Mahinda Weerasinghe The people in the greater Teldeniya area are wondering what has gone wrong with their environment! Earth Slips and Landslides are happening in numbers as never before. Surely it has rained “cats and dogs”ƒ”š‚ before and more aggressively than the years 2010 to 2012. Why is this this angry mother earth so vindictive […]

Dr. Tilak Fernando One thing I soon learnt in London was how much a will power of a person can conquer anything as the English proverb says, where there’s a will, there’s a way! Confined to a box room most of the time with hardly any space to move about and not mingling much with […]

by Sarath W It is with a lot sadness I read the news of the death of 26 students add teachers at Sandy Hooks Elementary School last week. President Obama was visibly in tears when he spoke about it. The anger and sadnessƒ”š‚ in the western world and media was obvious. The statement made by the […]

Hameed Abdul Karim ƒ”š‚ Watching Barack Obama on TV, wiping a tear in his left eye as he spoke in his usual Harvard eloquence at the memorial service for the little children who died in the dreadful terror in Newtown Connecticut, reminds those of us who have seen the movie “ƒ”¹…”Godfather’ of Marlon Brando giving out […]

Athapattu Bandara-Courtesy The Daily News ƒ”š‚  “ƒ”¹…”Had they stayed, we could have probed…’ ƒ”š‚  Read the transcripts! The Opposition party members who sat with the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) had a responsibility to moot their own suggestions rather than walk away from the PSC inquiry, Chair of the PSC that probed the impeachment motion against […]

Dr D.Chandraratna, Perth The impeachment affair seems to have gone beyond the actual wrongdoing on the part of the Chief Justice with many experts spewing nonsensical arguments to hide the substance of the allegations. If the constitutional process was flawed why did the judiciary as a professional body stand silent for the last thirty years?ƒ”š‚  […]

CHAMIKARA WEERASINGHE-Courtesy The Daily News Pray that justice is meted out to Golden Key depositors whose families are suffering as a result of justice gone astray, Golden Key depositors said yesterday, appealing to the Christian community on Christmas day. Legal Academic, former special adviser to late President J R Jayewardene and consultant to European companies […]

Shenali Waduge We are all well aware that both India and China are rivals for supremacy in Asia and both are fishing for new strategies to tap to forge the alliances needed to strengthen that supremacy. If India and China nations that once put Buddhism aside for other priorities are now realizing that their answer […]

Rƒ”š‚  Chandrasoma Red rains hve been experienced in many parts of the world “ƒ¢¢”š¬…” most notably in Kerala, India where exhausive studies have been done on samples collected at various sites. The conclusion reached by Indian experts is as follows “ƒ¢¢”š¬…””ƒ”¹…”The color was found to be due to the presence of a large amount of […]

Janaka Wansapura Last week, a lone gunman shot and killed scores of helpless children and their teachers at an elementary school in Connecticut in the US, driving the nation to despair and deep sadness. How can the society make sure that this type of senseless, heinous crime does not take place ever again? Earnest attempts […]

The High Commission of Sri Lanka London Dr. Chrisƒ”š‚  Nonis, Sri Lankan High Commissioner to the UK addressed the Defence and Security Forum, UK,ƒ”š‚  the Foreign and Defence affairs “think tank”ƒ”š‚ which is chaired byƒ”š‚  Major General Patrick Cordingley, DSO, who commanded the ground forces in the First Gulf War. Its Deputy Chairman is Rt […]

The High Commission of Sri Lanka London Sri Lankan High Commissioner Dr. Chris Nonis and several British Parliamentarians were invited to address the Multifaith Forum in British Parliament, during Multifaith week in the UK. In his address, Dr Chris Nonis spoke of the multiculturalism of Sriƒ”š‚  Lanka and the spirituality of itsƒ”š‚  people, and the […]

Chamikara WEERASINGHE-Courtesy The Daily News * Parliament can decide whether or not to accept impeachment charges * Simple majority enough to pass resolution President Mahinda Rajapaksa said impeachment must go on with due respect for the Constitution, Lanka Sama Samaja Party (LSSP) leader and Senior Minister Prof Tissa Vitharana said yesterday. Prof Vitharana said this […]

By Gomin Dayasri ƒ”š‚ Constitutional croaks trumpet awesome sayings to mystify simple minds: Presidential Powers are Overwhelming? Parliament is Supreme? Judiciary is Independent? Sovereignty is with the People”ƒ”š‚¦Helpless People stuffed on sovereignty, blandly watched a horrid exchange of rapid fire by the Executive- Legislature- Judiciary. Bruised and bloodied”ƒ”š‚¦ with no soft hands. ƒ”š‚  Dignitaries stand deservingly […]

By Shelton A. Gunaratne ƒ”š‚ Two readers of my local newspaper have crossed cudgels with me for expressing the view that “for increasing numbers of immigrants from non-Western countries, the white founders of America do not mean much, nor does the primacy of the old Constitution the founders created”ƒ”š‚ (The Forum, Nov 18, 2012, p. C8). […]

Kanthar P Balanathan Retired Director & Specialist Power Systems Engineer Sen. Prof. Ms Vasanthy Arasaratnam Vice Chancellor University of Jaffna ƒ”š‚ Dear Vice Chancellor, FUNDAMENTALIST & CAPRICIOUS BEHAVIOUR OF JAFFNA UNIVERSITY (JU) STUDENTS As a Tamil SriLankan Australian, it has become obligatory to write this open letter to your office, after reading ferocious behaviour of Jaffna […]

The High Commission of Sri Lanka London The Sri Lanka High Commission in London celebrated a Christmas Carol Service on the 14 December 2012, with the participation of over 150 members of theƒ”š‚  Sri Lankan Diaspora community living in the UK. The evening commenced with the lighting of the advent candles. Rev. Father Rohitha Rodrigo; […]

By Charles.S.Perera ƒ”š‚ A good Lawyer is not one who hasƒ”š‚  qualifiedƒ”š‚  passing Examinations. One may know the law as he may have read them in books or heard from lecturers.ƒ”š‚  A good lawyers is one who can think beyond the lawƒ”š‚  and understand the application of it correctly in relation to a demand and to […]

Dr Kamal Wickremasinghe -Courtesy The Daily News It is becoming increasingly apparent that the “ƒ”¹…”support group’ of the Chief Justice (CJ) led by the godfather of the NGOs, J.C. Weliamuna, and sections of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka connected to Wijedasa Rajapkshe have botched the legal and procedural strategy of her case, due mainly […]

Shenali Waduge ƒ”š‚ The Mullaitivu district was the preferred home, training and hiding base of the LTTE leader for over 3 decades. It was also where the LTTE met its Waterloo. 30 years of absolutely no changes despite a host of foreign NGO/UN presence has seen remarkable changes in just 3 years something people need to […]

by Walter Jayawardhana Explaining the recent Polonnaruwa showers of yellow rain Dr. Chandra Wickramasinghe said it is part of the growth cycle of red rain. ƒ”š‚ In an interview the scientist of the Buckingham Center of Astrobiology in UK said, “The Kerala rain also had the same changes of colour from red to yellow. In the […]

by Senaka Weeraratna ƒ”š‚ A key test of a civilized society and basis of functioning communities is the protection afforded to the vulnerable. Whether those in need of protection happen to be children, the sick, aged, enfeebled, destitute, exploited humans, or animals, a value measure of civilization is the degree to which their rights and welfare […]

Bisthan Batcha ƒ”š‚ Sadly, the Sri Lankan Muslims are once again subjected to yet another futile effort to project the possibility of the Muslim Population in Sri Lanka exceeding that of the Sinhalese sometime in the future (See Post dated 17th December 2012 in Lankaweb). A comparison is made of the growth of the Sinhalese and […]

Asada M Erpini On 21 December, the local media reported that the Higher Education Ministry will go ahead with the construction of hostel facilities for the undergraduate students at Jaffna University. There was also a report on the same day that the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) “ƒ¢¢”š¬…” fondly referred to by the media as the […]

Courtesy The Sunday Observer Remember the traitor who attempted to sell his country and danced to the tune of disgruntled forces both here and abroad in his lust for power during the 2010 Presidential election? Fortunately, masses rallied round the patriotic forces to ensure a landslide victory for President Mahinda Rajapaksa. If the traitors had […]

Dr Hector Pereraƒ”š‚ ƒ”š‚ ƒ”š‚ ƒ”š‚ ƒ”š‚ ƒ”š‚ ƒ”š‚ ƒ”š‚ ƒ”š‚ ƒ”š‚ ƒ”š‚ ƒ”š‚  London Time spent in the kitchen preparing food can be a great pleasure, but often by the time the festivities begin you are too worn out to enjoy it.ƒ”š‚  The list of things that one wants to do during Christmas is endless, too much to mention them over here.ƒ”š‚  If I say […]

H. L. D. Mahindapala The central issue argued before the Supreme Court was to decide whether the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) has the judicial power to inquire into the allegations made against the Chief Justice, Shirani Bandaranayake, or not. The argument came down to question the right of parliamentarians to judge the judges. Tied to […]

Shenali Waduge ƒ”š‚ All the calls for fairness, justice, integrity are all well and fine but how many in the legal fraternity have publicly questioned the justification of a Member of Parliament, a member of a political party and a practicing lawyer to contest and become the President of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka? How […]

Chamikara WEERASINGHE-Courtesy The Daily News The order given by Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa stands on the matter of impeachment of Chief Justice Dr Shirani Bandaranayaka, said Deputy Speaker of Parliament Chandima Weerakkody yesterday, adding that no Court shall issue notices on the Speaker of the Parliament or members of the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC). He said […]

The Daily News Working to a political agenda, Chief Justice Dr Shirani Bandaranayake has joined hands with a group of traitors, Public Relations and Public Affairs Minister Mervyn Silva and several intellectuals said yesterday. Minister Silva said the Chief Justice was acting a political role though she has been found guilty by the Parliamentary Select […]