English
Tamil
“National duty of SLFP is to accept their candidate”: S. B. Dissanayake
Convening a media briefing in Kandy today (August 18), SLFP MP S.B. Dissanayake commented on the on-going discussions between the SLFP and the SLPP.
He Read more…
Prez polls on Nov. 16 : PM post for Maithri?
The Presidential Election is likely to be held on November 16, reports say.
However, the Chairman of the Elections Commission had earlier stated that the Read more…
JVP declares leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake as presidential candidate
Sri Lanka’s Marxist party, Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) Sunday announced the party leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake as the presidential candidate of the National People’s Power Read more…
US suspends SOFA talks till presidential poll is over
The United States has told Sri Lanka that it will suspend talks on the controversial Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) with Sri Lanka until the Read more…
Candidate Gota: Tamil voters fear return of military rule, white vans and anti-minority policies
Days after the announcement of Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s presidential candidacy, a quick voice-of-the-people survey conducted on the streets of Colombo by the Sunday Observer exposed how Read more…
Plantation workers demand 50% salary increase »
Over 250,000 plantation workers attached to 21 management companies are demanding at least a 50% salary increase by the end of this month Read more…
India in a spot over UN resolution on Sri Lanka »
New Delhi is walking a tightrope over the US-sponsored draft resolution on Sri Lanka in the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. The Read more…
Crisis in UPFA – Another SLFP organizer resigns »
The Minister of agriculture, Agrarian Development, Fresh water fishing Industry, Environment and Tourism in Uva Provincial Council Anura Widanagamage has resigned from the Read more…
Rishad fiddles with ethnic ratio in North »
Minister of Industry and Commerce Rishad Bathiudeen has been accused of attempting to change the demographic composition in the North by settling Muslim Read more…
Speak to Tamil leaders – Manmohan Singh tells Sri Lanka »
India continues to be vigilant regarding the condition of the Tamil population of Sri Lanka.While India hopes to facilitate an environment where Tamils Read more…
British MP urges Queen to boycott Lanka summit »
A UK politician today said he would write to Queen Elizabeth II urging her not to attend the Commonwealth summit to be held Read more…
Tamil journalist assaulted by army »
A group of Sri Lankan military men assaulted a jaffna journalist yesterday, according to reports.The journalist identified as S. Starlin, works for the Read more…
India in Bind Over U.S.-Sri Lanka Showdown »
India’s government, like last year, is in a bind over Sri Lanka.The U.S., in a resolution to be put before the United Nations Read more…
KP still in INTERPOL list »
Kumaran Padmanathan, the Sri Lankan government officer, better known as KP, is still a wanted man.His name and other details appear on the Read more…
Stand up for justice in Sri Lanka: Amnesty urges Manmohan »
Amnesty International on Friday submitted a memorandum to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, seeking an independent investigation into the allegations of crimes under the Read more…
