Month: July 2018

In October 2017, Santhia, a former high ranking cadre of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (“Homelands”), died in a Jakarta hospital. She was only 42. Almost a decade earlier, she had fled Sri Lanka, via Tamil Nadu, India, with her young son. She had tried to reach Australia, but was stranded in Indonesia. Sponsored by the Tamil Refugee Council, Red Flag editor Ben… Continue reading "Losing Santhia, part two: from cubs to Tigers"

1.Post-war towns/villages must be built with plans for sustainable development   2. http://www.thesundayleader.lk/2018/02/08/un-committee-tells-sri-lanka-to-transfer-military-run-schools/ UN committee tells Sri Lanka to transfer military run schools, 8 February 2018,   But where are the MPs/NPC raising their voices? Opposition Leader?   http://www.army.lk/news/pre-school-construction-wanni-continues Pre-School Construction in the Wanni Continues, 24 July 2018 The 6th pre-school, to be built in coordination with private sector donors in… Continue reading "Sri Lanka to transfer military run schools but Pre-School Construction in the Wanni Continues, 24 July 2018"

Andrea LeadsomLord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons  3:29 pm, 24th July 2018 I beg to move, That this House– (1) approves the Third Report of the Committee on Standards HC 1397; (2) endorses the recommendations in paragraphs 34 and 35; (3) accordingly suspends Ian Paisley from the service of the House for a period of 30 sitting… Continue reading "House of Commons – Investigating Ian Paisley, MP"

ECONOMYNEXT- Security officers and vehicles of the state-run airline had been used in the 2015 presidential campaign of Mahinda Rajapaksa, a witness said at the Presidential Commission of Inquiry investigating irregularities at the national carrier.“Security officers and vehicles were used for election work. This was for the campaign of Mahinda Rajapaksa,” SriLankan Airlines Security Officer Hasantha Yasaratne said.He said that… Continue reading "SriLankan Airlines assets used in Rajapaksa’s presidential campaign"

By Shamindra Ferdinando Ports and Shipping Minister and SLFP spokesman Mahinda Samarasinghe yesterday played down the importance of an adjournment debate on Chinese funding former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s re-election bid to the tune of USD 7.6 mn. Samarasinghe, who is also one of the Vice Presidents of the SLFP, claimed that the debate had been called by the National Unity… Continue reading "Bunch of Crooks – Maithiri’s SLFP stops debate on Chinese funding Mahinda."

In response to investigations against British MPs including Ian Paisley by the House of Commons over his visit to Sri Lanka during the former rule, then External Affairs Minister Prof.G.L. Peiris said today that the government of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa had to bribe British MPs with FREE Holidays and other benefits so to make statements supportive of it (to counter adverse propaganda… Continue reading "FIVE British MPs bribed by Sri Lankan Government to mislead British Parliament"

The damning report comes after a UN visit to the country at the request of the government There is “little evidence” that the hope of reform, inclusiveness and justice in Sri Lanka after the country’s transition to a coalition government in 2015 is materialising, the UN concluded in a new report published on Tuesday. The damning report came after a UN… Continue reading "Sri Lanka shows ‘little evidence’ of reform on justice and torture, UN says"

A member of the Northern Provincial Council has sent a petition to the Ministry of Defence against the provision of a pistol to NPC Minister Ananthi Sasitharan, alleging that it was against the law to give her a firearm. The petition, dated July 22 and signed by NPC member Mohamed Ashwin, states that Minister Sasitharan does not have a threat… Continue reading "Mohamed Ashwin NPC member opposes Defence Ministry issuing pistol to NPC Minister Sasitharan"

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that he joined with the Tamil-Canadians and members of the Tamil community around the world to mourn families and friends lost during Black July in 1983, in Sri Lanka. “On this day, we remember the victims of the 1983 anti-Tamil pogroms in Sri Lanka that took thousands of lives and displaced so many from… Continue reading "Canadian PM remembers victims of ‘Black July’"

“Black July”: Thirty-fifth Anniversary of 1983 Anti-Tamil Pogrom. By D.B.S.Jeyaraj One of the darkest chapters in the sphere of Sri Lankan ethnic relations was the widespread anti-Tamil violence that occurred thirty – five years ago during the fourth week of July in 1983. Although the tragic history of post – independence Sri Lanka records that the Tamils of Sri Lanka were… Continue reading "“Black July”: Thirty-fifth Anniversary of 1983 Anti-Tamil Pogrom."

41 Page Confidential Report Compiled by South Africa Based International Truth and Justice Project Claims UN has Deployed Alleged War Criminals from Sri Lanka as Peace Keepers. By Mark Townsend The UN has been sending alleged war criminals to act as peacekeepers in conflict zones, a confidential report claims. The document, seen by the Observer, and sent to the UN’s Department… Continue reading "UN has Deployed Alleged War Criminals from Sri Lanka as Peace Keepers."

Northern Province Chief Minister C. V. Wigneswaran said it was difficult for him to gauge the role of India in resolving the ‘Tamil National Question’ in Sri Lanka because that country seemed to be adopting a non-interference attitude. In an interview with the Daily Mirror, the Chief Minister said Sri Lanka would have to submit its report on the progress… Continue reading "Tamil Nadu irrelevant in SL issue – Wigneswaran"

Bribes to British MPs: Probe calls in Sri Lanka parliament ECONOMYNEXT – Disciplinary action against a British MP who admitted accepting luxury holidays from Sri Lanka has triggered an investigation into five other UK legislators who were allegedly bribed by the former regime. Government MPs told the Sri Lankan parliament on Friday that an admission by Ian Paisley, who faces suspension… Continue reading "We though these British MPs in tie and coat were honest respectable people, but they are worse – Bribes to British MPs"

British MP Ian Paisley who Received Two Family Holidays Funded by Sri Lanka Under Pressure to do the “Honourable Thing” and Resign from Parliament.   One of the Northern Irish MPs propping up the Government is facing a parliamentary inquiry after a Telegraph investigation revealed how he accepted holidays worth £100,000 from a state he is now helping to secure… Continue reading "British MP Ian Paisley who Received Two Family Holidays Funded by Sri Lanka"