Image: TNA discussed its Constitutional reform proposals with the visiting Indian minister for External affairs Dr. Subramaniam Jaishankar this morning at India House, informed...
Image: TNA parliamentary group led by its leader R.Sampanthan meeting former president M. Sirisena to discuss issues related to devolution of powers. (file)
" The...
The European Union Delegation Comprising of Mr Riccardo Chelleri, (Policy Officer Democracy and Electoral Observation) and Ms. Anne Vaugier Chatterjee (Deputy Head, Political, Trade,and...
The Constitutional Expert Committee’s report, which was tabled in the Sri Lankan parliament on Friday abolishes the powerful Executive Presidency and replaces it by...
Steering Committee unable to reach an agreement on draft
PM asks Constitutional Assembly and public to decide fate of the process
Acknowledges taking...
There is consensus on power devolution at Steering Committee
Three tier of governance proposed
We still have hope on constitution making process
Once...
TNA leader Sampanthan says that " We cannot entertain any further undue delays in this matter the draft Constitution must be presented to parliament and...
The first draft of the new Constitution will be presented to the Steering Committee on Thursday, May 24, after much interruption, Tamil National Alliance...
Image: TNA meeting EU delegation. ( TNA photo)
(Press release/05 April 2018) A European delegation comprising of six members including the Standing Rapporteur for South...
The Hon. Rajavarothiam Sampanthan - Leader of the Opposition).
Mr. Speaker, we are debating today a Motion of No-Confidence against no less a person than...
Introduction.
With less than two years to the next Presidential election, Sri Lanka is facing one of the most serious political crisis in recent times....
Jayadeva Uyangoda.
( The Hundu) Sri Lanka’s local government election held on February 10 has become more than a mid-term poll that usually helps the opposition. Rather,...
R. Sampanthan.
With gratitude to our forefathers who fought for independence, I issue this message on 70th Independence Day of our Country.
We are at a...
Meera Srinivasan.
Local government elections this month will have a bearing on the coalition government in Colombo.
Sri Lanka’s local government elections, scheduled to be held...
By Arjuna Ranawana.
When President Maithripala Sirisena took office three years ago he voluntarily surrendered most of the powers of the executive presidency to the...
R.Sampanthan.
My heartiest Thaipongal wishes to all Tamil people who live in Sri Lanka and abroad.
As a new year begins, there are many expectations in...
[email protected] “The cold war between President Maithripala Sirisena (left) and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe is likely to further weaken the government’s capacity to advance constitutional...
Image courtesy of Asian Mirror (file photo).
By R.Sampanthan.
Mr. Speaker, I want to commence my speech by congratulating the Finance Minister, the Hon. Mangala Samaraweera...
Rajavarothiam Sampanthan - Leader of the Opposition.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. We are debating the Interim Report submitted to the Constitutional Assembly by the...
Mangala Samaraweera.
All of us here in this House are representatives elected by the people of this great country – people from different communities, speaking...
Image:Tamil National Alliance's M A Sumanthiran .
Colombo, Oct 30 Tamil political representatives' acceptance of proposals in the interim report of the Constitutional Assembly represents...
Image: The absence of a policy and strategy of political communication aimed at sustaining public knowledge, engagement, and support for reform has led to the...
Image:Police tackle Tamil demonstrators showing black flags to Sirisena in Jaffna, Photo: Tamil Guardian.
P K Balachandran.
Elections to the Sri Lankan local bodies and Provincial...
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is filling government with ex-top brass in the name of 'professionalizing' island-nation's politics.
by Salman Rafi Sheikh
Even at the height of the Sri...
Caroon by Avantha Artigala.
Militarisation of civilian space began during the first Rajapaksa regime. Yet, it didn’t cause public concern, except amongst certain civil society...