India urged to ‘sternly warn’ Sri Lanka over plans to abolish power sharing

A leading Tamil Political party with significant numbers in the Indian Parliament has strongly condemned the current Sri Lankan government’s moves to do away with the limited power sharing............

Indo-Lanka fishermen talks proposed to ease tension across Palk straits

Amidst apparent lack of will and indifference by Sri Lankan and Indian governments in resolving the decades old fishing dispute in the narrow stretch of sea between the two nations, fisher..............

November 26: Forbidden grief and a story of resistance

Peter Ilanchelian was getting ready to pay his respects to his younger brother who was killed among thousands eleven years ago. He hoisted four flags displaying the red and yellow colours of the Tamil nation on the dull.......

Mounting harassment of journalists poses threat to media freedom in eastern Sri Lanka

Journalists in Sri Lanka’s ethnically diverse eastern province, reporting racial tensions intensified by acts of politicians, are finding it increasingly difficult to carry on with their duties due to ongoing...........

Sri Lankan Muslims home and away, protest denial of burial rights in motherland

It is not even RIP for the Muslims in Sri Lanka. And, the unscientific stand of the government has put the Sri Lankan Muslims in a limbo who are caught between an unrelenting regime and......

Sri Lanka police questioned on ‘confessions’ of terror suspects

The police chief in Sri Lanka had been questioned about forcing confessions from terror suspects that would be used against them in legal proceedings. In a letter to Police Chief Chandana Wickremaratne..........

State sponsored illegal felling of Teak under the guise of ‘reforestation’

In the scenically beautiful Mullaitivu district, locals and environment activists have witnessed illegal plundering and felling of Teak tress are rampant with apparent state patronage under the............

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