Sampur land released to IDP’s
The resettlement of the displaced in the Sampoor region will continue. A total of 1272 families in five Gramaniladari areas were displaced from the Sampoor...
Australia praises Sri Lanka for stopping asylum seekers
The Australian Government lauded the initiatives taken by the Sri Lankan Government to prevent illegal migrants entering Australia. The commendation was made by Australia’s immigration...
US Weans Lanka Away From China
With the replacement of pro-Chinese Mahinda Rajapaksa by Maithripala Sirisena as President of Sri Lanka, the United States has begun weaning Lanka away from China’s...
Sampur Tamils Get Back Land
The Sri Lankan government’s decision to return to the original Tamil owners, 1,055 acres of agricultural lands at Sampur in the Eastern Province, ends a...
India as the pivot in Asia
“Whatever the present position of India might be, she is potentially a Great Power. Undoubtedly in the future she will have to play a very...
Cameron savours shock triumph in British election
British Prime Minister David Cameron swept to a stunning election victory on Friday, confounding forecasts that the vote would be the closest in decades and...