For decades, Sri Lankans have heard the same promise from every new government — “We will eliminate the underworld and end the drug menace.” Presidents, Prime Ministers, Ministers of National Security ...

Give the devil its due, they say. Donald Trump deserves a few words of praise at least for instituting a pause rather than a ceasefire in Gaza. After two years of ceaseless bombing, genocide and ...

To a Government used to thriving on crises, the assassination of Ranjan Wijeratne came as both a setback and an opportunity. He was killed in a car bomb blast in Havelock Road on 2nd March 1991.

Thank you for giving me the opportunity to speak a few words today. I think this is an important topic which requires debate and discussion in our society and I am very appreciative of CEPA’s ...

University lecturers of the entire state sector university system in Sri Lanka except the universities of Kelaniya and Uva Wellasa have been on a continuous strike since 4 th July under the leadership ...

The claims made by the Government and the Police in the weeks following the assassination on 23rd April 1993, as we had averred before, aroused public incredulity and indignation. Amarasena Rajapakse, ...

I first came to know about this story from a new friend, Sisira Weragoda, found through Colombo Telegraph. Then of course I read it. This is a fascinating story particularly for the Sri Lankans who ...

The Oxford English Dictionary has accepted a new definition for the word literally – and it’s not the only word changing beyond recognition. It’s enough to, like, make one despair It is literally the ...

Shirani Bandaranay ake Impeachmen t Case – SC Appeal No. 67/2013 . Read the judgement here ...

Dr Lorna Srimathie Dewaraja, the brilliant historian of repute who did not receive the recognition that she rightly deserves in her life time for her contribution to the Muslims of Sri Lanka should be ...

In fact Israelis are largely Ashkenazi Khazarians of south east Europe. They do not have any genetic roots traced back to the early Hebrew Jews and the twelve tribes of Jacob or his sons or the land ...

It was such an honour to introduce Prof. Ramu Manivannan, the author of the hugely compelling book Sri Lanka: Hiding the Elephant – Documenting Genocide, War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity, at its ...