LankaWeb Weekly Editorial Sept.18th 2011 Both Australia and Canada seem so cocksure and adamant about their declarations on Sri Lanka’s human rights records without a real shred of tangible evidence beyond doctored Tamil tiger sponsored fabrications, pro LTTE activist propaganda and Tamil sympathy,that it seems almost laughable, truly apathetic as well as ignorant on their […]

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One Sri Lanka Peace Watchƒ”š‚  An environment movement later turned to a small political party in Australia has now taken up its new role as a pro terrorist lobby. One Sri Lanka Peace Watch sources in Australia reveal that the Tamil Tiger residuals in Australia have bribed the senior members of the party to initiate […]

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Dr Anura Weereratne The news that the Greens party in Australia is endeavouring to seek the suspension of Sri Lanka from the Commonwealth of Nations is amusing.ƒ”š‚  The Australian Greens whose mandate from the few electorates that they represent is to keep Australia green.ƒ”š‚  They have no mandate from their electorates to dabble in matters […]

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By Janaka Alahapperuma Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa arrived in New York, USA on Monday 19 September to attend the 66th session of the United Nations General Assembly. The President led the delegation which also includes External Affairs Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris, to the UN Summit. Representative of Sri Lankan Airlines-USA and two little children […]

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Ira de Silva London, Ontario The Editor The Island Colombo, Sri Lanka ƒ”š‚  Dear Sir: ƒ”š‚  The heading of the article is very appropriate. Those who are chomping at the bit to have a war crimes investigation on Sri Lanka are behaving like a dog with a bone.ƒ”š‚ It is ironic that the so-called human rights […]

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Christopher V. Pulle Thousand Oaks, California The recent actions by Minister Mervyn Silva against the ritual but barbaric, cruel, anachronistic practice of ritual slaughter have much to be admired and commended. Such ritual practices are repugnant in any civilized nation and ought to banned outright “ƒ¢¢”š¬…” without delay. ƒ”š‚ Besides, Sri Lanka is a Buddhist country […]

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Muhammad Faraz Palestinian statehood was due for a long time. Now is the time to take decisive action. According to reports Abbas, the President of Palestine Authority is planning to handover the statehood demand to the UN Security Council on Friday 23 September, 2011. Israel, USA and other players are doing their last minute grapple […]

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By Shelton A. Gunaratne Professor of mass communications emeritus, Minnesota State University Moorhead Almost 238 years ago, a group of American colonists protested the British government’s Tea Act when they destroyed three shiploads of prime tea, which the monopolistic East India Co. was about to unload at the Boston Harbor. This so-called Boston Tea Party, […]

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By Stanley Perera “ƒ¢¢”š¬…” Melbourne Former President Chandrika B.K. or former Prime Minister Ranil W. must explain to the Sri Lankans whether it was a bad dream or a comedy the drama they played during the time of Presidency of CBK. BATALANDA President CBK appointed a commission to report back to her on the accusations […]

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