H. L. D. Mahindapala After giving a free hand for the I/NGOs to play the role of subversive interlopers in the domestic affairs for decades the Sri Lankan government has at last decided to confront the foreign-funded agents in I/NGOs head-on. In Washington External Affairs Minister G. L. Peiris, last week took them on and […]

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Ramanie de Zoysa (The writer hoAccountantlds an Honours Degree in Economics from the University of Sri Lanka, a Bachelor of Business Studies from Massey University in New Zealand and is a New Zealand Chartered .) Sri Lanka, in all good faith, went all out to embrace the International Indian Film Academy (“ƒ”¹…”IIFA’) Awards event to […]

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Samantha Kumarasinghe American Economist John Perkins in his book “Confessions of an Economic Hit Man”ƒ”š‚ describes chilling true stories of his role in building the “American Economic Empire”ƒ”š‚ by economically, socially and environmentally destroying Latin American, African, Middle Eastern and some Asian countries. ƒ”š‚ He describes Economic Hit Men (EHM) as highly paid professionals who cheat […]

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Asoka Weerasinghe Kings Grove Crescent . Gloucester . Ontario . K1J 6G1 Cnada June 3, 2010 Hon. Stephen Harper,ƒ”š‚ PC., MP Prime Minister ofƒ”š‚  Canada House ofƒ”š‚ Commonsƒ”š‚  Ottawa, Ontario cc: Hon. Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Foreign Affairs;ƒ”š‚  ƒ”š‚ Hon. Deepak Obhrai, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs; Hon. Bev Oda, Minister for International Cooperation; Hon. […]

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Ira de Silva London,ƒ”š‚  Canada Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2010 17:56:29 -0400 Ms. Navanetham Pillay United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rightsƒ”š‚  Geneva, Switzerland ƒ”š‚  CC: UN Secretary Generalƒ”š‚  ƒ”š‚  Dear Madam: ƒ”š‚  I note that you have renewed your call of investigations into alleged war crimes committed during the last stages of Sri Lanka’s […]

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Ratanapala 3 Jun 2010 Ann isƒ”š‚  a person who lives in Sri Lanka but is completely alienated with the ordinary Sri Lankan. Her thinking is foreign as her first name and probably the faith she professes to. She has to go half way around the world to Gettysburg in USA to find her example. She […]

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ALI SUKHANVER The writer is a Pakistan based bilingual analyst on defense and strategic affairs. In the streets of Pakistan it is very easy to find a lot of youngsters saying, “If war is the last option, we must go for it”ƒ”š‚. The hatred and disliking for the USA in Pakistan is growing like a […]

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Press Release Celebrating the start of its second glorious decade, the International Indian Film Academy is set to write its grandest chapter yet. The Videocon IIFA Weekend to be held in Colombo, Sri Lanka from 3rd-5th June, 2010 is slated to be a spectacular weekend with India’s biggest cinema stars in action. ƒ”š‚ IIFA 2010 will […]

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