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Wednesday, July 16, 2014
Tamil civil society urges Pope to call for de-militarisation of Tamil homeland
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Military in Jaffna The Tamil Civil Society Forum has handed over an appeal to Pope Francis on Sunday through Vatican's diplomatic r...
Lanka accuses US, UK of LTTE links
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Minster Pavitra with Prez MR The Government claims the United States and British Governments are influenced by the votes they receive fr...
Sri Lanka: Journalists threatened whilst documenting appropriation of Tamil land
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Journalists who went to report on the preemptive surveying of private Tamil land that was in a land appropriation dispute in court, were th...
Tuesday, July 15, 2014
Sri Lanka: Unidentified motorcyclists follow Bar Association President's vehicle
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P resident of the Sri Lanka Bar Association Upul Jayasuriya has lodged a complain at the cinnamon garden police saying a group of unind...
Sri Lanka's Downward Spiral; It has ramifications that extend well beyond a small island nation
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The U.S. Congressional Caucus on Ethnic and Religious Freedom in Sri Lanka held a hearing on July 9 in Washington, D.C...
The appointment of Major General (Rtd) as Governor NP is a continuation of mlitary rule
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G. A. Chandrasiri ‘Lawyers for Democracy’ is dismayed at the appointment of Major General (Rtd) G. A. Chandrasiri as the Governor of ...
Sri Lanka: The Ministry of Defence should not have any power over the functioning of any civil society organisations
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SRI LANKA: AHRC’s position on the proposed law for NGO registration under the Ministry of Defence The Asian Human Rights Commission wishe...
Monday, July 14, 2014
An eye witness account of anti Muslim violence in Aluthgama by a member of Parliament
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Burned ( Dinouk Kolambage) ''I witnessed what happened. After the procession when the rioting began I called the police statio...
Sri Lanka: The art of mishandling policy; From Aluthgama, to asylum seekers, NGOs, the Govt. wallows in (negative) publicity
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President in trouble ( AFP) Ranga Jayasuriya There is something strange in this government. It is wallowing in negative publicity. The ...
Ramaphosa returns home form Sri Lanka mission disappointed?
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The South African Peace Envoy and that country's Deputy President, Cyril Ramaphosa, who was here on the much publicized visit, return...
Sri Lanka Police (TID) runs its own 'Disappearances Inquary' despite the Presidential Commission
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TID probing disappearances a coincidence Police spokesman SSP Ajith Rohana said several people from the North and the Tamil media have c...
Sri Lanka: Religious police unit at Buddha Sasana Ministry to stay
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“The police unit established to deal with complaints regarding religious issues will stay,” maintained Police Spokesperson SSP Ajith Roha...
Sri Lanka:Ramposha’s Visit Only For Discussions – Minister Wimal Weerawansa
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The National Freedom Front (NFF) is opposing any kind of foreign mediation on the national issue. However, the NFF did not consider the vis...
Sri Lanka: Ramaphosa visit: What’s really happening?
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Cyril Ramaphosa Editorial, The Sunday Times The visit of the Acting President of South African is shrouded in mystery; and the mo...
TNA willing to cooperate with South Africa – Suresh Premachandran
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Suresh Premachandran The TNA claimed that foreign delegates including the South African special envoy Cyril Ramaphosa who visited Sri L...
Sri Lanka: Writing on the wall for errant INGOs, NGOs - State media
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Editorial, The Sunday Observer Some Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and their funding agents in International Non-Governmental Orga...
Sunday, July 13, 2014
UN Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions seeks Sri Lanka visit
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Christof Heyns The United Nations Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Christof Heyns has sought a vis...
“We Are Only Sharing South Africa’s Experiences” – Deputy FM Neomal Perera
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Neomal Perera Certain groups within the government including the National Freedom Front (NFF) are strongly opposing South African media...
Saturday, July 12, 2014
Sri Lanka: Bank Accounts of NGOs not registered with MOD are to be closed
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Under me - Gotabhaya New laws to control NGOs The government is to incorporate new laws to register all not-for-profit or non-profit ...
The Pope's Visit to Sri Lanka: Buddhiast propose counter measures
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Kithu Handa says campaign to undermine Pope’s visit Kithu Handa (Voice of the Catholics) – the national movement to protect the Catholic ...
A ‘bigger project’ at work to cripple the Sri Lankan Muslim community economically and ‘put them in their place.’
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Hakeem at Aluthgama Not even ‘sufficient remorse’ from Govt for Aluthgama riots says Hakeem Nearly a month after the worst religious ...
Appoinment of Military Governor: President Rajapaksa broken his promis to CM Vigneshwaran
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The Northern Province Chief Minister Vikneswaran is accusing the president for the extension of the Governor Chandrasiri’s term of office...
Sri Lanka: BASL slams MOD circular to NGOs
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MOD letterSri Lanka’s leading lawyers collective has slammed the circular issued to Non-Governmental Organisations by the National Secretar...
Sri Lanka: Enemy at the Gates; Targeting Freedom of Expression
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K.D.C.Kumarage "It is clear that the freedom of expression and opinion is a fundamental right, the mother of all rights." - Abid...
If the anti-Muslim campaign does not have the backing of the majority of the Sinhalese people, where does the evident power of the BBS come from?
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BBS violence ( Vikalpa) Sri Lankan Muslims at the cross roads – 7 By Izeth Hussain The focus of the present article and of the previo...
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