Our home grown democracy begins now

Goons, mainly Mahinda Rajapaksa loyalists armed with clubs and sticks unleashed thuggery and mayhem, went on…

Tortured Journalist breaks 14-year silence

By Keith Noyahr May 22, 2022 marked the country’s golden anniversary as a republic within the…

Tribal leaders created a modern country in the sands

Lesson for Sri Lankan politicians who turned ‘Paradise Island’ into a living hell.

By Latheef Farook The president of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh…

OIC expresses deep concern over sentencing of Yasin Malik to life imprisonment

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has expressed deep concern over sentencing of Kashmiri Hurriyat leader,…

Mahinda Rajapaksa, a bankrupt country and 50 years of politics

“You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people…

Before the 9th of May – A look back

It started off with small groups of people, gathered on street corners, roundabouts and outside buildings.…

Dispute over mosque becomes religious flashpoint in India

For nearly three centuries, Muslims and Hindus in India’s northern Varanasi city have prayed to their…

Hindutva followers freely pursuing anti-minorities, anti-Muslim agenda

The Hindutva followers in India are pursuing anti-minorities and anti-Muslim agenda under the patronage of Modi-led…

In Today’s India, the law is being subverted to create social unrest

Legal tactics such as the PIL (Public Interest Litigation) have been used time and again as…

Ex-ICC prosecutor calls on UK to compensate Palestinians for Balfour Declaration

Palestinians stage a demonstration in front of the British Consulate as part of the 104th anniversary…

PEOPLE’S MANDATE NEEDED TO ADDRESS NATIONAL CRISIS – National Peace Council of Sri Lanka

Media Release   PEOPLE’S MANDATE NEEDED TO ADDRESS NATIONAL CRISIS The people are undergoing unprecedented hardships…

Rehabilitation of Bush no laughing matter By FAISAL AL YAFAI

A (possibly Freudian) slip by the ex-president provoked glee, but the Iraq war was devastating, to…

Sri Lanka’s crisis is a result of mismanagement – IMF Chief

By Sunil Jayasiri   International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva has said that Sri Lanka’s crisis…

Economic crisis grips low income settlements in Colombo ‘Survival of the fittest’ no more a poor man’s game

Given the economic crisis people have to languish in long queues to obtain fuel, milk powder,…

These ministers were there before

When tens of thousands of people in utter desperation are out on the streets languishing in…

Economic crisis: MR, ministers, CBSL Governor, Dr.PBJ ignored IMF warnings

Dr. Jayamaha says Monetary Board acted regardless of strong opposition By Shamindra Ferdinando It was disclosed…

Life imprisonment sentence for Yasin Malik by Indian court denounced

In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) and other Hurriyat leaders…

10,000 incidents of communal violence took place during Modi’s 8 year rule

Releasing a report card on the 8 years rule of Prime Minister Narendra Modi government, the…