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, by KARUNARATNE Vickramabahu (“Bahu”)
The group that was identified as the Rights Dialogue came into existence with the attack on my self and others on December 7, 2010. On that day I returned from London and there was a substantial crowd to greet me. Suddenly we were attacked by an organized group of thugs, while the security (…)
, by Correspondent(s)
The Inspector General of Police (IGP) of Sri Lanka Mahinda Balasuriya has promised rights activists that steps will be taken to investigate the attack on the NSSP general secretary, journalists and party members at the Katunayaka airport. The IGPs pledge came following a petition signed by many (…)
, by FERNANDO Wimal, KADIRGAMAR Ahilan, SKANTHAKUMAR Balasingham
In mid-January 2011, WIMAL FERNANDO, the veteran Sri Lankan left and democratic rights activist and former trade unionist, was interviewed by Ahilan Kadirgamar and Balasingham Skanthakumar, to record his recollections of almost five decades of struggle for social change. Fernando begins with (…)
, by NSSP, Thirunavakarasu V.
I was informed by Dr Vickramabahu Karunarathne that he has been invited to participate in the 88th Birthday Remembrance celebration of Pro. Reg Goodwin, a former Dean of Darwin College of Cambridge University, held on 04th December. I knew that Vickramabahu as one, who read for his Ph.D (Electro (…)
, by KARUNARATNE Vickramabahu (“Bahu”)
I met many interesting people in my recent trip to England. One of the most interesting was Dr Roger Srivasan, president of the UNP group in the UK. Though this was the first time I met him, we have communicated through e-mail for a long period. I believe he works for a pharmaceutical company as (…)
, by KARUNARATNE Vickramabahu (“Bahu”)
I came back from England on November 7, Tuesday. I was warned by friends that I could get arrested by the Mahinda regime. But the ruler had a better arrangement set for me. I was not disturbed in any way while I went through the airport. In fact most respectfully officials attended to my matters (…)
, by DAVID Kumar
It was a week of contrasts. President Rajapakse was turned away by the Oxford Union because the organisers feared protests would get out of control. Channel-4 TV made matters worse by panning naked bodies on the ground and airing fresh footage of Sri Lankan soldiers allegedly tying-up and (…)
, by Correspondent(s), NSSP
The General Secretary of the Nava Sama Samaja Party has been attacked at the airport by Aviation authority officials while the police were looking on. MTV Katunayaka correspondant Prema Lal and Lanka enews journalist Shantha Wijesuriya who went to cover Dr. Vickramabahu Karunaratna’s arrival (…)
, by KARUNARATNE Vickramabahu (“Bahu”)
The organizational conference of the social democratic unity held last week, was a success. We met earlier as a conference of all sympathetic people, and considered our common position. This time it was to nominate an organizational committee. The SD trend started with the protest march against (…)
, by KARUNARATNE Vickramabahu (“Bahu”)
Politics of social democracy in Lanka has a long history going back to the days of A.E.Goonesinha. Alexander Ekanayake Goonesinha (May 1, 1891 - August 1, 1967) was a pioneering trade union leader known as the ‘Father of the Labour Movement’ in Lanka. He was the founder of the Ceylon Labour (…)
, by KARUNARATNE Vickramabahu (“Bahu”)
“My life is in danger” says Dr.Bahu
Leader of the New Left Front Dr. Wickremabahu Karunaratne said that the government is trying to silence him in order to stop criticism against the government.
Dr. Karunaratne told The Sunday Leader online that President Mahinda Rajapaksa is trying to take (…)
, by KARUNARATNE Vickramabahu (“Bahu”)
The global crisis, which we are experiencing right now is the deepest and the most widespread crisis, since the 1930s by any reckoning. It has changed the attitude of pundits of global capital. The glory days of free market are gone with the crisis. Then, we were told by writers, artists and (…)
, by SLEE Chris
The Left Liberation Front is contesting 19 seats in the April 8 parliamentary elections in Sri Lanka.
March 20, 2010 — The Left Liberation Front (LFF) is contesting 19 seats in the April 8 parliamentary elections in Sri Lanka. The LLF, an electoral coalition comprising the Nava Sama Samaja (…)
, by LLF
LLF an alternative Left Liberation Front Leader Dr. Vickramabahu Karunarathne yesterday said that his party has emerged an alternative to the Rajapaksa Government.
“The Government and the parties in the opposition hinge on chauvinistic policy and they are dependent on war which ravaged the (…)
, by KARUNARATNE Vickramabahu (“Bahu”)
The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna is today an important force within the working class movement. That has to be accepted, even though it cannot be classified as a proletarian party. Its origin and major association, is with the Sinhala petty bourgeoisie. Both in ‘71 and in ‘89, the JVP struggle (…)
, by KARUNARATNE Vickramabahu (“Bahu”)
The Sinhala-English dictionary was launched at the BMICH last Sunday. It was the brainchild of Professor Sucharitha Gamlath. At the inaugural ceremony, I too had the opportunity to join in the procession as a special guest, along with the Minister of Education and other political leaders to (…)
, par THIRANAGAMA Dayapala
Speech delivered yesterday on the twentieth death anniversary of Rajani Thiranagama.
On the morning of 22 September 1989 I was asked to come to a safe house in Colombo to receive an urgent message from Jaffna. Some friends of mine were waiting there with a messenger who had come from Jaffna (…)
, by ERVIN Charles Wesley
Upali Cooray, a Sri Lankan Trotskyist and tireless social activist, died in London on August 21, 2009. He had just recovered from a dangerous Streptococcus Pneumonia infection but started to have difficulty breathing and was taken to the hospital on August 20. He died the next morning. He was (…)
, by KARUNARATNE Vickramabahu (“Bahu”)
Astrologers said that as Saturn will be exalted on 9 Sep., rulers will be affected adversely while the proletarians will rejoice. Amazingly this obscurantist prediction was taken seriously by both political and business elites. They were running for safe places as directed by family astrologers. (…)
, by New Left Front
Muslim Left Front organized a protest in Colombo against the repressive actions in the Muslim area, Maligawatta. Though, it was supposed to be the palace garden during the Kotte period in 16th century, now it has become the sanctuary for the Muslim poor. In the recent Ramazan period police and (…)
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