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Sri Lanka is not an Indian colony | By Tanvir Ur Rehman
SOUTH Asia is the mosaic of fragmented tendencies on account of its religious, cultural, linguistic and…
A State of Emergency that lost its purpose by M S M Ayub
Twenty-four days after the declaration the government withdrew the control prices on September 27, claiming that…
Reflecting on the PTA and Amirthalingam
JR Jayawerdene (JRJ) threatened the TULF with dissolving parliament if it opposed the PTA UN Human…
Members of Sri Lanka president, PM ruling family in Pandora papers
Former MP Nirupama Rajapaksa ECONOMYNEXT – Two relatives of Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and…
Pandora Papers: Govt. under pressure to probe Nirupama Rajapaksa, husband
TISL asks for domestic investigation into secret offshore accounts Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) has called…
EU gives Sri Lanka till 2022 to fix terror law, discusses institutions of liberty
An European Union delegation has reviewed Sri Lanka’s attempts reform its Prevention of Terrorism Law which…
“The criminal justice system in South Asia is discriminatory and violent”: Ambika Satkunanathan
As a lawyer and human-rights champion who led the first-ever national study of prisons in Sri…
Severe shortages of external finances leading to economic deprivations
The country is moving rapidly closer towards mass deprivation of food, petrol, gas, medicines and bare…
SRI LANKAN DIASPORA’S PROTEST DEMONSTRATION AGAINST INDIA IN-FRONT OF UNITED NATIONS OFFICE IN GENEVA,SWITZERLAND
An anti-India protest took place in front of the headquarters of the Human Rights Commission in…
Farewell Note of H.E. Major General (Retd) Muhammad Saad Khattak, – High Commissioner of Pakistan
PRESS RELEASE Today marks the culmination of a challenging yet rewarding assignment as Pakistan’s High Commissioner…
The Land of the Blind and Dumb
I was reminded this month about that old Sinhala saying ‘In the land of the blind,…
Thinking of libraries and queues at wine stores – EDITORIAL
People are eagerly awaiting the day the country would be opened up for travelling sans restrictions.…
Questionable deal with US energy firm: Professionals’ National Front asks whether govt. received AG’s consent By Shamindra Ferdinando
Prof. Samarajiva concerned about some sections of agreement Professionals’ National Front (PNP) Spokesperson Kapila Renuka Perera…
Govt. uses various factions to incite racism and extremism again: JVP charge
The Government is using various factions to incite racism and extremism again instead of meting out…
Stop blaming extremism on religions, but stopping invasions of countries can wipe out extremism – Zuhair
Sri Lankans must welcome President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s assurance to the UN Chief Antonio Guterres on Sunday…
Ready to Engage with Tamil Diaspora for Reconciliation Talks: Sri Lankan Prez Gotabaya Rajapaksa
In a major shift in his policy, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has said that he…
Govt. needs to deal with impunity By Jehan Perera
The drama over Prisons Minister Lohan Ratwatte could not have come at a worse time for…