W. T. A. Leslie Fernando courtesy The Daily News The 40th death anniversary of Dr. C. W. W. Kannangara, the father of the free education scheme that brought about a social revolution in Sri Lanka falls tomorrow. A great statesman and patriot, he was one of the galaxy of leaders who led the national movement […]

Reflections by Comrade Fidel Today I would have liked to speak about the extraordinary “Paz sin Fronteras”ƒ”š‚ (Peace without Borders) Concert held at the JosƒÆ’†’ƒ”š‚© MartƒÆ’†’ƒ”š‚­ Revolution Square 24 hours ago, but the stubborn reality forces me to write about a danger that threatens not just peace but the survival of our species. The United […]

Dr.Reffai Must watch! Indian lady ecologist/physicist talks about how American greed tried to sell the leftover chemicals from WW2 and call it the “Green Revolution” and employ dwarf varieties which meant that there was not enough leftover straw etcto feed the buffalos, which meant that they had to start using tractors from the west! – […]

Ajit Randeniya ƒ”š‚ The 28 August presentations by Jehan Perera and Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu at the so-called US Institute of Peace (USIP) revealed many things about these two individuals. ƒ”š‚ Perera, following a “ƒ”¹…”gutless’ analysis about the situation in Sri Lanka, pleaded for the “ƒ”¹…”support’ of the international community. He was careful not to mention money though. ƒ”š‚ Paikiasothy’s […]

The Island Editorial Courtesy The Islandƒ”š‚  The government is in an unenviable position. It is under international pressure to do away with anti-terror laws and extraordinary security arrangements in the post-war period. At the same time, the peace lobby claims the LTTE threat is not yet over and devolution is the only way to bring […]

By Walter Jayawardhana Sri Lanka has sought the assistance of India to rehabilitate and repair the important Northern harbor of kankesanturai (KKS). In a recent meeting held at the Indian High Commission in Colombo the Sri Lanka Ports Authority submitted a list of assistance Sri lanka is expecting from her Northern neighbor to make the […]

By Walter Jayawardhana P.R.Subramanearajha , Chairman of Ramco Lanka (Private) Limited donated Rupees five million Rupees for the very ambitious housing project for the soldiers of Sri Lanka, Api Wenuwen Api and another five million Rupees for the President’s Fund at a brief ceremony to President Mahinda Rajapaksa. ƒ”š‚ Minister Anura Priyadarshana Yapa and Minister Kumara […]

By Walter Jayawardhana When the special investigations unit of the police acting on information provided by a LTTE female terrorist at Galle Police, arrested two suicide bombers at Vavuniya one woman committed suicide by biting a cyanide capsule. The dead woman has been identified as K. Gauri (31). Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkakra ,the military spokesman said, […]

By Dr. Mrs. Mareena Thaha Reffai One of my patients came a little late one day and apologized saying she had to go to the police station. When inquired she said when she was getting out of the church, two men have come in a three wheeler and asked her to get in saying that […]

Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka to the United Nations Geneva For the first time, at the annual meetings of World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) member States will begin with a two-day High-Level Ministerial Segment, deliberating on the importance of intellectual property (IP) in policy-making and development spheres. The High-Level Segment, which began today and continues […]

By Dr. Mrs. Mareena Thaha Reffai Dehiwela. Today’s editorial of Daily Mirror (22/9/2009) speaks volumes of why the people of Srilanka want to become politicians “ƒ¢¢”š¬…” what the writing does not tell, tells ample about the true state of our politicians. Yes, the very one that should be topping the list, that is to serve […]

By Nava Thakuria The media, while avoiding sensationalism in reporting on HIV/AIDS, should play a proactive role and disseminate the proper and correct information regarding different aspects of the sensitive issue, argued V.S. Bhaskar, IAS (Commissioner & Secretary to Health & F.W. Department, Government of Assam). Inaugurating a State level advocacy workshop at Guwahati Press […]

Media Release Ministry of Foreign Affairs Colombo Foreign Minister Bogollagama proposed that Sri Lanka and Fiji seek wider areas for bilateral exchanges in human resources in the fields of legal and medical services and technical cooperation, in keeping with Sri Lanka’s policy of a more Asia centric focus on international cooperation, when the Foreign Minister […]

Press Releasesƒ”š‚  Media Sec. for Minister of Justice and Law Reforms A meeting to discuss on the common features in the administration of Justice System in Sri Lanka and China, where there could be a common approach between the two countries, was held at the Chamber of the Chief Justice in the Superior Court Complex. […]

Ranjit Rupesinghe The Editor Lankaweb Congratulations to Dr D Chandraratne’s ƒ”š‚ (Australia) excellent letter of 17 Sept 09. It was both concise and clear. Sections of the ruling clique of the western world will continue to shamelessly give succour to the miserable remnants of the eelam terrorists because they still can’t accept and believe that despite […]

Asoka Weerasinghe. Kings Grove Crescent . Gloucester . Ontario . K1J 6G1. Canada September 21, 2009 Prof. Philip Alston UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions c/o OHCHR-UNOG 1211 Geneva Switzerland. Dear Professor Alston:ƒ”š‚  I have been following your contentious involvement on the Channel 4 video clip with immense interest, which alleges Sri […]

By Walter Jayawardhana President Mahinda Rajapaksa told more than 3000 women’s organization activists and representatives of Galle District assembled at the Temple Trees premises in Colombo that the country could be saved because of mothers who gave their sons to the nation to serve as soldiers but the reactionary forces today want to send them […]

Dr D.Chandraratna, Australia The drama of international relations played in the portals of Colombo has done all of us a favour. And that is the suspicion and doubt that it has created in the minds of thinking people.ƒ”š‚  The aggressiveness of diplomacy in the past few months have prompted us to question the validity of […]

By Walter Jayawardhana Archbishop of Colombo Rt. Rev. Dr. Malcolm Ranjith in a press release yesterday called upon the EU nations to continue granting the GSP+ concessions to Sri Lanka. He said after a brutal history of 30 years conflict the concessions granted on exports to the EU is vital to return to normalcy. “We […]

Alastair Reynard ƒ”š‚ I agree with “Ms Shah ought to research more – and perhaps preach to an audiance closer home…” Comments they sent me on your report ‘Colombo’s Rough Justice for Tamils’ at http://www.feer.com/essays/2009/september51/colombos-rough-justice-for-tamils I hate to sound cynical but in Sri Lanka the biggest joke is one saying that they can not find a […]

By Stanley Perera from Melbourne Indian High Commissioner, Sri Lanka, Please deliver this open letter to Indian Lokh Sabah members and Tamil Nadu State parliamentarians. My dear Indian Lokh Sabah members and Tamil Nadu State Parliamentarians, Finally the cat is out of the bag. Retired Pakistani Army General reveals to the world that India’s RAW […]

Dr. Sudath Gunasekara Sept.5.2009. It was the 5th day of September year 2009. It was the day on which I descended 850 feet deep down in to the interior of the earth for the first time in life. Among my companions were my wife, son-in law and Nishanthi, the six year little girl, in a […]

ƒ”š‚ D.H. ARIYARATNA FGA, DGA, FGS ORƒ”š‚ NALINI ARIYARATNA [THE EXHIBITION ORGANIZERS] P.O.BOX 1837, LONDON N17 9BW.ƒ”š‚ ƒ”š‚ ƒ”š‚ ƒ”š‚  TEL/FAX: 020 8807 8252 The above exhibition is to be held for the 14th, successive year organized by D.H. Ariyaratna FGA, DGA, FGS. a British qualified gemmologist T/A Sri Lanka Gems. This year’s exhibition will be held from the 24th […]

Dr.P.A.Samaraweera, Australia Mohammed Noordin, Indonesia’s militant leader and ally of Al-Qaida who mastermindedƒ”š‚  a string of terrorist attacks across the Indonesian region for 7 years was killed with 3 of his aides on 18th September. He had been responsible for the Mariott Hotel bombing in 2003 which killed a number of foreign tourists and for […]

How much they hate Iraq and why? http://www.albasrah.net/warcrimes.htm

Aloysius Hettiarachchi I am a Sri Lankan Engineer presently based in South East Asia. My daughter who is also working in a South East Asian country was interested in outsourcing some IT work to Sri Lanka. A local company was contacted and asked to send CVs of key people involved, with a view to interviewing […]

By Shelton A. Gunaratneƒ”š‚©2009 My aim was to become a journalist-scholar although my childhood ambition was to be a “renowned statesman.”ƒ”š‚ (Well, aren’t statesmen a breed of scholars?) I was determined to enrich my journalistic skills with a sound understanding of the “social science”ƒ”š‚ of mass communication”ƒ¢¢”š¬‚”the academic study of the various means by which […]

By Shelton A. Gunaratneƒ”š‚©2009 I returned to Ceylon on Aug. 14, 1971″ƒ¢¢”š¬‚five years after I left on the WPI fellowship. More than six months later, on Feb. 27, 1972, after collecting all the data I needed, I left Ceylon for the second time to land in America to complete my quest for the degree of […]

By Walter Jayawardhana President Mahinda Rajapaksa said no soldier who heeded his orders as the Commander in Chief of the armed forces of Sri Lanka to liberate the Northern and Eastern Province needs to worry as he was prepared to take the full responsibility of those orders and appear before any judiciary on their behalf. […]

Piyal Samarakone Rober O’Blake’s new office has become an open ground bunker for toothless, perhaps US understands the toothless can be useful to gain their lost objectives if they can become a Saber Tooth to lead the failed wrong course. The void which left open since the closure of Subic and Clark bases in Philippines […]