How bad is the crisis for Mahinda Rajapaksa?
Photo courtesy Lanka Standard – President Mahinda Rajapaksa (Ada Derana Online / February 19, 2012 01:27 am) That perhaps is the easiest of the answers possible for any Head of State under pressure…
Photo courtesy Lanka Standard – President Mahinda Rajapaksa (Ada Derana Online / February 19, 2012 01:27 am) That perhaps is the easiest of the answers possible for any Head of State under pressure…
[Editors note, 27th February 2012: It was brought to our attention by Valkyrie, a contributor to this site, that significant portions of this article have been plagiarised. A detailed account of this…
Photo courtesy REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte Despite the many limitations and criticisms levied at the final report of the LLRC, it must be recognized that in the presentation, the report reached a level of professionalism,…
Photo courtesy During his recent visit to Sri Lanka, India’s External Affairs Minister, Mr. SM Krishna reminded that President Mahinda Rajapaksa was committed to a ‘13th Amendment Plus approach.’ This has been…
Photo courtesy Asia Explorers Over the course of roughly a year Vihara Maha Devi has been through some significant changes and they are still on-going. Seemingly, this is related to the transfer…
Photo courtesy Daylife/Reuters We all know about the 99% and the 1% and most of us know where we are or which we sympathise with. I’m with the 99%. But what about…
Photo courtesy www.dbsjeyaraj.com If the time ever does come for a comprehensive evaluation of security policies and legislation adopted during the privation and emergencies of war and the peacetime ‘stability’ of a…
Since Legenda Aurea provided no connections whatsoever with sentimental love, appropriate lore was embroidered in modern times to portray Valentine as a priest who refused an unattested law attributed to Roman Emperor…
The decision by the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka to abstain from the General Assembly vote calling for an end to violence in Syria, and stepping down of its president, cannot…
The title is inspired by the article published in Eurasianet.org, examining the probable role of Chinese telecoms firms, notably Huawei and ZTE, in espionage and surveillance. The article notes that both ZTE…
The discussion on ‘ Economic Development’ as a national goal, must demonstrate a perspective strongly rooted in modern science. However, the goals of today suggest that our appreciation of the scientific method…
Photo courtesy GlobalPost. Stephen Hird/Reuters. 1. Internment The first type of detention I looked at was the internment of IDPs from May 2009 to December 2009, immediately following the war. This form of…
Photo from The Struggle for Justice blog Introduction Lankan society in its post-1948 history has undergone many violent conflicts in the form of pogroms, insurrections, and a civil war. The latest round…
Photo courtesy JDS An Analysis on recent court orders obtained by Police to restrain meetings & rallies in Sri Lanka ### Basic Liberties cannot be taken away by any State Organ Let…
Photo courtesy CNN. AP/Getty Images. There has been in recent weeks a revival of interest in the full implementation of the Thirteenth Amendment, as part of a broader on-going debate triggered by…