The Diaspora Tamils want the poor people of Sri Lanka to take up arms to further their (the diaspora’s) ideology, while sending their own children to universities in developed countries to enter lucrative professions, Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa told Greg Sheridan in an interview with The Australian newspaper. […]
(Reuters) – The government of Sri Lanka has approved a hotel and leisure resort deal with Australian gambling tycoon James Packer’s Crown Ltd, but the investment is likely to increase from the original $350 million, the country’s investment promotion minister told Reuters on Thursday. The finalisation of the deal was delayed because the Sri Lankan […]
– by Shenali D Waduge – Separatism and TNA go hand in hand. Its election manifestos of 2001, 2004, 2010 and now 2013 see no major difference. There is no major difference in the fact that Tamils have kept on voting for the TNA despite its allegiance to the LTTE. What must be also reiterated […]
A recent report issued by the Industrial Technology Institute (ITI) reveals that four brands of milk powder imported from New Zealand were contaminated with DCD. One brand, Milgro Infant Full Cream Milk Powder, had contained a sufficient quantity of the contaminant for ITI to quantify its DCD content. The other three varieties were manufactured by […]
– by R. Madduma Bandara – The Metropolitan Police of London were embarrassed today (11 September) by mistakenly publishing Tamil Tiger flag in its web site in section under ‘Information about contact points’ (http://www.met.police.uk/contact_points). This particular web page contains the key information about the new Met contact points translated into few languages such as Bengali […]
– by Shenali D. Waduge – There is nothing to be surprised about the TNA manifesto – while it attempts to distance itself from the LTTE it continues to cling on to the one slogan that it can bind the Tamils and that is the dream of a separate Tamil State. That dream appears […]
Political Bureau Member of the Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Mr. Liu Yunshan called on President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the President’s House this morning (10th) where the two countries reaffirmed their commitment to the strategic cooperation that was agreed upon during President Rajapaksa’s state visit to China earlier this year. […]
– by Shenali D Waduge – Let’s explore a very simple question. Exactly how does the TNA propose to give dignity to the Tamils by living away from them? Do they propose to run ‘Eelam’ by remote control from Colombo? How many trips have the chief ministerial candidate made to Sri Lanka’s North or even […]
Today is World Suicide Prevention Day. Last year (2012), 3,500 Sri Lankans had committed suicide. This is a significant decrease when considering the number of Sri Lankans who had committed suicide in 1995, which was 8,500, Health Services Director General Dr. Palitha Mahipala said. […]
Speaking at the 24th Regular Session of the Human Rights Council, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay as an immediate concern called for the protection of Human Rights activists, journalists and other communities she met during her visit from reprisals, intimidation and attack. […]