UN asserts unity is the only way forward for Sri Lanka

US Senate confirms Julie Chung as new envoy to Sri Lanka

The US Senate has confirmed Julie Chung as the new US Ambassador to Sri Lanka. US President President Joe Biden had nominated Julie Chung as the new US Ambassador to Sri Lanka. Chung is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service and a class of Minister-Counselor. She served as the Acting Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs at the US Department of State. Chung was previously Director of the Office of Japanese Affairs at the Department. She has served as Deputy

19 Dec, 2021

Colombo University students refuse to accept certificates from monk

A group of students of the Colombo University showed their displeasure at the appointment of the Venerable Muruththettuwe Ananda Thero as the Chancellor by walking past him and not accepting the degree certificates at the graduation ceremony. The Faculty of Management and Finance Teachers? Association (FMFTA) had said in a statement earlier that it had decided to boycott the graduation ceremony of the University of Colombo. FMFTA said it will not participate at the ceremony held over the past

19 Dec, 2021

GTF calls for deep reflection of messages conveyed by US to Sri Lanka

The Global Tamil Forum (GTF) has called for deep reflection of the messages conveyed by the US to Sri Lanka and urges for meaningful course correction in the country. The London based diaspora group noted that Sri Lanka is in the midst of many crises and the trajectory it is heading ? increasing authoritarianism and militarised governance; further marginalisation of Tamil, Muslim, Hindu, and Christian communities; and the debilitating financial crisis and the economic challenges engulfing the p

17 Dec, 2021