H. L. D. Mahindapala ƒ”š‚ The love-hate relationship of UNP with its leader, Ranil Wickremesinghe, has reached a critical stage with the rise of Sajith Premadasa challenging his leadership head-on. Except ƒ”š‚ for the brief honeymoon in the early stages his grip on the party has been very shaky. The rise of Sajith Premadasa has made it […]

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By Charles.S.Perera ƒ”š‚ It has been asked whether the Sinhala people knows that the ƒ”š‚ ƒ”š‚ ” ethnicity is mind made and that it does not exist in reality”ƒ”š‚.ƒ”š‚  The Buddhists “know”ƒ”š‚ this as theƒ”š‚  whole of the teachings of the Buddha is to ƒ”š‚ direct them to ultimate reality . ƒ”š‚ In ultimate reality there is no, I or […]

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Asoka Weerasingheƒ”š‚ ƒ”š‚  Kings Grove Crescent . Gloucester . Ontario . K1J 6G1 . Canada June 19, 2010 Mr. Kofiƒ”š‚  A. Annanƒ”š‚ ƒ”š‚ ƒ”š‚ (past Secretary-General of the Unitedƒ”š‚  Nations) c/o Internationalƒ”š‚ Herald Tribune France Dear Mr. Annan: I have read with great interest your Opinion Editorial, The Myth of “ƒ”¹…”Never Again’ in the International Herald Tribune of June 17, […]

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By Shelton A. Gunaratneƒ”š‚©2010 We”ƒ¢¢”š¬‚Junius, Yoke-Sim and I”ƒ¢¢”š¬‚spent a Saturday (26 Nov. 1983) in Palm Springs, the fashionable resort in the Upper Colorado Desert on the eastern foothills of San Jacinto Peak (elev. 10,804 ft.). The city of Palm Springs (pop. 48,000), which occupies an area of 95 square miles in the Coachella Valley in […]

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Dr Ruwan M Jayatunge M.D. The psychophysical effects of combat have been recorded since the early days of Human civilization. From the time of Homer’s ancient story of the battle between the Trojans and the Greeks, (1200 BC) military personnel have been confronted by the trauma of war. According to the historians, Saul the King […]

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Press Release: Oxford University Sri Lanka Society The Oxford University Sri Lanka Society was instrumental in inaugurating a new cricket series recently. Themed “Oxbridge Sri Lanka Societies Varsity Match,”ƒ”š‚ the series features the Sri Lankan Societies of the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge and was jointly organised by both Societies. ƒ”š‚ The first edition in this […]

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