Geoff ƒ”š‚ Wickrema How many adults cry watching a sad or sentimental movie? After all, the movie is a commercial production of actors playing their part. It is not real. However, it can stir emotions in viewers. Gravity of emotions created by the Channel Four video is no yardstick to measure its authenticity. What Channel Four […]

P.A.Samaraweera, Australia. The programme ‘Killing fields of Sri Lanka’ screened by Channel 4 UK refers to crimes committed by both sides but highlights alleged crimes by the Sri Lanka security forces. Channel 4 backed the LTTE before and after the war for the simple reason that it was heavily funded by the Tamil diaspora. ƒ”š‚  […]

Dr. Chula Rajapakse MNZM Spokesperson, United Sri Lanka Association, Wellington New Zealand Lies, Damn Lies & ƒ”š‚ Statistics. That was then. Now it is, Lies, Damn Lies & Channel 4. So shamelessly has Channel 4 sold their soul to Tiger funds to propagate deceit and deception. ƒ”š‚ Despite having admitted to doctoring their original ƒ”š‚ video clip regarding […]

Asoka Weerasinghe Kings Grove Crescent . Gloucester . Ontario . K1J 6G1 Canada 18 June 2011 The Editor (Letters)ƒ”š‚ ƒ”š‚  THE OTTAWA CITIZEN Sir: “Graphic footage of the murder of Tamil civilians in a powerful documentary should move the world to seek justice”ƒ”š‚ wrote Chris Cobb. I myself was reviled by this documentary as was Chris […]

Malinda Seneviratne-Courtesy The Nation The most Channel 4 “ƒ”¹…”revelation’ about the “ƒ”¹…”last days of the war’ (i.e. the military moves to annihilate the LTTE and rescue hundreds of thousands of people being held hostage by that ruthless terrorist organisation) makes some serious claims of excess by the Sri Lankan security forces. The allegation is that […]

by Malinda Seneviratne-Courtesy The Islandƒ”š‚  Devolution proposals that do not take into account history, demography, geography, political efficacy (i.e. whether or not it leads to ruptures that bleed to violence) and economic rationality are essentially the work of either rabid chauvinists intent on land-theft and self-aggrandizement or the intellectually slothful. Devolution is stumped by history. […]

By Shelton A. Gunaratneƒ”š‚© 2011 Professor of mass communications emeritusƒ”š‚ at Minnesota State U Moorhead ƒ”š‚ In a recent blog discussion on the Buddhist approach to journalism (BJ), I chided the namarupa bearing the funny label D. Andre for asking me to explain what I meant by BJ when I thought I had already explained the concept […]

By Shanika SRIYANANDA-Sunday Observer The UK based Channel 4 has once again brought Sri Lanka to world attention through its latest video on alleged atrocities during the final battle against the LTTE in May, 2009, which the government claims is aimed at degrading Sri Lanka’s humanitarian operation to save nearly 300,000 Tamils and also post […]

The Media Team Ministry of Power & Energy With the primary aim of making the CEB an establishment void of all corruption and malpractices and achieving the ultimate goal of providing 100% electricity coverage to all by the year 2012, Minister of Power and Energy Patali Campika Ranawaka is working tirelessly both internally and externally […]

Dr Ruwan M Jayatungeƒ”š‚ –This Poem is dedicated to Mario Hamel “ƒ¢¢”š¬…” a homeless man who was shot and killed ƒ”š‚ by the Montreal Police in June 2011ƒ”š‚  Ho Mario Marioƒ”š‚ ƒ”š‚  Ho Mario you poor soulƒ”š‚ ƒ”š‚  Hungry cold and wastedƒ”š‚  Drifter and a social destituteƒ”š‚ ƒ”š‚  Abandoned by guardian angelsƒ”š‚  When you discontinuedƒ”š‚ Lithiumƒ”š‚  Your mood may have become […]