Golden opportunity for Tamil refugees to return
Given the prevailing political situation in Sri Lanka, the time has come for Sri Lankan Tamil refugees in Tamil Nadu to return home, said S....
United States will be working with the new government
Speaking at an organisational meeting last week, ahead of the 30 th session on 24 August, 2015 delivering a statement US Ambassador Keith Harper said we plan...
TNA to Wait for UN Report Before Taking Stand
R.Sampanthan, the top most leader of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA), has said that the party can take an official stand on the latest US...
Vaiko, Ramadoss Opposes India Gifting Away Ship to Sri Lanka
Opposing the gifting away of a Indian Coast Guard ship to Sri Lanka, MDMK chief Vaiko today said it was a "betrayal" of Eelam Tamils...
Will New Sri Lankan Government Prioritize Resettlement of War-Displaced?
The new Sri Lankan government that was voted in on Aug. 17 certainly didn’t inherit as much baggage as its predecessors did during the nearly...
Domestic process will be tantamount to “victor’s justice
Citing its consistent warnings to Tamils about the use of their struggle by geo-political contestations, the Tamil National People's Front (TNPF) in a statement on...
Entrenching Democratic Change
Rather a Referendum than a Vote On Monday, August 17, Sri Lanka’s 15 million strong electorate went to the national polls for the second time...
US Falls in Line With India on Lanka War Crimes Probe
The United States appears to have fallen in line with India’s consistent position that charges of war crimes and human rights violations relating to Sri...
TNA now stakes claim for Leader of Opposition
The Tamil National Alliance on Saturday openly staked its claim for the post of Leader of Opposition in the light of a national government to...
For too long, Sri Lanka’s relationship with the international community has been dictated by ‘human rights
Addressing the Colombo-based diplomatic community, Foreign Minister Samaraweera asked the world community not to focus just on the human rights issue in the country, saying it...
Sri Lanka paid US $6.5 million to Lobby Firm in 2014
The photographs, posted to social media sites like Facebook and Google Plus, are his calling card. Bumping fists with President Barack Obama in front of...
President Sirisena takes over SLFP, Rajapaksa sidelined
Seven months after he was made de jure Chairman of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP), the main constituent of the opposition United Peoples’ Freedom Alliance (UPFA),...
Tamils Firm on Demand for International Inquiry
A senior leader of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) has said that the Tamils will keep pressing for an international probe into charges of war...
Seychelles signals its ready to join India-led maritime security alliance
Days after India reset its relations with 14 Pacific Island countries, Seychelles, a key power in the Indian Ocean, declared it might join a India-led...
Chandrika Back in Centrestage
Former Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga, who has been in the political wilderness since 2005 when the Supreme Court refused to extend her second and...