By Sarath Wijesinghe LL.M (London) Solicitor-Attorney-at-Law (Ambassador of Sri Lanka in the United Arab Emirates) DICTATOR ƒ”š‚ Dictator is one who gains power and rules with an iron fist in a society with no democratic rights. Dictatorship is seen as equivalent to a Police State under ƒ”š‚ an authoritarian and totalitarian Government. Dictatorship is the rule by […]

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By M D P DISSANAYAKE ƒ”š‚ The Prime Minister Sheick Hasinaƒ”š‚  and 144 million Bangladesh cricket lovers has presented one of the best opening ceremonies for the World Cup Cricket 2011.ƒ”š‚  Beginning with presenting a bouquet of Water Lilees (Olu Mal)ƒ”š‚  from Sri Lanka by a little girl to the Prime Ministerƒ”š‚  Hasina, the presentation took […]

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Ira de Silva London, Canada The Editor The Island Colombo, Sri Lanka ƒ”š‚  Dear Sir: ƒ”š‚  The news reported is that the High Commissioner for Canada in Sri Lanka wants Sri Lanka to “accommodate” the Canadian Tamil Diaspora. It further states that he “emphasized the importance of giving the Canada-based Tamil Diaspora an opportunity to […]

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Vajiragnana Warnakulasuriya, Mewlbourne, Australia. Island, 16th February 11 ƒ”š‚ http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=18452 ƒ”š‚ This is an excerpt of this above article by Dr. Nanda De Silva. ƒ”š‚ “Creativity in the field of knowledge was set back by at least ten years as a result of having to learn western science in English” ƒ”š‚ By the virtue of living in this World […]

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Ranjit Wickremeratne Beacause we are divided in every issue it’s very difficult to go forward. Best thing is now to be united and help each other and work together for the benefit of all Sri Lankans. Our opposition traitors should give up their ungreatful struggle and joined with the Government to face our enemies together […]

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Chandre Dharmawardana Theƒ”š‚ definition of a Mudilyar (Or Mudilyar thuma) (who existed in the olden era) is a very important question. ƒ”š‚ In fact,ƒ”š‚  I think the the word Mudali is derived from the Sanskrit and Pali langauges –> Prakirt –>Elu.ƒ”š‚  ƒ”š‚ There you find the words Muhali, muhalinda,ƒ”š‚ ƒ”š‚ muchalinda etc., and used in the Buddhist cannon, which isƒ”š‚  […]

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