by Sujeeva Nivunhella Foreign Secretary Admiral Prof. Jayanath Colombage says that Sri Lanka will not agree to the special mechanism imposed by the UN Human Rights Commission yet will implement solutions as far as practically possible. In a zoom interview with the Sunday Island Admiral Colombage said President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has given him clear instructions […]
UNP Deputy Leader Ruwan Wijewardene on Friday said that the Vistas of Prosperity and Splendour programme of the government had inflicted catastrophic changes including the consumer culture of people during the past two years. Addressing a meeting at party headquarters, Sirikotha, as a part of the UNP’s new membership drive, Wijewardene said that most people […]
By Sujeeva Nivunhella reporting from London London-based die-hard Lankan patriot, Douglas Wickremaratne passed away last week. He was 83. A product of Ananda College, Colombo, Douglas migrated to London in early 1960s. He was the President of the Sinhala Association in the UK and fought many battles countering false propaganda of the LTTE and its sympathizers. He […]
The Vaccine and Infectious Diseases Forum of Sri Lanka has stongly rebutted Prof. Tissa Vitarana’s assertion (Sunday Island Dec. 12) that ” I am reluctant to support the government policy of persisting with new mRNA vaccines (which have not been used before in humans). This is a pure genetic material which is less stable than […]
By Sujeeva Nivunhella reporting from London The LTTE has lost its legal battle in the European Court against the proscription imposed against the group by the European Union. Judgment of the case LTTE v EU Council (T-160/19) was delivered by a panel of judges comprising S. Gervasoni, President, L. Madise and P. Nihoul (Rapporteur) last […]