Russian Embassy maintains deafening silence Foreign Ministry alleges land owned By Russian Embassy Land Registry documents show M. Thahir as owner Strange but true: Diplomatic immunity gone astray By Faraz Shauketaly The heiress of a murdered turfing contractor has instituted legal action against the Russian Federation, the Ministry of External Affairs in Sri Lanka and [...]
St. John’s College has never heard of Niromi de Soyza By Raisa Wickrematunge Last week, ‘Tamil Tigress’ authoress Niromi de Soyza was featured in these pages. De Soyza claimed that she was one of the first female LTTE cadres in her book, which was released earlier this year. Soyza claimed at a literary event that [...]
A Tale of lies by Tamil Tigress Niromi de Soyza By Muttukrishna Sarvananthan Ph.D The objective of this research note is not only to uncover the truth or otherwise of the “memoir” by Niromi de Soyza (nom de guerre) titled The Tamil Tigress: My story as a child soldier in Sri Lanka’s bloody civil war, [...]
Fact or Fiction? By Raisa Wickrematunge The picture that appears when you go to www.niromidesoyza.com is very evocative. It shows a young child in the foreground, with the muzzle of a gun pointed straight at the camera. There are other armed children in the background. This picture is also the cover of Niromi de Soyza’s latest book [...]
By Vimukthi Yapa For the past few weeks the daily newspapers have been carrying various articles regarding the removal of Mr. Malik Cader from his position as Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka. There were several rumours doing the rounds and the overall consensus was that Cader was being transferred [...]
A Sudden Death in custody or another extra judicial killing? By Nirmala Kannangara in Nuwara Eliya Pictures by Asoka Fernando The sudden demise of 40 year old Pitchai Jesudasan, the main suspect in The Sunday Leader Editor-in-Chief Lasantha Wickrematunge murder case has raised many questions. Jesudasan was arrested by the Terrorist Investigation Department (TID) on [...]
By Uvindu Kurukulasuriya It was Margaret Thatcher’s son, Mark Thatcher who said how business was done in Sri Lanka with his local front man, an arms dealer Ravi Wettesinghe in the late 1980s. His business dealings at the time his mother was the Prime Minister, was the subject of much press attention. Both Ravi Wettesinghe [...]
Minister of Indigenous Medicine is touting uncertified and untested Japanese drugs to cancer patients in Sri Lanka By Indika Sri Aravinda We are in an age where medical specialists and experts are devoting all their time and energy towards discovering a permanent cure for the millions of cancer patients world over who are battling for [...]
By Uvindu Kurukulasuriya A leaked US diplomatic cable says both the ICRC and the Indian High Commissioner had reported that their medical teams treating wounded have come across no evidence of chemical weapons or phosphorous use in Sri Lanka. The cable had originated from the US Ambassador Robert O. Blake on April 10, 2011. This [...]
By Mandana Ismail Abeywickrema A tender notice published by the state owned Lanka Mineral Sands Limited has raised doubts among local entrepreneurs as to whether the tender was aimed at really finding a bidder or to discourage interested parties. Lanka Mineral Sands Limited announced the sale of several thousands of metric tons of llmenite, Rutile and Hi [...]
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