Government covering up link between abductions
The Tamil National Alliance accused the Government of attempting to cover up increasing evidence linking abductions with former defence secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa and the Sri...
If people are not re-settled in North and East Struggles will explode-Suresh Premachandran
TNA MP and Spokesman, Suresh Premachandran responding to Prime Minister, Ranil Wickramasinghe’s statement that the Army will have to take decision about the re-settlement of...
Government is ready to engage continuously in discussions with TNA
Tamil National Alliance Leader R.Sampanthan said that at the talks the party held with President Maithripala Sirisena on 24 June he had agreed to discuss continuously...
US releases 2014 Human Rights Report on Sri Lanka
US Secretary of State John Kerry submitted the 2014 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices (commonly known as the Human Rights Reports) to the US...
South Asia Fastest Growing Region in World
Far from being a non-performing region, South Asia is today the fastest growing region in the world, says a new report released on Thursday. The...
Probe Delayed
Sri Lanka's proposed war crimes investigation has been delayed by several months until September as the government focuses on impending parliamentary elections, Foreign Minister Mangala...
US wants to help achieve credible justice and accountability
Speaking at his nomination hearing at the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on 23 June 2015, Atul Keshap the new US ambassador designate to Sri Lanka said "We want...
Witnesses testify at Pasumai Thayagam event
Witnesses from the No Fire Zone revealed their testimonies at a side event disappearances in Sri Lanka at the 29th session of the United Nations...
Campaign to Refer Sri Lanka to International Criminal Court
The signature campaign to urge the United Nations to Refer Sri Lanka to the International Criminal Court for war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide...
In Defence of Diaspora and Sri Lanka’s Invisible Victims
There's typically a sense that once people have fled their country they no longer deserve a full stake in its future. Perhaps the assumption is...
Belt and Road Diplomacy
The just concluded Third China-South Asia Think-Tank Conference at Kunming, China (12-13 June) marked an important step for China’s forward “Belt and Road’ (BAR) diplomacy....
No Decision to Withdraw Army Camps From North, East
The Sri Lankan Government has not made any decision to withdraw military camps from war-torn north and east provinces of the country, Prime Minister Ranil...
It proved impossible to convene any formalised dialogue with the Sri Lankan authorities
The EU Annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy in the World in 2014 was released on 22 June 2015 in Luxembourg. The 2014 Annual Report...
Shares edge up; political woes hurt sentiment
Sri Lankan shares inched up on Monday, recovering from a two-month low hit in the previous session, led by large caps, but trading was choppy...
C.S.R. should mean ‘Collective Shareholder Responsibility’
Social values drive commercial value. That statement might feel empty to many business leaders. But when Unilever reports that their ‘brands with purpose’ are growing...