Need respect for ethnic and religious minorities
The US State Department released the 2020 International Religious Freedom Report on 12 may 2021 which gives a comprehensive review…
Sovereignty of independent states should not be undermined
The Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa told the Opening Plenary of this year’s Boao Forum for Asia on Tuesday, that…
China offers a lifeline
China appears to be tightening its strategic grip on Sri Lanka, wooing the debt-ridden South Asian nation with a fresh…
India wants early election to provincial councils
India supports the call of international community for the Sri Lankan government to fulfill its commitments on devolution of political…
Pandemic has dealt a significant shock to the economy
The world Bank in its Sri Lanka Development Update (SLDU) says that amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Sri Lanka’s economy contracted…
U.S. Intelligence Warns Of “more intense and cascading global challenges”
U.S. intelligence officials have little comfort to offer a pandemic-weary planet about where the world is heading in the next…
Covid crisis used to restrict rights
Releasing the 45th annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said that the United…
Once you get on the agenda of international civil society, it is difficult to get off
“Hey Geneva” laments Ajith Kumarasiri (musician, songwriter, and composer in Sri Lanka) in powerful Sinhala rhythm and blues. “We no…
Violation of UN resolutions is not uncommon
As early as 2002, the UN correspondent of the Los Angeles Times, Maggie Farley, noted that more than a hundred…
Calling For Answers
Catholic leaders in Sri Lanka are urging the government to step up its efforts to investigate the 2019 Easter Sunday…