By Imaad Majeed Since the end of the conflict in 2009, a new phenomena has emerged. That of Buddha statues being erected along the A9 route that leads to Jaffna. Over 28 Buddha statues have been counted along this route since the war concluded in May 2009. The comedy of this charade (what else can [...]
Increased Militarization Creates Problems in resettlement By Gazala Anver As of the second of January 2012, 6,660 people still remain in IDP camps, yet to be resettled, stated a report complied by the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) looking into the resettlement of war-IDPs during the period October – December 2011. Based on the figures provided [...]
By Ranee Mohamed It was the stirring of her little sons that woke her on the night of January 20. When Jayasinghe ArachchigeGeetha opened her eyes, and looked at her sons aged four and five years of age, they were both cuddled up to her from both sides. She had been tempted to turn towards [...]
By Nirmala Kannangara in Hambantota Pictures by Asoka Fernando Who benefits, from the development work of the Mahinda Chintanaya?” the villagers in Pahala Andara Wewa from the Hambantota District, and Kandhasurindugama, from Monaragala District, ask. Sadly enough the people; who brought the Rajapaksas to power, have not benefitted, rather, the nearest and dearest of the [...]
By Nirmala Kannangara in Tangalle – Pictures by Thusitha Kumara Sri Lanka’s booming holiday season has been marred by the brutal murder and assault of two tourists in Tangalle on Christmas Eve. British tourist Kuram Shaikah Zaman was murdered while his friend, Russian national Victoria Alexandrovna, was viciously assaulted during a visit to a tourist [...]
By Ranee Mohamed – Pictures by Asoka Fernando The couple from America who were waiting for their turn at the Children’s Home in Rawatawatte were not at fault. They wanted a baby with all their heart and they had gone through the correct process to get a child by contacting a ‘licenced adoption agency.’ They [...]
Popular retailer fined Rs. 3.3 million for false declaration By Faraz Shauketaly The popular discounted fashion retailer “House of Fashions” is at the centre of a battle of influence between officials from the Treasury and Customs. Two containers destined for House of Fashions (Pvt) Limited were detained by Customs and found to have broken a [...]
Sri Lanka’s Drug Menace By Imaad Majeed and Gazala Anver – Pictures by Gazala Anver It is an overcast day. We were seated at the back of a trishaw, parked on the side of a street. A gentle breeze blows past the trees along the canal. The murky water moves like sludge as drawn, dazed [...]
The breakdown of law and order in Sri Lanka By Raisa Wickrematunge For the past few weeks, there have been allegations of police brutality in Dompe and Moratuwa, where suspects died while in police custody. According to official reports, one jumped off a moving police vehicle, while the other drowned in the Bolgoda Lake in [...]
Lasantha Wickrematunge Murder Investigation By Mandana Ismail Abeywickrema To those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent, know that you are on the wrong side of history,” US President Barrack Obama during his inauguration speech in 2009. Over two and a half years later, the murder investigation on The [...]
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