Sri Lanka: Jaffna workers and youth demand a halt to Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza

IYSSE members campaigning at Jaffna bus stand against Israeli attack on Gaza. The Socialist Equality Party…

Crafty lawmakers and the ‘gap’ they maintain –

Politics in this country is represented through the gap between those who have and the ones…

From Balfour to Now, Western Duplicity Covers Israeli State Terrorism and Genocide

  The cynicism and duplicity of Western governments in the face of an appalling, daily massacre…

Stop the genocide…

A protest was held in front of the United Nations (UN) head office in Colombo today,…

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…