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M.K. Bhadrakumar
The Return of the ‘Strongman’ in Sri Lanka
18 Nov 2019
Gotabaya Rajapaksa thumping victory is an assertion of Sinhala nationalism – a reflection of a manifest polarisation of the Sri Lankan electorate on religious and ethnic lines.
PTI
Lanka Polls Today: Gunmen Open Fire on Bus Convoy Carrying Muslim Voters
16 Nov 2019
Despite tight security, gunmen attacked a convoy of 100 buses transporting minority Muslim voters in northwest Sri Lanka, hours before polling got under way, AFP reported.
Bhasha Singh
Turmoil in Sri Lanka Doesn’t Seem to Be Nearing Its End
02 Sep 2019
Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, brother of former strongman President Mahinda Rajapaksa, has been named as the presidential candidate of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna.
PTI
India Extends Ban on LTTE for 5 More Years
14 May 2019
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam’s continued violent and disruptive activities are prejudicial to the integrity and sovereignty of India, a Home Ministry notification said.
PTI
Curfew in Sri Lanka's Northwestern Province, One Killed in Communal Riots
14 May 2019
Majority Sinhalese mobs set fire to Muslim-owned shops and vehicles. Homes and mosques were also vandalised by large groups of people armed with sticks and weapons.
PTI
Social Media Blocked in Sri Lanka As Communal Tension Rises
13 May 2019
The majority Sinhalese nationalist groups have been active on Facebook, reviving calls for boycotts of Muslim-owned businesses and spreading hate.
Amrita Datta
Politics of Mourning: A Tale of Two Cities
24 Apr 2019
Interestingly, the logic that enables us to call certain people terrorists and certain others just radicals also insists that we extend our sympathy almost organically to disasters, damages and…
IANS
5 Indians Among 290 Dead in Sri Lanka Bombings
22 Apr 2019
No group has yet claimed direct responsibility yet. Police has seized a van and its driver suspected of transporting the suspects into Colombo.
Peoples Dispatch
“Don’t Give Additional Time to Sri Lanka”, Mothers of Disappeared Persons Tell The UN
28 Feb 2019
Families of tens of thousands of Tamils are still waiting for justice for the mass atrocities committed by the Sri Lankan government during the civil war that lasted 26 years.
Subhash Gatade
The Monks Who Spew Hate
26 Jun 2018
Why Jailing of Gnanasara Did Not Become News in This Part of Asia