– 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. […]
World Cup winning cricket captain Arjuna Ranatunga has blamed Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) for the national cricket team’s curtailed tour of England next year. Since Ranatunga masterminded Sri Lanka’s first ever win on English soil, the country has been granted three Tests in England, but the next year’s schedule announced by English and Wales Cricket […]
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. […]
– by Shenali D Waduge – Making the keynote address at the 3rd consecutive Sri Lanka Army organized ‘Defence Seminar-2013 on the theme ‘Post-Conflict Sri Lanka: Challenges and Regional Stability’, held from 3rd to 5th September at the Galadari Hotel, Colombo, Secretary Defence Mr. Gotabaya Rajapaksa delivered a spectacular and visonary speech to the more […]
The Ceylon Electricity Board’s (CEB) decision to shut down the Bowatenne Hydro Power Plant (BHPP) for one month for maintenance work on the heels of maintenance being carried out on the Norochcholai Coal Power Plant (NCPP), will cost the CEB a massive loss of Rs 86 million a day. […]
– by Shenali D. Waduge – There is little doubt that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (now re-named as Ministry of External Affairs) plays an important role in the way the international community looks at Sri Lanka. Similarly, it falls upon the shoulders of the Ministry to conduct foreign affairs of the country in a […]
– by Shenali D Waduge – It is getting a wee bit tiring to have supposed leaders think that electing them to office gives them a right to declare wars and military interventions without any aggression to their own nations and sending troops to a hotbed of chaos much of which have been orchestrated by […]
National javelin record holder and Asian Athletics Championship silver medalist Sachith Maduranga said yesterday that he was quitting athletics due to many dissapointments. He cited the lack of recognition for international achievements and lack of foresight in steering local sports among the reasons for his premature retirement, at the age of 23. […]
– by Shenali D Waduge – Would anyone imagine that a Tamil would say that Tamils were pinching themselves still because they did not believe that the LTTE could be defeated? Would a Tamil say that Tamils thought that LTTE would be revived months after its demise? Would a Tamil say that Tamils were […]
Two Sri Lankans who carried out an “execution-style” murder in retribution for a love affair have been jailed for life terms of at least 17 years. The two men were convicted at a trial in July, with the jury finding them both guilty of what the Crown described as “an execution-style” slashing of the throat […]