Sri Lanka Guardian

[...] Sri Lanka's growing proximity to China led to R&AW playing a pivotal role in helping the opposition [...]

[...] | by A Special Correspondent ( January 20, 2015, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian) Today people are talking about national reconciliation, communal harmony, peace and [...]

[...] be mistaken if they think that a change of regime in Colombo will lead to a dampening of Sino-Sri Lanka ties. China's role is now firmly embedded in Sri Lanka - economically as well as geopolitically. [...]

[...] ( January 19, 2015, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian) Sri Lankan Marxist political party the JVP parliamentarian Vijitha Herath handed in a [...]

[...] | by Tisaranee Gunasekara “We must remember they got their majority vote from Eelam…” Mahinda Rajapaksa ( January 15, 2015, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian) During election season, the UPFA tried to [...]

[...] century, the SLFP was headed by three members of one single family – the Bandaranaikes. When Mahinda Rajapaksa took over the party leadership from Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, he had a unique [...]

[...] Fernando ( January 15, 2015, Sydney, Sri Lanka Guardian) The voter registration lists, Mahinda Rajapaksa’s majorities in ten districts and supposed high voter turnouts, all are unfortunately [...]

[...] moving steadily away from the norms of democracy. Just because the defeated president, Mahinda Rajapaksa, was compelled to leave the office peacefully when the results became clear, it should not [...]

[...] rejected Rajapaksa’s leadership and voted the coalition party led by Sirisena to power, the new government has to gear itself to manage the challenges and opportunities with understanding and [...]

[...] say Tamil votes this includes Muslims whose mother tongue is Tamil. Sirisena and many in the new government are defectors from the former President and join the new coalition. Even though the United [...]

[...] . No government should last for more than it is necessary. However, there is a mission for the new government (I would not call it a regime) to pursue and fulfill. No change is pure. The old habits, [...]

[...] Rajapaksa and his motley crew of loyalists are waiting, eagerly and expectantly, for the new government to make their old mistakes. Will it? Palitha Thevarapperuma incident is a test case. If the [...]

[...] | by Ruwantissa Abeyratne ( January 20, 2015, Montreal, Sri Lanka Guardian) At the end of 2014, The Economist identified three countries which conducted themselves as [...]

[...] (January 9, 2015, Colombo-New Delhi- Hong Kong SAR, Texas, London, Geneva, Sri Lanka Guardian)We, Sri Lanka Guardian, predicated and we fought. We have achieved what we expected, [...]

[...] | by D. S. Rajan ( January 19, 2015, Chennai, Sri Lanka Guardian) It may not be wrong to assume that the prevailing growth asymmetry between India and China [...]

[...] | by Uri Avnery ( January 19, 2015, London, Sri Lanka Guardian) The three Islamic terrorists could have been very proud of themselves, if they had lived [...]

[...] and promoting universal values that are intrinsic to good governance. The new President, Maithripala Sirisena, and his revamped government have embarked on a journey with the proclaimed aim of [...]

[...] the final lift came from the subterranean rebellion from within the state. The fact that Maithripala Sirisena won the postal vote was an indication of this critically important development. Without [...]

[...] ruler, Mahinda Rajapakse, and not at all as an endorsement of the newly elected President Maithripala Sirisena or an acceptance of Sri Lanka’s unitary Constitution. Those attempting to portray the [...]

[...] President, Maithripala Sirisena appointed Ranil Wickremasinghe as the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka on the 9th January 2015 [...]

[...] of this election in Sri Lanka. They could bring some one into power or defeat in any presidential election. This is a fact of matter when they constitute the majority of the population. All [...]

[...] , leader of the New Democratic Front (NDF), emerged victorious in a keenly contested Presidential Election held on January 8, 2015. Sirisena secured 6,217,162 votes (51.28 per cent) against 5,768, [...]

[...] | by V. Sivalingam Message of Congratulations on Presidential election in Sri Lanka ( January 11, 2015, London, Sri Lanka Guardian) On behalf of the NRT-SL ( Non [...]

[...] Guardian) It did not take the defeated Mahinda Rajapaksa even the results of the presidential election to be formally notified before moving out of Temple Trees, his official residence. [...]

[...] running a separatist government, which is nuts. It actually just means that he represents all Sri Lankans. If you’re looking for significant police and land powers in the North or Hambantota or [...]

[...] the world. International and domestic monitors and observers were permitted to do their jobs. Sri Lankans from all segments of society cast their ballots peacefully, and the voice of the people was [...]

[...] coexistence based on centuries old religious heritage," Sirisena said. About 70 percent of Sri Lankans are Buddhists. Hindus make up about 13 percent and Muslims 10 percent. Catholics are about 7 [...]

[...] , Ranil Wickremesinghe, Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga and Mangala Samaraweera from all Sri Lankans for democracy. Through their leadership they have restored democracy to a land where many of us [...]

[...] the media how Mahinda divulged facts and information as an opposition MP to him. During the Rajapaksa regime it bitterly criticized the British High Commissioner in Colombo. Having won the terrorist [...]

[...] and Muslims increased, due to the authoritarian and mono-cultural approach adopted by the Rajapaksa regime to stay in power. Election outcome This election outcome has been and will be analysed in [...]

[...] mechanism to monitor and implement the provisions. The Sandcastle After the elections, Rajapaksa regime soon collapsed like a sandcastle. Although there was an attempt (midnight coup) to hold on [...]

[...] human rights organisations warning of violence and worse, unleashed on the people by the Rajapaksa regime. For example, there was one David Griffiths, the Deputy Asia Pacific Director of Amnesty [...]