By Philip Fernando, former Deputy Editor, Sunday Observer, Sri Lanka The wayward West seemed slowly acquiescing to Sri Lanka’s transition into fulsome post war resurgence. Diplomatic efforts to sway them are beginning to show results. Are we witnessing a constructive trend in the US-Sri Lankan relations? Yes, according Ambassador Jaliya Wickramasuriya in USA. Many believe […]

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Shenali Waduge A virtually “divided”ƒ”š‚ nation was liberated after almost 3 decades in May 2009. However, a series of incidents continues to divide the nation when the next mission should be developing the country. ƒ”š‚ We are all well aware that it took no single individual to accomplish the enviable task of defeating the LTTE. However, […]

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by Mario Perera, Kadawata The issue of the “ƒ”¹…”while flag’ needs more probing, since it is being reduced to simplistic proportions. Now where did this story originate? Who used this term? And, most important of all, who gave it international publicity, which supposedly woke up Ban Ki-Moon from his sleep and made him indulge in […]

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– Kumar Moses After more than a year since the elimination of the biggest national security threat, it is time to look far ahead and plan for strategic national security needs of Sri Lanka. Absence of war and other matters needing immediate attention provides an ideal opportunity to plan for the future. LTTE leader first […]

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Vajiragnana Warnakulasuriya Melbourne Some of the local and expatriate Patriots and Patriotic organizations took upon themselves the task of defending the false propaganda carried out by the anti Sri Lankans local and abroad. If the Sri Lankan Embassies abroad executed their responsibility to counter these false propaganda these efforts would not have been necessary! ƒ”š‚ Now […]

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