BBS is planning a new journey with all races and religions
Admitting that his organisation set certain wrong examples in the past, but having understood their mistake the BBS is planning…
Democracy makes radicalism and extremism bloom
Just as in Sinhalese-majority South Sri Lanka, where the political scenario is changing as compared to what it was at…
IMF urges Government to implement structural reforms
A staff team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) led by Jaewoo Lee visited Colombo during September 18-29, 2017 to…
People think Sri Lankan Tamils mean only those of the North and East
Both Sri Lanka’s ethnic Sinhalese majority and the Tamil minority think of themselves as original, indigenous inhabitants of the island—an…
EU confident SL will honour commitments
The European Union (EU) expressed confidence in the ability of the Sri Lankan Government in continuing to honour commitments arising…
Media cannot be trusted to explain decisions
Judges can no longer rely on the media to explain court decisions and should instead use the “golden opportunity” of…
Those connected to enforced disappearances should be identified
Vanni District Parliamentarian and Leader of Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization (TELO) – constituent of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA), Selvam…
Vaiko alleges heckling
A group of Sri Lankans, most of them allegedly former defence personnel, heckled MDMK general secretary Vaiko soon after he…
Implications of new Inland Revenue Act
By Nisha Arunatilake and Priyanka Jayawardena: Earlier this month, the Parliament passed a new Inland Revenue Act,…