Matara Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman granted bail

Ontario Legislative Assembly Speaker briefed on reconciliation process

The?Ontario Legislative Assembly Speaker has been briefed on the reconciliation process in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka?s High Commissioner to Canada Ahmed A. Jawad meet with Dave Levac, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and briefed him on the reconciliation process and economic progress in Sri Lanka, the Sri Lankan High Commission in Canada said. Opportunities to further develop relations between Sri Lanka and Canada in a number of areas were also discussed. The High Commissioner was ac

14 Jun, 2016

Leading Tamil diaspora groups in the US slam Sumanthiran

Tamil diaspora groups in the US have slammed Tamil National Alliance Parliamentarian M A Sumanthiran alleging he is visiting Washington DC to support the Sri Lankan Government. Tamils for Obama and American Tamil Forum said Sumanthiran?is going to speak at a non- official body at the US Congress along with Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to the US Prasad Kariyawasam. “If history is of any guide, instead of speaking up for the Tamils, Mr. Sumanthiran is going to play a second fiddle to the Sri Lankan Am

14 Jun, 2016

Wigneswaran denies relying on Jayalalithaa to solve Tamil problem

The Chief Minister of Sri Lanka?s Tamil-majority Northern Province, C.V.Wigneswaran, has denied that he is relying on Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa to solve the Tamil problem in his country. ?When did I call upon her to find a solution to our problems? I congratulated her and called for closer collaboration. She responded positively. So what about it? If anyone is giving hidden meanings to mere courtesies, what I am supposed to do?? Wigneswaran asked in an interview to State media, a

13 Jun, 2016