Dilrook Kannangara Whenever Sri Lanka ruling party had a two thirds majority, India comes begging trying to impose its demands. Given the extreme unpopularity of Indian demands, which are often racist, there is no likelihood of any cooperation between the ruling party and the opposition. Only a two thirds majority of the ruling party can […]

Ajit Randeniya A couple of recent reports from Sri Lanka give rise to concerns that the treasured national sovereignty gained in May 2009 by eliminating the menaces of terrorism and war is being squandered through the careless or incompetent actions of certain members of cabinet and top bureaucrats. The first of such reports refers to […]

A Sri Lankan American in the Washington Area. Response to an article appearing in the Washington Post of January 12, 2012 in the Style Section pages C1 and C4 titled “Unpeaceful Coexistence”ƒ”š‚ witha reference to Sri Lanka among other countries.The link to the original article appears below. http://www.washingtonpost.com/todays_paper?dt=2012-01-12&bk=C&pg=1 By A Sri Lankan American in the […]

Asoka Weerasinghe Kings Grove Crescent . Gloucester . Ontario . K1J 6G1 Canada 30 January 2012 Hon. John Baird, MP, PC. , ƒ”š‚ Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affair, House of Commons, Ottawa. Dear John: I have just read in Colombo Telegraph the news item, Canadian Foreign Minister Strikes Again “ƒ¢¢”š¬…” This Time In London Against Sri […]

Ira de Silva London,ƒ”š‚  Canada Hon. John Baird Minister of Foreign Affairs House of Commons Ottawa, Canada ƒ”š‚  Dear Sir:ƒ”š‚  ƒ”š‚  ƒ”š‚ I refer to the biased, factually incorrect comments you made in London at the Royal Commonwealth Society meeting on Jan.23,2012. I read them in the Colombo Telegraph today. ƒ”š‚  It is stated that you […]

Dr.Tilak Fenando Following my column last Monday about “ƒ”¹…”home style in London’ I thought of adding one more into the array due to some feedback requests. These stories are not fabrications but out of true to life incidents over a period of time. Hilarious these may sound, but equally it demonstrates on individual ingenuity and […]

By Ravi Ladduwahetty Courtesy The Islandƒ”š‚  President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday denied that he ever told India he would go beyond the 13th Amendment to the Constitution as a solution to the ethnic problem. Responding to a question at a breakfast meeting with heads of print and electronic media yesterday at Temple Trees whether he had […]

by Shamindra Ferdinando Courtesy The Islandƒ”š‚  Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa yesterday said that none of the Majors General directly involved in eelam war IV had made a testimony to any US lawyer, in New York in 2010, alleging extrajudicial killings of civilians, surrendering LTTE cadres and dissident journalists during eelam war IV.”Those directly involved in […]

Selva Gnanam Melbourne, Australia In his 9 part series(made 2010) BBC “ƒ”¹…”Hard Talk’ host Stephen Sackur looks at the Sri Lankan government’s child soldier rehabilitation programme (parts 7-9) ƒ”š‚ He talks to the programme director, teachers ….. and to the teenagers themselves, about their horrific experiences and new lives. The programme, he says, poses a troubling […]

By Stanley Perera, Melbourneƒ”š‚  Seperatist, Racist and Terrorist TNA are asking for International Mediation to win their racist, separatist and terrorist demands.ƒ”š‚  TNA are also nominating anti GoSL USA. First and foremost writer wishes to remind the GoSL of the difficulties it experienced with the International Community, UNO, UNESCO,R2P and numerous other International Organisations including […]