Wick. Gankanda August 23, Monday 2010 To: Marcus Brauchli – Executive Editor, Donald Graham – Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and Ann McDaniel – Senior Vice President Washington Post Company 1150 15th Street, NW Washington, DC 20071Dear Mr. Brauchli,ƒ”š‚ I am writing to expose glaring misrepresentations in your article ‘Sri Lankan asylum-seekers deserve hearings’ published on […]

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Ahmed The Tamils of Sri Lanka, throughout history, have attempted to categorize the Sri Lankan Muslims as belonging to the Tamil race. This has been mainly for selfish reasons in a bid to eliminate the minority Muslim community from having its own unique identity. The Government of Sri Lanka, however, treats the Muslims as of […]

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By Charles.S.Perera ƒ”š‚ The LSSP remnants Tissa Vitharana and Wasudeva Nanayakkara still hanging onto the Government as a sad reminder to a great political party that dominated the then political arena of Sri Lanka, had said that they oppose the Executive Presidency. ƒ”š‚ Marxism opposes parliamentary system of government “ƒ”š‚¦.”ƒ”š‚ In explaining the class nature of bourgeois […]

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Sarath Wiesingheƒ”š‚  LL.M ( London) Solicitor”ƒ¢¢”š¬…” ƒ”š‚ Sri Lankan Ambassador to United Arab Emirates Ship Sun See was initially sailing towards Australia with 490 Sri Lankans allegedly seeking Asylum in some country with resources and a comfortable life. Anybody fleeing the birthplace in fear of persecution will be prepared to go to the closest safe haven, […]

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Jayantha Ahangama ƒ”š‚ Mr. Sunil Vijayapala, writing on Aug. 24, correctly called Anuradhapura the capital. Then he apologized. Why did you apologize, Sir? Anuradhapura was the ruling capital when we were a dignified nation. When people become dignified, Anuradhapura becomes the capital. The capital is in our minds. For all self-respecting Lankans, the capital *is* Anuradhapura. […]

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