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Livelihoods under threat - Northern barbers expose government denial over army-run salons

Nov 19

Military saloon

The Hairdressers Federation Association Northern Province has issued a statement today challenging comments made in Parliament by Bimal Rathnayake on Wednesday 18 November, after he alleged that reports of ongoing military-run hair salons in the Northern Province were false and politically motivated.

Chunakkam police brutality continues, attacking innocent family

On Thursday, the Chunakkam police force carried out a brutal and unlawful arrest of two innocent individuals, leaving the affected families in fear. This follows multiple acts of police brutality in the region.

‘Failure to maintain law and order was downfall of Rishi Sunak’ claims Sri Lankan president

Sri Lanka’s president Ranil Wickremesinghe claimed that former British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s “failure to maintain law and order” contributed to the “downfall” of his Conservative-led government, as he lashed out at human rights lawyers this week,

Sri Lanka parliament reconvenes, Speaker declares no majority for Rajapaksa

Sri Lanka’s parliamentary speaker Karu Jayasuria declared this morning that Mahinda Rajapaksa does not have a majority in parliament as prime minister, after a no-confidence motion was passed against Mahinda Rajapaksa amid chaotic scenes in parliament.

Speaker Jayasuriya ruled that a majority of 122 out of 225 MPs supported the no-confidence motion, AFP reported.

Rajapaksa supporters rejected the ruling as the speaker made the declaration using a voice vote instead of a floor vote in parliamant.

Unprecedented security forces parade in Jaffna on Sri Lanka's Independence Day

Sri Lanka's security forces held an unprecedented parade in Jaffna, on the country's 69th Independence Day.

IIFA a failure as boycott keeps stars away

The South Indian film industry successfully ensured that the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) held in Colombo between June 3 and 5 was flat, with most of the big stars giving it a miss.

After roaming oceans and continents, Sri Lankan Tamils find home in Oakland

They were jailed in Indonesia, stranded in Romania and rescued by Australia off the coast of Sumatra, all in the last eight months.

China provides more money to Sri Lanka

CHINA has loaned US$290 million (S$405 million) to the Sri Lankan government to build an airport and expand the island's railway network, according to Sri Lanka's foreign ministry.

No foreign monitors for Sri Lanka elections

Sri Lanka's Election Commission has turned down the demand for presence of foreign poll observers at the counting centres for the upcoming parliamentary polls.

Rajapaksas and War Crimes

There is little doubt the war crimes issue would have any impact on this parliamentary election. The April 8 election has nothing serious on its platforms. It’s all about athletes, film stars, cricketers, journalists and also lumpens, and more about these “wonderful” personalities.

“Fool” Fonseka on trial, Mahinda dismisses pleas for pardon

Former Army General and presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka, was produced before a secret court martial and charged with preparing to challenge President Rajapakse in the January presidential election, whilst in the army and violating regulations for purchasing military equipments during the war.

Representing Tamils

What use are Tamil MPs in a Sinhala ethnocracy?

Rights panel to advice UN on Sri Lanka

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon plans to setup a panel of experts to advise the world body on "accountability issues" relating to possible human rights abuses in Sri Lanka, Reuters reported quoting UN spokesperson Martin Nesirky.

Calls for TNA to enunciate policy as alliance splits

At a time when the future of the TNA is in doubt, several organisations, academics and intellectuals from within Sri Lanka and from the Diaspora have called upon the TNA to maintain unity, enunciate its policies clearly and to be the true voice and champions of Tamil aspirations.

TNA goes for lesser of two evils

Sri Lanka’s largest Tamil political party, the Tamil National Alliance, has announced that it will support former army general Sarath Fonseka in forthcoming presidential elections.

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