And then the scaremongering – if the NPP government were to fail and suffer defeat at the next election, will it pave the way for the return of the Rajapaksas, yet again, but this time under a new ...

Have the 16 years of war victory celebrations and suppression of commemoration of the war dead among the Tamil people helped achieve unity, reconciliation, and cohesion among diverse communities? How ...

By engaging in timely discussions with the relevant parties, the government can prevent escalation of conflicts into violence and chaos. And such a process will ensure that the promises made during ...

It is worth noting that in 2013, New Zealand’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Murray McCully, visited Sri Lanka, marking the first visit by a New Zealand Foreign Minister to the country. This visit ...

1. Government acknowledgement: The need to reform and adopt a suitable legal framework, due to the deficiencies, ineffectiveness and oppressive nature of the PTA. 2. Violation of human rights: ...

One of the biggest criticisms of early online casino games was their cold, mechanical feel. Enter live dealer games—a bridge between the digital and the human. Players can interact with real croupiers ...

However, readers will be surprised to learn that under Bishop Pathmathayalan’s leadership (and earlier under Bishop Thiagarajah’s leadership too), the Jaffna Diocese engaged in massive fraudulence by ...

The local government elections that took place last week saw a consolidation of the democratic system in the country. The government followed the rules of elections to a greater extent than its recent ...

Pope Francis passed away on 21 st of April at the age of 88 years. The College of Cardinals commenced the process for the selection of the next Pope. This could take up to five days, during which time ...

Sri Lankan security forces have been using rape and other forms of sexual violence to torture suspected members or supporters of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), Human Rights Watch said in ...

There is the popular but mistaken belief among Sri Lankans and elsewhere that “Mahavamsa”, a chronicle composed and written by Mahanama Thera in the sixth century is a record of the history of Ceylon.

Alfred Duraiappah who was Jaffna’s independent MP from 1960-65 and several times mayor was a popular figure. Although this is denied by many Tamil nationalists, the fact is that in all elections for ...