Sri Lanka has made great strides with democratisation
The UN Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association Clément Nyaletsossi Voule said Sri Lanka has made significant strides...
Your country calls upon me to cleanse this Augean stable
The head of Sri Lanka's Roman Catholic Church Sunday called for the government to resign over its alleged failure to investigate an "international conspiracy" behind...
Military cooperation pact to tackle red tape?
The United States wants a special forces cooperation agreement with Sri Lanka to sidestep bureaucracy and has no intention of setting up a military base...
End the row in Kanniya
Ever since Sri Lanka gained independence in 1948, successive Sinhala-dominated governments have been launching projects to encroach on areas dominated by the minority Tamils and...
A $200 cup of tea
It's no secret that the British are very serious about their tea.Now a London hotel has taken this dedication to new heights by offering what's...
India keeps eye
India is keeping a close watch as protests grow in Sri Lanka over a proposed pact with the US, which could enable the setting up...
Kattankudy – between Islamist Factionalism and Ethno-Nationalism
In his 2009 paper entitled, Kattankudy in Eastern Sri Lanka: A Mullah-Merchant Urban Complex Caught between Islamist Factionalism and Ethno-Nationalisms Dr.Ameer Ali had traced the...
Ven. Galagoda Gnanasara pledges to build a Sinhala Parliament
Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) General Secretary Ven. Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero yesterday pledged to build a Sinhala Parliament that would enable the Sinhala people to...