Tamil American Peace Initiative Deplores the Detainment of Fonseka [TC]

'Between 10,000 and 40,000 civilians died during the final, desperate battles'-Gordon Weiss

Gordon Weiss, the Resident United Nations representative in Colombo who was summoned by the Government of Sri Lanka and later made to leave the country last year for commenting about a civilian "bloodbath" has given several interviews to Australian media recently. Gordon Weiss is now free to reveal all the happenings in Sri Lanka, as he is now resigned from the United Nations Organization after 14 years of service. [TC]

Government, Opposition Supporters Clash in Colombo

Sri Lankan government supporters clashed with opposition activists protesting the arrest of their defeated presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka. [TC]

Gen. Fonseka was forcibly dragged away from his office

by D.B.S. Jeyaraj

In a disturbing turn of events, retired four star General Sarath Fonseka was taken into custody by a contingent of military police on the night of Monday February 8th 2010. [dbsj]

In Pictures: US Embassy-Colombo, Martin Luther King Jr Commemorative Exhibition

by Dushiyanthini Kanagasabapathipillai

The Exhibition and Events will continue in Colombo till February 9th 2010,in Ampara from February 17th to February 19th 2010, in Batticaloa from February 22nd to February 24th 2010 and in Jaffna from March 7th to 9th 2010. It's sponsored by the American Center in Colombo and the Foundation for Co-Existence. [click for more pictures]

Throwing up an enlightened, sensitive leadership is the immediate imperative for Tamils

by S. Sivathasan

In the context of a presidential election just concluded and a general election in the offing, there lies a great challenge before the Tamils.[TC]

Post Presidential Election Realities: A Statement by a group of Bishops

Regardless of how they voted, many Sri Lankans strongly disapproved of three trends during the campaigning. These were: [TC]

In pictures: The peninsula, the cultural heart of Tamil life, seems to be stuck a generation behind the rest of the nation

Jaffna is a city of ruins. Some are physical, like the overgrown jumbles of mold-streaked concrete where graceful buildings used to stand. [TC]

By voting for Sarath Fonseka I along with 4.17 million people have not betrayed the country

by Anura Gunasekara

The Sunday Observer of 31/1/10 carried the headline, "A Bold Reply to those who Betrayed the Country", extracted from a post-election statement attributed to President Rajapaksa, in a reference to those who opposed him at the recent election. [TC]

Colombo believed that the American President was personally committed to the downfall of President Rajapakse

by Prof Rajiva Wijesinha

With regard to the UNP performance over the election, there were two schools of thought that seem at first sight distinct. [TC]

Flip-flops of elections commissioner: From tragedy to farce

By Kishali Pinto Jayawardene

So the cynics were proved right all along in their assessments of Elections Commissioner Dayananda Dissanayake’s performance (to put it at the kindest level) as Sri Lanka’s elections chief. [TC]