Can my vote make a difference? »
Interview with Eran Wickramaratne, MP. October 1, 2011, 5:20 pm NPW: Please elucidate why the electorate should use their votes; why everyone who is eligible to vote should vote, particularly in the Colombo Municipal Council elections. Eran: The main reason to vote at any election is to safeguard democratic rights. People’s faith should primarily be [...]
Wikileaks: Mahinda Rajapaksa is a “christian” – says Archbishop »
Posted by Colombo Telegraph ⋅ September 21, 2011 ⋅ Filed Under Human Rights, Malcolm Ranjith, Sri Lanka, US embassy cables, War Crimes By Colombo Telegraph – A leaked US Embassy cable reveals how the Archbishop Malcolm Ranjith lobbied US government against international pressure on accountability for war crimes. The Archbishop Malcolm Ranjith told to the [...]
TNA, Sri Lanka government to resume talks »
R. K. RADHAKRISHNAN THE HINDU The Tamil National Alliance and the Sri Lankan government will resume talks on arriving at an acceptable political solution to the Tamils in the Northern province. This was confirmed by the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Robert O Blake, at a press briefing here [...]
Will not shun any role the UNP believes befits me’ – Karu »
Deputy leader of the UNP Karu Jayasuriya says he will not shun any role that the party believes befits my expertise, experience and general disposition. He says in a statement, “I firmly believe that there are better days ahead for our party and we should to whatever it takes to rebuild this party to be [...]
People’s power more important than numbers in Parliament to win workers’ rights – Lal Kanthe »
SUNDAY, 07 AUGUST 2011 09:36 0 COMMENTS History has proved that people’s power is more important than the number of heads in Parliament for the working people in winning their rights as well as defending them says the President of National Trade Union Center (NTUC) K.D. Lal Kanthe. Speaking at the 6th Annual Convention of [...]
No blood sport please »
August 6, 2011, 4:21 pm Those who know UNP Deputy Leader Karu Jayasuriya will not expect blood sport in the new challenge that has been mounted on Mr. Ranil Wickremesinghe’s leadership of the green party. That has never been the way that Jayasuriya, once an army officer, then a successful businessman, ambassador, Mayor of Colombo [...]
‘If Ranil is gracious he’s historical – if he is not, we are not afraid’ »
United National Party (UNP) Southern Provincial Councillor Maithri Gunaratne has been struggling for party reforms for years, mostly in Court. He speaks to LAKBIMAnEWS on the latest attempt to reform the party through Karu Jayasuriya — and why he believes Jayasuriya will succeed where Sajith Premadasa failed. By Rathindra Kuruwita Nearing two weeks after Karu [...]
Why maligning Karu is bad for the country as well as the UNP »
August 3, 2011, 8:12 pm By Prof. Rajiva Wijesinha Since the announcement of possible changes in the UNP, there has been a plethora of attacks on Karu Jayasuriya. Many of them accuse him of ingratitude in that he seems to be challenging someone who had been enormously kind to him. The argument is that Ranil [...]
