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Why The TNA Is Classified As Manipulative Albeit Blinkered Towards Realities That Stare Them In The Face !
 LankaWeb Weekly Editorial,
December 9th, 2013 This surely is  proof that The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) classified in the eyes of many discerning analysts as none but a group of pseudo politicians whose modus operandi  today includes innuendo, denial of harsh realities based purely upon their action as supporters of the Tamil tigers openly supporting their actions during the insurgency and fronting for them at every given opportunity, provable with tangible evidence and a fact of life within Sri Lanka by a greater proportion of the nation's populace regardless of ethnicity .   When today they accuse the Government of Sri Lanka as "... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/12/13)

Crimes and sins of the Englishman Paul Harris
C. Wijeyawickrema
(After reading Shenali Waduge’s essay on how Paul Harris was treated by Ranil Wickremasinghe and G.L. Peiris, I thought of re- submitting this short essay on Paul Harris saga printed by the Daily Mirror sometime back). The Tibetan priest S. Mahinda was honoured with a postage stamp. So was the American Olcott. Recently Arthur C. Clarke was given the same honour. I do not know whether Annie Besant was given such recognition by the Indian government. We did not do so to Rhys Davis for his service to Buddhism. A human being has the potential of becoming... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/12/13)

The speech given by Hon Sarath Weerasekera in Parliament on 3rd Dec
Namo Buddhaya
Mr. Speaker,   In this  Committee Stage of the  Defence Budget let me first start by responding to some statements made by certain individuals, i.e,  Hon Sumandiram,the British Prime Minister David Camaroon, Hon Sambandan etc.. Hon Sumandiran , referring to the treacherous statement made by TNA MP Sreedharan, who said’ that Prabakaran was a hero, a freedom fighter and should be commemorated’, said in this Parliament that the people in a country which claimed to be civilized should have the freedom to commemorate the dead. He tried to insult my country through that sarcastic comment. First of all... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/12/13)

Winning The Peace : Sri Lanka Reconciliation File
Winning the Pace is a video documentary about the concept of 5Rs (Reconstruction, Reintegration, Rehabilitation, Resettlement & Reconciliation)- the founding principles of Sri Lanka-s Reconciliation Process and how they are being put into practice by Sri Lanka Army . Directed by Daniel Ridicki and produced by Video Image (Pvt) Ltd this video gives vital insight into the aspirations of Sri Lankan people who do not wish to dwell on past but to move forward as a peaceful nation.... -Full Story- (youtube.com - 11/12/13)

Strangers In A Strange Land: Sri Lankans In Staten Island
By Palash Ghosh  Courtesy IBNTimes.com
December 09, 2013 South Asians form an important, and growing, portion of the United States' increasingly kaleidoscopic population. Bewilderingly diverse, South Asians comprise Indians, Pakistanis, Bangladeshis, Nepalese, Afghans and others. One of the most unique and obscure parts of this large diaspora comprise people who arrived from the fabled island of Sri Lanka (formerly called Ceylon). The largest community of Sri Lankans in the U.S. (and the second-biggest concentration in North America after Toronto) can be found in the unlikely neighborhood of Tompkinsville in the northeastern corner of the borough of Staten Island in... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/12/13)

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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
SC/ Appeal No: 21/13
-Full Story- (LankaWeb - 03/10/13)

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
-Full Story- (LankaWeb - 03/10/13)

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Robbing the victory of Sri Lanka’s Ranaviruwan through Commissions – Latest Stratagems
 Shenali D Waduge
When the country has allocated Rs.59million to send its delegation to Geneva in March 2013 to defend the country against mounting human rights allegations the simple question is why has it been so difficult to defend the country against terrorists – banned by the very nations making the allegations? Why has it been difficult for official representatives to derive a strategy that clearly provides with documentary proof what LTTE did over 30 years (both at home and abroad) and what the Government has been doing post-war to uplift the lives of people in areas that the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/12/13)

Sri Lanka’s threats to Journalists – the Paul Harris episode
Shenali D Waduge
In November 2002, a writer and military analyst working in Sri Lanka between 1996 and 2002 as special correspondent for Jane’s Intelligence Review and the London Daily Telegraph was given 24 hours notice by the Ranil Wickremasinghe Government to leave the country. The reason for his cancelation of visa was that Paul Harris was critical of the 2002 Cease Fire Agreement and the LTTE. Two years later, LTTE leadership issued a death sentence on Paul Harris for his writings and speeches and he has been hunted by the LTTE death squads and was under protection of... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/12/13)

විදුලිය ලබාදීමේ වැඩපිළිවෙල කඩිනම් කිරීමේ අරමුණෙන් නව විදුලි සබඳතා ලබාගැනීමේදී පැවති සීමාවන් ලිහිල් කිරීමට රජය පියවර ගෙන ඇත.
The Media TeamMinistry of Power & Energy
2014 දෙසැම්බර් මාසය වනවිට දිවයින පුරා සියළු නිවාස සඳහා විදුලිය ලබාදීමේ වැඩපිළිවෙලතවදුරටත් කඩිනම් කිරීමේ අරමුණෙන්,විදුලිය ලබාගැනීමේදී මෙතෙක් තිබූ ඇතැම් සීමාවන් ලිහිල් කිරීමට රජය පියවර ගෙන ඇත.  ඒ අනුව ග්‍රාමීය ප්‍රදේශ වෙත විදුලිය රැහැන් ඇදීමේදී නිවාස සංඛ්‍යාව අදාල නොවන අතර මාර්ගය අවසානයේ නිවාසකිහිපයක් හෝ පවතින්නේ නම්, එම ස්ථානය දක්වාම විදුලි කණු සිටුවීම ලංකා විදුලිබල මණ්ඩලය විසින් සිදුකළ යුතුව ඇත.  මෙතෙක් ක්‍රියාත්මක වූයේ විදුලිය රැගෙන යාමේදී ප්‍රධාන මාර්ගය දක්වා පමණක් කණු සිටුවීමය.එහෙත් මෙම ක්‍රමවේදය සංශෝධනය කර, අදාල නිවාස අභියසට විදුලිය රැගෙන යාමට අවශ්‍ය විදිවිධාන යොදන ලෙස අතිගරු ජනාධිපති මහින්ද රාජපක්ෂ මැතිතුමන්ගේ උපදෙස් ලබාදී... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/12/13)

Meeting With Tamils in Toronto to Report on your Visit to Sri Lanka
Ira de Silva London, Ontario
Hon. Deepak Obhrai Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign AffairsHouse of Commons Ottawa, Ontario   Dear Sir:    You have made a statement claiming the Government of Sri Lanka did not provide you with air transport to go to Jaffna. You repeated this at your meeting with the Tamils in Toronto on November 30. It is strange that Mr. J. Kenney on his return from Sri Lanka  "reported back" (his words, not mine) to these same Tamils. Now you are doing the same - your government seems to represent only a small group of Tamils, the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/12/13)

Truth About Sri Lanka - An Open Letter to Rt Hon David Cameron MP Prime Minister of Britain
Damitha Dharmasena
To Rt Hon David Cameron MP Prime Minister of Britain 10, Downing Street London SW1A 2AA UK Rt Hon Prime Minister, While thanking you sincerely for attending the CHOGM summit in Colombo last week, I am bewildered by your hostility and arrogance towards the Sri Lankan State. I have to assume that you have taken the stand that you have, based on what you genuinely believe and not with malicious intent and a hidden agenda. With that assumption, as an average citizen of Sri Lanka who has lived in this Island Nation for all of my 48... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 09/12/13)

A Sustainable Economy by pursuing employment creation and income increases through import substitution
By Garvin Karunaratne, Ph.D., former G.A. Matara
The warning given to Sri Lanka at the CHOGM by the British Premier tells me that the International Community wants to have a Regime Change. This can be said to be due to the fact that President Rajapaksa was firm and could not be moved to stop battling the LTTE in 2009. That also is indicative of the sinister motives of the SuperPowers. They  wanted to have an LTTE State in a portion of Sri Lanka.  Perhaps the manner in which  the LTTE diaspora is accepted with open arms by the Superpowers... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 09/12/13)

ISLAM RELIGION & EVERY BUDDHA’S NOBEL FOOT PRINT
Shripal Nishshanka
Religion also shall be a constant with time. No matter what the belief or the faith is based on, it needs apprehension of conscience. Simply, energy is an unseen product. Based on positive or negative energies which the substance accumulates, the resultant force or the final energy will gain momentum. Likewise simply, the last breath of a living being will carry the final power with its spirit according to the actions or Kamma (Pali) / Karma performed in life time, to another form in another world. Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) massacred thousands of worshippers in Mecca about 1500... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 09/12/13)

G-15 calls for fresh impetus for an early conclusion of the DDA with a “development”- oriented outcome
Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka in Geneva
The G-15, a Summit level Group of 17 developing countries currently chaired by Sri Lanka, in Joint Statement  at the WTO’s 9th Ministerial Conference in Bali, Indonesia on Thursday (5 December), called for a fresh impetus for an early conclusion of the DDA with a “development”- oriented outcome and also emphasizes the importance of the accession to WTO by developing countries, particularly the LDCs. Minister of Industry and Commerce of Sri Lanka Hon. Rishad Bathiudeen made this observation when he addressed the the 9th Ministerial held from 3 – 6 December. The Conference was attended by all 159 Member... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 09/12/13)

අතිගරු ජනාධිපතිතුමණි, දකුණු අප්රිකාව තුලදී තම අාරක්ෂාව සම්බන්ධව සැලකිලිමත් වෙන්න!
චන්ද්‍රසේන පණ්ඩිතගේ විසිනි
ජනාධිපති නෙල්සන් මැන්ඩෙලා මහතා තම දිවියෙන් සමුගත් බව අප දනිමු. මිනිසෙකු අවුරුදු 95ක් ජීවත්ව සිට මියගිය විට අපට කණගාටුවක් හට නොගනී. නමුත් මේ මිනිසා යනු අවුරුදු 95ක් වයස් ගතවූ අවුරුදු 68ක මනුෂසයෙකි. මේ මිනිසාගේ ජීවිතයේ, ඉතාම වැදගත් අවධිය, බටහිර අධිරදවාදීන් විසින්  මරා දමන ලදී. ඕහුගේ තාරුණය මේ ආකාරයට මරා දැමූ බටහිර අධිරාජ්යවාදීන්, ඔහුගේ සිරුර 1994දී දකුණු අප්රිකානු ජන සමාජයට මුදාහලහ.     මේ අඩපන කරන ලද සිරුරට කල හැකිවූ සමාජ මෙහෙවර ඉතා අලප වූ අතර, අදත් මේ ජන සමාජය තුල වර්ගවාදය ඉතා බලවත්ව පවතී. සුලුතරයේ බලය, එදා මුලු ලෝක සංවිධාන සියල්ලම අනුමත කරමින් රැක්ක අතර, මානව අයිවාසිකම... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 09/12/13)

සෑම නිවසකටම විදුලිය ලබාදීම මානව හිමිකමක් ලෙස ගෙන, එය රාජ්‍ය ප්‍රතිපත්තියක් කරගත් එකම නායකයා, අතිගරු ජනාධිපති මහින්ද රාජපක්ෂ මැතිතුමා පමණයි.
 විදුලිබල හා බලශක්ති අමාත්‍ය නීතීඥ පවිත්‍රා වන්නිආරච්චි
 සෑම නිවසකටම විදුලිය ලබාදීම මානව හිමිකමක් ලෙස සලකා එය රාජ්‍ය ප්‍රතිපත්තිය කරගත් එකම නායකයා,අතිගරු ජනාධිපති මහින්ද රාජපක්ෂ මැතිඳුන් පමණක්ම බව විදුලිබල හා බලශක්ති අමාත්‍ය නීතීඥ පවිත්‍රා වන්නිආරච්චි මැතිනිය ප්‍රකාශ කරයි. අමාත්‍යවරිය පෙන්වා දෙන්නේ නගරයට පමණක් සීමාවී තිබූ විදුලිය, ඈත ගම්දනව් කරා ගෙනයාම සඳහා, රාජ්‍ය කේන්ද්‍රය තුළ සුවිශේෂී වරප්‍රසාද රැසක් නිර්මාණය කරදීමට මහින්ද රාජපක්ෂ ජනපතිඳුන්ට හැකිවූ බවයි.  විදුලිබල හා බලශක්ති අමාත්‍යාංශය, යෞවන කටයුතු හා නිපුනතා සංවර්ධන අමාත්‍යාංශය ඒකාබද්ධව, දිවයින පුරා කාර්මික පුහුණු සමධ්‍යස්ථාන 18 ක් කේන්ද්‍ර කරගනිමින් ආරම්භ කළ විදුලි කාර්මික පුහුණු පාඨමාලාවේ අභ්‍යාසලාභීන් සඳහා සහතිකපත් ප්‍රදානය කිරීම වෙනුවෙන්,2013.12.07 දින කොළඹ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 09/12/13)

Congratulations!!The great musician Joe.B. Perera successfully achieved half century of his musical life.
Claude .Fernando,Brampton Canada
Joe bee  Perera is a real" bee" among prominent Sri Lankan singers who has  given best and quality musical "honey' to the listeners as well as viewers. His successful journey was not easily achieved towards his popularity by him . he faced so many obstacles during yester year, but Joe bee was never ever discouraged the  so many barriers he had to face during his  victories journey. He is  an unforgettable and prestigious vocalist who has deeply deposited his creations into our hearts and engraved our minds as well like  late Clarence Wijewardana,Melroy Darmarathna,Noel Ranasinghe,late Neville... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 09/12/13)

Entertainment provided by the Government
Dr. Mareena Thaha Reffai, Vanderwert Place, Dehiwela
Whether we suffer from rise in cost of living or not, we can be thankful the  government provides  some amusement for the common man at regular intervals. There was this plan to jail the beggars and without any  warning some beggars were taken into custody – and we had beggar free streets just for two days. They are all back where they were – right in front of the noses of the police, but then who cares? The news provided fuel for conversation among the erudite –as often it does for two... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 09/12/13)

Radhika Coomaraswamy & the International Justice System
Courtesy Island
December 7, 2013, 6:11 pm Last Tuesday, Radhika Coomaraswamy delivered a public lecture on ‘the Rule of Law and the Enlightenment’ at the International Centre for Ethnic Studies auditorium where she spoke in glowing terms of the Western enlightenment which upheld reason, universal truth and universal rights applicable to all societies and cultures. She bemoaned the fact that a ‘toxic mix’ of ideas including nationalism was leading to the death of enlightenment values in Sri Lanka. Speaking of the UN and the international human rights regime, she said that while some African leaders may be against the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 09/12/13)

Australia's Intimidatory Stance Against One Of Sri Lanka's Decorated Military Leaders Is Unacceptable!
Insight By Sunil Kumar
December 7th. 2013   The Government of Australia's  decision to deprive Maj. Gen. Jagath Dias of the opportunity to join an ICRC-organised project in Australia on the basis of unsubstantiated war crimes allegations made by UK media outfit, Channel 4 News is not only biased but certainly also has the makings of an international witch hunt as described by the General himself. That the High Commission of Australia has declined to comment on it is not at all surprising as it will probably have to admit  that there are links to the hardline attitude... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/12/13)

RAJAPAKSHA REGIME – THE MOST ACHIEVED & COURAGEOUS REGIME IN MODERN HISTORY
Shripal Nishshanka
The whole world shall have the gratitude for the Rajapaksha regime of Shri Lanka which annihilated a dangerously brutal terrorist organization with exemplary with a genuine humanitarian style where other governments can follow. Today Shri Lanka has been rated as the most developing country in the world with a highest speed of accelerations.  The non-reversible progress and the ultimate dignity which that regime brought to Shri Lanka is perpetual. Irrespective of race, religion or any other discriminative factor Shri Lanka has come to a top level. May the true patriotism be lasting forever.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/12/13)

Mandela’s sharp statements rarely cited in mainstream media
Courtesy RT
Nelson Mandela (Reuters) Share on tumblr Tags History, Human rights, Israel, Mass media, Politics, South Africa, USA As the world remembers Nelson Mandela’s legacy as South Africa's first black president and anti-apartheid icon, he was also deeply skeptical of American power, the Iraq invasion, and was a key supporter of the Palestinian Liberation Organization. Here are seven quotes from the leader that are less likely to be published as his life is honored and his death commemorated in the mainstream media. Prior to the US invasion of... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/12/13)

Deepak Obhrai: His defence in laying a wreath at Elephant Pass
Asoka Weerasinghe Kings Grove Crescent . Gloucester . Ontario . Canada
6 December 2013 Deepak Obhrai,  Conservative MP Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs House of Commons, Ottawa  Dear Deepak: Well…well…well… what do you know?   When you open your mouth to defend your High School Bully antics in Sri Lanka when you represented Canada at the Commonwealth Summit, you seem to get muddied in the salt-sands of the Elephant Pass as well as losing your shawl of Tanzanian dignity too that you drop down from your shoulders. Here’s the unfortunate story.  When you are on the defensive and... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/12/13)

තුන්කල් දකින නායකයකු යටතේ,රටේ තරුණ පරපුරට වෘත්තීය පුහුණු ක්ෂේත්‍රයෙන් ශක්තිමත්ව නැඟී සිටිය හැකි මඟක් නිර්මාණය වී තිබෙනවා...
 විදුලිබල හා බලශක්ති අමාත්‍ය    නීතිඥ පවිත්‍රා වන්නිආරච්චි
අතිගරු ජනාධිපති මහින්ද රාජපක්ෂ මැතිඳුන්ගේ නායකත්වය යටතේ, වෘත්තීය පුහුණු ක්ෂේත්‍රයේ පිබිඳීම සමාජයේ සියලු පාර්ශවයන්හි පැසසුමට ලක්ව ඇති බව විදුලිබල හා බලශක්ති අමාත්‍ය නීතිඥ පවිත්‍රා වන්නිආරච්චි මැතිනිය ප්‍රකාශ කරයි. අමාත්‍යවරිය පෙන්වා දෙන්නේ, තුන්කල් දකින නායකයකු ලෙස අතිගරු ජනාධිපති මහින්ද රාජපක්ෂ මැතිතුමා තරුණ පරපුර නිසිමඟ යැවීම සඳහා ලබාදෙන මඟ පෙන්වීම හා ශක්තිය ඉතා ප්‍රශස්ත වන බවයි. විදුලිබල හා බලශක්ති අමාත්‍යංශය හා යෞවන කටයුතු හා නිපුණතා සංවර්ධන අමාත්‍යංශය ඒකාබද්ධව වෘත්තීය පුහුණු මධ්‍යස්ථාන කේන්ද්‍ර කර ගනිමින්  ක්‍රියාත්මක කළ විදුලි කාර්මික පුහුණු පාඨමාලාව නිම කළ අභ්‍යාසලාභීන් සඳහා සහතික පත් ප්‍රදානය කිරීම වෙනුවෙන් කොළඹ පදනම් ආයතනයේදී... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/12/13)

Nelson Mandela: Obama, Clinton, Cameron, Blair: Tributes of Shameful Hypocricy
Pravda
Accusing politicians or former politicians of "breathtaking hypocrisy" is not just over used, it is inadequacy of spectacular proportions. Sadly, searches in various thesaurus fail in meaningful improvement. The death of Nelson Mandela, however, provides tributes resembling duplicity on a mind altering substance... -Full Story- (english.pravda.ru - 08/12/13)

THE HOLY QUR’AN EXHIBITION.
By A. Abdul Aziz,Press Secretary,Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at – Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at has put up the HOLY QUR’AN Exhibition at Stall No. 37 at the SIYANE NATIONAL BOOK FAIR – 2013, being held at Public Library, Gampaha. The Exhibition was inaugurated by Gampaha Mayor Aranga Senanayake on last Wednesday. The exhibition ends today - Sunday 8th December 2013. Moreover, a set of books were also presented to the Public Library, Gampaha at the inauguration of the event. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at has translated the Holy Qur’an into 75 languages including Sinhala. Most of them are being... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/12/13)

Death of a Soldier
Dr. Ruwan M Jayatunge M.D.
The tragic death of Michael McNeil of the Canadian Armed Forces has raised many questions. According to the news reports Warrant officer Michael McNeil who suffered from Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) had committed suicide at the Canadian Forces Base Petawawa in Ontario. He was one of three Canadian soldiers to commit suicide this week. McNeil had a distinguished military career. He joined the Canadian forces in October 1994 and served in Bosnia in 1998, Kosovo in 1999 and Afghanistan in 2009. His death is a tragedy that filled with irreplaceable void. Annually a... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 07/12/13)

Sri Lankan HR Situation and Canada's Mr. Obhrai
Ira de Silva Canada
It appears that Canada has found another bone to pick with Sri Lanka and is again misusing the concept of human rights. Mr. Obhrai who represented Canada at the recent Commonwealth summit in Colombo now claims that he was deprived of air transport to Jaffna.  There are many accusations made against Sri Lanka by Canada without any basis. If Cameron was able to go without any problem, why would the third string representative from Canada be not allowed to go? Was it because  the necessary arrangements had not been made for him by the mission in... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 07/12/13)

Nelson Mandela and the West 'weeping buckets' for him !
P.A.Samaraweera
Nelson Mandela, who led South Africa out of apartheid has died at the age of 95. He fought his entire life against apartheid and he was imprisoned in 1962 for sabotage and conspiracy to overthrow the govt. He walked to freedon in 1990 and served as President from 1994-99. He is held in deep respect in South Africa as the 'Father of the nation'.   In South Africa, 10 percent of the whites ruled the 90 percent of the natives. Mandela led South Africa through bloodshed to democracy. While he was in prison he was allowed only one... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 07/12/13)

The speech given by Hon Sarath Weerasekera in Parliament on 3rd Dec
Mr. Speaker,
  In this  Committee Stage of the  Defence Budget let me first start by responding to some statements made by certain individuals, i.e,  Hon Sumandiram,the British Prime Minister David Camaroon, Hon Sambandan etc.. Hon Sumandiran , referring to the treacherous statement made by TNA MP Sreedharan, who said’ that Prabakaran was a hero, a freedom fighter and should be commemorated’, said in this Parliament that the people in a country which claimed to be civilized should have the freedom to commemorate the dead. He tried to insult my country through that sarcastic comment.                 First of all... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 07/12/13)

‘Sri Lanka in full support of WTO Bali package!’ – Rishad at Bali’s MC-9
Media  Ministry of Industry & Commerce
The Doha Development Agenda has been on hold for 12 years. And despite challenges, Sri Lanka extends its fullest support and flexibility to a balanced WTO Bali package. “Doha Development Agenda, which was supposed to inject a new impetus to the world economy through trade creation, has been on hold for 12 long years. And despite the rebuilding challenge, Sri Lanka is ready to extend its fullest support and flexibility towards a balanced Bali package that will ensure some tangible benefits” said Rishad Bathiudeen, Minister of Industry and Commerce of Sri... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 07/12/13)

Fantastic method of collection of statistics and decision making!
Dr. Mareena Thaha Reffai, Vanderwert Place, Dehiwela
Srilanka must be the only country where a major decision is made by a person no less than a Minister asking two or three women he meets in a bus/ train and asks them whether they like to have women only compartment and when they say no, Presto, the Parliament decides there is no need! Obviously there will be women who will want to travel with their own men and if there are separate buses /trains for ladies this may be difficult. But surely if there are  women only compartments it will... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 07/12/13)

China tells Britain’s Cameron to return looted treasures – Third World must demand too
Shenali D Waduge
Off went Cameron to China in a huff thinking that Britain’s help was needed to prop up rising China’s economy. Lesson Cameron learnt humiliatingly was China is a great power Britain now is not. It was certainly no meeting of equals. If Cameron huffed and puffed in Colombo he certainly ended up groveling before China yet to no avail. If that was not enough to take back home China has demanded the return of priceless artefacts looted from Beijing in the 19th century. Now that China has set the ball rolling  is now time all former... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 06/12/13)

TIME TO UNITE THE PLANET EARTH
Shripal Nishshanka
The world can be conveniently united for the sake of all beings living and unliving. Today the most advanced technology shall be only utilized for peace, justice, humanity and equanimity. May all universes be in peace by the bliss of all good guardian deities till eternity!... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 06/12/13)

United National Party will never lead Sri Lanka because…..
 Shenali D Waduge
There is one reason and one reason alone that explains why the United National Party will never lead Sri Lanka and no one needs to be splitting hairs or having conventions to find out. UNP will not win elections because it does not command the Buddhist vote. The tragedy is that it does not even care to consider championing the Buddhist cause. The reason is plain and simple and explains why over the years it has forgotten the arithmetic realities of how parties can win elections and why parties win elections.  A leader who wants to celebrate... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 06/12/13)

A Letter to Conservative MP Roxanne James by Dr. Asoka Perera - Canadian Sri Lankan
Dr. Asoka Perera,  Brampton Ontario Canada
Roxanne James, Conservative MP for Scarborough Centre, Ontario Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness House of Commons, Ottawa   Dear MP Roxanne James:   Let me give you a brief introduction about myself before I open my pen. I hail from beautiful island of Sri Lanka and currently residing in Brampton at the above address. I am a Canadian Citizen, work as an environmental consultant and therefore believe the fact that I have a moral right to forward... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 06/12/13)

E. W. Perera: a reflection on SL politics, then and now
Rita Perera
  At present, not a day seems to go by when an increasing number of wrongs, even crimes, committed not by criminals but by some of our politicos are highlighted. Thankfully, it was not always so! Hence, it is refreshing to look back on an era, still within our living memory, of people who were willing to risk even their lives, in the interests of others in their country. Maybe it is wishful thinking that all is not lost and true values, such as, selflessness and true patriotism are not quite dead yet.  I am personally... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 06/12/13)

Utter waste of money and Energy
Dr. Mareena Thaha Reffai,Vanderwert Place, Dehiwela
The anti mosquito campaign is a failure is a foregone conclusion, proved not only by the ever increasing number of cases of Dengue and malaria but also be the way the government officials go about taking action. Once in a blue moon, suddenly there will be a flurry of activity from the officials and every house in a particular area will be visited and those who had even a coconut shell with stagnant water will be hauled up in the courts to pay heavy fines – fair enough. But the mosquitoes must be... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 06/12/13)

Mistake of multiculturalism aided extremists says PM: Report finds politicians failure to tackle the hard-line views allowed fanaticism to take root
By James Slack
Timid politicians with a -misplaced- fear of offending Muslims have allowed Islamist extremism to take root in the institutions of Britain, the Prime Minister warned yesterday. A task force chaired by David Cameron said the policy of treating different cultures as -separate and distinct- – known as multiculturalism – had been a -mistake-.... -Full Story- (dailymail.co.uk - 06/12/13)

Sinhela Nation’s disarray dwarfs their true stature! Are the Sinhelas a Nation?
Anura Seneviratna.
There is an old saying, “ if leaders are great, the nation follows its example”. In an impartial close look at the island country of Sri Lanka , the nation of Sinhela people hold the indigenous heritage to the country in all its sovereign entirety. Indeed, the Sinhela people are the nation in the Island Country nicknamed as Sri Lanka. Hence, the national sovereignty of the Sinhela nation is inalienable and inviolable just as much as with every nation of every sovereign country. Tragically, the Sinhela nation inherited anti-national leaders as a direct impact of numerous intrusions of... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/12/13)

Life Abroad - Part 56: SERIOUS CHALLENGE -HIGH STAKES!
Dr.Tilak Fernando
There is an educated chap, Sri Lankan in fact, with a PhD in Chemistry who presently lives in London. He has been obsessed with the idea of getting through to the public and governments in the UK and Sri Lanka to demonstrate a new invention of his, which he says could cut down on energy wastage. My good friend, Dr. Hector Perera, has gone crazy over his new theory that he is determined to get across to some governmental authorities or private institutions. Out of his enthusiasm, he has been writing incessantly to... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/12/13)

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LIKE THE WEST ASKING SRI LANKA TO SUBMIT ITSELF TO AN INTERNATIONAL WAR CRIMES INVESTIGATION, WE ASK THE CHANNEL FOUR TO SUBMIT ITSELF TO AN IMPARTIAL INVESTIGATION ABOUT THE ‘KILLING FIELDS OF SRI LANKA’ VIDEO
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An Indian eyewitness account of the last 70 hours of Terrorist War in Sri Lanka .FINAL HOURS
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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)

"Poor Hillary the Victim"
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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
N. Ram

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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An Anthology of Sri Lankan English Literature and history of Sri Lanka’s English literature
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What you should know about arsenic in Drinking water- the truth
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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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Beginning and growth of civilization in Sri Lanka
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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