Two men arrived on a motor cycle at the Weligama Pradeshiya Sabha office on the morning of 22 October 2025. Weligama is a coastal town in the Matara district of Sri Lanka’s southern province.It is ...

October 1990 was the month in which the Tamil speaking Muslims of the Northern province were forcibly expelled en masse by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam(LTTE) 35 years ago. This two-part ...

October 1990 is a cruel and unforgettable month in the history of Sri Lanka’s Northern Province Muslims. It was in October 1990 that the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelamn (LTTE) forcibly expelled the ...

What is new, and concerning, is the opposition’s increasing tendency to accept the Rajapaksas at their own valuation. What is new, concerning, and indeed grotesque, is the opposition’s willingness to ...

Lakshman Kadirgamar’s 18th death anniversary was observed last Saturday. The former foreign minister fell victim to a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam(LTTE) sniper in Colombo on 12 August 2005.

Today (16 September 2023 ) is the 23rd death anniversary of Mohammad Hussein Muhammad Ashraff, the legendary leader of the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC). He was the Cabinet Minister in charge of ...

Chemmani, a sparsely populated area in the northern peninsula of Jaffna has in recent times acquired a somewhat dubious image. Just as Nallur in Jaffna is associated positively in public perception ...

(Chandani Kirinde traces the close friendship between Emperor Asoka and King Devanampiyatissa that led to the introduction of Buddhism to this land) India’s Emperor Asoka and King Devanampiyatissa of ...

“Hartal” is a word that entered the political discourse of countries like India , Sri Lanka and Malaysia during British rule. The Gujarati word was popularised by Mahatma Gandhi during the Indian ...

“We seek to make Sri Lanka a loyal supporter of Israel in International Fora. We also champion the cause of recognising the inalienable right of Israel and the Jewish people to her Ancient Indivisible ...

The focus of this two-part article is the tragic plight of Lionair 602 flight twenty-five years ago. The first part of this article published last week related how the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam ...

The United Lingdom (UK) has imposed sanctions on four Sri Lankans allegedly responsible for serious human rights abuses and violations committed during the war between the Sri Lankan armed forces and ...