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Angry MR refuses to bow down to pressure and 13th Amendment and a way forward
Nimal Tissa Wijetunga
There is an article with headline " Angry MR refuses to bow down to JHU Threat, which we read very carefully. The statement appears to be in response to recent threat of resignation by JHU i.e. one of the constituent of Governing Alliance of UPFA if the government try to implement 13th Amendment. Pls. publish this article as a suggestion for a way forward. Now, it is increasingly clear as per President Mahinda Rajapakse's response that government is determined to implement the 13th Amendment of the constitution as a political solution to so called Tamil problem... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 03/07/09)

THE E-FIT IMAGE OF MICHELLE SAMARAWERA'S KILLER IS RELEASED: POLICE ASK FOR HELP FROM PUBLIC AS HE MIGHT STRIKE AT ANY MOMENT ONCE AGAIN ON ANY HELPLESS WOMAN
By Walter Jayawardhana
Detectives of the Metropolitan Police of London released the e-fit image of an Asian looking man they believe is the killer of the Sri Lankan woman Michelle Samaraweera (35), and who is also believed to have raped two other women in the area .Because the serial rapist is liable to strike again the Police are appealing to probable witnesses to come forward who could tell any information about the man that would help lead to his arrest. At the end of May Samaraweera was found strangled and raped in a small children's park in Walthamstow, a... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 03/07/09)

Reply to DAYAN JAYATILLAKE -Tamil and Sinhala are not just two words, they are two different civilisations grown up in two different places.
P. Abbey
Without knowing who Sinhala and Tamil are and without knowing their true history, trying to offer solutions does mean nothing.  It is a fast time for some individuals to show off as Marxists and quoting from others to hide their on emptiness since they got nothing else to claim any association or an identity. It is really disappointing to try to be the representative, the administrator and the final arbitrator on matters that are beyond your concern and capacity. It is time for Sinhala people to stop tolerating interference from outsiders and affirm their ownership, rights and... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 03/07/09)

There is no such thing as a homeland!
Dr Victor Gunasekara
http://www.uq.net.au/slsoc/vicpic.htm  This is a comment on the posts given below by Wimal Ediriwira and Ravi Randeniya. They both deal, amongst other things, with the recognition of the NP and the EP as a traditional homeland of the Tamils. As we know Mahinda Rajapaksa is committed to implement the Indo-SL agreement of 1987 which led to 13A "in full" and even go beyond. Implementing 13A implies recognizing the NP and EP as the homeland of the Tamils which was part of the Indo-SL agreement. Wimal, who has set himself as an authority on homelands, has posed some... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 03/07/09)

Return of the Colombians
by Gomin Dayasri
All those in Colombo are not Colombians. It is only the superficial superlatives; some Colombians have sprung like jack in the box to become ardent Mahindians. There are still many in Colombo who stand on principle, refined to the core, constructively critical, tolerating no nonsense. Colombians come -lately with giddy minds, in search of upward mobility proselytized in their hunt to be associated with the winner looking for possible advancement in silence or in secret, have made the over night crossing. It is a passing phenomenon. They will soon return to base.  Yet Colombo at large... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 03/07/09)

THE LOGIC OF PRASANNA RANATHUNGE AND THE ISLAND NEWSPAPER
By L. Jayasooriya
There is an identity of opinion between Mr. Prasanna Ranathunge the Western Province Chief Minister and the Island Newspaper when they both say that the 13 th amendment was an act that was passed in parliament and therefore it has to be implemented. The Island editorial of 01/07/2009 says that the 13th amendment is very much part of the basic law of this country and Mr. Ranathunge says that except for a handful the whole country has endorsed this. How can the latter be sure of that? Let me quote the Asian Tribune on what the... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 03/07/09)

DAYAN JAYATILLAKE ARGUES THE CASE FOR SEPARATISM
by L. Jayasooriya
In an article in the Daily News of Friday July 03, 2009 Dayan Jayatillake says "One of the silliest arguments against the implementation of the 13th Amendment is that it is a stepping-stone to or somehow related to the Tamil separatist cause". He then provided proof for his statement in the next sentence by saying "If that were the case, Prabhakaran would have accepted it, not rejected it and gone to war against the Indian Peace-keeping Force, damaging his relations with India and culminating in the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi, an atrocious crime for which... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 03/07/09)

13th AMENDMENT – A DEADLIEST SOLUTION FOR SRI LANKA
Shripal Nishshanka Fernando
If the present Sri Lankan leaders are going to sing the same old song which was solely composed by India in 1987 for their own benefit, then the recent military victory would be a total loss and in vain. Our brave men and women of the valiant forces did not sacrifice their lives for the leaders to play with the country. They were marching for the complete freedom of the whole country and the nation and never for a particular region of the country let that be North and East or anywhere. When 92% of Sri... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 02/07/09)

13th amendment, is it enough for Tamils to drop Eelam?
herold leelawardena
A man named EVR Periyar is a Tamil. And Tamils are only one of the races among Dravidaians. In the 1930s he had wanted all the Dravidaian of then Madras state to get together and ask the British for a separate country. However, Periyar had not claimed Dravidaians face problems for being Dravidaians.  Periyar had set up a political party named Dravida Kazhagam (DK) solely for separation purpose in the 1930s, and came up with a slogan; ‘Dravida Nadu for Dravidians.' What is also notable is; Periyar had come up with his slogan on the basis... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 02/07/09)

NATIONAL SECURITY, THE NATIONAL INTEREST & THE 13TH AMENDMENT
DAYAN JAYATILLEKA
There is nothing that our enemy, the Tiger international network and the pro-Tiger, pro-Tamil Eelam Tamil Diaspora would like better, than to see a gap open up in the partnership between Sri Lanka and India; a gap that they will seek to manipulate in consonance with their Western patrons and friends. The non-implementation of the 13th amendment will open up such a gap. The implementation of the 13th amendment is not a give away or dilution of our military gains. It is the necessary political accompaniment of them and the guarantee of the consolidation of our military... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 02/07/09)

Dr D.S. Bandarage - Father of Modern Management in Sri Lanka passed away
J Kumarasinghe
Dr D S Bandarage, Father of Modern Management passed away peacefully, this morning (2 July 2009).   During the late 40s Dr Bandarage was appointed as the Personnel Manager of Shell Company of Ceylon (one of the four multinational companies operating in Sri Lanka at the time). Afterwards, he worked as Personnel Manager at Lever Bros (now Unilever) for several decades. These are major watershed appointments in the Sri Lankan management arena because they were the first occasions that a native born Sri Lankan was appointed to set up Personnel Departments in Sri Lankan multinational companies. Dr... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 02/07/09)

BECOMING A GREAT KING? ……...a note of optimism
Piyal Samarakone - Dubai
King who rules the country knows what is best for his fellow citizens. That's why he is The King with people's mandate. This is the undisputed norm since the tribal era in the ancient world. To a greater extent modern day kings are no different to olden age kings in term of decision making, as they all got plenty of aides & advisors around. Therefor invariably bulk of the out come neither palatable for the tribe nor for the king. This has been the trend and the tradition and Sri Lanka is no different... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 02/07/09)

Rejoinder to Island Editorial - Hurrah Boys Staking Claim for War Victory
Wasantha Bandara Ranagala
"He won the war but it is his hurrah boys who are trying to go places on victory! It is like a bevy of dancing girls staking claims for the IPL trophy on grounds that they cheered for the winning side!" I am absolutely with you on the foregoing part in your yesterday's editorial. Being fervent fans of your art of writing, we wouldn't miss your editorials after the headline even from this far flung land. Aren't they resourceful? Having said that would you mind if I add to your editorial a few lines in the... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 02/07/09)

‘The One-eyed Turtle and the Floating Sandalwood Log’
Ranga Welaratne
“A one eyed turtle, whose life span is immeasurable, lives at the bottom of the sea.  Once every 100 years, it rises to the surface.  There is only one sandalwood log floating in the sea with a hollow in it suitable to the turtle's eye size.  Since the turtle is one eyed and the log is tossed about by the wind and waves, the likelihood of the turtle finding the log is extremely remote” this is how the Lord Buddha illustrates how difficult it is to be born a human being in the cycle of reincarnation. ... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 02/07/09)

Address by Honorable Navin Dissanayke at the BizPact "Invest in Sri Lanka" International Symposium on Thursday, June 25th 2009 at 1:45 p.m.
Investment Promotion Minister Navin Dissanayake
Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, At the very outset, let me tell you that this symposium could not have been organized in a better time. The timing is so perfect on so many fronts; on the domestic front, the war is over, there is an increasing demand for foreign capital not only in the northern and eastern provinces, for there has not been any meaningful investment in these two regions during the last three decades. The socio-political forces have overridden the financial and economic needs of the day in these two provinces. However,... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 02/07/09)

Understanding the Tamil Mindset
By Anil Perera
Many people have written about the need for national reconciliation and unity between Sinhalese and Tamil communities in Sri Lanka. They stress the need for a dialogue between the Sinhalese and Tamils and the importance of a political solution to solve the conflict. All previous attempts to come to a negotiated solution with Tamil separatists were failures. While there are several reasons why they ended up in failures, I believe we failed to take into account a key factor which allowed the LTTE to take naive governments of R.Premadasa, Chandrika Kumaranatunga and Ranil Wickramasinghe for a... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 02/07/09)

ONE PRO-LTTE SUPPORTER ARRESTED AND THE POLICE ARE AFTER THE OTHERS WHO THREW ACID AT SINHALESE STUDENTS IN THEIR HOME IN AUSTRALIA
By Walter Jayawardhana
An alleged pro-LTTE supporter in Australia Amalathepan Srikantharajah (25) of Girraween was arrested by Australian detectives, charged over the throwing of acid on two Sinhalese students and attempting to murder them. The incident which received international condemnation was also rebuked by the Australian government .  The unprovoked attack took place in the immediate aftermath of the fall of the Tamil Tigers at the hands of the Sri Lanka military and the death of its leader Prabhakaran.  The two Sinhalese victims, Chahunika Werasinghe (27) and housemate Jayasiri Watawala (22) were attacked in their home by Sri Lankans,... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 02/07/09)

The Recovery of the Ailing Global Economy: The Predicament of Sri Lanka
By Garvin Karunaratne Ph.D..Michigan State University Formerly of the SLAS, Government Agent, Matara District
A few months have passed since the global economic system crashed and action taken to date has failed to arrest the problem. Justin Lee, the Chief Economist and the Vice President for Development Economics at the World Bank has voiced himself as to what has to be done to put the global economy on the right track: We need bold policy measures including restoration of domestic lending and global capital flows (Daily News, Sri Lanka, 25/06/09) The International Labour Organization(ILO) advocates the open market system... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 01/07/09)

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Visiting the Vavuniya IDP camps: an uplifting experience
N. Ram

Colombo: The last phase of Sri Lankas low-intensity military conflict saw the elimination of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam as a military force. It simultaneously witnessed a poignant human drama in which some 300,000 Tamil civilians were rescued by force of arms from a terrorist organisation that, claiming to fight for their freedom, had no compunction in using them as a human shield.
-Full Story- (hindu.com - 04/07/09)

'Lanka ignored warning of Tamil separatism in 1970'
COLOMBO: Sri Lankas terrorist problem, that claimed 100,000 lives, including 1,500 Indian soldiers, could have been nipped in the bud three decades ago, if only Colombo had heeded a warning by a Tamil police officer in 1970, writes Gen Cyril Ranatunga, a former Army Commander and Defence Secretary. In his just released book From Peace to War, Insurgency to Terrorism Ranatunga says that in a letter dated November 16, 1970, the Superintendent of Police of Jaffna district, R Suntheralingam, had told the then Inspector General of Police at Colombo that smugglers operating between Jaffna and Tamil Nadu were bringing in magazines propagating Tamil nationalism. The free flow of Tamil magazines propagating Tamil Nadu ideals into Northern Ceylon via VVT (Velvettithurai) during the DMK regime in 1967 contributed to the illicit trade between Ceylon and South India, the letter said. Unfortuntely, his (Suntharalingams) advice and warning went unheeded. The report was duly filed and forgotten, Ranatunga writes. -Full Story- (expressbuzz.com - 04/07/09)

Humanitarian operation a model for the world: Rajapaksa
B. Muralidhar Reddy
COLOMBO: Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Friday said that through the planning and strategies that defeated the LTTE, the island nation had endowed the world with the true art of humanitarian operations, even as the Defence Ministry announced that some of the curbs on transport of cargo into the Northern Province were being lifted. Addressing a ceremony to commemorate war heroes here, Mr. Rajapaksa said when the troops were making their battle plans they also had to make political plans to win the attention and confidence of the public. The terrorists had a built a colossal propaganda network throughout the world. At each step we took forward, we knew the terrorists were ready to accuse us for human rights violations. No matter how many air strikes were launched or long range weapons used, we planned all such attacks to ensure that no civilian would get hurt. Hence, this mission was called a humanitarian operation, he told the gathering. -Full Story- (hindu.com - 04/07/09)

Turning Tamil swords into Oriya ploughshares
P. Sainath
One is a member of the Malkangiri District Cricket Association and custodian of its cricket kit. Another, a minor contractor in a public works project. A third runs a tiny shop. Theyre all pretty rooted in Malkangiri. Not very different from any other small town group. Except that this one consists of a bunch of former Sri Lankan Tamil warriors settled in deep rural Orissa in one of the countrys poorest districts where theyve been nearly 20 years. Many speak fluent Oriya and Hindi and can converse or understand English well. When they came here in 1990, Tamil was about all they spoke in a land completely alien to them in language, culture and geography. Theyre more or less locals now, more or less independent, more or less on their own, says Malkangiri Collector Nitin Bhanudas Jawale. (He is the president of the district cricket association.) Some have married locals and their children go to school here. There were close to a couple of thousand of them when they came here in 1990, belonging to several anti-LTTE Tamil groups. Now theres less than a hundred left, most of them erstwhile trained fighters of the Eelam National Democratic Liberation Front (ENDLF). -Full Story- (The LankaWeb - 04/07/09)

UNHCR helps first IDP returns to Ampara
Source: Government of Sri Lanka Date: 03 Jul 2009 With the return of one thousand families for re-settle in the Ampara district on July 02 the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and partners have assisted with Government of Sri Lanka to the return process in Ampara today, marking the first Government-organized return movement in the district in seven years. In addition to accompanying today's process, the agency is distributing emergency shelter kits that can be used as a temporary measure. Only a handful of IDPs in the East await re-settlement today. The thousand returnees to Ampara district on July 02 was the first government organized return of displaced persons to this district in 7 years. The UNHCR said that prior to this return, de-mining/ clearance of unexploded ordnance was completed and the IDPs were provided an opportunity to engage in a 'go&see' visit to ensure that they were able to make an independent and well-informed decision. -Full Story- (www.reliefweb.int - 04/07/09)

FCO relaxes east Sri Lanka travel advice Yala NP, Arugam Bay and Trincomalee now on-limits
03/07/2009 Pack your trunk for Yala National Park (Photo: GoWander user NettieWhit) The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has relaxed its travel advice for the east coast of Sri Lanka, opening up areas which have been off-limits for years. The FCO no longer advises against travel to the following areas: Trincomalee Town, including the A6 road corridor to Trincomalee; Block One of Yala National Park; areas of Ampara District south of the A4 road including Arugam Bay; areas of Ampara District west of the A25 and A27 roads. The new advice opens up an area which contains some of Sri Lankas major attractions, but has been doubly blighted by civil unrest and the 2004 tsunami. Arugam Bay boasts the islands finest surf beaches, and Yalas elephants and leopards make it the countrys premier National Park. -Full Story- (wanderlust.co.uk - 04/07/09)

Ban asks Lanka to rehabilitate children released by LTTE
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has asked Sri Lanka to initiate steps to rehabilitate 'child soldiers' released by LTTE and ensure them access to care, protection and reintegration programmes. Ban asked Colombo to ensure effective implementation of its "zero tolerance" position on child recruitment, including systematic and vigorous investigations for every reported case, followed by prosecutions and convictions of responsible perpetrators. In a report on children and armed conflict in Sri Lanka, covering the period from September 15, 2007 to January, 31, 2009 submitted to the UN Security Council, Ban asked the Sri Lankan Government to build on the progress achieved with the support of the UN and other parties. -Full Story- (hindustantimes.com - 04/07/09)

A moment of truth for Obama in Moscow
By M K Bhadrakumar
In the annals of Russian-American summitry, Moscow has never before choreographed a welcoming ceremony for the visiting United States president in this fashion. The dramatic run-up to the arrival of US President Barack Obama in Moscow on Monday underscores the complexities of the context in which the two countries are going through at the summit. Russia has laid out its welcome carpet leading all the way from the rugged Caucasus, a theater of events that is interesting in the highest degree to US-Russia relations, to the Russian capital to receive Obama. It is a carpet of intriguing design, laden withcompelling legends of the roots of conflict that acted as barriers to peaceful co-existence between the two powers, and the wisdom and valor of taking arms unseasonably without any unity of purpose. -Full Story- (atimes.com/a - 04/07/09)

Untimely Thoughts
Speaking with the Associated Press before his departure for Russia; US President Barack Obama gave every impression that he intends to play Russia President Dmitry Medvedev off against Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. This is naive and very dangerous. Moreover, such an approach will not result in resetting Russia-US relations. Either Obama believes he has already mastered Russian politics (assuming that is even possible among us who are hardcore Russia-watchers) or he is being given some very bad advice. Irrespective of which, the US president never should have said the following in public: Prime Minister Putin still has a lot of sway in Russia, and I think that it's important that even as we move forward with President Medvedev, that Putin understands that the old Cold War approaches to U.S.-Russian relations is outdated, that it's time to move forward in a different direction. I think Medvedev understands that. I think Putin has one foot in the old ways of doing business and one foot in the new. And to the extent that we can provide him and the Russian people a clear sense that the U.S. is not seeking an antagonistic relationship, but wants cooperation on nuclear nonproliferation, fighting terrorism, energy issues - that we'll end up having a stronger partner overall in this process.
-Full Story- (.russiatoday.com - 04/07/09)

Sri Lanka: winning the war on two fronts
Nitin Gokhale -Full Story- (livemint.com - 03/07/09)

Sri Lanka can do it says Akashi
By Nizla Naizer -Full Story- (thebottomline.lk - 03/07/09)

Ship with relief material berths at Chennai port -Full Story- (hindu.com/ - 03/07/09)

Rajapaksas actions speak louder than words for sceptical Tamils-Full Story- (timesonline.co.uk - 03/07/09)

Tamil refugees may end up in permanent camps, say aid workers-Full Story- (timesonline.co.uk - 03/07/09)

Ties with India unique: Bogollagama -Full Story- (.hindu.com - 03/07/09)

Defence Column - Improving welfare facilities for IDPs: Govt takes up challenge -Full Story- (dailynews.lk- 03/07/09)

Is Islam Compatible With Democracy and Human Rights? Part I
. -Full Story- (/europenews.dk - 03/07/09)

Opposition defectors figure in Sri Lankan cabinet mini reshuffle . -Full Story- (xinhuanet.com - 03/07/09)

Sri Lanka extends amnesty to eastern armed groups . -Full Story- (xinhuanet.com - 03/07/09)

Eelam no longer possible, says Karunanidhi-Full Story- (timesofindia.indiatimes.com/ - 03/07/09)

Angry MR refuses to bow down to JHU *Hints Champikas may quit, if he so wishes . -Full Story- (Island.lk - 01/07/09)

Sri Lanka Army to Form Tamil Regiment After Civil War, BBC Says -Full Story- (bloomberg.com - 01/07/09)

Sri Lanka consumer prices hit record low -Full Story- (reuters.com - 01/07/09)

Troop strength to go upB. Muralidhar Reddy -Full Story- (hindu.com/ - 01/07/09)

Sri Lanka carves out economic zone for China-Full Story- (yahoo.com - 01/07/09)

Sri Lanka, India to sign power cable pact . -Full Story- (pbx.tmcnet.com - 01/07/09)

Security tight for Pakistan's tour -Full Story- (bbc.co.uk - 01/07/09)

War's End Hasn't Stilled Young Tamil Voices Around the World-Full Story- (time.com - 01/07/09)

Tiger leader, deputy arrested
Dinasena Rathugamage -Full Story- (asianewsnet.net - 01/07/09)

Sri Lanka group threatens to kill newspaper staff -Full Story- (.jamaicaobserver.com - 01/07/09)

Tougher screening for Tamils over fears of an influx of ex-Tigers fleeing Sri Lanka-Full Story- (.theaustralian.news.com.au - 30/06/09)

'Tamil unit' for Sri Lanka's army Full Story- (.bbc.co.uk - 30/06/09)

Colombos efforts at rehabilitation not enough -Full Story- (hindu.com - 30/06/09)

Sri Lanka to repair railway to Jaffna -Full Story- (reliefweb.int - 30/06/09)

Sri Lanka providing VVIP security to Pakistan team-Full Story- (hindustantimes.com - 30/06/09)

Nine indicted with funding LTTE -Full Story- (dailynews.lk/ - 30/06/09)

The 'international community' and their agenda on Sri Lanka
Palitha Senanayake -Full Story- (dailynews.lk - 30/06/09)

The interview of Selvarasa Padmanathan-Full Story- (voicetamil.com - 29/06/09)
War And Peace-Full Story- (strategypage.com - 29/06/09)

Sri Lanka's expanding peacetime army By Charles Haviland BBC News, Colombo-Full Story- (BBC - 29/06/09)
A small but significant post-Tiger vote By Sudha Ramachandran -Full Story- (atimes.com - 29/06/09)

A comedy of errors
by Somapala Gunadheera -Full Story- (The Island - 30/06/09)

Norochcholai stages II, III to begin-Full Story- (dailynews.lk - 30/06/09)

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An eyewitness account of the last 70 hours of Eelam War IV.
B. MURALIDHAR REDDY in the war zone

The Hindu group got embedded with the military for the first time in Eelam War IV, which began in August 2006, and was attached to 58 Division of the Sri Lanka Army. The division, headed by Brigadier Shavendra Silva, was in the forefront of the war in the north until the last shot was fired sometime on May 18-19. The journalists of The Hindu/Frontline and All India Radio/Doordarshan, the only foreign print and electronic media outfits allowed access, took the call on May 16 to extend their stay in the war zone as it became clear that the end of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) was near. -Full Story- (frontlineonnet.com/ - 08/06/09)

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JAYAWEWA! WAKING UP FROM A THIRTY YEAR NIGHTMARE - Shyamalee Tudawe-Full Story- (dailymirror.lk - 09/06/09)

 


"Who will guard the guardians?" asked Roman satirist Juvenal. Now we must ask, who is watching Human Rights Watch, We will.
VISIT http://www.hrw-watch.com/


Amnesty and HRW may research their material and appear to be neutral in their assessments every time, no one can really evaluate their impartiality unless one sets out to investigate their background funding, behind-the-scenes researchers and the influences under which they operate. Read "Gutter Tactics of Amnesty International (AI) in Sri Lanka"
http://www.ai-watch.net/

TALKING POINT

03rd june 2009 Sri Lankan Victory Celebration at the Galle face : Victory Parade-Full Story- (youtube. - 06/06/09)

PLEASE PASS ONTO MANY SRI LANKANS (ESPECIALLY THOSE LIVING OVERSEAS) AS POSSIBLE.
Its now our duty to help the govt quickly so that we minimise the possibilities of other countries influencing and the IMF providing the loan on various conditions which may not be the best for our country. -Full Story- (The LankaWeb - 06/06/09)

A WORD OF WARNING TO AIR TRAVELLERS PASSING THROUGH SINGAPORE AIRPORT
By Dr. Tilak S. Fernando-Full Report-
(The LankaWeb-05/02/09)

Beware of prepaid mobile phone accounts in Sri Lanka
Is the island's one of the leading mobile phone service provider, surreptitiously fleecing its customers?

Sasanka De Silva, Sultanate of Oman.-Full Report-
(The LankaWeb-29/11/08)

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Q+A-What is fate of civilians trapped in Sri Lanka's war? .-Full Report-(reuters.com-01/04/09)

What is the fate of civilians trapped in Lanka's war
Here are some questions and answers about the people:

HOW MANY ARE TRAPPED?
WHY HAVEN'T THEY FLED ALREADY?
WHY HAVEN'T THEY FLED ALREADY?
HOW MANY HAVE BEEN KILLED OR WOUNDED?
WHAT RISKS DO CIVILIANS FACE?
WHAT IS BEING DONE ABOUT THEM?

.-Full Report-
(Source ::: REUTERS-22/03/09)

 Lankaweb Special

The Charges against Eric Solheim, by Karuna Amman, are .
In our report we reveal evidence about the Norwegian funding of the LTTE terrorist organization.
.
-Full Story-

 

Ranil's Ambition


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PROVINCIAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS – 2009 Latest Results

Terrorism


Mothers of children forcibly held by the LTTE demand their immediate release during an agitation held opposite the Nallur Kovil in Jaffna recently. The agitators had gathered in their thousands, marched along the streets in Jaffna and handed over two petitions to the UN and Red Cross offices in the town before proceeding to the Kovil for a demonstration. (Courtesy The Island 06-02-2009)

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The Opium War,-Full Story- (The WSU - 08/06/05)

Detailed map of Mullaitivu.-Full Report-(The LankaWeb-18/02/09)
 

THE REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA A VEDIC ASTROLOGICAL READING [Spring 2008]
Andrew Kirk -Full Report-
(The LankaWeb-01/12/08)

Tsunami Disaster Relief -Hela Sarana-UK

Lankaweb Recommended Buddhist sites

The Temple of the Victory of Truth Dharma Vijaya Buddhist Vihara-Los Angeles
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Buddhist temple in Michigan USA Centre for inner peace -Listen to Dhamma Chanting -Enter- (LankaWeb - 13/02/06)

The Buddhist Society of Western Australia
.-Enter- (The LankaWeb - 13/02/06)

Walter Jayawardana

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H. L. D. Mahindapala
Editor, Sunday and Daily Observer (1990 - 1994). President, Sri Lanka Working Journalists' Association (1991 -1993). Secretary-General, South Asia Media Association (1993 -1994)

British MPs debunk Tiger propaganda -Tamils in camps betteroff than in the hands of Tigers:
H. L. D. Mahindapala .-Full Story- (The LankaWeb - 08/05/09)

 

Mahindapala

Slow aid delays post-tsunami rebuilding: Lanka

All Sri Lankans, beware asbestos products!!!, asbestos products are still legal in Sri Lanka-Full Report-(MESOTHELIOMAWeb-16/03/09)

Tsunami and safety: beware asbestos products in the clearance and reconstruction

Paul Blackaby. -Full Story- (The LankaWeb - 30/03/05)

WHO release on the tsunami and asbestos

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Local Annual subscription fee Rs. 350/- (overseas US $15 or equivalent) Draw your cheque in favour of DAMSARA FOUNDATION and post to - Damsara Foundation, Sri Natha Devalaya, Kandy, Sri Lanka. TP/Fax 094-081-2222608 e-mail dhamsara@sltnet.lk

Bhagavad Gita and management
Mind is very restless, forceful and strong, O Krishna, it is more difficult to control the mind than to control the wind ~ Arjuna to Sri Krishna
-Full Story- (The LankaWeb - 07/02/06)

Lakshman Kadirgamar ASSASSINATION AND AFTER

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Helabima -A patriotic website in Sinhala
-Enter- (Helabima )
in English
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Who says the Sri Lankan Government doesn't look after the welfare of the Tamil Civilians fleeing LTTE control
Shenali Waduge.-Full Report-
(The LankaWeb-19/02/09)

WOODSTOCK-THE AWAKENED CITY IN USA
Shripal Nishshanka Fernando -Full Story- (The LankaWeb - 07/06/07)

Knight Templar Leader holding 2008 Sri Lanka Conference to Unite the World's Religions-Full Story- (prweb.com - 18/09/07)

Murali International Fan Club
-Full Story- (Murali - 21/06/04)

Tourist miracles of Sri Lanka
-Full Story- (The Daily News - 01/01/04)

Features

 

LankaWeb Weekly Editorial

A Time Of Reckoning For All Sri Lankans That Their Nation Is Blessed With Great Leadership May 2nd 2009 .-Full Report-(The LankaWeb Editorial -03/05/09)

Other Editorials


LankaWeb Latest Political Analysis

Sri Lanka's expanding peacetime army By Charles Haviland BBC News, Colombo-Full Story- (BBC - 29/06/09)

A small but significant post-Tiger vote By Sudha Ramachandran -Full Story- (atimes.com - 29/06/09)

Yes, We Can: Answer from Sri Lanka to the International CommunityBy Garvin Karunaratne Ph.D. former Government Agent, Matara District-Full Story- (LankaWeb - 28/06/09)

Navi Pillay and the Tiger's Tail
From: Wick Gankanda To: Mr. Bill Keller Executive Editor New York Times 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018 -Full Story- (The LankaWeb - 31/05/09)

Finally the masks are off
Ratanapala
-Full Story- (The LankaWeb - 16/05/09)

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"Human Rights Watch, one of the world's best-financed and most influential human rights organizations? It turns out that they cook the books about facts, cheat on interviews, and put out pre-determined conclusions that are driven more by their ideology than by evidence. These are serious accusations, and they are demonstrably true".-Alan Dershowitz Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law at Harvard Law School
http://www.hrw-watch.com/

Amnesty and HRW may research their material and appear to be neutral in their assessments every time, no one can really evaluate their impartiality unless one sets out to investigate their background funding, behind-the-scenes researchers and the influences under which they operate. Read "Gutter Tactics of Amnesty International (AI) in Sri Lanka"
http://www.ai-watch.net/

 

British connection in Tamil Terrorism


Tamil Terrorist flag over British Parliament
Tamil demonstrators calling for an end to the war against Tamil Terrorists
Photo: Courtesy AP)
Emboldened by the political support they receive from British politicians, front organizations of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in London have long before started raising funds for terrorist activities in Sri Lanka by extortion not only from the British capital but also from Tamil Nadu over phone messages originating there. The Tamil terrorists are a nasty bunch of tribal misfits who chase and shoot innocent civilians who run for their lives; who creep in the dark to enter adobe huts and chop the sleeping villagers to death; who pluck infants from their mothers arms while they are sucking their nipples for their feed and dash them on rocks to crack their skulls like cracking coconuts at their Hindu Kovils; who perfected the art of suicide bombing and the body pack that all other terrorists around the world are copying. The truth prevails at lastIF NOT FOR COUNTRIES LIKE USA AND UK, SRI LANKA WOULD HAVE ERADICATED TERRORISM AT THE VERY FIRST INCEPTION , STILL USA AND THE EUROPEAN SELF-STYLED PEACEMAKERS ARE GETTING IN THE WAY OF VICTORY.

Finally the masks are off
Ratanapala
-Full Story- (The LankaWeb - 16/05/09)

TWO EMISSARIES FROM UK AND FRANCE TWIST THEIR PURPOSE OF VISIT TO SRI LANKA.
Malin Abeyatunga.-Full Report-
(The LankaWeb-02/05/09)

 

-More Reports-

Partitioning India over lunch

 

Visit Sri Lankan Americans for President Obama
http://www.srilankanamericansforpresidentobama.com/

“No army will come forward to hold talks with a militant group. If India cannot hold talks with the armed separatist groups in Jammu and Kashmir, Assam and Manipur, it also cannot claim moral rights to tell another sovereign nation to hold talks with an armed group,Indian Union Home Minister P.Chidambaram-15th February 2009

Why India is reponsible for Terrorist Problems in South Asia

Indias unconventional war strategy

Liberty, Manawan attackers linked to India: Sanaullah .-Full Report-(dailytimes.com.pk-15/04/09)India blamed for Lahore attacks
.-Full Report-
(dawn.com-12/04/09)India has every right to meddle in Sri Lanka: BJP -Full Report-(expressbuzz.com-13/03/09)TIBET IN INDIA'S WEB
BY: PREM RAJ Email: premlaliguras@hotmail.com-Full Report-
(The LankaWeb-30/03/09)and more........ This is india
Kissing in public in India has triggered controversies in the past. .-Full Report-(BBC-04/02/09)

The Perfidies of Power: India in the New Millennium
&
"Religion, Caste and State"
written by Dr. P. Radhakrishnan Professor, Sociology Madras Institute of Development Studiea 79, 2nd Main Road, Gandhinagar, Adyar Chennai 600020, INDIA
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LTTE HUMAN SHIELD IN OPERATION

Children's Hospital Matara

CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL in Matara is halfway done!
See www.worldchildrensinitiative.org to see exceptional progress.
With your help, this pediatric hospital will soon be finished & begin providing care to many, many Sri Lankan children. Dedicate & memorialize a general ward pediatric bed or specialty bed to complete this future center of pediatric excellence! We have come so far, but we need just a little bit of help from the Sri Lanka diaspora community to help finish this project!

Kanishka Ratnayaka, M.D. World Children's Initiative - Project Peds: Sri Lanka www.worldchildrensinitiative.org kratnaya@cnmc.org

 

The LankaWeb "Focus"

Is it the West that breeds international terrorism?. Here are the true Facts

LTTE propaganda by Human Rights Watch
John MacKinnon.-Full Report-
(The LankaWeb-21/02/09)
Full Story

The last Terrorist bastion

Sri Lanka: BBC, CNN and Al Jazeera hear no evil, see no evil - Opinion piece
By Gomin Dayasri.Full Report-(The LankaWeb-26/02/09)
Sri Lanka: Dancing, flag waving, fire-crackers - the joy of victory V for Victory-D for Defeat,
By Gomin Dayasri -Full Report-
(ionglobaltrends.blogspot.com-12/02/09)The Colombians
By Gomin Dayasri -Full Report-
(The LankaWeb-27/01/09) TALKING TO TERRORISTS
By Gomin Dayasri Full Report-
(The LankaWeb-25/01/09) INGO INFILTRATIONS INTO NATIONAL SECURITY
By Gomin Dayasri..-Full Report-
(The LankaWeb-25/01/09)

Life after Prabhakaran
By Gomin Dayasri -Full Report-
(The LankaWeb-16/01/09)

International News Mafia
How they distort news reports
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How they distort news reports
A Collection of Articles

More on LTTE propaganda channelled through foreign media.....

CNN fabricates reports about Georgia and South Ossetia -Full Report-(.pravda.ru-10/09/08)

 

STRENGTHENING AND EXPANDING ICT FACILITIES TO RURAL AREAS IN SRI LANKA VIA "EVILLAGES"
Help a Sri Lankan Villege School
http://www.batuwangala.sch.lk/
http://www.batuwangala.org/

E-mail
info@batuwangala.org
arunabmv@yahoo.com

Post mortem of a scribe
An editor has written an editorial two days after his death!!
Murder of Lasantha Wickrematunga-Full Report

Special features

Book Review
The indispensable book for our confused timesH. L. D.Mahindapala Part 1
-Full Report-(The LankaWeb-11/01/09) Book Review
Children of Vaddukoddai Resolution slaughtered the fathers H. L. D. Mahindapala Part II -- .-Full Report-(The LankaWeb-11/01/09) Visharada Pundit Amaradeva: Heaven-St(r) uck or In-stream?
Prof. Suwanda H. J. Sugunasiri, Founder, Nalanda College of Buddhist Studies, writing from Toronto, Canada-Full Report-
(The LankaWeb-04/01/09) OIL Prospects in Sri Lanka
A New Mesozoic Sedimentary Basin, Offshore Sri Lanka
-Full Story-
(tgsnopec.com - 07/11/04)

The marine fishery resources of Sri Lanka
-Full Story- (fao - 07/11/04)

 

Tamil Terrorism In Sri Lanka


The End Battle -The cowardly death of the LTTE chief :
defence.lk
A death of a criminal, who led a murderous group that caused immense sufferings on innocent, is indeed a great relief for those who have to live under constant threat of that group. When, this criminal is one who is responsible for the deaths of over 75,000 people and one who threw a nation to the verge of destruction, the news not only brings relief to the nation, but also the individuals who brought that relief become national heroes. Their effort becomes a legend that would be told from generation to generation. The death of V. Prabhakaran, the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 22/06/09)

ANIMATED MAP OF THE END BATTLE

Q+A-What is fate of civilians trapped in Sri Lanka's war? .-Full Report-(reuters.com-01/04/09

and more..

-Political Focus-
Who Perpetuates Tamil Terrorism in Sri Lanka

Political Solution Madness It Is The Time For A Fullstop.

Sri Lanka Guardian Editorial speaks of Prabhakarn as the Tamil National Leader.By Charles.S.Perera-Full Report-(The LankaWeb-30/11/08)

Investigations reveal Sri Lanka Guardian Editor R&AW spies in New Delhi and Chennai-Full Report-(asiantribune.com-23/03/08)

Gareth Evans, President of International Crisis Group (ICG) - Crisis Expert and Export Crisis?Full Story -(The LankaWeb - 26/07/07)

PRO-TERRORIST UNDERHAND ACTVITIES OF UN The International Red Cross,UNESCO and NGOS

-Full Report-

Allan Rock's Accusation

Full Report

UN's Lousie Arbour,
An expanded version of the Sri Lankan responses to the concerns raised in the debate at the United Nations Human Rights Council following the report of Ms Louise Arbour, High Commissioner for Human Rights

-Full Report--

Amnesty International is a big liar- Sri Lankan Government

Amnesty International desecrates Cricket world cup
Full Report

 

LTTE is a ruthless terrorist outfit that has been fighting for mono ethnic separate state for the Tamils living in Sri Lanka since 1983. Two decades of the LTTE's terror campaign against Sri Lankan citizens has cost over 65,000 lives.
Reply to Bruce Fein

Terrorism and more..

 

BUNKER BOUND TERRORIST LEADER'S FINAL MESSAGE FAILS TO IMPRESS EVEN TAMIL NADU
A.A.M.NIZAM MATARA
-Full Report-
(The LankaWeb-29/11/08)Review by A.A.M.NIZAM MATARA

 

Ignorant Iqbal Athas ` self appointed defense analyst` DOES NOT KNOW what he is talking about

-Full Story

Federal Bureau of Investigation
TAMING THE TAMIL TIGERS From Here in the U.S.
-Full Report-
(FBI-22/06/08)

"INTERNATIONAL INDEPENDENT GROUP OF EMINENT PERSONS-A PART OF A CONSPIRACY"

IIGEP: Blow Hot Blow Cold.-Full Report- (The Island- 11/05/08)

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Sri Lanka Security Forces
This is an urgent request from our Brothers and Sisters who are fighting for our Country. They are in dire need of foot spray and treatment to overcome foot infections.

Ananda Wickramasinghe Consul General Consulate General for Sri Lanka - Los Angeles Suite 1405, #3250 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA. USA 90010 Phone: 213 387 0213 Fax: 213 387 0216

What the Buddha said in plain English!
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'Tell US President-elect Barack Obama not to associate with the LTTE Tamils Black Tiger terrorists'.
We are asking you to sign this petition to help us reach our goal of 1,000 signatures.

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World Politics

The new Cold War-

Whatever happened to the fight against al-Qaeda and radical Islam? That's so old news. Welcome to the new, new Cold War.
.-Full Report-
(therealnews.com-04/09/08)

DeLon, The New Revolution
-Full Report-
(The LankaWeb-19/07/08)

Analysis by Keerthi Godayaya
Our quest for a foreign policy matching 21st century world order
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This about what Anagarika Dharmapala said in 1926-relate it to today's situation and it is such an accurate prediction which has materialized in front of your own eyes!-Full Report-(The LankaWeb-05/06/08)

Hunted down and burnt alive for being a migrant in TUTU's Backyard

Supplementary readings .........

Extremely rare and old footage of Sri Lanka
Tropical Ceylon 1932
-Full Report-
(Youtube- 17/05/08)
Charming Ceylon 1931-Full Report- (Youtube- 17/05/08)
Extremely rare and old footage of Colombo, Sri Lanka.-Full Report- (Youtube- 17/05/08)
OLD CEYLON POST CARDS-Full Report- (Youtube- 17/05/08)
Real Beauty of SriLanka (Ceylon)-Full Report- (Youtube- 17/05/08)

 

Supplementary readingHigh Drama in the Human Rights Council of the United Nations

Full Report

Eastern Province Election

Special Supplementary Reading

Monks living in a remote corner of Sri Lanka
Moodu Maha Viharaya: The sun sets in the East for Buddhist temple
opener for most of us. http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=1,1794,0,0,1,0
ii) If you prefer to arrange directly with the Hamuduruvo
here is his Contact Info: Ven Kataragama Siri Ratana Thera Moodu Maha Vihare, Pottuvil, Sri Lanka Mobile Phone: (94) 71-647-5857


More on Sri Lankan High Commission in UK

JVP split

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Pakistan is willing to give anything Sri Lanka asks for...

Unethical conversion and Christian fundamentalism


Unethical conversion -Full Story- (The LankaWeb - 26/07/07)

Sri Lanka's Child Star In the wake of her first award for a staggering lead performance in Deepa Mehtas Oscar nominated film Water, the now 11-year-old Sarala reflects on the whole experience.-Full Story- (filmstew.com - 05/06/07)

LankaWeb collection of contemporary poems.

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Bodies of beheaded Sri Lankans displayed in Riyadh
IN AL-QAEDA STYLE

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Dr. Kim Howell's Visit to Sri Lanka
Reports

Sacked Minister's Sudden Discovery
The deposed Minister Mr. Mangala Samaraweera's MIG 27 Story Ministry of Defence, Public Security, Law & Order -Full Story- (The LankaWeb - 21/03/07)
Reports

The Frontline

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Announcing the publication of

DELIGHTFULLY IMPERFECT :
A YEAR IN SRI LANKA AT THE GALLE FACE HOTEL

by Paul Harris

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Video Segment 7517 - Paul Harris on LTTE - 30 minute audio clip
30 minute audio clip - Paul Harris works internationally as a writer and conflict analyst, presently based in Shanghai, China. -Full Story- (lankanewspapers.com - 05/11/07)

 

Chikungunya viral fever is prevalent in the central province, what kind of preventive measure can we adopt now?
Dr.V.W. Jagath Vasanthathilaka. Consultant Rheumatologist General Hospital Kandy, Sri Lanka .
-Full Story- (The LankaWeb - 17/12/06)

All Sri Lankans, beware asbestos products!!!, asbestos products are still legal in Sri Lanka
HALLIBURTON SETTLES ASBESTOS CLAIMS FOR $4 BILLION

According to the National Cancer Institute website, Asbestos is the name given to a group of minerals that occur naturally in the environment as bundles of fibers and can be separated into thin, durable threads. These fibers are resistant to heat, fire, and chemicals and do not conduct electricity. For these reasons, asbestos has been widely used in many industries." Mesothelioma is a cancer of the lining of the lung caused by exposure to asbestos. For more information about asbestos and mesothelioma, visit Mesothelioma Web.

Asbestosis in Sri Lanka
Yakkho.-Full Report-
(The LankaWeb-19/03/09)
Mesothelioma and Asbestos
Henry Jayaweera. .-Full Report-
(The LankaWeb-18/03/09)

Tsunami and safety: beware asbestos products in the clearance and reconstruction Paul Blackaby. -Full Story- (The LankaWeb - 30/03/05)

All Sri Lankans, beware asbestos products!!!, asbestos products are still legal in Sri Lanka-Full Report-(MESOTHELIOMAWeb-16/03/09)

COMPANY NEWS; HALLIBURTON SETTLES ASBESTOS CLAIMS FOR $4 BILLION
.-Full Report-
(query.nytimes.com/-18/03/09)Halliburton settles asbestos claim
By Andrew Cave, Associate City Editor -Full Report-
(telegraph.co.uk-18/03/09)

Asbestos claims 'could hit £20bn' in UK
-Full Report-
(BBC-18/03/09)


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PLEASE HELP US BUILD AN ORPHANAGEFOR THE TSUNAMI CHILDREN IN SOUTHERN SRILANKA
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Brutality which brought disgrace upon the entire Sinhala Buddhists


HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF JHU-

Sinhala

THE ANCESTRY OF RAVANA A close study of the Ramayana, particularly the last book or Uttara Kanda, reveals that Ravana, the enemy of Lord Rama, was not a Dravidian, as many people have thought, but related to the Sri Lanka, who are considered to be Aryans-that Ravana was a migrant to Sri Lanka from the Vedic family of the Yadus, perhaps deriving originally from the city of Mathura south of Delhi. The first wave of migrants to Sri Lanka from the north was from Gujarat and of the Yadu family, which dominated the southwest of India and from the region of Gujarat had access to the sea on which they travelled far in their trading and colonizing ventures. The Ramayana tells the Ravana, the king of Sri Lanka, had close connections with region of the Yadus, which included Gujarat, parts of Maharashtra and Rajasthan up to Mathura south of Delhi.

Historical Development of Sinhala and Scripts click on the links!!
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Bikkhus in Politics........ .

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