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B. Saroja Devi: Sweet voiced Kannada parrot was goddess of expression
Saroja Devi reigned as the uncrowned queen of Tamil cinema in the early and mid-sixties of the last century
Varatharaja Perumal seeks consensus on reviving Provincial Governance in Sri Lanka’s North and East
With elections delayed and public interest waning, former Chief Minister of the North-Eastern province takes initiative to rekindle Tamil engagement with the 13th Amendment
Bradman – The man for all seasons!
By DBS Jeyaraj/Daily Mirror Colombo, July 14 – “Sir Donald George Bradman was, without any question, the greatest phenomenon in the history of cricket, indeed in the history of all ball games”. This was how well-known journalist and visiting professor at Oxford University Mathew Engel...
US Ambassador Julie Chung visits Pathfinder Foundation.
Colombo, July 15 -The Pathfinder Foundation hosted Her Excellency Julie Chung, Ambassador of the United States of America, at its headquarters, “Riverpoint” in Peliyagoda. Ambassador Chung was accompanied by Deputy Chief of Mission Jayne Howell and Political Officer Adam L. Michelow. The delegation was warmly...
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
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