TPC releases Draft Political Solution
The release of the Draft Political Solution Plan prepared by the Tamil Peoples Council (TPC) Experts Committee was made public in a function held on 31 January)...
No allegations of war crimes
In a Talk to Al Jazeera interview, the Sri Lankan president Maithripala Sirisena appears to contradict key findings from a UN investigation into the country's civil...
Authorities arrest son of former President
Sri Lankan authorities arrested a son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa on money-laundering charges on Saturday, the government’s latest attempt to prosecute members of the...
Ban Ki-moon hopes that Sri Lankan will abide by commitment
Responding to a media query on the Sri Lankan President's statement that no foreign judges will be involved in the war crimes inquiry the Spokesperson Spokesperson...
TNA discusses federalism at constitutional workshop in Scotland
The leader of the Tamil National Alliance R Sampanthan and Parliamentarian MA Sumanthiran joined a constitutional workshop in Scotland, to discuss possible solutions for Sri...
Australian Police raid home of Sri Lankan linked to IS
Counter-terrorism police searched two Melbourne homes on Thursday that are reportedly linked to an Australian man who has posed as a physiotherapist working in an Islamic State hospital in...
Tamil journalist’s kin oppose film release
Opposing the release of a Tamil film based on the life of a slain Sri Lankan Tamil journalist Isaipriya, titled ‘ Porkalathil Oru Poo ’,...
Graham Ford to start his second coaching stint with Sri Lanka
South African Graham Ford will take over as the chief coach of the Sri Lankan cricket team for his second stint replacing Marvan Atapattu, who...
Time for Justice in Sri Lanka
Just a little over a year ago, voters in Sri Lanka rallied to elect a new president, with high hopes that he would usher in...
Sri Lanka constitution: What’s in it for the Tamils?
Sri Lanka’s new government, which is taking steps to draw up a new constitution, is likely to cheat Tamils out of a political system that...
Foreign presence in probe not ruled out
Even as a controversy continues over Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena’s reported observations against permitting foreign judges and prosecutors in the proposed investigation of alleged...
Housing project for plantation Tamils
The Indian government’s housing project for hill country Tamils of Sri Lanka, envisaging the construction of 4,000 houses, will be launched very shortly. The houses...
Missing Persons Panel Seeks An Year’s Extension
The Sri Lankan Missing Persons’ Commission headed by retired Justice Maxwell Paranagama, has requested the government to extend its term by a year from February...
We Can’t Survive in Isolation
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has told Lankan security forces personnel that Lanka was answerable to the international community regarding charges of human rights violations...
Need safeguards against majoritarianism
Jayampathy Wickramaratne, 67, is one of the most keenly watched persons in Sri Lanka at the moment. He chairs the committee appointed by Prime Minister...