How governments make enforced disappearances appear to be legal
Unwilling to manage dissent and challenges in a democratic manner, States of the Global South have resorted to enforced disappearances under legal cover
Sri Lanka’s elusive justice: Accountability for war crimes and the Easter Sunday bombings remains out of reach
By Veeragathy Thanabalasingham Colombo, July 12 -Successive Sri Lankan governments have consistently failed to earn the confidence of victims and affected communities when it comes to accountability for grave human rights violations. Whether in relation to alleged war crimes during the final stages of the...
Jaffna MP Shritharan’s insidious campaign against his own party ITAK
By D B S Jeyeraj/Daily Mirror Colombo, July 7 – Retiring Supreme Court Judge Gamini Amarasekara made several important observations while addressing court recently. According to newspaper reports, Justice Amarasekara emphasised that while external threats to judicial independence could be collectively resisted, internal challenges posed...
Veteran Lankan civil servant Bradman Weerakoon is no more
Bradman had been Secretary to nine Heads of State and Government
Maureen Hingert, the Sri Lankan star who shone in Hollywood
By Ruwini Jayawardana/Sunday Observer Colombo, July 6 – She could very well be termed as a legacy of the first. Maureen Hingert, who was celebrated as the graceful Sri Lankan beauty queen who made history as the country’s first Miss Universe finalist and the first...
India strengthening maritime domain by acquiring Colombo Dockyard
By P.K.Balachandran/Sunday Observer Colombo, July 6 – With the acquisition of the Colombo Dockyard PLC (CDPLC) by the Indian Defence Ministry’s Mazagaon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd., (MDSL) last week, India’s position in Sri Lanka’s maritime domain vis-à-vis rival China, has been strengthened. Given Colombo port’s strategic...
Sri Lanka lacks reform momentum despite political shift, says Economist Dr.Razeen Sally
"I do not think the government has a clear understanding of what structural reforms are required or how to respond strategically to emerging global threats.”
Indian Defence Ministry’s Mazagaon Docks buys Colombo Dockyard
By Asiri Fernando/The Sunday Morning Colombo, June 29 – India last week expanded its strategic footprint in Sri Lanka with the Indian shipbuilding giant Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd. (MDL), which is managed by India’s Ministry of Defence (MOD), acquiring a controlling stake in Colombo Dockyard...
Colombo to reach out to FAO HQ to salvage opportunity
FAO fish stock survey: SL misses the boat due to inaction
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