Next week, the Prime Minister and I will travel to Sri Lanka for the latest Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting. The 53 Commonwealth countries together represent two billion people – nearly a third of our world’s population – and some of its fastest-growing economies. Despite its significance, most discussion of the summit has centred on […]
– by Shenali D Waduge – There appears to be a scramble among LTTE supporters to compete with each other as to whose guesstimates can embarrass the Sri Lankan Government and its Armed Forces. What is preposterous is that the sources for these guesstimates come from LTTE sources. Leaving aside the exaggerations behind these claims […]
I am deeply moved on learning of the passing away of Deshamanya Dr Gamani Corea, one of the most illustrious sons of Sri Lanka. He stood out in the world as a Sri Lankan economist, civil servant and diplomat whose special contribution was to the economic advancement of the developing nations. The positions he held […]
India has denied a visa to Callum Macrae, the director of a documentary that exposed alleged war crimes in Sri Lanka. Macrae, whose team was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize last year, made news again last Thursday when UK’s Channel 4 telecast footage acquired from him showing LTTE TV anchor-actor Isai Priya’s capture during […]
– by Shenali D Waduge – When propagandists can project a terrorist organization and a terrorist leader as martyrs and there are people who accept this version despite evidence showing the exact nature of their terror – there is cause for concern. No organization or leader who has turned the gun on people they claim […]
– by Shenali D Waduge – However much the TNA or the new Northern Province Chief Minister C V Wigneswaran attempts to turn a megalomaniac terrorist banned by 32 foreign nations as a Terrorist Organization, into a ‘HERO’ there are some hard facts that Tamils should not forget. First reminder is – LTTE’s first killing […]