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Will Muruththettuwe Ananda Thero”s Plan to Convene a “Sangha Sabha” on Feb 20 Result in a second “Sinha Le”(Lion Blood)Movement?If so who is Grinding the Organ?

A group of monks, led by veteran trade unionist Muruththettuwe Ananda Thero, is planning to hold a sangha convention on February 20. They feel insulted and ignored by the powers that be. And they want ...
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Tamil-speaking citizens face systemic exclusion in accessing State Services due to Chronic Shortage of Profcient Tamil Translators:Trilingual policy exists on paper, but not in ...

South African comedian, writer, producer, and political commentator Trevor Noah makes this observation in his memoir ‘Born a Crime,’ reflecting on how language can either bind communities together or ...
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Senior political figures of the current regime urged crowds that had already overrun the Presidential Secretariat, President’s House, and Prime Minister’s Office to march ...

This verdict forces Sri Lanka to confront not merely the brutality of one afternoon in Nittambuwa, but the combustible political culture that made such an afternoon possible. No one disputes that what ...
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Unrepentant Communist “Shan” Sanmugathasan and his Political Perceptions of the LTTE and JVP.

Forced into exile 25 years ago and compelled to stay away in order to stay alive, journalist D.B.S. Jeyaraj always dreamt of returning to Sri Lanka. That flame of hope flickered occasionally, as the ...
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Kivul Oya Reservoir project has dubious economic benefits, serious environmental costs and the potential to reignite ethnic tensions : JVP led NPP Govt would be wise to pause ...

Forced into exile 25 years ago and compelled to stay away in order to stay alive, journalist D.B.S. Jeyaraj always dreamt of returning to Sri Lanka. That flame of hope flickered occasionally, as the ...
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One Hundred Years After SWRD Bandaranaike’s Clarion Call For Federalism.

Dr. Rohan Edrisingha in his illuminating essay “Federalism:myths and realities” makes the following observation–“ It is significant to note that long before Tamil political leaders advocated ...
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“Justice for All “opposes the PSTA and reiterates its demand for the immediate repeal of the PTA.

At the outset Justice for All questions the government’s failure to honour its campaign promise of repealing the PTA. This is against a backdrop of abuse over four decades that has contributed to a ...
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TPA Leader Mano Ganesan MP Urges the United Kingdom to Ensure Justice,Equality and Full Citizenship for the Indian Origin “Malaiyaha”Tamils Because the UK Bears a Historic ...

Tamil Progressive Alliance (TPA) Leader Mano Ganesan MP stated that the United Kingdom carries a historic and moral responsibility toward today’s Indian origin Malaiyaha Tamils and must exercise ...
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If the public education system is not reformed and the tuition industry is not regulated, the call to save tax rupees by de funding public education might grow from a whisper ...

Eric J de Silva, senior assistant secretary to the Ministry of Defence and External Affairs, volunteered to read the book and offer an informed opinion. Having read the book, he wrote an official note ...
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The Role of the Jaffna Youth Congress in the Freedom Struggle Against the United Kingdom.

The resplendent Island of Sri Lanka celebrates her seventy- eighth anniversary of Independence from Britain today – February 4th 2026. However some Sri Lankan Tamil nationalist parties and civil ...
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Ilankai Thamil Arasuk Katchi Removes Jaffna MP Sivagnanam shritharan as ITAK Parliamentary Group Leader and Appoints Young Batticaloa MP Shanakiyan Rasamanickam as new ...

The Ilankai Tamil Arasu Katchchi (ITAK) has appointed Batticaloa District MP Shanakiyan Rasamanickam as its new Parliamentary Group leader, replacing Jaffna District MP Sivagnanam Shritharan following ...