Prof. Hudson McLean Just as the Island of Sri Lanka is emerging from one debacle, the bureaucrat who devised the On-line Entry Visa with No Options, should have his head tested. Most countries have Entry Visa on Arrival or obtainable through a Travel Agency Services from the local Consulate. USA and UK have online Entry […]

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Shenali Waduge What makes Al Qaeda different from the LTTE? Both are terrorist organizations. Just a single incident in 2001 sufficed to make Al Qaeda top a global crusade referred to as the “war on terror”ƒ”š‚ while the world cared not to apply the same criterion against the LTTE for its crimes against innocent people […]

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Ira de Silva London, Ontario The Editor Ottawa Citizen Ottawa, Ontario ƒ”š‚  Dear Sir: ƒ”š‚  I refer to the news report on October 23,2011 regarding Mr. John Baird`s statement regarding Canada’s policy on Libya and Canada’s support for the rule of law.ƒ”š‚ I assume that Mr. Baird expresses the attitude of the Canadian Government. Why is […]

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Swarna Hansa Foundation on behalf of peasants in the North Central province. Disgusted with the authorities hundreds of disgusted peasants including more than fifty kidney patients, came all the way from North Central Province of Sri Lanka to UN/ FAO office in capital Colombo onƒ”š‚  17th instant and demanded compensation for the damages done to […]

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Vajiragnana Warnakulasuriya The Editor, ƒ”š‚ CanberraTimes, ƒ”š‚  This in response to Bruce Haigh’s article “Do the right thing and have Samarasinghe recalled”ƒ”š‚ that appeared inƒ”š‚  CanberraTimes on the 21st October 2011 ƒ”š‚ I only quote from the former Premier Mr Carr, during his time in office, eloquently described Justice Dowd as “utterly irresponsible”, “extraordinarily insensitive” and “divisive”. […]

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Asoka Weerasinghe Kings Grove Crescent . Gloucester . Ontario . K1J 6G1 Canada ƒ”š‚ 24 October 2011 ƒ”š‚  The Editor (Letters), THE OTTAWA CITIZEN ƒ”š‚  Sir: ƒ”š‚  How right the Sri Lanka High Commissioner, Chitraganee Wagiswara is to be honest andƒ”š‚ brave enough to tell Canadians that “…she denied allegations that Sri Lanka committed human rights violations, […]

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Mahinda weerasinghe I refer to the piece; Wicked Witch of the West goes to Libya ƒ”š‚ Pasted on your site on19.10.2011 written by Lisa Karpovaƒ”š‚  ( Pravda.Ru) ƒ”š‚ Which reminds me of the joke which was circulating while her better half was fighting to keep in the saddle to the top job in USA. ƒ”š‚ I am referring […]

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