A protest was held in front of the United Nations (UN) head office in Colombo today,…
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Roots of ethnic contestation in the Eastern Province As in the past, the contestation is over title to the land
Sri Lanka’s Eastern Province is again becoming a contested region between ethnic groups. This time round…
Supreme Court judgement can help to start process of changing political culture
Sri Lanka and its peoples have been undergoing difficult times during the past several years due…
Ex-AG backs IMF bailout conditions
reminds how Yahapalanaya diluted National Audit Bill to appease corrupt lot By Shamindra Ferdinando Former Auditor General Gamini…
Wealth tax and inheritance tax from next year
By S. Rubatheesan The government is to introduce two more new taxes—the wealth tax and the…
Channel 4 documentary and lessons not learned
Unsurprisingly, the recent production by the United Kingdom’s Channel 4 about the Easter Sunday terror attacks…
Easter attacks: Channel 4 bombshell and People’s right to truth
An international probe on the Easter Sunday attacks is likely if the government does not address…
Who tells the truth: Moulana or Sallay?
The latest documentary produced by Britain’s controversial Channel 4, Sri Lanka’s Easter Bombings- Dispatches was fair…
SL cardinal calls for international probe over Easter attack, suspend cops after new revelation
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s leader of the Catholic Church, Cardinal Malcom Ranjith has called President Ranil…
Accountability central to Sri Lanka’s way forward: UN HR chief says
Sri Lanka suffers from a continuing accountability deficit – be it for war crime atrocities, more…
Harmony Centre at Borella Juma Mosque To restore harmony between Muslims and non Muslims
By Latheef Farook On Tuesday 4 September 2o23 a “ harmony Centre” was opened at the…
Taxation without accountability a volatile mix
by Jehan Perera The increase in the price of petrol and diesel has been accompanied…
Civil society coalition urges protection of democratic values amid concerns of judicial independence undermining
TISL Executive Director Nadishani Perera addressing the CSCD meeting at SLFI A recent series of…
Indians, the Chinese and diplomatic power games
In April 2022 our country declared itself bankrupt and informed its international creditors that we would…
Sharp eye on attempts to rouse communal passion but no foreign intelligence on the subject
The defence authorities have observed that there are attempts to create communal disharmony and disturbances with…
At least 1,000 lecturers urgently needed
Academic staff quitting universities in droves University Grants Commission Chairman Prof Sampath Amaratunga told parliamentary watchdog…
Imposing 30% tax on EPF/ETF Makes workers paupers as it applies to their savings
By Eran Wickramaratne The present government’s income tax policy to attract an effective tax rate of…
Naked King & The Crumbling State: Seven Decades Of Fake Saviours By W. Vishnu Gupta –
It was only a year ago that the present regime was installed through a constitutional coup…