Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has assured that the government would not pass any legislation in relation to the Customs without discussing it before hand with customs officials. He gave this…
Election Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya has said that the local government elections will not be held this year. According to him, from the date the election is announced, the department requires…
A SriLankan Airlines‘ pilot self made porn star style selfie video currently going viral on the internet could have serious repercussions to flight and passenger safety. An aviation expert speaking…
The controversial Economic and Technological Cooperation Agreement (ETCA) with India continued to face protest after protest, with the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) too calling on the people to join hands…
Sri Lanka is a Buddhist country, where Theravada Buddhism is practiced. There are solutions in Buddhist teachings to most of the problems faced by the people in this world. Similarly,…
Govt. Says Not Afraid Of Tamil Protests, Declares Army Camps In North Won’t Be Removed
Amidst continuing protests by Tamils in the North demanding the military to vacate lands belonging to civilians, the Government today ruled that it will at no cost remove…
New Customs Bill: Ranil Says Government Won’t Ignore Customs Trade Unions
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has assured that the government would not pass any legislation in relation to the Customs without discussing it before hand with customs officials. He…
Election Commissioner Rules Out Local Government Polls This Year
Election Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya has said that the local government elections will not be held this year. According to him, from the date the election is announced, the…
SriLankan Pilot ‘Mentally Down’ After Sex-Selfie Video Goes Viral; Passenger Safety Compromised
A SriLankan Airlines‘ pilot self made porn star style selfie video currently going viral on the internet could have serious repercussions to flight and passenger safety. An aviation…
HRCSL Wants Govt. To Withdraw New Amendment To The Code Of Criminal Procedure Act
The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) has called on the Government to withdraw the proposed amendment to the Code of Criminal Procedure Act which deprives suspects…
TNA Welcomes Government’s Decision To Release 23 Political Prisoners
The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) has welcomed the government’s decision to release 23 political prisoners through the rehabilitation process. In a statement issued today, TNA said that the…
SAITM Says They Don’t Have Wasim Thajudeen’s Skeletal Remains
In a new twist to the Wasim Thajudeen murder case, South Asian Institute of Technology and Medicine (SAITM) Chairman Dr. Neville Fernando has said that his institute does…
Rise Against ETCA: JVP Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake Tells Public
The controversial Economic and Technological Cooperation Agreement (ETCA) with India continued to face protest after protest, with the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) too calling on the people to…
Duminda Silva Challenges Death Sentence
Former Parliamentarian, Duminda Silva who was recently sentenced to death in the Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra killing has filed an appeal in the Colombo High Court, challenging the sentence…
In New York, Maithri Gets Bouquet After Bouquet From US
President Maithripala Sirisena appeared to be one of US’s most favourite Presidents in the Asian Region with him receiving a pat on the back from top US officials…
Aluthgamage Further Remanded For Purchasing Kynsey Rd House With Illegal Money
The Colombo Chief Magistrate Court today ordered that former Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage be further remanded for money laundering. During the court proceedings, the CID informed the Magistrate that…
Lasantha Assassination: Army Intelligence Officer Further Remanded
Army Intelligence Officer Premananda Udalagama who was arrested in connection with the assassination of Founding Editor of the Sunday Leader Lasantha Wickrematunge, was further remanded till September 29.…
President Maithripala Sirisena’s Speech At United Nations General Assembly: Full Text
Sri Lanka is a Buddhist country, where Theravada Buddhism is practiced. There are solutions in Buddhist teachings to most of the problems faced by the people in this…
Muslim Law Reform Group Says Muslim Marriage And Divorce Act Violates Women’s Rights, Calls For Equality In New Constitution
While emphasizing that the Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act (MMDA) violates the rights of Muslim women, Muslim Personal Law (MPL) Reforms Action Group has appealed to the leaders…
Ezhuka Thamil: A Skewed Vision Of Self-Determination
By Mahendran Thiruvarangan – When I was doing field research recently in Musali South, a…
Only In Sri Lanka?
By Emil van der Poorten – The pictures of Chanuka Ratwatte being escorted into custody…
Costly Short-Circuit At Sampur
By Kumar David – Part II of III: Colossal overruns will open-circuit the fiscal deficit…
Office Of Ethics & Morality – For What Purpose & Whose Benefit?
By Rajeewa Jayaweera – At best, the recent news item of a proposal by the…
Dear Mr. Obama, Please Lift The Ban On The LTTE
By Usha S Sri-Skanda Rajah – Dear Mr. Obama, The continued, unfair and unjust labelling…
After The Attack On Ambassador Ansar
By Izeth Hussain – In the concluding paragraph of my last article I wrote that…
The Anti-Yahapālana Seeds Within The UNP & SLFP
By Malinda Seneviratne – Politics is about power. Rhetoric is frill. Objection on grounds of…
The Rajasingam Legacy: A Quest For Quality
By Rajan Hoole – After nightfall on 21st September 1989, Rajasingam Master called on his…
Supreme Court Judgments On Torture & The State’s Failure To Protect Those In Custody
By Basil Fernando – One more judgement from the Supreme Court, on torture by the…
This Is Not A Performance!
By Dev N Pathak – Pala Pothupitiye is known for experiments with materials and ideas…
On The Concepts Of Federalism & Secularism
By Surendra Ajit Rupasinghe – It is simply amazing how the very mention of these…
The State Of Reconciliation
By S. I. Keethaponcalan – Despite the intensity of the ethnic conflict, reconciliation always remained an…
The Dog Of War – Letter To Major General Kamal Gunaratne
By Muhammed Fazl – “A hero is not coz someone puts on a uniform and…
‘Gnanasara’ And Sinhaley Alt-Right Antics – ‘Alu Yata Gini’
By Mohamed Harees – Listening to the video recording of Galagoda Atte Gnanasara (Thero)’s anti Muslim…
Political Winds: Tailwinds Behind The UNP & The SLFP Against Headwinds
By Vishwamithra1984 – “When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane…
US Elections Will It Lead To A Wall Erection?
By Mano Ratwatte – Why does the US Presidential election matter? It matters because USA…
Winning ‘Hearts & Mind’ Of The South – A Challenge To Tamils Living In Sri Lanka & Its Polity
By Arun Kumaresan – The word ‘Hearts and Minds’ was first used by a French General…
Tricks Or Treat? Transitional Justice For Postwar Sri Lanka
By Sanja De Silva Jayatilleka – It must surely be thought odd that I am…
Government Gets Prepared To Take Up The Gauntlet
By Jehan Perera – Government leaders have been saying that the draft constitution will be…
The OMP – A Flawed Attempt To Deal With Complaints Of Disappearances And/Or Missing Persons In Sri Lanka
By M.C.M. Iqbal – To say that the Office of Missing Persons (OMP) is a…
Taniya Got It All Wrong: I Never Participated In An ‘Election Night Coup’
By Sumedha Perera – I would like to draw your kind attention towards the opinion…
Sri Lanka’s Bloodless Revolution On 8 January: Malith Jayathilake Has Now Spoken Out
By W.A Wijewardena – Architects of 8 January revolution are speaking out Those who were…
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