By Philip Fernando, Former Deputy Editor Sunday Observer Sri Lanka Nurses have become indispensable in creating a ‘culture of care.’ With spiralling costs, heavy reliance on technology adding to overheads and the shortage of doctors, nurses are a vital link in physician-led healthcare. Nurses are going beyond their usual two-year associate and four-year baccalaureate programs […]

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ALI SUKHANVER ƒ”š‚ Is it a logical bartering? Do General Pasha and Raymond Davis enjoy the same status? The Chief of an Intelligence agency on one hand and a killer on the other; is it a fair bargain? According to a recent report in media, the US authorities have linked the immunity of General Pasha, the […]

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Asoka Weerasinghe Kings Grove Crescentƒ”š‚  Gloucester, Ontario K1J 6G1, Canada ƒ”š‚  2ƒ”š‚ March 2011 ƒ”š‚  The Editor (Letters) THE NEW YORK TIMES New York, NY 10018 ƒ”š‚  Dear Editor: ƒ”š‚  I just don’t get Lara Stemple’s insinuation about “The Majority of Tamil males in Sri Lanka who were sexually assaulted during that country’s long civil war […]

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Ben Silva In the recent past we have seen a number of writers supporting Buddhism. I am making these comments so that there is a balanced view. Buddhism is a part of our cultural heritage and as such need to be protected as a part of our culture. Buddhism also has a number of good […]

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MahamahaRaja ƒ”š‚ Editor, the Island. I read with some amusement Izeth Hussein’s article in the paper today. During the war period, he said that the election of Premadasa to the presidency of Sri Lanka was the equivalent of President Obama being elected to power in the US. Now, after a slew of criticisms from his co-conspirators […]

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By M D P DISSANAYAKE Lasith Malinga has once again provided ƒ”š‚ the most sensational performances ƒ”š‚ of fast bowling, capturing 6 wickets, including a hat-trick in his spell.ƒ”š‚  His bowling made the Kenyans in no man’s land and they were shocked just about the timeƒ”š‚  preparing to hammer Sri Lanka once again, as previous bowlers could […]

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Vajiragnana Warnakulasuriya Melbourne, Australia Mr.John Alexander, MP Member for Bennelong, Parliament of Australia Canberra, ƒ”š‚ Dear Sir, ƒ”š‚ Having migrated to Australia from a sporting country, Sri Lanka, I and the Tennis loving Sri Lankans have enjoyed your commetaries at Tennis with keen interest. Your absence this time in the commentary box must have been due to […]

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Vajiragnana Warnakulasuriya Don Randall MP, Parliament of Australia, Canberra. ƒ”š‚  ƒ”š‚ Humanitarian Issues During the War in Sri Lanka Monday, 28 February 2011, Don Randall MPƒ”š‚  ƒ”š‚ Dear Mr.Randall, ƒ”š‚ You deserve our heartfelt admiration for calling spade a spade! ƒ”š‚ I am confident that, you may have noticed the Sinhalese of the Sri Lankan community as very poor […]

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Sunil Vijayapalaƒ”š‚  Australia Whenever Anglo Saxon based countries are exposed on war crimes, as recently publicised by WikiLeaks, the whole gamut of their Governments, political leaders, Media, Journalists, Amnesty International come together to cover up their crimes.ƒ”š‚  Often CIA ably supported by the dreaded Pentagon come down hard on people who take them on, like […]

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