What comes after Samantha Power’s Sri Lanka visit?
In recent days, Samantha Power, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. has really stirred things up in Sri Lanka. She seems to have met virtually all...
Glimmers of hope among Sri Lanka’s poor human rights record
Sri Lanka’s human rights record is again under scrutiny. In September last year, the UN released a detailed report into the alleged war crimes committed...
No Foreign Naval Bases on SL Soil: PM
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has said that Lanka will not allow other countries to set up naval bases in its territory. “We would...
Rehab of Tamils with LTTE link hits roadblock
The Sri Lankan government’s plan to send for rehabilitation and eventual release 217 Tamils detained for alleged links with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam...
Toronto temple is a ‘cash cow’ for terrorists
The beautifully intricate paintings of Hindu gods inside the Canada Kandasamy Temple are a sacred backdrop for worshippers who come to pray, as well as...
Are we progressing towards Good Governance?
By Devanesan Nesiah. ...
Jaffna Press says “We have endured many obstacles and challenges”
The Jaffna Press Club (JPC) handed over a letter to US Ambassador Samantha Power calling on her to push the Sri Lankan government to investigate...
Sampanthan wants UNHRC resolution implemented in full
Meeting with the US ambassador, Samantha Power, who is currently visiting the North-East, the leader of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA), R Sampanthan urged the...
Samantha Power evades questions?
Placing high hopes on Colombo regime that it will act positively to accountability demands of the US, and that there would be a vibrant civil...
Policy to slow sales of small cars
Fitch Ratings expects growth in sales of automobiles, mostly small cars, in Sri Lanka to slow in 2016 due to higher taxes and a weaker...
Reconciliation will bridge Tamil-Sinhalese gap
Bridging the gulf that divides Tamil and Sinhalese population in Sri Lanka is essential for the wellbeing of the country, former President of Sri Lanka,...
Accountability is the way to Reconciliation
The US will pressure the Sri Lankan government and take all measures to ensure that the needs of the Tamil people are met, US ambassador...
Parliament to become Constitutional Assembly to draft New Constitution
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe will soon present a resolution in parliament to turn it into a “Constitutional Assembly” to draft a new constitution...
The initial proscription process was conducted in haste
Issuing a statement the Ministry of External Affairs says; “The initial proscription process was conducted in haste and was not subject to a rigorous process...
ITJP calls for international forensics team to investigate
The International Truth and Justice Project (ITJP) has called for “a credible international forensics team” to be allowed in to Sri Lanka, to document evidence...