‘Opposition’ in self-styled ‘Lockdown’ but not COVID-19

The Government this time imposed inter-provincial travel from May 11, while continuing with selective isolation of Grama Niladhari (GN) and police divisions despite pressure from Colombo middleclass to have a countrywide total lockdown.

What’s the future of migrant workers who returned?

Migrant worker departures reducing over the past year has caused some concerns for the Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) and foreign employment agencies.

How the LTTE was defeated

There are so many theories about the defeat of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) 12 years ago by the armed forces.

World relatively silent, as Palestinian children are thrown to the wolves

Is oppression good? Is colonialism good? Is encroachment good? Is capitulation good? Can we support injustice?....

Lanka should be cautious when following Chinese model - EDITORIAL

Today the United Nations celebrated World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development and it is important for Sri Lanka....

Will Port City make SL economically relevant to all?

No sooner had Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardane read out the Supreme Court determination on the constitutionality of the Port City Economic Commission Bill than the government announced it would amend the bill accordingly to make it consistent with the Constitution.

War celebrations and a question on trust

When the Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) celebrated 12 years after winning the civil war on Tuesday (May 18) the battered Tamil community had a lot to ponder on.

Business unfinished even after 12 years

Twelve years ago, almost to the day, the Sri Lankan security forces brought an end to a three decades long struggle against terrorism against the world’s most ruthless terrorist organization.

Custodial Safety: Even a Hardened Criminal’s Human Right

If the life of one whom the law has taken into its custody is at the mercy of the mob, the administration of justice becomes a mockery -- US Supreme Court Chief Justice Melville Fuller

Data sets are lifesavers

Biden in ‘Catch 22’ position... can he call Netanyahu’s bluff - EDITORIAL

Israel’s war against Palestinians in Gaza continues into its second week in all its ferocity. Jerusalem is experiencing its worst unrest in years.

Home Quarantine: a turning point for better or worse 

The announcement by State Minister of Primary Health Services, Pandemics and COVID Prevention Dr. Sudarshani Fernandopulle that asymptomatic COVID 19 patients would be treated at their homes indicates the gravity of the pro

Extra-judicial killings Amidst Covid An old virus is raising its ugly head!

The police explanations of killings have the same old hackneyed excuse. Almost all suspects have tried to grab a weapon from the cops when they were taken to recover hidden weapons. In other instances, some have tried to escape, jumping to rivers with their handcuffs on.

Canada’s Provincial legislature and Genocide Bill Ontario, a defacto LTTE state ?

Vijay Thanigasalam MPP, a 29-year-old financial adviser has successfully presented in the Ontario Legislature, a Private Bill 104 Called , “Tamil Genocide Education Week Act”. Canada is one of the Geneva-based UNHRC’s Sri Lanka Core Group members who rejected retired Air Force Commander Air Marshal Sumangala Dias as Sri Lanka’s High Com

Litro Gas causes stir in market with Hybrid Cylinder

Startling revelations have surfaced as to how the Ministry of Consumer Affairs and the Consumer Affairs Authority-the apex government institution....

Violence again in Jerusalem - EDITORIAL

Jerusalem, the city sacred to millions of Christians, Muslims and Jews has gone up in flames with hundreds of Palestinian......

We Remember We Fail: Hope in Tragic Times

Even as we remember the cataclysmic end of the war, with its immense destruction and loss of life in May 2009, Sri Lanka is on the verge.....

Tamil Film Hero Kamal Haasan Turning Into a Political Zero

Srinivasan Kamal Haasan known popularly as Kamal Haasan and Kamal is arguably the finest actor in Tamil cinema today.

Why did Tamil Nadu forget Lankan Tamils this time?

A sea change in the recently concluded Tamil Nadu State Assembly election compared to the past elections was that the Sri Lankan Tamil problem was not a campaign issue for any of the main political party in the State this time. Tamil problem across the Palk Strait did not figure in speeches by the main aspirants to offices of the Tamil Nadu government during their campaign.

Speak in one voice

TV footages days ago showed Police personnel in their Personal Protective equipment (PPE) forcibly carrying people who have allegedly violated the quarantine law on streets to the buses,

Education outside the ‘syllabus’ - EDITORIAL

We have received the results of the 2020 Advanced Level Examination and are considering options for university hopefuls.

Ramadan Nakba for Palestinians: Whither Biden’s human rights credentials?

The house of cards Israel has built projecting itself as the victim surrounded by Arab enemies is fast crumbling in the social media.

China seeks deeper military ties with SL amid pressures from Quad

The recent visit to Sri Lanka by Chinese Defence Minister, General Wei Fenghe, says much about the growing bilateral relationship.....

The Holy Month of Ramadan: When the gates of Heaven are opened

On the last day of Shaba an (i.e. the eighth month of the Islamic calendar) Muslims all over the world start looking for the new moon....

Let’s together help Sri Lanka make it through the ‘night’

In a further effort to contain the rapidly spreading COVID-19, Sri Lanka’s nine provinces will be locked down and inter-provincial travel ban imposed from Tuesday midnight up to May 30, 2021,

The ‘Third Wave’ of political chicanery

We had the first wave, the second and now the third. And, as is typical of a capitalist world order, crises (or waves) are a bit like the bread of Egypt,

Key to access vaccine supplies

With the third wave of Covid-19 taking its toll by the day, the government is primarily occupied with one key challenge.

Between an Ego fearful of failure and an impending human catastrophe

For some reason, we thought that we were immune from the Coronavirus. We thought there was something that protects us.

Ban on agrochemicals - EDITORIAL

Weeks ago the Presidential Media Unit announced, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, following up on promises made in his election.....

Think of your mother, she will be there

Can a mother forget her baby or a woman a child within her womb? As Ann Breen sings; What a friend we have in mother Who will all our secrets share,We should never keep things from her, Tell her all and she’ll be there;