The National People’s Power (NPP), led by Sri Lanka’s President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, has swept the Sri Lankan parliamentary polls with an astounding majority. The NPP’s success, built on Mr. Dissanayake’s win in September 2024 (the presidential election), was made possible by an astute reading of the ground sentiment, patient planning and execution of a … Read more
A view of the screen showing the result of a vote on a resolution regarding the Israeli military campaign in Gaza, during the 55th session of the Human Rights Council, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, on April 5, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP India on April 5 abstained on … Read more
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Sunday said the recent UNHRC resolution against Sri Lanka was the doing of “local and foreign forces” which do not want the country to progress, and vowed that his government would not succumb to such pressures. The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) adopted a resolution against Sri Lanka’s rights record on … Read more