US Embassy joins opening of H.W. Jayewardene memorial auditorium
United States Ambassador Michele Sison today joined the family of the late Dr. H.W. Jayewardene and members of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL)...
Mission Way to Economic Terror?
Economic terrorism is allegedly Pakistan’s newest weapon in its low-intensity war against India. As part of its nefarious design, Islamabad’s Embassies in Sri Lanka, Nepal,...
Jayalalithaa guilty in assets case, gets 4 year jail term
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa was on Saturday held guilty in a disproportionate assets case. A special court in Bangalore dealt a big blow...
Muslim Council writes to President over visit of Myanmar’s Ven. Ashin Wirathu
The Sri Lanka Muslim Council has written to President Mahinda Rajapaksa opposing the visit of Myanmar’s Ven. Ashin Wirathu to Sri Lanka to attend Bodu...
LTTE ban: Tribunal records Centre’s evidence
A tribunal that was set up to judicially scrutinise the ban on the LTTE today recorded the evidence presented by the Union government in support...
Ex-CJ cries foul over NDB action
Former Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake’s Counsel complained to the Colombo Chief Magistrate that the NDB had not allowed her computer experts to inspect the log-in...
Sri Lanka raises defence spending
Sri Lanka raised defence spending to record levels for a second straight year despite pressure to scale down its military after ending decades of ethnic...
Sri Lanka should show flexibility to resolve Tamils issue: BJP
BJP today said the Sri Lankan government has to show flexibility for resolving the problems of ethnic Tamils in the country and it can be...
Ponnambalam wants an opportunity for Tamils to submit their direct evidence to the OHCHR inquiry.
Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam, speaking on behalf of Collectif des Femmes Africaines du Hainaut at the oral update of the OHCHR inquiry into Sri Lanka, said incidents referred...
India calls for implementation of the LLRC, UK expresses strong support for the OISL.
The European Union and several other countries urged Sri Lanka to cooperate with the OHCHR Investigation into Sri Lanka, after the oral update by the...
DMK protests against Sri Lanka’s participation in UNGA
DMK president M. Karunanidhi said on Thursday that the spirit of the ‘Black Day’ observed by the Tamil Eelam Supporters Organisation (TESO) to condemn Sri...
Sri Lanka will not help legitimize a flawed process by cooperating with the OHCHR investigation
Responding to the ‘Oral Update’ on Sri Lanka by the High Commissioner for Human Rights at the Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva today (25...
Depoliticise UN system
Mr. President, Secretary General of the United Nations, Your Majesties Excellencies, Ladies & Gentlemen, I congratulate Your Excellency Sam Kutesa on being elected as the...
Sri Lanka doesn’t appreciate our assistance
The Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka YK Sinha said at an event in Colombo, Sri Lanka “under-appreciated” the assistance it received from its neighbour,...
TNA proposes Tamil party coalition
The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) has proposed forming a coalition consisting of Tamil political parties. At the meeting chaired by TNA leader R. Sampanthan, it...