Similar to the time when Sri Lanka stepped up the military engagements in the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), when some 11 citizens of Tamil Nadu sacrificed their lives in dramatic form for the Tamil cause – in one week, two more lives have been lost, in similar fashion and for the same cause.

Vikram, the latest victim, died on Thursday night from severe burn injuries, while earlier this month, Mani of Cuddalore District died after he set himself ablaze, demanding action against Sri Lankan President

A new, more rigorous scheme to permit dual citizenship in Sri Lanka will involve a powerful panel headed by Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
Senior government officials said pre-screening to check the eligibility of a person applying for dual citizenship would involve a one-to-one interview with this panel which would include the Secretaries to the Ministries of External Affairs and Public Administration.
Earlier last year, Sri Lanka suspended processing dual citizenship applications in order to outline the new conditions.

The Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) says Sri Lanka is not a multiracial or multi-religious country but a Sinhala Budhist country.

Speaking at the Bodu Bala Sena convention in Panadura this evening, the venerable Medagoda Abayathissa thero urged the Sinhalese to protect the nation and not let other races or religions to take over.

The monk also urged Sinhalese families to have at least 5-6 children so that the Sinhalese  Buddhist population grows in order to protect the Sinhala race and Buddhism in Sri Lanka.

In a sigh of relief to the government, the Commonwealth Secretariat says Sri Lanka will not be on the agenda of the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) meeting next month.

Several attempts were made, especially by Canada, to include Sri Lanka on the agenda citing a poor human rights record and to push for a change of venue for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in November.

The Government not taking action against anti-Muslim extremists is proof that the very authority could be backing such prejudicial campaigns, Member of Western Provincial Council, Mujibur Rahman alleged. Speaking to The Nation, the Provincial councilor claimed they were launching their Hartal- peaceful protest tomorrow urging the government to intervene and settle the unrest between communities at national level.

The Sabaragamuwa University English Graduate Alumni is disheartened by recent regressive outbursts of Minister Wimal Weerawansa who has reportedly indulged in a pervasive character assassination of former Professor of Languages and former Dean of the Faculty of Languages and Social Sciences of Sabaragamuwa University, Professor Rajiva Wijesinha.

“We have grave reservations as to whether Mr. Wimal Weerawansa is enlightened enough to comment on a topic as critical and important as national education. His outburst, we belie

Mystery shrouded the suicide  committed by a city college student in Vyasarpadi on Friday evening. While her grandfather attributed it to mental distress because of the sufferings of Sri Lankan Tamils, her parents said she took the extreme step because of severe stomach cramps. As news of the suicide spread, some Tamil nationalist groups arrived to pay respects to the girl’s body.

Sources said Gowthami alias Rasathi (18), a first year student at a city college, was at her grandfather Selvaraj’s house in C Kaly

The developments have been prompted by growing anti-Sri Lanka sentiments, threats and intimidation to those visiting Tamil Nadu cities, particularly Chennai. A senior External Affairs Ministry official said yesterday that even the Sri Lankan Defence Attach� had found it difficult to carry out his duties without hindrance. He said he had been subjected to harassment.

In the recent weeks, at least two Buddhist monks were among those assaulted by anti-Sri Lankan mobs.
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The Sri Lankan government has so far not made an official intimation for the extradition of Mrs. Sicille Priya Kotelawala, a key suspect in the Rs. 26 billion Golden Key (GK) scam, says British High Commissioner, John Rankin.

"While we are aware of the allegations against Mrs. Kotelawala, I should add that the United Kingdom has to date not received an extradition request from the Sri Lankan government in relation to this case", he noted in response to a letter titled "Britain shields fugitive from justice

His revolutionary zeal during his student days was the springboard to politics. Despite being aligned with different political camps in the past, Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development Minister Dr. Rajitha Senaratne never compromised his political ideals. In fact, he weathered all political storms having sticked to his policies. Threats to his life culminated in several assassination attempts by his enemies. The Minister in an interview with the Sunday Observer said, “We may have problems or other ideological differences. We s