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Colombo Telegraph Has The Honour Of Being First Sri Lankan Site In ‘Guardian Select’

By Colombo Telegraph - GuardianSelect429x46 Colombo Telegraph has the honour of being first Sri Lankan site to be approved for inclusion in ‘Guardian Select‘. Colombo Telegraph was proposed for membership…

May 16, 2012 / 28 Comments / Read More

The King Is Naked And Fonseka’s “Lion Cubs”

By Uvindu Kurukulasuriya - The King is naked!” shouted the boy. An awkward hush fell across the crowd as excited murmurings ceased. Faces turned first to the youth sitting on…

January 28, 2012 / 23 Comments / Read More

Fonseka Is Between Scylla And Charybdis – Diaspora Will Try Him!

By Uvindu Kurukulasuriya - Any which way one looks at a Fonseka pardon, he is between the devil and the deep blue sea. Speculation is rife whether the former army…

January 21, 2012 / 27 Comments / Read More

STORIES

WikiLeaks: Sri Lankan’s Visa Fraud Techniques – Non Immigrant

By Colombo Telegraph - USvisa “During the reporting period from March 1 to August 31, 2009, officers referred 335 NIV cases to the Fraud Prevention Unit (FPU). Of…

May 18, 2012 / No Comment / Read More

TGTE-GTF Mullivaaikkaal Remembrance Message: History Recorded The Abject Failure Of The International Community

By Colombo Telegraph - download (1) “The absolute power and the arrogant ways of the present Sri Lankan regime are earning the disgust of the international community. This…

May 17, 2012 / 3 Comments / Read More

Cabinet Backs President To Free Jailed Rival

By Ranga Sirilal - COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s cabinet has formally backed President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s move to free his ailing former army chief Sarath Fonseka, a spokesman said,…

May 17, 2012 / 1 Comment / Read More

Opinion

Three Years On, Reconciliation Is Getting Too Late

By Laksiri Fernando - When the government moved the army decisively against the LTTE in July…

May 18, 2012 / No Comment / Read More

Sri Lanka’s Frontline Denial

By Roma Tearne - The room was packed. The panel, consisting of journalists, activists and relatives…

May 18, 2012 / 5 Comments / Read More

The Politics Of A Crony-Mafia Cabal In A Five Star Democracy

By Surendra Ajit Rupasinghe - The summary dismissal of Ms. Tamara Kunanayagam from Geneva, along with a…

May 18, 2012 / No Comment / Read More

Release Of Fonseka: One Dropped Out Of The Three Top Priorities Forwarded By The US

By Muheed Jeeran - Possible release of Former Army Chief and the Presidential Candidate General Sarath Fonseka…

May 17, 2012 / 5 Comments / Read More

‘Journalists Failed To Tell The Story Of War Crimes In Sri Lanka’

By Frances Harrison - Today marks three years since the end of the fighting in Sri Lanka.…

May 17, 2012 / 19 Comments / Read More

An Open Letter To Sri Lankan Anglican Bishop, Shantha Francis, Kurunagala

By Brian Senewiratne Bishop Shantha Francis Anglican Bishop of Kurunagala Bishops House, Kandy Rd Kurunegala[1] Sri…

May 17, 2012 / 19 Comments / Read More

WikiLeaks Latest & Popular

WikiLeaks: US Embassy Clueless About Fonseka’s Sis-In-Law’s Bucks

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WikiLeaks: Rajapaksas Are Keen On Eliminating Or Neutralizing Fonseka

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WikiLeaks: GSL Was Very Concerned About Using SF As A Source Of ‘Prying’

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WikiLeaks: Attorney General Declined To Guarantee Fonseka’s "Life"

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WikiLeaks: Fonseka Tried To Shift Blame On War Crimes To Gota

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WikiLeaks: Fonseka Opens Up Pandora’s Box

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WIkiLeaks: Fonseka Tried To Escape The Country

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WikiLeaks:Fonseka Did Discuss The “White Flags Story” with US

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WikiLeaks – JVP robbed General Fonseka’s election money

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WikiLeaks:80% Says MR Is Corrupt And 85% Says His Family Is Corrupt

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WikiLeaks -There Is No “International Conspiracy” Against Sri Lanka – JVP

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WikiLeaks: Mervin Silava Is A Drug Kingpin Patron Chief

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Wikileaks: Mahinda Rajapaksa Is a “christian” – Says Archbishop

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Full Video Of The Frontline Club Debate, London

Capture Frontlne Club 16/05/12 Nearly three years after the end of the 26-year civil war in Sri Lanka that reportedly left an estimated 80,000-100,000 dead, questions are still arising about alleged war crimes and how…

May 17, 2012 / 1 Comment / Read More

Dr. Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu On Future Of The Motherland

Capture Sara LLRC Recommendation,Geneva Resolution & Future of the Motherland – Convened by Platform for Freedom, 16 May 2012, J.R.Jayawardane Centre, Colombo. …

May 17, 2012 / No Comment / Read More

Dr. Imtiyaz On Use Of Symbols In Identity Politics

Capture Imtiaz A chat with Dr. A.R.M. Imtiyaz, of the Temple University in Philadelphia on the use of symbols in identity politics – a topic he has conducted researched on. Dr. Imtiyaz, the Asian Studies…

May 16, 2012 / 2 Comments / Read More

Frederica Jansz Works Under Intimidation: Q and A With ABC

Dying for the truth in Sri Lanka By Colombo Telegraph - From ABC; Frederica Jansz -colombo telegraph While the Sinhalese majority in Sri Lanka appear willing to give up some democratic rights to the government…

March 27, 2012 / 39 Comments / Read More

You Are Far, Far Away – Yet So Near …. Happy Birthday Lasantha !

By Sunalie Ratnayake - When leaves shudder, on a windy night, Where the shimmering moon peeps through… And the owl of the night makes a cautious move, You are far, far away – yet so…

April 4, 2012 / 3 Comments / Read More

From Foreign Media

Sri Lankan Woman Bites Off Lover’s Penis, Doctor Says

By AFP/canada.com- COLOMBO – A Sri Lankan woman bit off the penis of her 30-year-old lover during a row on Friday, a doctor said, as police investigated two other incidents. The man was rushed to a rural hospital in Andapana,…

May 18, 2012 / No Comment / Read More

Sri Lanka Rejects Fresh Calls For Probe Into War Atrocities – ABC Radio Australia

By ABC Radio - Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister G.L. Peiris is in Washington, seeking to ease growing friction with the US, over the lack of accountability for atrocities committed in the final days of the civil war. It will be…

May 18, 2012 / 1 Comment / Read More

Ratko Mladic War Crimes Trial Plunged Into Confusion

By Julian Borger in The Hague/ Guardian - The Hague war crimes tribunal, already under fire for its slow…

May 18, 2012 / 1 Comment / Read More

Sri Lanka Grants Bail For Ex-Army Chief

By AP/Fox News - COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – A court granted bail for Sri Lanka’s…

May 18, 2012 / No Comment / Read More

Sri Lanka Faces Impatience In US

By Shaun Tandon/ AFP - Sri Lanka is looking to ease growing friction with the United States,…

May 18, 2012 / No Comment / Read More

Sri Lanka Lacks Political Solution To Tamil Conflict

ByIndia.nydailynews.com - The government has yet to address the grievances of Sri Lanka’s ethnic Tamils,…

May 18, 2012 / No Comment / Read More

Past May Haunt Tamil Parties In Sri Lanka:Plea Highlights Unamended Manifestos On Eelam

By R. K. Radharishnan / The Hindu - Plea highlights unamended manifestos on Eelam Most Tamil…

May 17, 2012 / 1 Comment / Read More

Ranjini Is A Security Risk For Australia,But The Government Won’t Tell Her Why

Wife, mother … security threat By Michael Gordon - Ranjini was found to be a genuine refugee…

May 17, 2012 / No Comment / Read More

Dambulla Mosque Attack: Muslims To Avoid Supreme Court

By Colombo Telegraph - After the Dambulla Mosque incident, Muslim organizations met with a few…

May 10, 2012 / 31 Comments / Read More

And Now They Have Come For The Muslims

By Kumar David - It is alarming, what is happening to the Muslims in Sri…

May 9, 2012 / 49 Comments / Read More

Colombo Telegraph Blocked Again

By Colombo Telegraph - access-denied Access to http://www.colombotelegraph.com/ website has been blocked in Sri Lanka by since…

May 8, 2012 / 14 Comments / Read More

Sri Lankan Buddhists Demand Demolition Of Mosque

By deccanchronicle - Lanka_Kalutara protest Dozens of Buddhists led by monks joined a demonstration on Monday…

May 7, 2012 / 32 Comments / Read More

Stirring A Dangerous Cauldron Of Religious Hatred

By Kishali Pinto-Jayawardena - Religious fundamentalists of all faiths have just one attribute in common. The beliefs…

May 6, 2012 / 35 Comments / Read More

Mahinda Chinthanaya And Public Accountability For The Economic Crisis In Sri Lanka

By Anonymous - The ‘miracle of Asia’ is rapidly morphing into the ‘debacle of Asia’…

May 6, 2012 / 36 Comments / Read More

Not Only The Chairman Husband; Chief Justice Wife Must Also Resign!

By Uvindu Kurukulasuriya - Chief Justice Dr. Shirani Bandaranayake and her husband National Savings Bank (NSB) Chairman Pradeep Kariyawasam are at the center of a scandal again. When Justice Bandaranayake was appointed as the Chief Justice, I raised the serious conflict of interest…

May 12, 2012 / 32 Comments / Read More

Hirunika Murder Plot: Bharatha Siblings Slam Rajapaksa Brothers

By Colombo Telegraph - “Should any harm comes to Hirunika’s life and limb as a failure to act on this (as it was in Bharatha’s case) those who are in-charge of defense establishment of Sri Lanka would be held responsible…

May 12, 2012 / 17 Comments / Read More

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Destroying Traditional SLFP Foreign Policy And The National Consensus

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By Namini Wijedasa - In March 2012, the
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Roller Coaster Rupee

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