What Jaffna Makes of PM Narendra Modi’s Advice
20-odd kilometres north of Jaffna, the coastal village of Ilaivalai, quiet against the gentle waves of the Palk Straits with tiny, traditional fishing boats and...
TN Fishermen May get 83-day Access
The third round of talks between representatives of fishermen of Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka ended in Chennai on Tuesday, a day ahead of schedule,...
High-level Meet in Lanka on Fishing Next Month
During the third round of talks between representatives of fishermen of Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka ended in Chennai on Tuesday, Tamil Nadu fishermen had...
Expecting breakthrough in talks
Fishermen leaders of Rameswaram are confident of reaching an agreement in the dispute over fishing in the Palk Bay in the third round of talks...
Sri Lanka heads to China after winding back ties
Sri Lanka’s new president heads to Beijing this week for talks with China’s leadership, seeking to smooth ruffled feathers after scuttling Chinese-funded projects and seeking...
The rise of ‘cosmopolitan’ politics
The rise of UKIP heralds the emergence of a new divide in British politics, with cosmopolitan voters on one side and non-cosmopolitan ones on the...
Every measure will be taken to resolve issues faced by people
“Every measure will be taken to resolve issues faced by people irrespective of their race or religion under my rule,” President Maithripala Sirisena said. The...
We are at the threshold of hope
Addressing at the ceremony in Jaffna, to distribute title deeds of lands released from the High Security Zone for resettlement of people in the North held...
M.I.A. slams Oprah Winfrey for calling her ‘terrorist’
Sri Lankan-origin singer MIA has slammed chat show queen Oprah Winfrey for calling her a "terrorist". The pair first met back in 2009 and the...
Lee Kuan Yew dies aged 91
Singapore’s founding father, Lee Kuan Yew, who led the city-state for more than three decades, has died aged 91. Lee Kuan Yew died in hospital after...
Wigneswaran disappointed with release of land
Northern Provincial Council Chief Minister Justice CV Wigneswaran, who visited Vasavilan, expressed disappointment and dismay over the actual situation of freed areas of the village....
President, PM, CBK in Jaffna tomorrow
President Mathripala Sirisena, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga are scheduled to fly to Jaffna tomorrow morning on an important symbolic...
US delegation happy with Lanka
A US delegation, which visited Sri Lanka to assess the climate for religious freedom, other human rights, and tolerance, have noted progress on the issues...
Talks on Fishermen
A 19-member Sri Lankan team, comprising 10 fishermen’s leaders and nine officials, will be participating in talks between the fishermen’s associations of Sri Lanka and...
Fonseka to become first Sri Lankan Field Marshal
President Maithripala Sirisena will decorate him in a ceremony on Sunday, in appreciation of General Fonseka’s contribution to defeating terrorism in Sri Lanka. An army...