Sri Lanka’s constitutional gulag
“The SLFP, and the millions who support it, will never be a party to robbing the people of Sri Lanka of their sovereignty.†Lakshman Kadirgamar, 4 November 2003 It is only through…
Human Security
Any More Separation For TMVP?
TMVP is remembering their 3rd year of separation from the LTTE on April 10th 2004 when 175 Karuna cadres, including female cadres, were massacred in Verukal in an attack by the LTTE…
Robberies Increase In Jaffna
Gun-point robberies have increased in Jaffna. Town area houses are robbed day or night and even during curfew time. Last week some robbers went to a house during the day, introduced themselves…
නà·à¶œà¶±à·„ිර යූද්ධය à¶à·–ල à¶à¶±à·“වූ à·ƒà·à¶¸à·™à¶ºà·Š නගරය.
à·à·–ීලංකà·à·€ à¶à·–ල à¶à·€à¶¸à¶à·Š අà·à¶¯à·“යන ෙමි ඊළà·à¶¸à·’ යුද්්්්ධය ට දà·à¶±à·Š වසර 26 ක් ගà¶à·€à·’ à¶à·’ෙබි.ෙමම වසර 26 à¶à·”ල යුද්ධෙයන් බà·à¶§ කෑ අහිංසක ඡනà¶à·à·€à·™à¶œà·Š අවසන් බලà·à·™à¶´à·à·™à¶»à·à¶à·Šà¶à·”වද දà·à¶±à·Š ෙකෙමන් ෙකෙමන් දියෙවන්නට පටන් ෙගන අà·à¶. ෙමම…
LTTE Air Strike: Turning Point or Confirmation of Protracted Conflict?
Mr Prabhakaran has managed yet again to shock and even awe with the air strike on the Katunayake air base, even though the talk about a Tiger air capability has been around…
Conspiracy Theories
Regrettably, the continuing tragedy of violent conflict in Sri Lanka is further compounded by the increasing emergence of all manner of conspiracy theories. Because of their risqué sensationalism with scant regard for…
Another neglected neighbour
Several stories related to the conflict in Sri Lanka remain untold by the Indian media, including the situation of the embattled media in Sri Lanka. Ammu Joseph The renewed conflict in Sri…
Falling from grace: On Sripathi’s demise and using terror against terror
Photo credit: Lanka Truth It’s unreasonable to even for a moment believe that the recent arrest of Former Port Development Minister Sripathi Sooriyarachchi was not politically motivated to a large extent. As…
Theeban’s murder: An epitaph in Sinhala
In my recent contribution in Sinhala to Mawbima, I explore the murder of Thillainayagam Theeban as first reported by Nalaka Gunawardene in this forum. An interesting footnote is that not a single…
Whiter justice? – The killing of Thillainayagam Theeban
Photo credit: Video Image, Sri Lanka Media Helping Media features a poignant submission by Nalaka Gunawardene on the murder of Thillainayagam Theeban. As noted in the article: Theeban, 16 at the time…
Security Forces North & East Operations
Civilians are returning to government-controlled areas on a mass scale and are fleeing LTTE territory, while the main goal of the government is to wipe out LTTE from the eastern area. This…
Like Slaves In Jaffna
I feel like security forces treat us like slaves, one Jaffna journalist said. Some roads are banned in Jaffna for public transport, only people living in that area can use that road….
Investigate us, or stop the harassment and false allegations!
Speaking at a media conference to launch “Press Freedom and Freedom of Expression in Sri Lanka: Struggle for survival“, a damning new report on the state of Sri Lankan media drafted by…
“Some people were shot while going to see their houses on the road like dogsâ€Â
Interview was taken from: MRS.GNANAPRAGASAM ARASAMMAH, 53 years. Displaced from: PALAI NAGAR, MUTHUR 2, Trincomalee Now at the welfare Centre: SRI KONALINGA MAHA VITHYALAYAM IDP’S CAMP – LINGA NAGAR, Trincomalee We all…
White Vans, Disappearances And Abductions
Lets talk about white vans, disappearances and abductions. How much do people who don’t speak in Tamil know about these subjects, and conversely how much do people who speak in Tamil know…
