by Manjula Fernando | Sunday Observer

by Manjula Fernando

LTTE remains a threat to Sri Lanka- Prof. Rohan Gunaratna
In an alleged statement, issued last week, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) has claimed that they had ‘no link’ in the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in May 1991.The letter signed by an alleged LTTE Political Wing representative Kurburan Guruswami and Legal Wing representative Lathan Chandralingam, was given wide coverage in the Indian...
2018-12-08 18:30:00
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Fracas in Parliament: Damage to books being assessed
Insurance officials are still trying to assess the damage to certain...
2018-12-01 18:30:00 0
Dissolution of Parliament: SC ruling likely to be postponed
The Supreme Court ruling on the constitutionality of the President’s...
2018-12-01 18:30:00 0
When the ‘playhouse’ that is Parliament erupted in a violent free for all ...
The usually sombre proceedings in Parliament turned into a violent...
2018-11-24 18:30:00 0
For years lost in solitary confinement: Lahiru’s wife pleads for justice
Lahiru Madushanka, the Sri Lankan national who was kept behind bars...
2018-11-24 18:30:00 0
Bureaucratic governance worse than dictatorship - Mahinda Deshapriya
Following the proclamation by the President a week ago to hold...
2018-11-17 18:30:00 0
SL Mission in Israel to meet detained asylum seekers
Officials of the Sri Lankan Mission in Israel will meet the group of...
2018-11-17 18:30:00 0
Keheliya justifies Ranil’s removal
Former Media State Minister and Cabinet Spokesman, Minister Keheliya...
2018-11-10 18:30:00 0
Election Commission Chairman will abide by Gazette
Election Commission Chairman Mahinda Deshapriya yesterday denied web...
2018-11-10 18:30:00 0
President tells UN Secretary General:New Govt will continue to uphold democracy
President Maithripala Sirisena has conveyed to the UN Secretary...
2018-11-03 18:30:00 0
Election Commission wants to break impasse, hold elections
It is anticipated that the elections to appoint members to the nine...
2018-11-03 18:30:00 0
PC Elections imbroglio continues
In September 2017, over a year ago the terms of Three Provincial...
2018-10-27 18:30:00 0
Amendment to PC Polls Act to Cabinet
Proposed amendments to the Provincial Council Elections Act to clear...
2018-10-20 18:30:00 0
Lankan UN peacekeeping head in Mali to be repatriated
Sri Lankan commander heading the UN peacekeeping force in Mali Lt.Col...
2018-10-20 18:30:00 0
Office of Reparations: Constitutional Council to call for nominations
The government hopes to finalise appointing members to the Office of...
2018-10-13 18:30:00 0
Gota must grow out of ‘kid brother’ mentality - Gomin
Legal luminary Gomin Dayasri, in an interview with the Sunday...
2018-10-13 18:30:00 0
Lahiru’s case drags on
A crucial hearing in the case where Lahiru Madushanka, the Sri Lankan...
2018-10-13 18:30:00 0
All countries passports from Indonesia next month
All countries passports which had been out of stock for the past...
2018-10-13 18:30:00 0
‘Ragging’: a euphemism for sexual abuse
Sri Lanka - “a land like no other”, is probably the only country in...
2018-10-06 18:30:00 0
Colombo Indian Ocean Conference this week
Sri Lanka will convene ‘Indian Ocean:Defining Our Future Conference...
2018-10-06 18:30:00 0
Lankan prisoner in Maldives likely to get bail
Minister Faiszer Musthapha left for Maldives last night as a special...
2018-10-06 18:30:00 0
Livestock Development Board Chairman remanded
National Livestock Development Board (NLDB) Chairman M.K....
2018-10-06 18:30:00 0
Lahiru’s fate to be decided soon
A young man who has never touched an automatic weapon, even a toy...
2018-09-29 18:30:00 0
Long wait for justice
A father who struggled for three long years to get his only son...
2018-09-22 18:30:00 0
Lankan student detained on terror charges: Professionals call for fair probe on Kamer
Sri Lankan Professionals handed over a petition to Australian High...
2018-09-22 18:30:00 0
River of Ink: Historical love story
River of Ink, a story based on an intriguing incident that happened...
2018-09-15 18:30:00 0
‘Renegotiating Resolution 30/1, a difficult task’
Commenting on President Maithripala Sirisena’s statement to...
2018-09-15 18:30:00 0
Public money down the drain?
While the deal to purchase 144 super luxury chairs for the new...
2018-09-15 18:30:00 0
Janabalaya aim was never to change govt: GL
In a wide ranging interview with the Sunday Observer shortly after...
2018-09-15 18:30:00 0
Kamer Nizamdeen framed?
The family of Kamer Nizamdeen, insists that the Sri Lankan youth who...
2018-09-08 18:30:00 0
Delimitation Commission chief clarifies: Report is just and fair
The Delimitation Report which is crucial to hold the next Priovincial...
2018-09-01 18:30:00 0
Budget 2019: COPF to hear public views
The Committee on Public Finance (COPF) will hold public meetings in...
2018-09-01 18:30:00 0
Legal action soon to extradite Arjuna Mahendran
Steps will be taken to institute legal action in Singapore soon to...
2018-09-01 18:30:00 0
We want more women leaders
The Australian Ambassador for Women and Girls, Dr.Sharman Stone says...
2018-08-18 18:30:00 0
Audit Commission and COPE to probe WPC expenditure
The Independent Audit Commission and the Committee on Public...
2018-08-18 18:30:00 0
Wigneswaran working only to fulfil political agenda - Governor Cooray
The crisis in the Northern Provincial Council (NPC), overshadowed by...
2018-08-11 18:30:00 0
One wild party: four tragic deaths Dangers of drug-fuelled social media events
The grand finale to the wild party was not exactly what the four...
2018-08-11 18:30:00 0
Base document presented to Steering Committee
The much awaited base document by the Panel of Experts, which will...
2018-08-11 18:30:00 0
PC polls: Delimitation Review Committee appointed
Speaker Karu Jayasuriya has appointed a Delimitation Review Committee...
2018-08-04 18:30:00 0
PC polls delay: SLPP threatens writ of mandamus against Election Commission
The Election Commission last week hit back at the critics who claim...
2018-08-04 18:30:00 0
National Archives embroiled in controversy over Bond Scam Report
The controversy of the National Archives which was pulled into the...
2018-07-28 18:30:00 0
Alarming increase in SL Cyber Crime
Although Sri Lanka is still at a tender age with the advancement in...
2018-07-21 18:30:00 0
New Constitution : Steering Committee calls for consensual document
The Panel of Experts, consisting mainly of former university dons has...
2018-07-21 18:30:00 0
New Constitution : ‘Zero draft’ ready to go
The much awaited report of the constitutional Expert Panel, also...
2018-07-14 18:30:00 0
Transnational Organised Crime : Sri Lanka needs extraordinary measures to protect itself - Senior DIG
In the face of a situation where Transnational Organised Crime (TOC)...
2018-07-14 18:30:00 0
Prisons breeding grounds for criminals– Senior DIG Latiff
Senior DIG Crimes, Organised Crime, Narcotics Range and STF...
2018-07-14 18:30:00 0
New Audit Act: AG pleased with powers vested in his office
Refuting claims that the National Audit Bill, presented to Parliament...
2018-07-07 18:30:00 0
“Supporting a Rajapaksa for president will be suicidal for Lanka” – Mahinda Samarasinghe
Refuting claims that Sri Lanka should exploit the situation created...
2018-06-30 18:30:00 1
New Constitution dream persists, despite misinformation
Officials coordinating the drafting process are dismayed by efforts...
2018-06-23 18:30:00 0
PAYE tax on private practice irks doctors
Specialist doctors last Monday threatened to withdraw from private...
2018-06-16 18:30:00 0
Election bribery case against Pohottuwa councillor filed in Moneragala
In a groundbreaking case filed in the Moneragala High Court, a UNP...
2018-06-16 18:30:00 0

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