Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières
, by DAVID Kumar
The “etc” refers to a few small Left groups such as the Frontline Socialists and the USP’s Siritunga Jayasooriya who, like the larger JVP, are disoriented by the Common Candidate (CC) phenomenon, the un-socialist MoU, and the UNP-Chandrika-My3-Fonseka-JHU chop-suey (formal name: National (…)
, by DHAR Sushovan
Bala Tampoe, the general secretary of the Ceylon Mercantile Union (CMU), died on September 1, 2014. He led the union for sixty-seven years. A leading socialist and internationalist, he had led the Sri Lankan working class for a lifetime. His demise marks the end of an era. He joined Lanka Sama (…)
, by LIYANAGE Sumanasiri
I live in Negombo. In 1956, this citadel of the UNP that was at that time supported by the Church was captured by LSSPer, Comrade Hector Fernando, a medical doctor by profession. When Lanka Samasamaja Party that is the oldest political party in Sri Lanka celebrates its 79th anniversary this (…)
, by HENSMAN Rohini
A tribute to the Tamil doctor, feminist and human rights defender of Jaffna, Rajani Thiranagama, on her 25th death anniversary. She was killed by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. This is an occasion to revisit the issues of self-determination, the strategy to prioritise certain forms of (…)
, by HERATH Anuradha
Nava Sama Samaja Party (NSSP) candidate, S. Sunandan Mahendran, said he will support Maithripala Sirisena indirectly. However, he added, he is not fully convinced that Sirisena, if he becomes President, will appoint Ranil Wickremesinghe as Prime Minister.
"Maithripala has repeatedly said that (…)
, by KARUNARATNE Vickramabahu (“Bahu”)
How to solve a problem like President Mahinda who has followed the IMF line whole heartedly but failed to keep the human rights promises, must be a problem for the global capitalism. However, in the recent past they practised the ’democratic’ way of supporting the mass agitations for good (…)
, by GAMAGE Jerard, JAYATILAKE Linus, LANKAPELI Dharmasiri, WIJETHILAKE Niel
Sri Lanka’s presidential election is on the 8th of January 2015. It is widely perceived as the last opportunity until 2020, at the earliest, for the legal-constitutional removal of Mahinda Rajapakse and therefore dismantling of his highly authoritarian, nepotistic, corrupt and neoliberal regime (…)
, by MALEWSKI Jan
“Death of a legend”, “hero of trade-union movement”, “quintessence of trade-unionism” – the Sri Lankan press and trade-union movement were unanimous in the comments that followed our comrade and friend Bala Tampoe’s death on 1st September 2014. As the former Volvo trade-union leader Göte Kilden (…)
, by KARUNARATNE Vickramabahu (“Bahu”)
Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) General Secretary and Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena launched, what could be described as one of the most decisive Political action the country has witnessed. Suppressing Ranil Wickremesinghe he became the common candidate to contest President Mahinda (…)
, by JEYARAJ David Buell Sabapathy
Patabandi Don Nandasiri Wijeweera known to the world at large as Rohana Wijeweera was killed twenty–five years ago on November 13th 1989.The revolutionary leader of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) or Peoples Liberation Front was 49 years old at the time of his death. The mastermind behind (…)
, by KARUNARATNE Vickramabahu (“Bahu”)
In the meeting held in New Town Hall on 20 October, Frontline Socialist Party leaders explained their solution to the crisis faced by the Lankan society. Comrades Nagamuwa and Pubudu indicated that the solution lies in socialism with proletarian democracy. Of course, finally the solution is in (…)
, by GUNAWARDENA Devaka
Review of Pathways of the Left in Sri Lanka, edited by Marshall Fernando and B. Skanthakumar.
A felicitation event for senior activist Santasilan Kadirgamar, held a couple months back at the Ecumenical Institute for Study and Dialogue on August 9, coincided with the launch of an important (…)
, by HOOLE Rajan, KADIRGAMAR Ahilan, Rev. Fr. I. D. Dixon, SUMATHY Sivamohan
Following the assassination of Dr. Rajani Thiranagama on 21 September 1989 by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, a well-attended commemoration and a peaceful march were held in Jaffna, in which large numbers of students, clergy, activists, both local and international, and ordinary people (…)
, by BOPAGE Lionel
Meeting with comrade Bala Tampoe at the Ceylon Mercantile Union (CMU) office in Colombo had been a tradition I looked forward to whenever I visited Sri Lanka. At the end of July, after attending my mother’s funeral in Sri Lanka, I paid a courtesy call to comrade Bala at his house in Ratmalana. (…)
, by KARUNARATNE Vickramabahu (“Bahu”)
Bala Tampo, our comrade Bala is no more. He joined the left movement when he was a student and continued to work for the LSSP while he was a lecturer in Botany and Horticulture in the Department of Agriculture. He came into the limelight as a strike leader after his dismissal from public (…)
, by Vame Handa
The first issue of Vame Handa (‘Left Voice’), a newspaper for socialist unity, was launched on 1 July at a felicitation event in the Colombo Public Library.
More than 50 activists including leaders of Left groups, trade union leaders (Bank Employees Union, Teachers Union, Joint Committee of (…)
, by AMARASINGHE Suranjaya, GAMAGE Jerard, GAMINI Terrance, JAYATILAKE Linus, LANKAPELI Dharmasiri, LEWLIYADDA Upali, Pushpamala, RATNAYAKE Champika, RATNAYAKE Mahinda, SKANTHAKUMAR Balasingham, WIJETHILAKA Niel, WIMALARATHNA A. G.
Why we formed a public faction in the Sri Lankan section
Colombo – 29 June 2014
This text (for circulation) elaborates the communication to the International dated 12 May 2014 notifying the declaration of a public faction in the Nava Sama Samaja Party (NSSP) by a group of its leading (…)
, by KARUNARATNE Vickramabahu (“Bahu”)
We have published a declaration of leading members of the NSSP explaining why they are forming a public faction and the nature of their disagreements with the policy followed by the main public figure of the organization, Vicramabahu “Bahu” Karunaratne . We are publishing below four articles (…)
, by Collective / Multiple signers
Vickramabahu Karunaratne widely known as Bahu is contesting for the most populated and influential provincial council in the country.
Dr. Bahu is leading the Nava Sama Samaja party (NSSP) team for the Colombo district under the Table symbol. The election will be held on the 29th of March.
As (…)
, by JAYAGODA Pubudu, PADMASIRI Jayashika
The Frontline Socialist Party (FSP) is the latest leftist movement that joined left-aligned parties in Sri Lanka. The dissidents, the breakaway faction of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) or whatever it is called today the FSP is playing a significant role in the Sri Lankan political arena. (…)
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