- 29 May 2019
Future Labour government to reexamine military assistance to Sri Lanka (VIDEO)
British military assistance to Sri Lanka will be reviewed under a future Labour government, says opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn. Speaking to JDS on the sidelines of an event in London marking 10 years since the massacre in Sri Lanka that..........
- 11 August 2018
Indian activist released by court and arrested by police fears for life
A prominent anti-Hindutva activist who campaigns for corporate accountability expressed fear for his life while being arrested by police for the second time within 48 hours. Tamilnadu police moved on the May 17 Movement Leader.............
- 16 February 2018
Is Oxford University becoming complicit in Suu Kyi's Genocide?
When a reality goes off the chart of what is thinkable, fiction is no match. That Oxford University’s most iconic graduate alive Aung San Suu Kyi may find herself at the International Criminal Court for her “complicity of silence in crimes against........
- 08 June 2017
Francois Houtart: The 'pope of the anti globalisation' bids adieu
The eminent marxist sociologist and liberation theologian, Francois Hourtart (92), who was hailed as the 'pope of the anti globalisation' passed away, Tuesday (07), in Quito, Ecuador. Professor Houtart was the towering figure who.........
- 25 May 2018
Britain destroys files on military dealings with Sri Lanka
Britain’s Foreign Office destroyed almost 200 files on Sri Lanka from the start of the Tamil uprising when UK intelligence and special forces secretly advised the country's security forces, it has emerged. The destruction raises fresh concerns about the Foreign Office’s attitude.........
- 16 January 2018
Sri Lanka doesn’t need more American bear hugs
The U.S. and Sri Lanka held their second Partnership Dialogue in November. The first took place in Washington, D.C. in 2016. This one was held in Colombo. The meeting didn’t seem to feature any big surprises – which means that it was a...............
- 27 May 2016
Top official accused of failing to protect Tamils opposed in bid to lead UN
A senior UN official who led its development programme during the massacre of Tamil civilians in Sri Lanka's war is reported to have met with heavy opposition from within the world body itself in her bid to lead the United Nations. UNDP chief...........
