India was the first to proscribe the LTTE in 1992. US came next in 1997. UK followed in 2001. EU did so in 2006. Thereafter, the International Community began on LTTE fronts. US proscribed the Tamil Rehabilitation Organization in 2008, the Tamil Foundation in 2009. Canada proscribed the World Tamil Movement in 2008, France banned […]
UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe has told Opposition Leader of the Uva Provincial Council Harin Fernando that naming a prime ministerial candidate in the run-up to the forthcoming presidential election is not realistic as the party was campaigning for the abolition of the executive presidency. […]
Since President Mahinda Rajapaksa possesses great courage and self confidence more than most other world leaders, international forces are trying to create regime change to install one of their pawns in power spending billions of dollars, said Mass Media and Information Minister Keheliya Rambukwella. […]
The history of cross-overs in Sri Lankan politics is amusing to say the least. Political parties have no problem about the jumping jacks and political parties have no issues in passing these politicians like the game – pass the pillow. A game it is and all parties are playing the same game. They ridicule one […]
It is 5 years since the defeat of the LTTE. GOSL has proscribed a host of Tamil Diaspora organizations operating as human rights/charity organizations while also naming over 400 individuals with clear evidence of links to the LTTE. Nevertheless, what is baffling is how people of these organizations could set themselves up, think of devious […]
We have short memories and five years on how many still remember the humanitarian rescue operation? Those that laugh and sneer at the rescue may like to ask would the LTTE do the same? The truth is bitter to swallow. These Tamils begging for water and food, looking as if they had not eaten for […]
Leader of the Democratic Party, Gen. Sarath Fonseka yesterday said his party had not decided yet to go it alone at the Presidential election scheduled to be held early next year or support another opposition candidate. He revealed UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe had held discussions with him and sought his party’s support at the next […]
