Keeping good ties with all regional powers in the interest of Sri Lanka
During Sri Lanka's parliamentary elections last week, former president Mahinda Rajapaksa conceded defeat, ending his hopes of returning to power as prime minister. With President...
It’s No Revolution
When Sri Lanka’s parliamentary election results were announced on August 18, there were few celebrations on the streets of Colombo. Many Sri Lankan citizens had...
Verdict for Progressive Change
By Seshadri Chari ...
Close down camps for Lankan Tamils
Nearly 800 workers of the Tamizhaga Vazhvurimai Katchi were arrested after they staged a protest here on Monday demanding the closure of special camps functioning...
Biswal can help or make things worse
The importance of Assistant Secretary of the USA for South and Central Asia Nisha Desai Biswal’s visit to Sri Lanka cannot be over-emphasised. Firstly, this...
Nisha Biswal and Tom Malinowski in Sri Lanka
The US state Department said that US Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia Nisha Biswal and Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights...
Anandasangaree calls on TNA to join Government
The Tamil United Liberation Front (TULF) has urged the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) to join the National Government. TULF Secretary General V. Anandasangaree, in a...
National Govt in SL stamps down Tamil bargaining power
Despite coming third with a total of 16 seats in the Sri Lankan elections, the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) has lost the bargain ing power,...
Ranil hopeful of political solution to Tamil question
A day after he assumed office, Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe spoke to N. Ram, former Editor-in-Chief of “The Hindu”, on a wide range...
Export policy sans taxes
‘Ex Govt’s ‘transaction cost’ hindered Volkswagen project’ Volkswagen Company in Germany was negotiating with Sri Lanka to set up an assembly plant for the past...
Give greater autonomy to Sri Lanka’s Provinces
The new government in Sri Lanka should take up, as its immediate priority, the full implementation of the 13 Constitutional Amendment and recommendations of the Lessons Learnt and...
We have issues to resolve, more than our personal or political rivalries
The Sri Lankan political situation has taken an interesting turn with the fairly narrow victory of the United National Party in the general election, its...
Poll Results Augur Well for Relations with the U.S.
Monday’s parliamentary elections in Sri Lanka will bring to power a coalition government headed by Ranil Wickremesinghe’s United National Party (UNP), which is expected to...
Sri Lanka seeks to emulate Singapore
Sri Lanka is moving past its history of ethnic strife and seeking to emulate Singapore as one of the region’s premier trading and financial hubs,...
Resettlement in Sampur begins
Ponkala and Viayalatha, women in thirties, are a happy lot. In 2006, they had to leave their village Sampoor (about 275 km from Colombo) at the height...