By S. Ratnajeevan H. Hoole UGC Coordinator For Engineering, University of Jaffna Senathirajah Outperforms SJV; Devananda Spins Minister Douglas Devananda, addressing the press from Sridhar Theatre which he “nationalised” and occupies as his own, says that the Local Government Elections of 23 July have “abundantly proved the Tamil people’s confidence in the government.” On the [...]
A week ago, on Friday (July 22) a train was allegedly set fire to in a Kandy railway yard, completely destroying two carriages and partially damaging one. By Maryam Azwer Transport Minister Kumara Welgama said that the cost of the damage was estimated at Rs. 25 million. “We can’t recover the costs because these [carriages] [...]
By Dushy Ranetunge in London The Sinhalese and Tamil Diaspora periodically launch protests in their host countries galvanised by events that affect their particular tribe. Often they are financed, organised or encouraged by their political formations. The ones perceived as “Tamil” protests are often organised/encouraged by the LTTE or organisations which are affiliated/sympathetic to the Tamil [...]
By Maryam Azwer The issue of linguistic discrimination has plagued this country for decades now. It has even been very closely associated with issues that led to the 30 year ethnic conflict. Many have claimed that although the 13th Amendment to the constitution established Tamil as an official language, this right was for the most [...]
By Uvindu Kurukulasuriya “The service exacts from itself a higher standard because it recognizes that the state is entitled to demand that its servants shall not only be honest in fact but beyond the reach of suspicion of dishonesty” – Colvin R De Silva- no confidence motion against Prime Minister Sirima Bandaranaike Chief Justice [...]
By S. V. Kirubaharan in France After June 14, people around the globe know much about Sri Lanka. It was not the more familiar information on the geography, history, economic strength, literacy and tourist industry that was shown on UK’s BBC Channel 4. Blood-stained politicians and several bureaucrats have earned Sri Lanka an ugly name [...]
Prof. Gamini Keerawella The deep-rooted crisis of the University system in Sri Lanka has come to surface with the resignation of the university dons from their voluntary positions as part of the Trade Union action of the Federation of University Teachers Associations (FUTA) demanding a reasonable salary revision. Even though the Ministry of Higher Education [...]
By Abdul H. Azeez Having sparked widespread fear and paranoia, the new Private Sector Pension Bill, sits ominously, waiting to be passed. The Sunday Leader set out to have a look at what exactly the Bill entails and how it is set to affect Sri Lanka’s working population. First off, it is important to make [...]
By Maryam Azwer – Photo by Thusitha Kumara Trade unions have declared that protests and vehement opposition will continue in the event of a Bill being passed to implement the proposed private sector pension scheme. Last Tuesday (24), thousands of Free Trade Zone (FTZ) workers in Katunayake took to the streets to protest the proposed [...]
By Ravi Perera There is little room for ambiguity in the message displayed on the half wall in front of the immigration counter for in-bound passengers at the Bandaranaike International Airport. A rough translation of the writing, which is only in Sinhala, would read “So as the night seems long to the insomniac, to the [...]
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