Is it ethical to jump parties to their whims and fancies...
It is true that the UNP lost the Presidential elections where Ranil Wickramasinghe lost by a very small margin in the post election results conducted in Nov 2005. since forming the Govt of President...
View ArticleShould Ranil Should Leave Politics
An election that has been fought for, and campaigned har for has come and gone. The death was sudden, and it was quick. Given certain interesting developments that arose in the northern parts of the...
View ArticleAn Open letter to Mahinda Rajapakshe
Dear Mr. President,It is high time that we start implementinmg the power sector reforms as to develop either Cioal power plant in Trincomalee, Hambanmtoita or in Norochcholai. this has put a great...
View ArticleGen. Anurudha Ratwatte's judgement causes panic in Courts over injustice to...
In the Udathalawinna massacre which happened in Dec 2001 elections is a mystery to the whole Sri Lankan public, where the former defense minister was involved and found guilty but after 3 years the...
View ArticleCeasefire Agreement is foundation of peace and must be implemented
Addressing the delegations of the Sri Lanka and Norwegian governments and representatives of the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) as well as the other LTTE negotiators, Mr. Balasingham said that it...
View ArticleSri Lanka Peace: Efforts, Failures and Lessons
Dr Rupesinghe has also organized a symposium of peace making which commenced from 22nd and is in progress at Colombo Inter Contintinental Hotel, where several internationally well known specialists...
View ArticleGovt. gears for next round of Geneva talks
The Government held its first preparatory meeting ahead of the next round of talks that is expected to address the contentious issue of high security zones, officials said.The Steering Committee...
View ArticlePeace Talks: Round two on human aspects
Humanitarian issues concerning the people in the North and East (N&E) will figure prominently in the agenda when the second round of talks between the government and the LTTE begin in Geneva...
View ArticlePresident faces fire but firm on peace
The joint statement issued after the two day talks in Geneva came under heavy fire by opposition parties at the all party conference yesterday -- deepening the confusion over the peace process, though...
View ArticleBuilding Tamil Eelam State
"Within the areas they control, LTTE runs a de facto state administration, which includes revenue collection, police and judiciary as well as public services and economic development initiatives. This...
View ArticleLTTE protest to Sri Lanka Government over amendment issue
These attempts to distort and misinterpret the joint statement issued by the parties after the Geneva talks will damage mutual trust and seriously undermine the peace process", Mr. Balasingham said."We...
View ArticleJHU, JVP reject Geneva agreement in All Party Conference
Sinhala extremist parties, Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) and Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), during the All Party Conference (APC) held Monday at the Old Parliamentary building in Colombo submitted...
View ArticleRanil Wickramasinghe has twice run unsuccessfully for the office of Sri...
He lost to Mahinda Rajapakse in 2005 and Chandrika Kumaratunga in 1999.Mr Wickramasinghe became Sri Lanka's prime minister in 2001 and negotiated a ceasefire with Tamil Tiger rebels aimed at ending the...
View ArticleRanil leave the country to USA for a 6 week tour.
Opposition leader Mr. Ranil wickramasinghe will be leaving the country, as the chairman of the Asia-pacific Democrat Union to hold a conferance in USA.He has gone by giving his contact details to the...
View ArticleWhat about the Thoppigala Capture is it really worth the trouble......?
on the 11th of July 2007, the Sri Lankan Armed forces captured the Thoppigala from the clutches of the LTTE. is it really worth the trouble and the lives lost...............? It was a large Jungle...
View ArticlePositive Destination Marketing A Must For Ailing Tourism Industry For Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka known as Ceylon, Taprobane, and Pearl of the Indian Ocean has a rich culture and a heritage as history reveals to us. But due to some Negative impact on our beautiful country we have been...
View ArticleWill Sri Lanka loose its hub status and virtually be a feeder Port? Politics...
It’s running out of time for Sri Lanka. Once Sri Lanka was way ahead of Singapore in 1960’s but lost its competitiveness due to lack of leadership from our political leaders who governed the country....
View ArticleCan Colombo port emerge as mega hub of South Asia
Strategically located at the center of the Indian ocean just close to the main sea route from far east and Australia to Europe and America, Colombo is a major port of call for more than 30 main lines...
View ArticlePeople, culture and language
An island nation strategically located in the Indian Ocean, Sri Lanka is considered the regional hub of South Asia. It has a population of 19 million and the average annual population growth rate of...
View ArticleMIHIN AIR – THE SCENE BEHIND THE BUDGET AIRLINE IN SRI LANKA
Mihin Air the budget airline which was commenced commercial flights recently in Sri Lanka. Launching Budget airlines is good in a country for the less fortunate people who were unable to travel in the...
View ArticleLTTE HAS GONE TO A HIGHER LEVEL IN THEIR WAR STRATEGY – PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE.
The LTTE has reached a higher level in their war strategy over the government of Sri Lanka. Since its two decade old ethnic war against the security forces. LTTE launched 4 air attacks which caused...
View ArticleGOVERNMENT LACKS COMPETENCY TO GOVERN...... SRI LANKA – LAND LIKE NO OTHER.
With just 17 months in power, President Mahinda Rajapakshe’s popularity has eroded since the commencement of the Tiger Air attacks in the country. While the president is being convicted of being giving...
View ArticleGovt. Celebrating the Capture of Thoppigala on July 19th with a bang....
The govt. led by President Mahinda Rajapakshe is likely to celebrate the Thopiigala victory to face over other debacles which are being faced by the common man in the south, CoL, Rising fuel prices,...
View ArticleUPFA Wins Sri Lanka's First Eastern Provincial Council Elections
The United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) obtained a majority of seats in Sri Lanka’s first ever Eastern Provincial Council in elections held yesterday (May 10). The UPFA led by President Mahinda...
View ArticleGovt. takes over national carrier
Harry Jayawardena, P.B. Jayasundera and Tim Clarke Turbulent skies greet SriLankanPB who 'knows nothing about airlines'appointed chairmanStaff exodus with Emirates' exit leaves airline strugglingLoss...
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