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Monthly Archives: November, 2014

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Letter to Pope Francis: Your Holiness, Delay Your Visit to Sri Lanka

Writing to Pope Francis on his  proposed visit to Sri Lanka in January 2015 a group of Catholics has elaborated in detail the suppression...

Report: Abduction of a Husband and Threats to Silence the Wife

Rankothge Mauri Inoka Kumari Jayasena (816311900V) is the wife of Madushka Haris De Silva who was abducted in September 2013 in the district of...

Rajapaksa and War Crimes: GTF Explains Its Position

Interview with Suren Surendiran- Q:Is the Global Tamil Forum (GTF), the voice of the Tamil people living in Sri Lanka? A: Even legitimate, democratically-elected representatives cannot...

Rs 450 Million per Govt MP and Opposition MPs Who Cross Over

The Sri Lanka Government is to allocate funding for over 150 special development projects using the carry forward allocations of the earlier 2014 budget,...

First Rally on 2nd: Purawasi Balaya (Citizen’s Power) Brings Oposition Together

A collective of artistes, academics and civil society activist has come together to provide a joint platform  for all opposition political parties that campaign...

Maithripala: From Paddy Field to Parliament to Presidential Candidate

Daughter Chaturi - Maithripala Sirisena, the man who is set to challenge incumbent President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the January poll, once spent more than 18...

Hambantota: Haven for Projects; Rs. 676 Billion and More to Come

By Namini Wijedasa - Rs. 600 billion pours into Hambantota development with more to come ; Decisions made in Colombo, while few know the whole picturem; Govt....

Elections Offer Little Solace to Sri Lanka’s Poor

by Amantha Perera COLOMBO,  (IPS) - Priyantha Wakvitta is used to seeing his adopted city, Colombo, transform into a landscape of bright sparkling lights and...

Transport Lorries Belongs To Common Candidate’s Brother Attacked

Two election related violent attacked against the opposition candidate had taken place during the last 24 hours. A lorry belonging to ‘Araliya Sahal’, owned by...

Canadian Tamil MP (NDP) Likens LTTE Heroes’ Day To Canadian Remembrance Day

by Stewart Bell- TORONTO — Canada’s public safety minister said Thursday he was “shocked and appalled” after a New Democratic Party MP rose in the...

The Opposition Have Got Its Directional Compass Right

Defection detractions and constitutional red herrings by Rajan Philips - Our political system is broken in a fundamental sense as a result of the dismantling...

Tip Of The Iceberg Of Corruption Under Rajapaksa Rule

A civic group 'Democracy Sri Lanka ' has put tether few mage corruption deals that has taken place under the Rajapaksa rule.This is just...

Uva PC Sittings Suspended Over Cross Over Fears; W. PC May Follow

UPFA controlled Uva provincial council sitting were suspended over cross over fears today, reports say. The reason given was that it  is too cold...

TISL Urges Ministry Secretaries To Safeguard Public Property During Presidential Poll

In a letter addressed to all secretaries of Government ministries, Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) requested that adequate arrangements were made for the safe...

Mahinda Rajapaksa Expected A Coronation; Instead He Faces A Tricky Election

The Economist - A fault in his stars? “AN INVINCIBLE personality, a blessed man, he will win a big victory.” In the opinion of Sumanadasa...

The Foremost Task Is To Esablish Rule of Law And Create Democratic Space – Left Centre

Resolutions passed unanimously at the inaugural meeting of the Left Centre (Vame Kendraya) on 24 November 2014. 1) The Left Centre resolves to convey to...

A Power Sharing Arrangement Between ‘President Sirisena & PM Wikremasinghe’ Envisaged

The Memorandum of  Understanding (moU) between the common candidate Maithripala Sirisena and  supporting political parties will be singed on next Monday the 1st  Mangala...

Hard Line BBS Ensures Total Muslim Support to Opposition Candidate

By publicly alining with Rajapaksa regime the anti- Muslim hard line Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) has delivered  that total Muslim vote bank to Opposition...

Fourth Shooting Incident Reported From Kandy – UNP MP Office Shot At

Shots were fired at the office of UNP MP MMA Halim, at Mawilmada, Kandy, in the early hours of November 25. The windows and...

Rajapaksa Family Accounts For 56% of Expenditure:

UNP National List lawmaker Eran Wickremaratne slammed the Government’s 2015 Budget, saying it was not worth the paper it was written on, after the...

Suppression of Remembrance: University Closed; Military Patrol Increased; Arrests Made; Party Office Blocked

Once again the Sri Lankan Military has stepped up its suppression in Tamil areas especially in Jaffna to block any public remembrance of the...

Sri Lanka: We Have Plundered Enough – Minister Amaraweera

Presenting an interesting political theory, Disaster Management Minister Mahinda Amaraweera yesterday said voters must not topple this government as chances are minimum for corruption...

Rajapaksa Election Campaign “Blessed” By Pope Francis

Catholics have expressed their dismay at the use of a photograph of Pope Francis in the election campaign of Mr. Mahinda Rajapaksa. Posters displaying Mr....

Sri Lanka Election Monitors & EC Urge End To Poll Violence

Sri Lanka's elections chief and pro-democracy activists on Tuesday urged police to stem a spate of campaign-related violence that has flared since President...

Sri Lanka: Editors of Censored CP Newspaper Launch New Left Paper

Since the Communist party of Sri Lanka has blocked the distribution of newspaper Aththa (Truth) due to its critical content, the former editors of...

Sri Lanka: UN Special Rapporteur On Minority Issues On BBS, Sexual Violence And Lessons Learned

In her annual report to the UN General Assembly, the Special Rapporteur on minority issues, Rita Izsák has spoken on  systematic sexual and other...

Sri Lanka Catholics, Election Monitors Condemn Use Of Pope’s Image On Election Post

An election monitoring body and Catholic leaders in Sri Lanka have condemned the use of Pope Francis’ image on campaign posters featuring President Mahinda...

Sri Lanka: Good Governance Discourse Must Include Concerns Of Ethnic And Religious Minorities

Welcoming the declarations by the opposition political parties that they will institute reforms with regard to good governance if they obtain victory at the...

Rajapaksa’s Theory Of Files On Others Is A Deliberate Attack On Country Itself

Sri Lanka: Mr. President, We Have Your Files Too By Nilantha Ilangamuwa- Dear Mr. President we are no longer a nation based on the ideology of...

More than 1000 Unauthorised Rajapaksa Cut-outs In Colombo Municipal Area

Campaign for Free and Fair Elections (CaFFE) has written  to the Mayor of Colombo today (25 Nov) morning, requesting him to take immediate action...
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“Don’t try to act macho”- Magistrate warns activist; Impartiality of the Magistrate questioned

Colombo Additional Magistrate Mrs. Rajindra Jayasuriya has reprimanded the youth who encouraged fellow citizens to honk vehicle horns in protest of stopping vehicles in...
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Sri Lanka: The Muslim community is under attack. But why now?- Ahilan Kadirgamar

Image courtesy of The Guardian. Sri Lanka is on the downward slide of chauvinist oppression. The Cabinet last week decided to ban the burqa and...

European Palm Oil Alliance disappointed over impending Lankan ban

Warns possible increase in food expenses  Says blanket ban could use up more land for alternative oil production Argues sustainably sourced palm oil...

Sri Lanka: Glaring discrepancies in Army-Navy financial accounting discovered by Auditor General

Proponents of militarisation claim the Sri Lanka military is more efficient, competent & uses public resources more prudently than SL public service. Findings of...