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Indo - Lanka Relations before the China War and After Part II
By Bandu de Silva
No impact of Pre-independence Indian politics On Sri Lanka’s side, the great movements that took place in the sub-continent during the pre-independent phase had little impact on the emerging island nation. A few Leftists had come under the influence of India Socialists like Jayaprakash Narayan overseas. These links were maintained to some extent. The Bolshevik-Leninist party led by Colvin R de Silva at the time of Independence was an outcrop of the BLPI in India under the shadow of which all Sri Lankan political prisoner escapees from Sri Lanka functioned. As for the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 12/03/14)

Stop big bullies
S. Akurugoda
Addressing the 'Janapathi Janahamuwa' program telecast live last week, President Rajapaksa  has said that the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay in connivance with a handful of powerful countries, based on wrong information, demanded  an international investigation against Sri Lanka despite the fact that the government had eradicated three decades of terrorism and ensured the most important human right that a person can have, 'the people’s right to live in any part of the country without fear'. In an another piece of news item, the President added that the Government has succeeded in... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 12/03/14)

US Resolution a planned move to take control of Northern Sea of Sri Lanka for a USA Military Base.
By Charles.S.Perera
 USA and its close allies who never intervened to  help Sri Lanka during the terrorism under which Sri Lanka was suffering, are very active now  after Sri Lanka on its own eliminated a ruthless terrorism.  They are not only present but interfering excessively into Sri Lanka’s internal affairs, and showing an exaggerated concern over  a violation of human rights and war crimes  during the course of elimination of terrorism by the Government and the Armed Forces of Sri Lanka.  USA, its allies and its Agent  Navi Pillai of  UNHRC have left out 30 years of  terrorism under... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 12/03/14)

USA is a Destructive force, not a Constructive force-now trying to checkmate China and Russia using Sri Lanka as a pawn.
By Charles.S.Perera.
 United States of America is a failed State, trying to recover its lost prestige and leadership through a Hitlarian methodology to create a white hegemony in the world- to become a police state. In its blind search for power it uses human rights as a weapon, regime change as an object, arming dissenting groups in countries as freedom fighters against the governments in place as a springboard to destabilise governments, and  impose trade embargoes as a  stranglehold to subjugate nations.  To-day America has become a world police state with its foot soldiers, the Ambassadors at Large, Assistant... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 12/03/14)

United Nations mediation: a warning from recent history
by Kalinga Seneviratne Special to The Nation ( Bangkok, Thailand)
Sri Lanka's move for international peacekeepers to intervene during its civil war is now seen as a monumental mistake by most in the country In Thailand anti-government protesters blow whistles at a Bangkok rally. Caretaker Foreign Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul recently asked the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to mediate in the escalating political conflict. Kavi Chongkittavorn recently wrote about the dangers of Thailand asking the UN to mediate in the current crisis ("Thailand must be careful what it wishes for", Opinion, March 3). As someone from Sri Lanka... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 12/03/14)

Jan Logie's Call for NZ to Support International Investigation On Sri Lanka
Dr. Chula Rajapakse MNZM Spokesperson United Sri Lanka Assn 
Dear Editor,  Jan Logie  Green MP  in her maiden address to the NZ parliament on 12th of February 2012, described herself as a leftie, feminist, lesbian and admitted to " having  gone off the rails in the past". Sadly, really sadly her recent  call in parliament  for NZ to support calls for an international investigations on Sri Lanka makes me fear that history is repeating itself. Thankfully the responsible administration that NZ is lucky to have presently is unlikely to let NZ "go off the rails", by paying heed... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 12/03/14)

A damning indictment
Editorial The Island
Former Indian Union Law Minister Ram Jethmalani has said the late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi created the LTTE to protect Indian interests as she believed China and Pakistan were establishing their power in Sri Lanka. He has made no revelation. That Sri Lanka got a RAW deal from India is only too well known. Jethmalani has also suppressed part of the truth, we reckon. India was troubled by the late President J. R. Jayewardene’s pro-American foreign policy more than Sri Lanka’s ties with Pakistan or any other country. It was also to tame JRJ, who used... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 12/03/14)

Sri Lanka: UNHRC puts LTTE rehabilitees too in harm's way?
The UNHRC hype is not really about war crimes is it  Why would the TNA and Tamil tiger diaspora back Sri Lanka's War time Army Commander in the elections as opposed to the President? While accusing the Government of War Crimes? The TNA and LTTE diaspora funding - was to back the former Army Commander who has been clear that it is he that commanded and mobilised the Army and has stated categorically - then and now... “If there are allegations of war crimes against the army, I have said that I am ready to answer that anytime... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 12/03/14)

Ref; "Vilification of Sri Lanka by world Tamil forum using false Propaganda"
Mr. Bernard Wijeyasingha USA
There are a few issues that the Tamil Diaspora are facing that will hinder their efforts of using their host nations to condemn Sri Lanka on selective human rights issues with the ultimate goal of creating Eelam using diplomacy. With each attempt of a human rights resolution the Tamil Diaspora have failed in reaching any objective. The past two attempts only cemented relationships between Sri Lanka and China and isolated India in the region. Another issue facing the Tamil Diaspora is that they are no longer in Sri Lanka. The million odd Sri Lankan Tamils... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 12/03/14)

Regarding the article "Christian Eelam goal negating Hinduism divides Tamils"
Mr. Bernard Wijeyasingha USA
Problem with Nehru’s approach that Indians recruited to foreign nations should be given citizenship follows the Colonial mentality. I doubt if Nehru would feel the same way if the British imported Africans from her African colonies into India to do the same indentured labor. If so that would make his demands hypocritical and invalid as far as Sri Lanka is concerned. It also demonstrates his imperial nature in dictating what other nations’ immigration policy should be when it came to Indians. Nehru’s approach of making citizens of Indians working in foreign lands completely falls apart... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 12/03/14)

Ref; "The United Nations "A Christian Western agenda to rule the World"
Mr. Bernard Wijeyasingha USA
The post world war 20th century takes its roots from the Colonial era when Christian nations of Europe created empires which reshaped the world. Out of them the Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch, French and British Empires stand out. Each in its own way pushed Christian values upon the nations they subjugated. When the Portuguese set out to create a Colonial Empire their nation was in the throes of the Inquisition which was a group of institutions within the judicial system of the Roman Catholic Church whose aim was to combat heresy. This fire brand version of... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 12/03/14)

Regarding the article "Did India treat "Ceylon" as a plantation colony before China war? Not as front line neighbor"
Mr. Bernard Wijeyasingha USA
Problem with Nehru’s approach that Indians recruited to foreign nations should be given citizenship follows the Colonial mentality. I doubt if Nehru would feel the same way if the British imported Africans from her African colonies into India to do the same indentured labor. If so that would make his demands hypocritical and invalid as far as Sri Lanka is concerned. It also demonstrates his imperial nature in dictating what other nations’ immigration policy should be when it came to Indians. Nehru’s approach of making citizens of Indians working in foreign lands completely falls apart... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 12/03/14)

No Jobs, No Economy, No Prospects For Peace Or Life
By Paul Craig Roberts
March 10, 2014 "Information Clearing House - Over the decades various administrations, seeking to improve their economic record, monkeyed with economic statistics to the point that the statistics are no longer meaningful. According to Friday’s (March 7) payroll jobs report, the US economy created 175,000 new jobs in February. If you believe that, I have a bridge in Brooklyn that I’ll let you have at a good price. Even if 175,000 jobs were created in February–remember now, February was a cold month whose low temperatures are used to explain poor housing and retail sales performance,... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 12/03/14)

Journalist body urges political parties to manifest their gestures
By NJ Thakuria Guwahati:
As the nation prepares for the next general election, Journalists' Forum Assam (JFA) has urged all political parties to show their sincerity towards the implementation of various welfare schemes to media persons engaged in both print & electronic media. The Assam based scribes' body also insisted on enrolling a special protection laws for journalists on duty in the election manifestos of all political parties. Expressing grave concern over helpless working condition of media persons, particularly the private television journalists of northeast India, the JFA has urged both the Indian Union labour ministry and province... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 12/03/14)

Did India treat “Ceylon” as a Plantation Colony before China war: Not as a Frontline neighbour?
By Bandu de Silva
The question raised in the title of this article may encapsulate the essence of Indo-Ceylon relations from the inception of independence of the two countries nearly 66 years ago until 1962 India’s border war with China and later Sri Lanka’s war against terrorism set India on a different course. The two countries started their relationship after independence not with a positive note as over two millennia of recorded history and other living evidence would expect one to see, evolving from such a situation, but with a “problem”. The problem has gone down in history as... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/03/14)

"US seeks military base in SL - Kunayakam"
By Bernard Wijeyasingha
The history of US foreign policy is fraught with tragedy for those nations foolish enough to let a nation whose history and culture is basically defined by isolationism. It took world war two and an attack on Pearl Harbor for the US to wake up to the menace of the Axis powers. Even after Japan attacked the US it was the European stage that the US first took on. The first American invasion against Nazi Germany was in Africa where we landed in the north coast of Africa. To sum up that war it was brought... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/03/14)

In response to article published on : "no UNHRC when Portuguese destroyed Buddhist temples and erected Catholic churches on top of destroyed Buddhist sites in Sri Lanka during the Portuguese era (1505 - 1608).
By Bernard Wijeyasingha
Recently I had a phone conversation with a dear American friend of mine. He and his wife are devout Christians and they belong to a particular sect of Christianity. My conversation started on the geopolitics of the world and as I talked to him he introduced the Christian God into the picture. I have no problem with his belief but I did find this subtle change of subject from geopolitics to religion a bit unsettling. By now he was in command of the conversation as we debated the pros and cons of Christianity. In the process... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/03/14)

In response to article published on "India yet to decide on UNHRC resolutions".
By Bernard Wijeyasingha
Indian political leaders have demonstrated that they lack any vision and by that I go far back as Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru who upon independence took India into a massive Socialist society. Fearing the effects of Colonialism Nehru closed India’s economy to the world and created her own industries which on the surface looked sound. But as the years went by and these industries functioned without any competition that an open market would give they either ended up producing shabby products that went unquestioned or went bankrupt only to be bailed out by the government. Even... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/03/14)

රට ඛෙදීමේ සටන ගෙනයන්නේ යුධබිමේ නොව, එක්සත් ජාතීන්ගේ කොරිඩෝරවලයි. එය පරාජය කිරීමට රටම පෙළගැසිය යුතුයි - ඇමති චම්පික පවසයි -
මාධ්‍ය අංශය තාක්ෂණ හා පර්යේෂණ අමාත්‍යාංශය
• වර්තමාන දේශපාලන ක්‍රමවේදය තවත් එක් රියැලිටි වැඩසටහනක් ලෙස සිතා කටයුතු කරන ආකාරය දක්නට ලැඛෙනව. • ප්‍රාසාංගික තලයේ කෙනෙක් දේශපාලනයට එනවිට ලබාදෙන මාධ්‍ය ප්‍රචාරය ප්‍රතිපත්තිගරුක, විනයගරුක වෘත්තීයවේදියෙක් දේශපාලනයට එනවිට  ලබා දෙන්නේ නෑ.   අද අපේ රටේ පක්ෂ භේදයෙන් තොරව දේශපාලනයට බලපාන ව්‍යාධීන් කිහිපයක් වැළඳී තිබේ. ඉන් ප්‍රධාන ව්‍යාධිය තමයි දුරාචාර බලය හා දුරාචාර දේශපාලනය. නියම ආකාරයට, නියම ක්‍රමයට මුදල් සොයා නොගෙන කළු ආර්ථීකයක් මඟින් මුදල් සොයාගත් බලවේගවල ග්‍රහණයට, පාදඩ ග්‍රහණයට අපේ දේශපාලනය ක්‍රම ක්‍රමයෙන් හසුවෙමින් තිබේ. අද අපේ පවතින ඡන්ද ක්‍රමය යටතේ මිලියන සිය ගණනක් මැතිවරණ ජයග්‍රහණය සඳහා වියදම් කරන්න අවශ්‍ය වන අතර,... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/03/14)

Caribbean nations consider push for slavery reparations
By Aileen Torres
KINGSTON Thu Mar 6, 2014 (Reuters) - More than 150 years after European colonial powers abolished slavery, a coalition of Caribbean nations is considering legal action to seek a formal apology and monetary compensation. Caribbean leaders meeting next week in St. Vincent are expected to study a broad legal outline for the reparations claim prepared by a British law firm. The subject of reparations has simmered in the Caribbean for many years and opinions are divided. Some see reparations as delayed justice, while others see it as an empty claim and a distraction from... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/03/14)

The Sri Lanka High Commission has issued the following response to the latest video evidence:
"Your latest attempt to denigrate Sri Lanka is a continuation of your pernicious campaign that has already been exposed in the book Corrupted Journalism Channel 4 and Sri Lanka. Your allegations are such unmitigated and unsubstantiated rubbish that you make even gutter journalism appear to be Pulitzer Prize-winning professionalism. What makes your journalism doubly dubious and obnoxiously unbalanced is that you expect us to comment on footage which, in fairness, we have not even been given the opportunity of seeing or hearing. It is a pity that your continuing propagandist vendetta against Sri Lanka only continues to undermine the process of... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/03/14)

The United Nations : A Christian Western Agenda to rule the World
Shenali D Waduge
The United Nations was formed by 51 states in 1945 following World War 2 that led to 55million deaths. UN comprises 193 member states, 45,000 employees and 35 associated organizations. However, this so called ‘peacekeeping’ body has failed miserably in keeping peace around the world. 83 different conflicts around the world proves this and the root of these conflicts all lead to some involvement (direct /indirect) to the US and its Allies bringing us to ask what has the UN done against the violations being community with impunity by the US? It has reached such a... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/03/14)

HOW JAFFNA CATHOLICS AIDED THE BRITSH EMPIRE’S EXPLOITATION OF INDIAN COOLI SLAVES! (Part III of III)
By Mahinda Weerasinghe
HOW JAFFNA CATHOLICS AIDED THE BRITSH EMPIRE’S   EXPLOITATION OF INDIAN COOLI SLAVES! (Part III) As referred to, in the prorogue, I am outlining a straight forward story using material borrowed directly from other historians. Obviously I do not need to reinvent the wheel! I have only done one thing to such oodles and oodles of research; edited, simplified and placed it in a logical sequence so as to get peek at a comprehensive portrait of the period! In fact this report pursues an unswerving thread.  It’s a tale concerning manipulation, greed and avariciousness by a... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/03/14)

Christian Eelam goal negating Hinduism divides Tamils
Shenali D. Waduge
A billion dollar funded Christian Evangelical effort to harvest souls in India with the fullest support of the ‘secular’ Governments of USA and EU and right wing Christian missionary organizations in the West which is in full swing, has alarmed the public throughout India. Social media websites, newspapers, political affairs analysts and the like in India are now constantly focusing on the growing threat to the rich Hindu heritage of India from a well – organized Christian movement based in USA that blatantly demonizes Hinduism as the religion of the devil  and aims to replace... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/03/14)

Bishops conference
Group of senior Buddhist professionals in Sri Lanka
We are a group of senior Buddhist professionals in Sri Lanka whose mission is to promote religious and communal harmony among the various segments of the country. We are much perturbed (?)over the news item appearing in the Island of 5th March 2014 with banner head line ‘Mannar Bishop leads for call for international war crimes probe”. According to the news item the ‘appeal is made by a group of Catholic priests and Rev sisters from the Northern and Eastern provinces urging the Geneva based United Nati.ons Human Rights Council (UNHRC)... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/03/14)

'Tiger Bishop' Rayappah Joseph's proposals to UNHRC
P.A.Samaraweeera, Melbourne
'Tiger' Bishop, Rayappah Joseph of Mannar, along with LTTE backers and NGO's had submitted some proposals asking the US to include them in the final draft of the US Resolution to the UNHRC. In their memo, they had given 7 requests and some of them had been 'separatism' to the North and East, an international investigation on war crimes in Sri Lanka, acceptance of the traditional homeland theory, a remembrance day for the tiger terrorists and so on. Rayappah Joseph and his gang had requested that their proposals be included in the US Resolution. The Tamil diaspora as... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/03/14)

Vilification of Sri Lanka by World Tamil Forum Using False Propaganda
Jayantha de Silva Victoria Australia
Member of the US Congress 27 February 2014 Dear Sir/Madam, Vilification of Sri Lanka by World Tamil Forum Using False Propaganda With the UNHRC meeting scheduled for March, the Tamil Diasporas have once again stepped up their propaganda campaign to convince the International Community to grant the Tamils a Homeland withinSri Lanka that they failed to achieve after 26 years of terrorism.  Thanks to an honest and discerningForeign Minister, Australia may be the only First World country that will not vote in favour of a resolution against Sri Lanka at the UNHRC meeting. Ms Julia Bishop not only realized that the Tamil propaganda was completely false, but has the moral... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/03/14)

India Yet To Decide on UNHRC Resolution
Ira de Silva London, Canada
The Editor The Hindu Delhi, India    Dear Sir :   Reference your news item on March 7,2014 that the Indian External Affairs Ministry has indicated that India is yet to take a final call on the UNHRC resolution on Sri Lanka, is this not what India did on two previous occasions when it was abundantly clear to both those that were for the resolution and those who were against it that India was going to vote against Sri Lanka? It seems that the Indian Government does not have the integrity or honesty to make it known publicly that it... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/03/14)

Comment on the UNHCR Resolution against Sri lanka: A Plea to the members of the UNHCR to open their eyes and to be fair, to look at All Human Rights Violations happening today, instead of looking at the one country that liberated its population from terrorism.
Garvin Karunaratne PhD(Michigan State University, International Consultant, 10/3/2014
It is time that the members of the UNHCR do consider the fact that the LTTE Rebellion aganist the democratically elected Government of Sri Lanka violated all the human rights of the entire 20 million population of Sri lanka for three decades. The LTTE killed all Tamil Leaders, including two Mayors of Jaffna. Tamil Members of Parliament, Indian leaders like Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. Ministers and President Premadasa of Sri Lanka. During that period no one was safe in Sri Lanka. The LTTE attcked Colombo many a time killing Civilians, monks... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/03/14)

US seeks regional military base in SL – Kunanayakam
By Dilrukshi Handunnetti -Courtesy Ceylontoday.lk
Under the guise of demanding accountability and reconciliation in Sri Lanka, the United States is exerting pressure on Sri Lanka to secure concessions, possibly of a military nature, Tamara Kunanayakam, Sri Lanka's former Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office in Geneva, said.     Kunanayakam told Ceylon Today the US needed a strategic foothold in Asia and would use the UNHRC resolution to promote an international investigation into alleged rights violations to eventually secure a regional military base in the island for the US to achieve its ultimate goal of domination, even... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/03/14)

SL fiasco in the UNHRC
Courtesy Island
March 8, 2014, 7:30 pm For months Geneva was the main topic of conversation in this country. But last week, the bottom seemed to fall out of the whole issue. One reason was that when the first draft of the resolution against Sri Lanka was tabled, it did not have the institution of a commission of inquiry against Sri Lanka or any such thing. All it did was to request the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights to ‘assess progress towards accountability and reconciliation’ ‘to monitor relevant national processes’ and ‘to investigate alleged... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/03/14)

UNHRC Draft resolution of core group violates the constitutional provisions of Sri Lanka
... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/03/14)

My comment as an article in response to the article titled “Ambassador Aryasinha says draft resolution of core group violates the constitutional provisions of Sri Lanka”
Mr. Bernard Wijeyasingha Says;
It is high time for Sri Lanka to push the issue of human rights violations committed by the Indian Peace Keeping Force to the Council in Geneva. This is not a “tit for tat” issue but given that the UNHRC is so “concerned” about human rights violations supposedly commited by the Sri Lankan military which ended the war then it is equally imperative that the human rights violations commited against Sri Lankans by the Indian Peace Keeping Force be addressed simultaneously. This would be a litmus test of the objectivity of the UNHRC and a... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/03/14)

My comment on the article "Convergence of Patriots to Canberra"
Mr. Bernard Wijeyasingha Says;
Since it is now obvious working with the accusers to come to some mutual understanding is almost impossible Sri Lanka has to act independent of them. Seek out those elements within Sri Lanka who continue to perpetuate the propaganda and the lies. One main group would by the Tamil political party, the Tamil National Alliance. They should be held accountable for their role in working with New Delhi and the nations who host the Tamil Diaspora in supporting this concocted human rights resolution. The TNA spend more time taking advice from New Delhi and Chennai... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/03/14)

Grand Puppetmaster Brzezinski Directing War Strategies from the Shadows
By: Mike_Whitney
“From the moment the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, the United States has relentlessly pursued a strategy of encircling Russia, just as it has with other perceived enemies like China and Iran. It has brought 12 countries in central Europe, all of them formerly allied with Moscow, into the NATO alliance. US military power is now directly on Russia’s borders…This crisis is in part the result of a zero-sum calculation that has shaped US policy toward Moscow since the Cold War: Any loss for Russia is an American victory, and anything positive that happens to, for, or in... -Full Story- (marketoracle.co.uk - 10/03/14)

Crimea-s Case for Leaving Ukraine
By Robert Parry
If you were living in Crimea, would you prefer to remain part of Ukraine with its coup-installed government – with neo-Nazis running four ministries including the Ministry of Defense – or would you want to become part of Russia, which has had ties to Crimea going back to Catherine the Great in the 1700s? Granted, it-s not the greatest choice in the world, but it-s the practical one facing you. For all its faults, Russia has a functioning economy while Ukraine really doesn-t. Russia surely has its share of political and financial corruption but some of that... -Full Story- (consortiumnews.com - 10/03/14)

Ambassador Aryasinha says draft resolution of core group violates the constitutional provisions of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka's Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva
 Sri Lanka's Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva Ambassador Ravinatha Aryasinha, has said "the draft resolution on Sri Lanka deposited with the Human Rights Council by a core group comprising - the USA, UK, Mauritius, Montenegro and Macedonia, violates the constitutional provisions of Sri Lanka, is highly intrusive in nature and is in breach of the sovereignty of the Sri Lankan people and the territorial integrity of Sri Lanka". "In being politicised and in clear contravention of accepted principles of conduct in the Council", he said, "the resolution... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 09/03/14)

Revival of Sri Lanka's ancient indigenous medicine – HELA VEDA
Lankaweb Special Correspondent
Hela Veda, Sri Lanka's indigenous medicine is a national heritage that has been passed down through the generations by our forefathers considered to be from the time of Ravan the great king of Lanka in the time of Indian great epic Ramayana. A Sri Lankan entrepreneur Nature's Beauty Creations has created a series of  herbal teas that intertwine our historical past with the wonders of Hela Veda using natural herbal ingredients indigenous to Sri Lanka. Before tea was introduced during the colonial regimes, royal families and elite society in ancient Sri Lanka consumed various herbal wellness... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 09/03/14)

Life Abroad – Part 69 MENTAL AND PHYSICAL IS DENTAL!
Dr. Tilak Fernando
When the word ‘Teeth’ is analysed, it can be used in many forms and phrases such as ‘kick in the teeth, fed up to the back of teeth, etc., but my attempt in this episode is to get my teeth into a Sri Lankan who was very much proficient in dental science in the UK. I do not, however, wish to discuss the 2007 comedy horror film Teeth directed by Mitchell Lichtenstein. Dentistry According to the Indus Valley Civilization evidence, dentistry was first practised as far back as 7,000 BC. This earliest form... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 09/03/14)

Ref; article titled "Is UNHRC Navi Pillay probe, a push to replace Sri Lanka with Diego Garcia"
Mr. Bernard Wijeyasingha says:
It would be irrational to believe that Sri Lanka will replace Diego Garcia. The point that Diego Garcia’s lease is going to run out in 2016 and revert to Mauritius since the nation of Mauritius claims the archipelago where the island of Diego Garcia belongs would mean the end of the US presence in Diego Garcia. Both China and India have developed long range missiles that can reach Diego Garcia and Mauritius does not want a US presence when she reclaims Diego Garcia. Neither does the nation of Mauritius. This article claims that the reason... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 09/03/14)

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WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS OF COUNSEL GOMIN DAYASRI IN THE LANDMARK SUPREME COURT CASE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA
SC/ Appeal No: 21/13
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WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS OF COUNSEL GOMIN DAYASRI IN THE LANDMARK SUPREME COURT CASE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA - PART II
ANALYSIS OF APPENDIX II
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Great Power Confrontation in the Indian Ocean: The Geo-Politics of the Sri Lankan Civil Warby Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya -Full Story- (globalresearch.ca - 25/10/09)

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 We think it is appropriate time for Lankaweb viewers to be reminded of Hillary Clinton's views of the LTTE terrorists, now that it has become a little clearer as to the reason for her views.  This is very appropriate specially for those who view Mrs. Clinton as "Poor Hillary, the Victim"  Appreciate if you would share the Youtube video with your readers, with the heading:  "Hillary Clinton on TAMIL TIGERS"

Visiting the Vavuniya IDP camps: an uplifting experience
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The photographs by Thilak Bandara – taken during our visit on July 1, 2009 to some of the Zone 1 IDP camps on the outskirts of Vavuniya town in Sri Lanka’s mainland North – speak for themselves. They are testimony to the Sri Lankan government’s efforts, with international assistance, to care for a brave and resilient Tamil community, which will be resettled and rehabilitated in the next few months through an ambitious programme.
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Arsenic poisoning brings with it other complications: liver and spleen enlargement and cirrhosis of the liver; myocardial degeneration and cardiac failure; peripheral neuropathy affecting primary sensory functions; diabetes mellitus and goitre; and skin cancers.If such diseases are common in your area, get your ground water tested by a certified authority. -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 01/08/11)

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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"
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123,000 BC - Oldest human found in Lanka - Pathirajawela in the deep South.
12000 BC - MaduruOya findings World's oldest findings of the use of Steel, Copper, and irrigation technology
7500 BC - Connections between Cambians, Sri Lankans, Ramayanaya & Mahabharataya The first wave of migrants to Sri Lanka from north India, were from the Yadu family from Gujarat. Yadus dominated the southwest of India (which included Gujarat, parts of Maharashtra and Rajasthan up to Mathura, just south of Delhi).
6000 BC - Lankan city on Mahamevuna Uyana - Archeologists uncovered 35 feet under the present Mahamevuna Uyana in Anuradapura,
3000 BC - Sigiriya is considered the AlakaMandava of the Ravana
2517 Ramayanaya and Sri Lanka According to Ramayana story, Ravana, the king of Sri Lanka, belongs to a family of migrants from North India who had close connections with region of the Yadus,
2517 BC - Ravana gets killed in Balangoda during March, 2517BC Ravana, while attending to the wounds suffered in combat by Vibishana (his brother) in Balangoda,
1000 BC - Sri Lanka has the latest technology : Iron technology is evident in SL
900 BC - Anuradapura, a major town of, at least 10 Hectares (25 Acres). Anuradhapura was at least 10 ha in extent by ca. 900 BC (perhaps much more). By then prehistoric stone tool technology had been completely superseded by that of iron
700 BC - Anuradapura Town, 50 Hectares (125 Acres) .
600 BC - Earliest Proof of Brahmi writing in Lanka At 600-500 BC, the very first appearance of writing (in Brahmi letters almost identical to the Asokan script 200 years later) marked the beginning of the Early Historic period. This writing, radiocarbon dated on charcoal and checked by thermoluminescence dating, is inscribed on potsherds signifying the ownership. Among the names, was Anuradha.
483 BC - Vijaya lands in Sri Lanka. Girihadu Seya is built in Thiriyaya. Buddha's relics are enshrined in Mahiyanganaya Dagaba Sarabu Maharahatan Vahanse picked Budda relics from the burning cortege and arrived in Mahiyanganaya
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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)

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