Sri Lanka has given the world “great hope,”
Speaking after a meeting with Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera, the US ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power said the"world is watching what...
Wigneswaran, TNA to iron out problems
Northern Province’s Chief Minister C.V. Wigneswaran will soon hold a meeting with the leadership of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) to sort out differences on...
Ban on several proscribed outfits removed
By a gazette extraordinary issued on Friday, the Sri Lankan government lifted the ban on several outfits and individuals previously thought to have been working...
None of the witnesses complained about torture chambers
The Chairman of the Sri Lankan Presidential Commission on Disappearances and War Crimes, Justice Maxwell Paranagama, says that none of the witnesses who appeared before...
No more vehicle permits
Pay as you earn (PAYE) tax on salaries raised from 750,000 to 2.4 million rupees a year and corporate income tax will be at 15...
TGTE nominates panel to monitor Transitional Justice Mechanism
The Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam (“TGTE”) has nominated a panel of five legal experts to monitor the design and implementation of the transitional justice...
TNA cannot shirk its responsibility
Northern Province Chief Minister Mr C. V Wigneswaran issued a lengthy explanation yesterday in response to allegations that he acted against the Tamil National Alliance...
Samantha Power must recalibrate Washington’s Sri Lanka rhetoric
Samantha Power, America’s Ambassador to the United Nations (UN), is in India and Sri Lanka from November 18 – 23. In India, she’s set to...
MMDK, PMK, VCK Demand Probe Into SL Torture Camps
MDMK leader Vaiko, PMK founder S Ramadoss and Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi leader Thol Thirumavalavan on Thursday demanded a thorough probe into the torture camps in...
Conference outlines recommendations for reconciliation
A document has been formulated by South Africa's Solidarity Group for Peace and Justice in Sri Lanka (SGPJ), as an outcome of a conference hosted...
UN group says a comprehensive policy should address all the enforced disappearances
Preliminary observations of the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances at the conclusion of its visit to Sri Lanka (9-18 November 2015) A delegation...
I am not a Member of TNA
The Northern Province Chief Minister C.V.Wigneswaran says that he has the right to be “neutral” vis-à-vis political parties because he is not a member of...
Samantha Power to visit Jaffna
US Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power will travel to India and Sri Lanka November 18-23. In India, Ambassador Power will meet with senior...
UN Group on disappearances concludes visit
A UN working group probing disappearances of people affected by the ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka will conclude its week-long mission tomorrow, officials said. During...
LTTE detainees to be sent for rehabilitation
The Sri Lankan government has said that it proposed to send Tamil Tiger detainees for rehabilitation before releasing them, Tamil National Alliance (TNA) MP M...