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Nov 7, 2012 · By. Susitha Fernando. Passed out as a lawyer from the Colombo Law College and having two Master-LLM from the University of Colombo and a LLM and Development as a Chevening Scholar at School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, young activist Swastika Arulingam was a prominent figure in the Aragalaya (Protest) which toppled the Gotabaya Rajapaksa government.
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Nov 4, 2024 · Posted by Administrator on 7 November 2024, 1:11 am. By Meera Srinivasan Regardless of the decisive change in Sri Lanka’s national politics — with the election of Anura Kumara Dissanayake in September this year — the country’s Tamil people will need strong representation in Parliament to assert their rights and long-neglected demands ...
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1 day ago · Posted by Administrator on 11 November 2024, 9:59 pm. Meera Srinivasan. Sri Lanka’s President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Sunday (November 10, 2024) assured Tamils that their land —currently held by state agencies — will be returned by his government. Mr. Dissanayake, who was elected to the country’s top office in September, made the ...
How I was Arrested by the CID and Detained on the 4th Floor.
Oct 21, 2023 · Thirty-six years ago in October 1987, I was arrested by the Sri Lankan Police and detained at the Crminal Investigation Department (CID) Office on the fourth floor of the Police secretariat in Fort, Colombo. I was then working as a journalist for “The Island” in Colombo. I was also the Sri Lanka Correspondent of the Indian English daily ...
D.B.S. Jeyaraj’s Journey Home: Journalist in Exile Visits Sri Lanka for ...
Marianne David Interviews DBS Jeyaraj for DailyFT. Pix by Dushiyanthini Kanagasabapathipillai. Introduction. Forced into exile 25 years ago and compelled to stay away in order to stay alive, journalist D.B.S. Jeyaraj always dreamt of returning to Sri Lanka.That flame of hope flickered occasionally, as the war dragged on and then escalated despite intermittent ceasefires, but he never let it go ...
The Rise and Fall of the Medamulana Rajapaksa Dynasty.
Oct 25, 2024 · Mahinda Rajapaksa’s eldest son and crown prince of the Rajapaksa dynasty Namal Rajapaksa contested as the SLPP candidate in the presidential election held on September 21st. He fared miserably polling only 342,781 (2.57%) votes. Moreover Namal Rajapaksa was trounced in the family citadel of Hambantota district.
2024 Presidential election is “still open” but Incumbent President ...
Sep 12, 2024 · By Charumini de Silva. With less than 10 days to go, incumbent Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday described the decisive Presidential election as “still open” but expressed confidence of victory on the strength of his proven prowess and the dynamic plan and implementation focus to deliver higher socio-economic growth.
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May 2, 2023 · By D.B.S.Jeyaraj The “Tamil Times” (TT) was a monthly newsmagazine published in the United Kingdom (UK) for more than 25 years from October 1981 to December 2006. It was a political journal that focused on news, views and reviews pertaining to Sri Lanka in general and the Tamil People of Sri Lanka in particular.
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By D.B.S.Jeyaraj Friday March 24 was the 74th birthday of Ranil Sriyan Wickremesinghe. The Sri Lankan president was born in Colombo on 24 March 1949. This Birthday would have been a delighful one for Ranil for two reasons. This is the first birthday he celebrated as the executive president of Sri Lanka.
The Tamil polity is severely fragmented today as a result of the ...
2 days ago · Articles by D.B.S. Jeyaraj – dbsjeyaraj.com ♬ P. Leela, ‘Forgotten’ Singer Who Sang Unforgettable Songs In Tamil Cinema ♥ May 29, 2024; Why did Minister Tiran Alles sign the outsourcing deal with VFS Global when there’s no rationale for outsourcing since Lankan officials have been handling on-arrival visas since 2012 without a problem.