Jurist3d
‘The Basic Issue Is a Lack of Political Will’: Land Rights and Reconciliation in Sri Lanka – Interview with Academic Mahendran Thiruvarangan
JURIST Staff, US Sri Lanka’s civil war (1983-2009) between government forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), a separatist Tamil militant and political ...
Sri Lankan government proposes phony Truth and Reconciliation Commission
The suffering Tamil masses cannot achieve justice or win their democratic rights through the JVP/NPP government or any other ...
SEP (Sri Lanka) stands in local government elections for socialism against austerity, dictatorship and war
We call on workers to join and build the SEP as the necessary revolutionary leadership for the immense struggles ahead.
dbsjeyaraj.com10d
The March 1965 Elections , Signing of the Dudley-Chelva Pact and the Formation of the “Hath Haula” National Govt
The National Government of Dudley Senanayake in 1965 was a seven-party coalition comprising the UNP, FP, SLFSP, MEP, ACTC, JVP and CWC. It was popularly referred to as the “Hath Haula” meaning an ...
Sri Lanka's ruling party MPs seek removal of jailed police chief Deshabandu, write to Speaker
COLOMBO: Over a hundred MPs of the ruling National People's Power (NPP) coalition on Monday wrote to the Parliament Speaker ...
The Diplomat11d
Breaking Decades of Silence, Sri Lanka Revisits the Batalanda Legacy
An interview with a former President that led to public calls for a probe into the Batalanda Commission Report has finally ...
The Indian Express14d
Parliament Budget Session Highlights: ‘Modi govt has greater sensitivity for Manipur,’ says FM Sitharaman
Parliament Budget Session Highlights: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday addressed the Lok Sabha, hailing the success of Mahakumbh 2025 in Prayagraj. PM Modi thanked the people of Prayagraj for ...
EconomyNext14d
Sri Lanka parliament nods to amend Inland Revenue law amid efforts to boost tax income
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka parliament passed amendments to the country’s Inland Revenue Act aiming to boost tax income to achieve an ambitious revenue target President Anura Kumara Dissanayake government ...
Reuters15d
German upper house of parliament OKs debt reform, half-trillion fund
BERLIN, March 21 (Reuters) - Germany's upper house of parliament on Friday passed a reform of the country's borrowing rules and a 500-billion-euro ($542 billion) fund to revamp its infrastructure ...
CBC.ca15d
Carney will ask Governor General to dissolve Parliament Sunday and call election, sources say
Prime Minister Mark Carney will ask the Governor General to dissolve Parliament and call a federal election this Sunday, Radio-Canada has learned. The election campaign will kick off barely a ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation15d
Tougher bail laws pass both houses after marathon sitting of Victorian parliament
Victoria will have tougher new bail laws after the government's changes were passed by the state's parliament overnight. As part of the changes, remand will no longer be considered a last resort ...
FT16d
Genocide Gary, Batalanda and Ranil Wickremesinghe: Reasonable doubt, moral choice
Closing the parliamentary debate of the budgetary vote of the Foreign Ministry, Minister Vijitha Herath spoke warmly about the appointment of Gary Anandasangaree as Canada’s Minister of Justice and ...