Prof. Hudson McLean WikiLeaks exposes another Secret Report by the USA Envoy in Sri Lanka to his masters and boffins in Washington, on the opinions of Erik Solheim Norwegian “Guru” Minister of International Development. The documents expose how Solheim, in his own thinking, planned to “coach” the newly elected President Mahinda Rajapaksa, on the fine […]

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Shenali Waduge My first impressions of post-war Jaffna peninsula was certainly not how it was made out to be by both western and local media, missing too was the horrific scenarios supposed to be taking place on a regular basis. Instead, my visualization was of towns abuzz with shoppers, young girls a few even dressed […]

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Garvin Karunaratne, SLAS, Ph.D. former Government Agent, Matara District International Consultant The Homeland Theory, is based on the idea that the Northern and Eastern Provinces entirely belong to the Tamil people who do now happen to be the vast majority in those Districts. While the population of the Northern Province is mainly Tamil, it is […]

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By Philip Fernando, Former Deputy Editor Sunday Observer, Sri Lanka ƒ”š‚ Diplomatic practices of the West got devalued almost irreparably as a quarter-million diplomatic cables dug up by WikiLeaks exposed their villainous nature. Conscientious diplomacy gave way to unadulterated voyeurism, said one analyst. The leaks depicted many diplomats as Machiavellian creatures seeking spurious information that undermined […]

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Asoka Weerasinghe Kings Grove Crescent . Gloucester . Ontario .ƒ”š‚ Canadaƒ”š‚  12 January 2011 ƒ”š‚ The Editor (Letters) THE OTTAWA CITIZEN ƒ”š‚ Sir: Re: Refugee board notice protested by advocates for the very reason that, “The November ruling found that the human rights situation in Sri Lanka had improved and that the likelihood Tamils would be persecuted if […]

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Shripal Nishshanka Fernando January 11, 2011 Massive flooding around the world brings misery to many countries. Millions of people around the world are in misery as they watch homes and lives destroyed by massive flooding. Many have been stranded, are without food, have been injured, remain missing, and have died. ƒ”š‚  Many people think that […]

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Shripal Nishshanka Fernando For the first time in Sri Lankan medical history Sri Lankan doctors in Colombo Ridgeway Hospital have successfully performed a surgery yesterday January 10th 2011 to separate twins who were joined at the abdomen. Ashinsha Deneth and Ashinsha Denuwan who were born 10 months ago as conjoined twins were kept under special […]

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Commercial Section / Embassy of Sri Lanka Washington D.C. The Embassy is pleased to inform you that the second Jaffna International Fair, organized by the Federation of Chamber of Commerce and industry of Sri Lanka will be held at Durayappah stadium, Jaffna, Sri Lanka from January 21 “ƒ¢¢”š¬…” 23, 2011. The above fair will provide […]

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