Month: October 2018

By Ananth Palakidnar Northern Province Chief Minister (CM) C.V. Wigneswaran criticized the Government saying that under the banner of Good Governance it had deceived the people in the North and the East and had the support of Parliamentarians elected from the two Provinces, who failed to fulfill the pledges highlighted in their election manifestos. As the five-year term of the… Continue reading "As NPC term ends Wiggy slams Govt and North & East MPs"

Member of Executive Committee of the National Movement for a Just Society, Priyadarshani Ariyaratne stated that murders similar to that of journalist Jamal Khashoggi happened in Sri Lanka during the 10 – 12 year period before 2015. She made this statement yesterday (23) at a press briefing held in Colombo. She went on to say that such incidents were not… Continue reading "Murders similar to Jamal Khashoggi incident happened in Sri Lanka before 2015"

The High Commission of Sri Lanka hosts Investment Forum in London to attract Foreign Direct Investment into the Western Region Megapolis Master Plan (Lanka e News – 23.Oct.2018, 5.00AM) The High Commission of Sri Lanka in the United Kingdom along with the British High Commission in Colombo facilitated an investment promotion event under the auspices of the Minister of Megapolis and… Continue reading "The High Commission of Sri Lanka hosts Investment Forum in London"

CV Wigneswaran Launches New Political Movement Called “Thamizh Makkal Koottani” (Tamil Peoples Alliance) in Jaffna Under his Leadership to Challenge the “Thamizh Thesiya Kootamaippu” (Tamil National Alliance) Led by R.Sampanthan. By Meera Srinivasan Parting ways with the Tamil National Alliance (TNA), C.V. Wigneswaran, who served as the first Chief Minister of Sri Lanka’s Northern Province, on Wednesday launched a new political… Continue reading "CV Wigneswaran Launches New Political Movement Called “Thamizh Makkal Koottani” (Tamil Peoples Alliance) in Jaffna Under his Leadership to Challenge the “Thamizh Thesiya Kootamaippu” (Tamil National Alliance) Led by R.Sampanthan."

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations asked the government of Sri Lanka on Friday to immediately repatriate the commander of its 200-strong contingent assigned to the U.N. peacekeeping force in Mali following a review of his human rights background. U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric announced Friday that the request for Lt. Col. Kalana Amunupure to leave the troubled West African… Continue reading "UN asks Sri Lanka to repatriate commander in Mali"

Armed Forces Occupy Civilian Owned Lands In North and East For Commercial Exploitation Rather Than National Security States Human Rights Watch in New Report. (Summary of Report Released by Human Rights Watch About Occupation of Civilian Owned Lands in the Northern and Eastern provinces of Sri Lanka by the Armed Services titled “Why Can’t We Go Home?”) On April 29,… Continue reading "Armed Forces Occupy Civilian Owned Lands In North and East For Commercial Exploitation Rather Than National Security States Human Rights Watch in New Report."

The Northern Province added around 78,000 jobs between 2011 and 2015, a 22 per cent increase in the labour force in the Province, which is also the largest percentage increase in the country, the World Bank (WB) in a report released on 9 October said.  However, the jobs added to the labour force were predominantly concentrated in the Jaffna and… Continue reading "North, island’s highest job creator – WB"

If Parliament does not approve of the Delimitation Committee report in the manner prescribed in Act, No. 17 of 2017, the Speaker has to appoint a Review Committee By C. A. Chandraprema The Sabaragamuwa, North Central, Eastern, North Western and Central Provincial Councils have now ceased to exist and the Northern Provincial Council will stand dissolved next week, bringing the… Continue reading "Postponed Provincial Council Elections: The importance of October 28th, 2018"

UK’s Terrorism Law Sections 11 and 13 which states that: A person commits an offence if he belongs to a prohibited group.   An offence is committed if a person wears an item of clothing or, carries and displays items that arouse suspicion that they are part of a forbidden organisation. British MPs of a pro-Tamil lobby and Tamil activists are… Continue reading "High Commission in London Vs Tamil activists move to involve Sri Lanka in London arrests"

A group of Catholic priests and activists have written a letter to Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith urging him to refrain from using his position to bring the Catholic faith into disrepute, to mislead Catholic faithful and to undermine the human rights framework and discourses which have universal applicability, including to Sri Lanka, and which have been welcomed by successive Popes. Cardinal Malcom Ranjith… Continue reading "Catholic Priests And Activists Urge Racist Cardinal To Refrain From Using His Office To Undermine Human Rights!"

A person who had supplied swords and daggers to the controversial Aava group was arrested by the Police Special Task Force yesterday (14). The suspect was arrested in Jaffna yesterday morning on a tip-off received by the Chunnakam Police. Police said that the suspect was in possession of a sword at the time of his arrest. The Police had also… Continue reading "Aava sword supplier arrested"

Will Namal Rajapaksa take membership of the SLPP, despite the ant-defection law that will automatically unseat him if they quit the SLFP? or follow his father of being a liar! Will Mahinda Rajapaksa take membership of the SLPP  Section of the SLPP was keen to attempt a caretaker government because they felt it was the only way they could overcome the… Continue reading "Mahinda Rajapaksa Says he will Topple the Present Govt by 24th October 2018."