Ajit Randeniya According to Sri Lankan media, K.K. Theventhra Rajh, an Astro-Consultant from Chennai (take that for an impressive job title!) has predicted that Ranil Wickremesinghe will be “a failure at any time”ƒ”š‚ due to Saturn and Mercury “ƒ”¹…”Dasas’ that will be governing his horoscope until 25 August 2036. The good Astro-Consultant has also predicted […]

Dr.P.A.Samaraweera, Australia ƒ”š‚ This week an English Daily reported that the High Court Judges in Madras had declared their assets. The Chief Justice Hemant Gokhala had disclosed that he does not even own a house or land. ƒ”š‚  A couple of days ago, a Journalist writing about the plight of pensioners referred to his father, the […]

Asoka Weerasinghe Gloucester . Ontario .Canada November 22, 2009 The Editor (Letters) TORONTO STAR Sir: I was absolutely baffled by the statement by NDPs Jack Layton and the Liberal’s Bob Rae as Tamil Canadian supporters when you said, “expressed skepticism at Saturday’s rally over the promises by Sri Lanka to not only allow the refugees […]

henry jayaweera Recent goings on in Sri Lankan politics vividly exhibit what some people are prepered to do for that nasty word-POWER. After that momentous struggle, so admirably spearheaded by the Commander-in-Chief of the country, President Rajapakse, and determinedly and ably supported by the Armed Forces, as well as many other individuals and organizations, Sri […]

By Walter Jayawardhana (Pix By : Nalin Hewapathirana) President Mahinda Rajapaksa declared open and distributed the title deeds for 1509 houses built as the first phase of the Api Wenuwen Api program for soldiers who fought in the country’s liberation war to wipe out terrorism from the country. Spread in a sprawling 180 acres modern […]

By Janaka Alahapperuma (Pix By : Nalin Hewapathirana) President Mahinda Rajapaksa graced the Annual Prize Giving Ceremony at Swarnapali Balika Vidyalaya in Anuradhapura on Sunday the 22nd November. Swarnapali Balika Vidyalaya held its prize giving with students for their excellence and progress in many subjects and extra curricular activities. President Rajapaksa participated the ceremony organised […]

By Janaka Alahapperuma (Pix By : Nalin Hewapathirana) President Mahinda Rajapaksa worshiped Jaya Sri Maha Bodhiya in the early hours of Sunday the 22nd November. Sangha, led by Ven. Pallegama Sirinivasabhidana Nayaka Thero, Atamasthanadhipathi and Chief Sangha He was blessed at the upper layer (Udamaluwa) of this sacred place by members of the Maha Nayake […]

By Janaka Alahapperuma (Pix By : Nalin Hewapathirana) President Mahinda Rajapaksa ceremoniously declared open the first stage of the Ranajayapura Ranaviru housing scheme at war heroes’ town in Ipalogama this morning on Sunday 22nd November. He participated at the ceremony as the chief guest with the First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa and personally handed over 100 […]

By Janaka Alahapperuma (Pix By: Nalin Hewapathirana) A new IT Computer Training Centre was declared open by President Mahinda Rajapaksa for the Open University College in Puttalam on Sunday afternoon, 22nd November. President Rajapaksa personally checked the facilities provided at the new IT Training Centre and signed the guests’ book. Later The President addressed the […]

Representative Office of Sri Lanka A special mass was held in Bethlehem on 21st Saturday to bless H.E. Mahinda Rajapaksa and Sri Lanka. It was organized by the friends of Sri Lanka in Bethlehem in association with the Representative Office of Sri Lanka in Palestine and Sri Lankans in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. A large […]

ALI SUKHANVER Throughout the world, every nation has to spend a lot of its financial resources on the formation and the development of the security forces; and in return these forces are expected to provide safety and security to the nation. The situation becomes very painful when the security forces become a pain in the […]

Lalin Fernando “I’d read of our heroes, and wanted the same, To play the part of the patriot game”ƒ”š‚ (Irish Ballad) The 30 year war is over and despite the hydra headed manoeuvres of the 5th column, the terrorists were annihilated. The country is moving towards the acclaimed goals of peace. Velu’s successor KP has […]

By Noor Nizam – Sri Lanka Peace Activist, Sri Lanka Political Activist and Independent Freelance Journalist, Canada. The brotherhood of Muslims and Tamils enacted in Zurich, Switzerland on the 20th., to the 22nd., of November was indeed a special event to consider in the present scenario of political challenges that are thrown to the turf […]