Asoka Weerasinghe. Kings Grove Crescent . Gloucester . Ontario . K1J 6G1 . Canada Septemberƒ”š‚  9, 2012 His Excellency Mahinda Rajapaksa President of Sri Lanka, Presidential Secretariate, Colombo 1, Sri Lanka. Your Excellency: Notwithstanding that you have stated that “hostile activities by one state in India did not represent the whole Indian stance and Sri […]

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Ira de Silva London, Canada Dr. Manmohan Singh Prime Minister of India South Block, Raisina Hill New Delhi, India-110 011 Dear Sir: I amƒ”š‚ writing to youƒ”š‚ regarding your government’s inaction, impotence and silence regarding the racist, venomous and inhuman behaviour ofƒ”š‚  Ms. Jayalalithaa,ƒ”š‚ the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, as illustrated byƒ”š‚ her attitude and treatment of pilgrims, […]

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Dr Hector Pereraƒ”š‚ ƒ”š‚ ƒ”š‚ ƒ”š‚ ƒ”š‚ ƒ”š‚ ƒ”š‚ ƒ”š‚ ƒ”š‚  London This is a problem that will never go away easily. The use of fossil fuels to meet the world’s energy needs is a contributor to an increase in greenhouse gases (GHGs) mainly carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane in the Earth’s atmosphere. There is a widespread view that this increase is leading […]

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Sri Lanka News Sri Lankanƒ”š‚ President Mahindaƒ”š‚ Rajapaksa’sƒ”š‚ ruling United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA)ƒ”š‚ today defeated the country’s main ethnic Tamil party in the elections held for three of the island’s nine provinces. The elections are seen as a test of whether Tamils still want self-rule in a region devastated by decades of civil war. The election authorities say […]

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