Sinhala Nation & Tamil Nation
by Gajalakshmi Paramasivam Last night at the Sri Lanka Reconciliation Forum here in Sydney we had a robust discussion on Sinhala Nation,...
Dr. Colvin R. De Silva – “One Language; Two States/Two Languages; One State
“Two States; Two Parties” exclaimed a wag punning on yesteryear’s famous quote of a famous man, Dr. Colvin R. De Silva – “One...
There are significant challenges ahead for the Commonwealth
Minister of State for the Commonwealth, the Rt Hon Hugo Swire MP, represented the UK at the Commonwealth Foreign Affairs Ministers’ meeting in...
EPDP wants opposition leader position in Northern Provincial Council
The Sri Lanka government coalition partner, Eelam People’s Democratic Party (EPDP) has asked for the opposition leaders position in the Northern Provincial Council,...
Act against Sri Lanka, says Jayalalithaa
- සිංහල - India should show "greater firmness" to force Sri Lanka to stop attacking and arresting Tamil Nadu fishermen on...
Corporate Governance In SL Is “Crap”
Corporate Governance (CG) in Sri Lanka is crap, a tax consultant told this reporter on Wednesday (September 25). The occasion was the launch of...
U.N. calls on Sri Lanka to begin credible inquiry
EMMA ALBERICI, PRESENTER: The United Nations this week called on the Sri Lankan government to institute a 'credible' national inquiry into alleged...
Interview with Navi Pillay, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
EMMA ALBERICI, PRESENTER:Our guest tonight is Navi Pillay,the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. She was born and raised in South Africa...
Sri Lanka receives broad cross-regional support in the HRC..
- සිංහල - Sri Lanka received strong cross-regional support in the Human Rights Council from countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America on...
Liberation calls Sri Lankan government to grant access to victims of human rights
Liberation a non governmental organisation submitting a statement at the 24 Session Agenda item 3 A/HRC/24/NGO/111 welcomes High Commissioner Navi Pillai’s visit to Sri...
President Mahinda Rajapaksa: Talks To Al Jazeera ‘This Is All Propaganda’
- සිංහල - Sri Lanka's president discusses a recent UN report accusing him of pushing the country into an authoritarian direction. Four...
Wigneswaran, may not be the modern-day Moses to lead his people to the Promised Land
The emphatic victory of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) at last week’s Provincial Council elections revealed an inconvenient truth the government didn’t want...
EPDP promises to return Tamils their homes
Member of the Eelam People’s Democratic Party (EPDP), Kandasamy Kamalendran, who was elected to the Northern Provincial Council (NPC) on Saturday, said it was...
The SC on Land Rights
Two days ago the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka issued a landmark verdict on land powers under the 13th Amendment. The Supreme Court,...
India asks government of Sri Lanka and Tamil party to ‘engage constructively’
Responding to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay’s oral update on Sri Lanka, India Thursday asked the government...