Shenali Wadugeƒ”š‚ ƒ”š‚  Three sons of the Arab world are no more. All three were one time “friends”ƒ”š‚ of the West, two were in fact former CIA agents. Of the 3 only Osama was declared a “terrorist”ƒ”š‚ while Saddam & Gaddafi were “dictators”ƒ”š‚. Whatever the West referred to them “ƒ¢¢”š¬…” they were enemies of the West […]

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H. L. D. Mahindapala ƒ”š‚ There are five major communities in Sri Lanka “ƒ¢¢”š¬…” 1. the Sinhalese, 2. the Tamils of the North; 3. the Tamils of the East who consider themselves to be distinct from the Northern Tamils in culture and caste (Mukkuvars as opposed to the Vellahlas); 4. the Indian Tamils of the central […]

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By Amal HEWAVISSENTI -courtesy Sunday Observer Prof. Raj Somadeva A special team led by Prof. Raj Somadeva recently made spectacular findings on a series of excavations which underpin the idea that Sri Lankan Culture is not something borrowed from any country or region. The excavations carried out in Haldummulla and Ranchamadama of Embilipitiya on Walawe […]

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