2016
UN chief praises pro-US Sri Lankan government
Ban indirectly admitted that the UN did nothing to stop the wartime massacres in Sri Lanka, saying the world body had made “serious mistakes.”
2016
Sri Lanka: NSSP leader campaigns for IMF austerity agenda
Karunaratne is a propagandist for the government and its austerity measures against workers and the poor.
2016
On the 75th birthday of Sri Lankan Trotskyist leader Wije Dias
In his greetings, David North reviewed the significance of the more than 50-year struggle for revolutionary internationalism waged by Wije Dias, the leader of the SEP in Sri Lanka.
2016
US deepens military ties with Sri Lanka
Washington wants to use Sri Lanka as one of its bases in the event of war with China.
2016
Sri Lankan government imposes IMF privatisation demands
The IMF regards Sri Lanka’s state-owned enterprises as a burden on the economy as well as a potential source of profit for investors.
2016
Sri Lankan opposition intensifies anti-government campaign
The Rajapakse opposition aims to fashion a right-wing, Sinhala chauvinist force to divide and take on the working class.
2016
Sri Lanka’s National Unity Government alliance extended
The deal is aimed at establishing a strong regime committed to Washington’s geo-political strategy and the imposition of the IMF’s austerity demands.
2016
Halt the attacks on living conditions! Fight for socialist policies!
The mounting strikes and protests in Sri Lanka can only be advanced through a break from the entire ruling class and the fight for a unified international and socialist movement of the working class.
2016
Sri Lankan plantation unions conspire with government and employers
The Tamil Progressive Alliance and other estate unions have agreed to negotiate with the employers to impose a major attack on the wages, jobs and social rights of plantation workers.
2016
Sri Lankan armoury explosion forces thousands to flee
Hundreds of homes have been destroyed in the highly-populated villages around the Salawa military complex, near the capital, Colombo.