Political crisis debilitates bilateral ties in the region
The dramatic defeat of the ruling coalition in the landmark February 10 local bodies’ elections, has had a major impact…
Sri Lanka made a high-level political commitment to work with the FATF
As part of its on-going review of compliance with the AML/CFT standards, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) said that…
Forgive, forget spirit at Katchatheevu
A spirit of forget and forgive, to foster reconciliation and bonhomie between the Tamils and Sinhalese in Sri Lanka marked…
Adhere to commitments
The ITAK, in a media release following a meeting of the Central Committee has ‘urged the Government of Sri Lanka…
UN Human Rights Commissioner requests member states to “explore other avenues
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein in his report on Sri Lanka to the…
A worried India
The fresh political crisis in Sri Lanka should have New Delhi concerned. The strong showing by the opposition Sri Lanka…
Karuna says must merge North and East
Leader of Tamil United Freedom Front (TUFF) Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan, alias Karuna Amman said he would become an ally of the…
Post-poll manoeuvres
By Veeragathy Thanabalasingham/Daily Express: The outcome of last week’s local government elections, one that had elicited unprecedented interest both locally…
Reconfiguring Tamil politics
With a banner sporting a picture of Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK) founder S.J.V. Chelvanayakam in the background, senior Tamil…
Plunging the country into uncertainty
Sri Lanka is poised to become even more indebted to Beijing with the return of pro-China ex-President Mahinda Rajapaksa, after…