By Philip Fernando, Former Deputy Editor, Sunday Observer, Sri Lanka ƒ”š‚ New Yorkers feel they have the most detectable of accents while also being host to innumerable dialects. They are peeved that “many don’t hear what we say, because they are intrigued by the accent.” The thick accent got parodied in a song thus: “Who is […]

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LankaWeb Weekly Editorial January 20th 2011 Perhaps it isƒ”š‚  quite important that all Canadiansƒ”š‚  as well as all citizens of the world, conscious of the dangers of the spreading of global terrorism and the dire implications involved areƒ”š‚ madeƒ”š‚ aware of thisƒ”š‚ ever present threat of a resurgenceƒ”š‚ of Tamil Tiger terrorism in Canada particularly as there are very […]

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Sasanka De Silvaƒ”š‚  Makumbura, Pannipitiya The Scene One. Seventeen days after paying money in full only the installation and connection were completed by a private television company. At the time of payment, it was to take only three to five working days to complete the transaction. I am still trying to understand the true meaning […]

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