Ajit Randeniya The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), with a budget of $65 million and over 100,000 members, is the main Zionist lobby group in America that influences the US-Israel relationship. Though described as a lobby group, AIPAC often goes beyond simple lobbying, and with the assistance of a large network of White House, […]

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Byƒ”š‚ Dr.Levins T C Rajaratnam Who is Basil Rajapaksa? Basil Rajapaksa’s ƒ”š‚ official Facebook states “Basil Rohana Rajapaksa is a Sri Lankan politician currently the Senior Adviser to President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka on all matters pertaining to the affairs of the State and Government. He is also a former National List member […]

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LankaWeb Weekly Editorial March30th 2010 ƒ”š‚ The state of affairs the UNP has mired itself into through the actions and posturings of its shallow minded totallly inefficient leader Ranil Wickremasinghe was portrayed by a previous item under the same caption and today related unfolding of events continue in similar fashion with the soap box orators of […]

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Wijayasiri Kulatungaƒ”š‚  B.Sc. M. Phil. On 26th January 2010, Sri Lanka population have used the opportunity to select an efficient and reliable leader as the president of the country to improve the coexistence of Sinhala, Dravida, Malay Burger people and Buddhist, Christian, Catholic and Muslim religious people who live in this country. Now the Sri […]

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Anura Seneviratna, Dr. MB.Ranatunga, Sumith de Silva, Ira Mediwake, Asanka Haradasa, Sapumal Watteaarachchige, Ranjith Wijetunge, Ranjith Wijetunge, Dhanapala Godagangdeni, Sam Samararatne (for expat Hela team). The endless rhetoric of alleged legitimate grievances and national problem pertaining to the non indigenous Tamil minority in Heladiva (SL) is rampant. But if looked at impartially with justice and […]

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Gamini Sarath Godakanda Leader of the Sri Lanka National Congress and UPFA candidate for the Colombo District, Milinda Moragoda made a visit to Spencer Denim Industries (Pvt.) Ltd. In Padukka last week to meet with the factory workers and management to discuss his ideas and policies as outlined in the SLNC ƒ”š‚ “Agenda for Influencing the […]

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P.A.Samaraweera, Australia. Izeth Hussain in an articleƒ”š‚ to anƒ”š‚ Englishƒ”š‚ Dailyƒ”š‚ of 26th March on ‘Reconciliation and Triumphalism’ƒ”š‚  refers to one of the greatest moments in ancientƒ”š‚ history and says, “…I was reminded of it when after the May 18th victory, I saw on TV President Rajapakse descend from the plane and make obeisance to the tarmac…” ƒ”š‚  In fact […]

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Gerry Nott Editor in Chief Ottawa Citizen To: Asoka Weerasinghe Director of Outreach Affairs Hilda Jayewardenaramaya From: Gerry Nott Editor in Chief, Ottawa Citizen Dear Asoka: Your letter concerning your displeasure with the cover of Style magazine, which was inserted into Saturday’s paper, has been brought to my attention. I appreciate you taking the time […]

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Island Editorialƒ”š‚ Courtesy The Islandƒ”š‚  30-03-2010 America’s stand on Sri Lanka’s terrorism remains a riddle inside an enigma. The US used to denounce LTTE terror seemingly at every turn and to claim that it stood by this country. Strongly worded statements that Washington issued condemning the LTTE would warm the cockles of many hearts but strangely […]

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