils should not be obsessed with words such as federalism, the TNA leader and leader of the Opposition, R. Sampanthan,…