By Garvin Karunaratne, Ph.D., Michigan State Universityƒ”š‚ International Consultant Summaryƒ”š‚  Current fiscal and monetary measures, as well as the US President’s Stimulus Package offering $ 862 billion to rejuvenate the ailing corporations, financial institutions etc.,` is unlikely to bring prosperity to the USA economy in the long term. The paradigm that had been hitherto followed- to […]

Dr. Sudath Gunasekara (SLAS) 18.8.2010. It has been aired out in CDN of 18th August that the Ports and Aviation Ministry will renovate 13 inland airports to boost the inland air transportation system. The 13 airports listed were Polonnaruwa, Hingurakgoda, Palali, Rathmalana, Koggala, Katukurunda, Weeravila, Trincomalee, Sigiriya, Batticaloa, Ampara, KKS and Vavuniya. (In addition now […]

By Walter Jayawardhana in Los Angeles China has surpassed Japan to become the world’s No.2 economy , behind only the United States , the Los Angeles Times reported. In a lead story in its business section the newspaper said, “China’s economy has surpassed, as the world’s second largest. a highly anticipated milestone rich in symbolism […]

Martin Walker, P.Eng (Ontario) Thornhill, ON Canada Editor The Toronto Star One, Young St Toronto,ON Re: Yourƒ”š‚ Editorial: “Sri Lanka’s telling exodus” – Sunday Star, Aug 15, 2010 Dear Editor, ƒ”š‚  It is with great interest I read your coverage of the newest arrival of the Tamil migrant ship, for the past few days.ƒ”š‚  Your editorial […]

Ranjit Wickremeratneƒ”š‚  Government cannot do everything alone to fulfil our dreams. We too must be part of it and get together and help the Government as well as ourselves to become a rich nation in the world. We dont have a big population or many ethnic groups like in India,Philippines and other so many countries […]

By Lt Col (Retd) Anil Amarasekera At one point of time the country now identified as Sri Lanka was known as Heladiva or Sivhela as there were four clans living in this country. They were the Devas, the Yakkas, the Rakshas and the Nagas. Prince Vijaya and his Sinha clan that migrated to this country […]

Asoka Weerasinghe Kings Grove Crescent . Gloucester . Ontario .Canada August 18, 2010 ƒ”š‚  The Editor (Letters) THE OTTAWA CITIZEN ƒ”š‚  Sir: ƒ”š‚  Prime Minister Stephen Harper said at a Mississauga event on Tuesday,The federal government “will not hesitate to strengthen the laws” in order to tackle the “trend” of would be refugees arriving in […]

Sunil Vijayapala Australia Amidst going through the viccitudes of life here’s something for light reading.ƒ”š‚  In 2008 I had two meditation sprees in India and Sri Lanka near the Bodhi Trees.ƒ”š‚  One day in Anu as I was sitting in contemplation few older villagers who came to worship the Bodhi were engaged in an idle […]

Insight By Sunil Kumar Aug. 19 th 2010 Indeed the world watches the almost theatricalƒ”š‚ ƒ”š‚ scenario unfolding albeit no laughing matter of the refugee ship from Sri Lanka that has now reaced Canada and the media hype on related issues perhaps on the insistence of would be Tamil Tiger supporters portrayingƒ”š‚ a totally wrong picture of the […]

Courtesy The Express Tribune MUZAFFARABAD: The government and local clerics refused to shelter around 500 flood-affected families belonging to the Ahmadiya community in South Punjab’s relief camps. Not only that, the government also did not send relief goods to the flood-hit areas belonging to the Ahmadiya community, The Express Tribune has learnt during a visit […]

By A. Abdul Aziz, Press Secretary, Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at, Sri Lanka. According to the reports, it is with great sadness and regret that the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat hereby confirms that a well-known Ahmadi Muslim, Dr Najam al-Hasan (39) was martyred in a religiously motivated attack in Karachi, at approximately 12:15am local time on Tuesday 17th […]