JVP General -Secretary Tilvin Silva’s encounters with different Tamil diaspora groups in London
By D.B.S.Jeyaraj/Daily Mirror. Colombo, December 2 – The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) or People’s Liberation Front,founded and led by Rohana Wijeweera is not the same party of which Anura Kumara Disanayake is the current leader .For one thing the party is no longer a ‘lone...
Europe and Russia use Indian media to push their clashing Ukraine narratives
By P.M. Amza Colombo, December 3 – With Putin’s New Delhi visit approaching, competing Western and Russian narratives are occupying India’s media space. A fierce debate has taken place in the pages of The Times of India—between the envoys of the United Kingdom, France and...
Leading UK lawyers condemn ‘contrived’ Bangladesh trial of Hasina’s niece Tulip Siddiq
By Daniel Boffey/The Guardian London, November 25 – The trial in Bangladesh of the former UK City minister Tulip Siddiq has been “contrived and unfair”, leading lawyers including a former Conservative justice secretary have told Bangladesh’s ambassador before Thursday’s verdict. Siddiq, who resigned from the...
In the West, even Protestant priests are switching to the Catholic church
The push factor is the spiritual vacuum in the Protestant ecosystem and the pull factor is the promise of a clear and firm belief system in the Catholic church
UNHRC passes resolution against Sri Lanka
Geneva, October 7- The resolution A/HRC/60/L.1/Rev.1 on promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka has been adopted at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Genève. The resolution has been adopted without a vote at the 60th session of the Human Rights Council....
Why are more countries recognising Palestinian statehood and what does it mean practically?
Coordinated action is largely symbolic and aimed at preserving and nurturing the vision of a two-state solution
Double standards in Geneva: Sri Lanka’s journey and Core Group’s contradictions
Selectivity weakens not only resolutions on Sri Lanka but the credibility of the entire multilateral system
Netanyahu faces pressure from unexpected quarters
By P.K.Balachandran Colombo, September 4 – Even as the rest of the world is seeing a realignment of forces due to US President Donald Trump’s tariffs, the Middle East is also in the cusp of change due to Trump’s latest statement expressing displeasure with Israel’s...
How private is a “private” foreign visit of a serving President?
The answer to the question, “how private is a private visit?” is therefore both simple and profound: it is only as private as the public can trust it to be.
Trump’s policies create new alignments across old divides
By P.K.Balachandran/Daily News Colombo, August 12 -The world order that prevailed up to 2024, is breaking down primarily due to the policies , actions ad style of US President Donal Trump. Trump’s tariffs and sanctions have created new alignments across old divides. In South Asia,...
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