| Ravi Karunanayake- A scapegoat in UNP hierarchy’s game plan? |
Though it is evident according to the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) report that the former finance minister Ravi Karunanayake’s role in the bond scam was ‘’minute’’ but the ruling United National Party (UNP) led by its leader and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe is bent on making... |
| 01.02.2018 - 07:32 |
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By K.T.Rajasingham |
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| Kannan – Focal Point in reuniting the Ex-LTTE Cadres |
A former active member of the LTTE and many of his colleagues in the erstwhile outfit, have come forward to reunite the divided, scattered and splintered former LTTE members into one strong organization and bring them into the main stream politics to serve the Tamils of Sri Lanka.
Sebamalai Kann... |
| 29.01.2018 - 07:39 |
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By K.T.Rajasingham |
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| New Chinese military plans and India: Some Pointers |
One of the dangers of over-centralization in any form of government is that at some stage the system tends to become top-heavy and can lead to a systemic failure. That said, governments the world over are tending to concentrate power in the hands of a few. China is perhaps the best example of this s... |
| 20.01.2018 - 08:22 |
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By Malladi Rama Rao* reporting from Delhi |
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| Human Rights Watch 2018 report on Sri Lanka |
The New York-based Human Rights Watch, an independent organization that obtains no funds from any government, in its just published worldwide report for the Year 2017 finds fault with the Government of Sri Lanka for rejecting its own-appointed commission recommendation of ‘foreign national participa... |
| 19.01.2018 - 10:57 |
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By Daya Gamage – Asian Tribune US National Correspondent |
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| President on a collision course with his arbitrary prohibition agenda |
President Maithripala Srisena set on a collision course with the Government, regarding his prohibition agenda.
It is learnt that he opposes Minister of Finance and the government led by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe on liberalizing alcohol and with matters connected with alcohol in the countr... |
| 15.01.2018 - 12:34 |
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By K.T.Rajasingham |
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| It’s now officially revealed: Sri Lanka’s foreign policy made overseas |
A well-known secret that Sri Lanka’s foreign policy is being decided overseas was elevated to the surface by none other than an elected lawmaker occupying the coveted position of Minister of State for Foreign Affairs in the Government of Sri Lanka, in a recent public discourse.
Wasantha Senanayake’s... |
| 13.01.2018 - 08:21 |
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By Daya Gamage – Asian Tribune Political Note |
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| Harvard Tamil Chair is biggest scam: E-mail founder Dr. Shiva Ayyadurai |
U.S. Senate Candidate, inventor of e-mail and tech guru Dr. Shiva Ayyadurai has exposed Harvard University’s attempt to pilfer trillions of dollars’ worth of indigenous artifacts through the sale of a “Harvard Tamil Chair” professorship.
Harvard sought to collect $6 Million from the Tamil Diaspora w... |
| 11.01.2018 - 07:15 |
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By Prakash M Swamy |
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| US Embassy (1992) sensed Premadasa could allow Athulathmudali harmed |
Afternoon of 19 August 1992, Marion V. Creekmore, American Ambassador to Sri Lanka was a distinguished guest at tea with Sri Lanka’s president Ranasinghe Premadasa.
This was Mr. Creekmore’s final week as U.S. envoy, and traditionally, the Head of State hosts all top departing diplomats to a tea as a... |
| 05.01.2018 - 22:22 |
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By Daya Gamage – Asian Tribune Investigative Assessment |
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| State of Virginia in US recognizes Hindu Thai Pongal Day |
The rapidly growing Asian Indian population in the State of Virginia, the high educational skills attained by this group, its influence in education, economic prosperity of Virginia in particular and the U.S. in general, the American Indian impact in halls of political power in Washington, New York,... |
| 06.01.2018 - 08:26 |
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By Daya Gamage – Asian Tribune US National Correspondent |
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| Happy New Year! |
A multitude of celebrations broke out in different time zones at the onset of the New Year, a tradition that has not lost its spark in its 4000-year-old history, despite being punctuated by endless upheavals.
Perhaps, this may be the only occasion in a year that human beings greet one another withou... |
| 01.01.2018 - 09:07 |
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Hemantha Abeywardena writes from London... |
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| With GSP out, U.S. losing influence in foreign affairs |
In late 1980, at Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Trade in the heart of Colombo, the capital, a high-level trade discussion was in process attended by the Ministry’s top officials, representatives from the Textile Manufacturing (owners) Association, Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials, Economic Counselor o... |
| 31.12.2017 - 08:14 |
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By Daya Gamage – Asian Tribune Political Note |
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