By Walter Jayawardhana Hundreds of British citizens of Sri Lankan origin will demonstrate in front of London’s Horseferry Road Channel 4 news television broadcasting station today demanding an apology or prove the authenticity of a video footage they broadcast claiming execution style killing by the Sri Lanka Army. The demonstration organizers ,British Sri Lankan Forum […]

By Walter Jayawardhana Sri Lanka’s Minister for Disaster Management and Human Rights speaking to this correspondent from the United Nations in Geneva said the British Channel Four video broadcasting of an alleged extra judicial killing of a Sri Lankan prisoner is a part of an orchestrated campaign to tarnish the country and shift attention from […]

By Walter Jayawardhana British based Tamil Tigers have been asked to jump ship as the British labour Party in which they have received protection is sinking very badly and look for greener pastures in other political parties. The semi-official Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) organ, the Tamil Guardian, in an editorial said, “..Tamils for […]

By John Sable Dr.Levins T C Rajaratnam has been receiving threatening callsƒ”š‚  originating from an Eelam Tamil political Party led by an unpatriotic ƒ”š‚ bandit Politician from various numbers all of which was given in an official complaint to the Police. On a previous occasion aƒ”š‚  woman was apprehended by the Police early this year whenƒ”š‚ the […]

MEDIA RELEASE Ministry of Disaster Management and Human Rights Sri Lanka Minister of Disaster Management and Human Rights Mr. Mahinda Samarasinghe met with the UN Secretary-General Mr. Ban Ki-moon on Thursday 3 September at the Palais des Nations in Geneva on the sidelines of the World Climate Conference. ƒ”š‚ Referring to the comments made by the […]

G. de Silva Dear Dr. Spence, I refer to my previous email. ƒ”š‚ For your information, I have not received even an acknowledgement, let alone a response, to my submission from you, your office or any one of your colleagues who would have some level of interest in safeguarding the good name of the Sydney University. […]

Asoka Weerasinghe Kings Grove Crescent . Gloucester . Ontario . K1J 6G1 Canada September 3, 2009 Hon. Lawrence Cannon Minister of Foreign Affairs House of Commons Ottawa Dear Lawrence Cannon: Your Canada policy on Sri Lanka deeply concerns me as we are acting like a bunch of circus clowns pirouetting to the tune of Western […]

Gamini Sarath Godakanda Media Sec for Minister of Justice and Law Reforms Colombo – On Friday 4 September 2009, The British High Commissioner Dr. Peter Hayes and the Head of International Organization for Migration (IOM), Mr. Mohammed Abdiker signed an agreement for approximately Rs.17 million of UK’s support towards the Rehabilitation and Reintegration of Ex-combatants […]

Written by: Mamoona Ali Kazmi According to a recent report of National Crimes Records Bureau (NCRB), violence against women is rampant in India, with southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh having the worst record for crimes against women. For the year 2007-08, NCRB recorded 24,738 cases of crimes committed against women including 1,070 cases of […]

MEDIA RELEASE Embassy of Sri Lanka Washington DC USA Ambassador Jaliya Wickramasuriya recently urged a mix of Sri Lanka expatriates here — including Sinhalese, Tamils and Muslims — to support peaceful reconciliation and reconstruction in the country’s war-damaged Northern Province. At a meeting organized by the Sri Lankan Diaspora, Ambassador Wickramasuriya offered a detailed explanation […]

Dr.P.A.Samaraweera The international community had criticized the verdict given in Tissainayagam’s caseƒ”š‚ by the Colombo High Court on 31 August.ƒ”š‚  He had been indicted under the Prevention of Terrorism Act. It was alleged that he caused racial disharmony by his writings, website and Magazine for which he was lavishlyƒ”š‚ funded by the LTTE. Other accusations against him […]