A trusted lieutenant who turned into a ‘mole’
It is now known that the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) executed Mahattaya, the organisation’s deputy leader, in the mid-1990s on the charge of...
Changes are cosmetic
By Apratim Mukarji: A foreign correspondent revisiting Jaffna town after a gap of twenty years or so faces every prospect of being surprised.His memories had...
A more autonomous Sri Lanka is in India’s interest
As Sri Lanka’s Sinhalas oppose plans to bring in a new Constitution, Dinushika Dissanayake from a Colombo-based outfit says granting Tamils more autonomy is in...
Commemoration events held in North
Defying the government ban, leaders of a pro-Tamil party celebrated the 63rd birth anniversary of the slain LTTE chief Velupillai Prabakaran in his home town...
What made Prabakaran change his mind
J.N. Dixit in his book, Assignment Colombo, had recalled the lengthy exchange he had with Prabakaran on all the details of the agreement in the...
Struggle for remembrance
As the sun began to set over the Vanni last November, thousands of locals stood before the crumbled remains of gravestones at an LTTE cemetery...
Adam’s Bridge will not be damaged
A report said on Thursday that the Union government has taken a decision not to go ahead with the original alignment of Sethusamudram Shipping Canal...
Tough proposition to expect Rajapaksa and Joint Opposition to change their attitude towards constitutional reforms
By Veeragathy Thanabalasingham: Leader of the Opposition and the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) R. Sampanthan, participating in the final debate...
Developing the ‘World’s Emptiest Airport’
In the talks between Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi to be held in New Delhi on November 23,...
Negative feelings understandable
Chief Minister of the Northern Province C.V. Wigneswaran responded to a question raised by a journalist on his view on the controversial actions of the...
US lawmakers raise concerns
US lawmakers have expressed concern over China's 'One Belt, One Road' or OBOR initiative and sought recommendations for improving development finance efforts. "While infrastructure investment...
The Constitution conundrum
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and his team’s attempts to change the Constitution have been facing a series of obstacles. President Maithripala Sirisena and...
A reluctant politician?
Four years ago, when Canagasabapathy Visuvalingam Wigneswaran took the plunge into Sri Lankan politics, he was, in his own words, a "reluctant politician". Today, everyone...
Issue has nothing to do with Government
Tamil Nadu politicians are welcome to visit Sri Lanka and see the plight of hill country Tamils before hastily commenting on matters pertaining to them,...
Call for time bound implementation of UNHRC commitments
Making interventions during the interactive dialogue of Sri Lanka’s Universal Periodic Review, UN member states Macedonia, Austria, USA, UK, Germany, Canada, Finland and Denmark called...