As families of the disappeared pass the two-month mark of their roadside protests demanding answers to the whereabouts of their disappeared loved ones, and over eights months after the Sri Lankan government passed the Office of Missing Persons Act which was met with many critiques but still remains just a piece of paper, the question now is how to find a path forward that provides families …
In a statement released on 4 May, Sri Lanka’s main Tamil party said it was “deeply perturbed” by the government’s policy on a proposed counter-terrorism law as it curtails civil liberties and has potential for abuse. The Tamil National Alliance said they were “shocked” by the extent to which the draft framework “curtails civil liberties, erodes judicial control over the state security apparatus and the staggering potential …
After 20 years in India, wearing a “refugee” tag that led her from one camp to another, it was only in December 2016 that Edward Selyn, 55, returned home. Until a few days ago, she was among a group of people seated under a tent in Mullikulam village in Mannar, in Sri Lanka’s Northern Province, protesting in the scorching heat for a month, demanding that the …
Over the past few weeks, temperatures across South Asia have steadily built up ahead of the summer rains. There has been much talk of the severe heat and, at times, drought conditions that have accompanied this pre-monsoon heat across India and Pakistan. Sri Lanka has suffered alongside them as the sweltering conditions have intensified. Temperatures in Colombo, the nation’s capital, have been running just above the …
As Delhi and Colombo intensify their high-level political engagement, new opportunities for elevating the partnership are coloured by enduring suspicions in Sri Lanka. The country’s prime minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe, is travelling to India this week and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will head to Sri Lanka next month to join the special international celebrations of the Buddha Jayanti in Colombo. For Modi, it will be the second …
As regional powers like China, Russia, Japan, and India vie for political and economic position throughout the eastern realms of Eurasia, many of the less powerful countries caught in the middle are employing what could be called a ‘multi-vector strategy’ as they engage openly with multiple suitors in an attempt to balance out their respective influences — and ultimately bringing in more investment, financing, and development …
By Padma Rao Sundarji. Mahinda Rajapaksa was President of Sri Lanka from 2005 to 2015. He is a human rights lawyer by profession, but has been the butt of widespread outrage and criticism for alleged human rights violations by …
International actors, notably India and Japan have become increasingly concerned about the level of Chinese investment and influence in Sri Lanka. This has in turn set off a flurry of activity among all parties to secure Sri Lanka’s favours. On April 12th, Prime Ministers Abe and Wickremesinghe met to discuss furthering bilateral cooperation. This is PM Wickremesinghe’s second visit to Japan since coming to power in …
Pahan silak se ‘NETHU’ dal wewa Wasanthayak se ‘DIWI’ saru wewa, Pium vilak se ‘SUWADA’ sedewa, Me nawa wasare ‘KIRI’ ithirewa.!!!!
A South Korean ship unloads its cargo of cars at the Hambantota port, the only sign of life at Sri Lanka’s newest harbor on its southern coast. The rest of this $1.4 billion port, built with a loan from the Export-Import Bank of China, sits idle. Weeds are spreading and visitors to the port’s administrative offices must tiptoe around feral dogs. Emptiness has dogged the port …
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