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The political conflict in Sri Lanka’s Tamil majority Northern Province, which escalated dangerously on Thursday, appeared to be heading for a solution at the end of the day, with Chief Minister C.V.Wigneswaran and the leadership of the Tami National Alliance (TNA) reportedly going in for a compromise. The compromise solution worked out by intermediaries is that the Chief Minister would take back the two ministers who …
Friday, June 16, 2017 9:32 am,
by eyeadmin
One of the coordinators of the newly formed North-East Hill Country Tamil People’s Forum, and Former Northern Provincial Councillor M.P. Natraj said the New Constitution must recognise Hill Country Tamils as a separate community equal to the Sinhalese, Tamils and Muslims of this country. “We are Sri Lankan Hill Country Tamils,” he said. Following are excerpts of the interview: ? Why did you suddenly form an …
Tuesday, June 13, 2017 9:34 am,
by eyeadmin
By rushing the Navy and relief material at the first signs of the rains and floods in Sri Lanka recently, India has once again demonstrated the political will to reach out to the neighbourhood in their hour of distress. Not long before the devastating rains, India rushed food relief as the island-nation was reeling under unprecedented drought. So did Pakistan and China, the US and others, …
Sunday, June 11, 2017 7:12 am,
by eyeadmin
The World Bank says economic reforms, International Monetary Fund programs and resumption of European Union’s Generalized System of Preferences Plus (GSP+) will help Sri Lanka’s economy to accelerate to 5.1 percent by 2019. The global lender says Sri Lanka’s growth is expected to pick up to about 4.7 percent in 2017 and accelerate to 5.1 percent by 2019, as The IMF-supported program helps improve macroeconomic resilience. …
Tuesday, June 6, 2017 12:24 pm,
by eyeadmin
India’s swift delivery of relief supplies and personnel to flood and landslide-hit Sri Lanka has re-affirmed its position as Sri Lanka’s most relevant neighbour, and also its primacy as a power in the South Asian region. No other country in the region, Pakistan and China included, can act with such speed, and deliver men and material in such high volumes at short notice when natural or …
Tuesday, May 30, 2017 10:15 am,
by eyeadmin
A manhunt is on in Sri Lanka for a hard-line Buddhist leader after a series of attacks on mosques and Muslim-owned businesses that authorities accuse him of encouraging. President Maithripala Siresena had vowed to investigate anti-Muslim hate crimes after assuming power in 2015, however, attacks have escalated over the past two weeks. Another Muslim shop in the town of Kahawatte was reportedly burned to the ground …
Saturday, May 27, 2017 7:36 am,
by eyeadmin
Nuwara-Eliya District Tamil Progressive Alliance (TPA) MP Mylvaganam Tilakaraj in an interview with the Daily Mirror highlights issues confronting plantation-based Tamil minority and their aspirations. He shared the following:- Q As a politician from upcountry, how do you see the current political situation of the country? Visibly, people are not satisfied. Ordinary people expect physical appearance of development in terms of bridges, roads etc. There is a …
Thursday, May 25, 2017 4:27 pm,
by eyeadmin
The International Crisis Group in a report titled ‘Sri Lanka’s Transition to Nowhere’ released on 16 May 2017, in Brussels, says that this year is another decisive one in Sri Lanka’s political history. If current dynamics continue, the country will likely lose a real opportunity to address the roots of its decades of political turmoil. The chances of an eventual return to violence would then grow …
Wednesday, May 17, 2017 10:20 am,
by eyeadmin
Last week has been eventful. And I was conflicted on whether to write about the Sri Lankan visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, more specifically his attitude and signalling during his visit to Dickoya, home to a large concentration of Indian origin Tamils or about China’s One Belt – One Road initiative. India has always meddled in our internal affairs, given its geographical location and …
Tuesday, May 16, 2017 11:04 am,
by eyeadmin
India’s prime minister emphasized common heritage with Sri Lanka on Friday as he tries to woo the island neighbor that’s become an important cog in China’s plans for control of the Indian Ocean. Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a speech in the Sri Lankan capital marking the International Day of Vesak, the remembrance of Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and death as part of his two-day visit to …
Friday, May 12, 2017 5:54 pm,
by eyeadmin
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