End All Attacks on the Muslim Community Immediately!
The Sri Lankan government declared an emergency on 6 March and closed down access to social media following the mob attack on Muslim business and houses in Kandy he Sri Lankan government...
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Corbyn Government Will End Military Aid To Sri Lanka: John McDonnell
COLOMBO TELEGRAPH The upcoming general election in Britain will not be an ordinary one. Despite the fact that the Labour Party is behind in the polls and suffered some losses in the more rural...
Manivannan Incident & UN Hypocrisy
COLOMBO TELEGRAPH The stories of Tamil lobbyists storming the corridors of UNHRC must be recorded for posterity. In future generations no one will understand the efforts expended and the sweat excreted in the name...
Fair is Foul — IMF Budget Unleashed
IMF led austerity budget has unveiled in Sri Lanka An IMF authorised budget has been unleashed on Sri Lanka. In the budget speech there was an attempt to use a paltry list of...
Dheepan: Undermined By Disregard For Detail & Talent
COLOMBO TELEGRAPH Dheepan has both collected the Palm d’Or at Cannes and caused controversy among Tamils. This is particularly so among Tamil writers given that the leading actor is a well-known writer in Tamil....
Army, Cannons & The Constitution
COLOMBO TELEGRAPH “You see, gentlemen, a king whom the army and cannons obey – this is part of a constitution!” Ferdinand Lassalle once said. Lassalle, writing in 1862, was theorising at the time of...
Tamils’ Meeting Shows Continuing Rift In Labour Party Regarding Foreign Policy
COLOMBO TELEGRAPH Tamils for Labour organised what was probably its biggest ever meeting on 11/04/2016. The main attraction for the 400+ people in attendance – many of whom were young Tamils – was the...
Clever-Sounding Capitulation Of TNA & Moderates
COLOMBO TELEGRAPH The West’s conscious promotion of ‘moderates’ The brutal end of the war in 2009 had demoralised en masse not just the Tamils living in Sri Lanka but also those in the diaspora....
UNHRC report is a failure for lobbyists – We need a new strategy to build the struggle
Published: September 17, 2015 Posted in: Articles Tags: UNHRC report is a failure for lobbyists – We need a new strategy to build the struggle Print it Email This PostDigg it!Facebook Both the Sri...
Anti-Austerity Victory Poses Challenge For Right-Wing Tamil Leadership
COLOMBO TELEGRAPH Did Labour lose the general election in Britain because it was too left-leaning as was claimed by the party’s then leadership ? This question has now been decisively answered by left-winger Jeremy Corbyn’s...
