4 Years On, Largest Rally Since May 2009 On Mullivaikkal Remembrance Day In London -BTF
Thousands of people came together to take part in a rally through London, in remembrance of the hundreds of thousands of Tamil civilians who were killed, maimed and…
I Don’t Mind Shaking Hands With The War Criminal
I don’t mind shaking hands with the war criminal – Cameron I’m President of Sri Lanka Determined to Annihilate Tamils – Rajapaksa British Tamils organised a rally on…
TGTE Launched ‘Tamil Eelam Freedom Charter’
The Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam launched Tamil Eelam Freedom Charter today. Aspiring to take the Vaddukoddai Resolution forward as the TGTE moves towards realizing its goal, and taking inspiration from Britain’s…
Matale Mass Grave: Police Failed To Record A Statements From Gota
“The standing committee of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) on Rule of Law at its meeting on 10thMay decided to express its concern on the appointment…
War Victory Celebration Will Not Help To Win Over All Who Are The Sri Lankan People – NPC
May 19 will mark the 4th anniversary of the end of Sri Lanka’s three decade long civil war, but with absence of a joint commemoration to remember all…
Pictures Of The Kuragala Islam Holy Site Demolition
“It has also been bought to our notice that a stone inscription dating back to Hijra 300 (over 1200 years old) been Destroyed. Also the Bodu Bala Sena…
Hindus Shocked And Perturbed By BBS Statement – ‘Sri Lanka Is The Country Of Sinhala Buddhists’
“We are shocked and perturbed to read a News item appearing in the front page of a Tamil Newspaper on Friday (today) under the heading ‘Sri Lanka is the…
UK: Mass Rally Tomorrow On The 4th Anniversary Of The Mullivaikkal Massacre – British Tamils Forum
The British Tamil Forum is coordinating a rally and a meeting on Saturday 18 May 2013 (the 4th Year Remembrance of Mullivaikkal Genocidal Massacre). Saturday commencing from North…
UK All Party Parliamentary Group For Tamils Wants Cameron To Review The Decision To Attend CHOGM
“We sincerely hope that you will review your decision to attend CHOGM 2013 in Sri Lanka; but if you do attend we earnestly hope that you will make…
‘Governor Mowlana Lies And Promotes Hate’, ‘We Had No Plans To Destroy Kuragala’ – BBS
“The Governor uttering lies about History of Sri Lanka , promote Hate against Buddhists and Bodu Bala Sena while creating Fear among Ordinary Muslims.” (sic) says the Bodu Bala Sena. Referring…
Radhika Coomaraswamy Under Consideration For UN Women
Radhika Coomaraswamy‘s name is among the nominations for the Executive Director of UN Women. Yesterday was the deadline for nominations for Executive Director of UN Women. The candidates will succeed the…
BBS To Destroy Kuragala Islam Religious Site – Alavi Mowlana Asked MR To Intervene
“There has also been threats by the Bodu Bala Sena to bring thousands of Buddhists in vehicle parade to place a Buddha statute and destroy our religious site…
Full Video – Sinhala: BBS On Wimal Weerawansa And Azath Sally Affair
Bodu Bala Sena special media conference on visit to Norway & USA, Minister Wimal Weerawansa’s allegation and the issue of Azath Sally – 13 May 2013 …
There Will Be Consequences If The Conduct Of The Sri Lankan Authorities Does Not Change – Nick Clegg
“I think that we all accept the controversy and unease about this matter, but by attending the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Sri Lanka we will be…
1474 Northern Tamils Petition Appeal Court To Help Prevent Grab Of Their Homes By Rajapaksa Regime
1474 Tamils of the Northern Peninsula have filed writ application No. CA (Writ) 125/2013, pleading for relief from the Appeal Court, against steps by the ruling Rajapaksa regime…
De Facto CJ Mohan Pieris Stopped Further Inquiry Into A FR Application Yesterday
Chief Justice Mohan Pieris stopped further inquiries into a Fundamental Rights application yesterday, stating that the courts do not have the technical competence to go into the issues…
WikiLeaks: ‘Karuna As A Military Force Is A Myth’ – Gota To US
“Mann expressed concern that government forces had given excessive freedom to the LTTE-breakaway “Karuna group,” which was using this freedom destructively. Ambassador noted that reports from NGOs and…
Namal Rajapaksa Pussyfoots About His Brother’s Thuggery
President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s eldest son Namal Rajapaksa MP is yet to answer questions posed by some Twitter users regarding his youngest brother’s attack on a Rugby referee last…
WikiLeaks: Mahinda, The Right Leader To Make Progress On A Solution To Ethnic Problem – US
“PDAS Steven Mann, accompanied by Ambassador and Pol Chief, met Defense Secretary Gothabaya Rajapaksa on March 8. Gothabaya, noting that an overwhelming majority of Sinhalese Buddhists had voted…
Low Caste Tamil Hindu Converts: Failed Effort To Hide The Identity Of Muslims
By Rushdy Nizar Getaberiya - Failed effort to hide the identity of Muslims origin in Sri…
A Response To The President’s Address On ‘Victory Day’
By Rajasingham Narendran - I read with much interest the President’s ‘Victory Day’ speech at…
Gota, The National Security State And The PTA
By M A Sumanthiran - The arrest and detention of Azath Salley, leader of the Muslim Tamil…
The Agony Of Peace
By Tisaranee Gunasekara - “To change masters is not to be free” - Jose Marti (eddosrios.org…
Sri Lanka Retreats Into The Dark Ages
By Kishali Pinto-Jayawardena - As lights are dimmed over Sri Lanka following prohibitively crushing electricity hikes, the…
Pakistan’s Democratic Milestone: First Electoral Succession In 66 Years
By Rajan Philips - Pakistan passed a rare milestone in its bumpy 66 year history. …
Let Us Celebrate, Let Us Mourn Too
By Malinda Seneviratne - Four years ago the nation, which had held its collective breath…
Rural Realities Notwithstanding “Negumas” Of All Kinds
By Emil van der Poorten - I have, over several years past and in a variety of…
Electricity Economics: Pointless Populism
By Kumar David - On April 28, in this column, I discussed the design of…
Six Myths Of The Opposition
By Dayan Jayatilleka - Erroneous political thinking and analysis obscure and obstruct the path of the political…
The Great Victory Of Our Motherland: Today We Have The Fourth opportunity To Celebrate With Dignity
By Mahinda Rajapaksa - Today we have the fourth opportunity to celebrate with dignity the…
Where Are We Now?: The Diaspora Four Years After The War
By Raj Subramaniam - Four years have passed without seeing any progress in the lives…
The Battle Of Ravens: Mullivaikkal Lagoon Resounded With The Roar Of Ravens
By Thrishantha Nanayakkara - The morning in Mullivaikkaal lagoon was unusually silent. The thunder and…
Launching Of The North East Provincial Council
By S. Sivathasan - Prelude The election of R. Premadasa as President of Sri Lanka…
Blundering Politicians Continue Their Assault On Higher Education
By Shanie - FUTA3 Beside yon straggling fence that skirts the way With blossom’d furze unprofitably gay,…
Mullivaikkaal
By Mahesan Niranjan - An intriguing day, this eighteenth of May. Between Devils and deep sea…
Sri Lanka: The Destruction Of The Bureaucracy
By R.M.B Senanayake - It was the Chinese who first realized the importance of a…
Four Years Ago The Sinhalam Robbed Our Dignity, Denied Our Right To Life
By Visuvanathan Rudrakumaran - Vanakkam, Distinguished guests, fellow members of the Transnational Government, brothers and…
A Partial Reversal On Electricity Tariffs, CHOGAM, The NPC & Azath Sally
By Harim Peiris - President Mahinda Rajapakse used his speech to the ruling UPFA’s May Day rally…
Provincial Devolution Or Ethnic Unilateralism?
By Dayan Jayatilleka - My thanks to Prof GH (‘Gerry’) Peiris, a scholar for whom I have…
Vesak: What The So Called Buddhist Balavegaya Is Doing In Sri Lanka?
By Basil Fernando - The people in Hong Kong will be celebrating what they call…
The Spectre Haunting The Rajapaksas
By Tisaranee Gunasekara - “Never will tyrants freely consent to the extirpation of servitude….” - Thomas…
A Reply To Minister DEW’s Question
By Hema Senanayake - Rajan Philips observed that the regime is fast becoming a victim of its…
Part 2: Worries Of Bodu Bala Sena
By Rifai Naleemi - I take extra precaution when I write this series on Bodu Bala Sena.…
BBS And Wimal Weerawansa’s Big Mouth
By C. Wijeyawickrema - One would expect Wimal Weerawansa (WW), the minister, to be different…





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