By Shelton A. Gunaratne ƒ”š‚©2009ƒ”š‚  Professor of mass communications emeritus Minnesota State University Moorhead The Journey of a Journalist (Part 1) “ƒ¢¢”š¬…” FROM VILLAGE BOY TO GLOBAL CITIZEN Monday, September 14th, 2009 By Shelton A. Gunaratne ƒ”š‚©2009 My great ambition as a 15-year-old child was to become “one of the outstanding statesmen of the world”ƒ”š‚ […]

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Asoka Weerasinghe Kings Grove Crescent . Gloucester . Ontario.Canada December 5, 2009 The Editor (Letters) THE OTTAWA CITIZEN Sir: The cruel and insane side of international Human Rights activism was revealed in the very words that you had quoted (Dec.5), “ƒ”¹…”Tens of thousands of Tamil detainees freed in Sri Lanka, many have nowhere to turn.’ƒ”š‚  […]

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Malin Abeyatunge Religious statues, images and any other material relating to various religions are sacred to each faith. The Buddha Statues and Images are the most sacred objects to all Buddhists in the world. I, myself a Buddhist and have placed the Buddha’s statue in my home at a very appropriate place in keeping with […]

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Piyal Samarakone The political twist which is being taken place perhaps never contemplated by anyone even in their wildest dreams, yet all set to unfold the biggest political drama of our time and it’s not about color of the factions but mere characters. Which one? And why? The questions will be answered by the mass-jury […]

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