By Garvin Karunaratne, Ph.D. It was a hilarious experience to watch the House of Commons’ Parliamentary Select Committee investigating the Murdoch Phone Hacking.ƒ”š‚  ƒ”š‚  In the words of Labour Member of Parliament Tom Watson, the charges were serious: “We need to know what Rebekah Brooks knew about payments to Police. We need to ask James […]

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Dr Ruwan M Jayatunge ƒ”š‚ Grease Yakka or the Grease Devil is affecting the day-to-day lives of Sri Lankans creating a mass hysteria. ƒ”š‚ The fear and suspicion provoked by the Grease Yaka had caused the deaths of several innocent people so far. ƒ”š‚ How the phenomenon of Grease Yaka became infectious and damaged the Nation? ƒ”š‚ Grease Yakka […]

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By Charles. S.Perera TNA as a political party ƒ”š‚ came into being as a brain child of ƒ”š‚ the terrorist leader Prabhakaran. ƒ”š‚ Theƒ”š‚  MPs of the TNAƒ”š‚  were the voice of the terrorist in the Parliament of Sri Lanka. After attending the Parliamentary sessionƒ”š‚  the MPs of theƒ”š‚  TNA led by Sambanthan went to Kilinochchi to place […]

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By Dr. Ranjith Hettiarachi (Melbourne) It was a moment of enormous pride for Sri Lanka when Kumar Sangakkara delivered the Eleventh 2011 MCC Spirit of Cricket Cowdrey lecture on July 4, 2011 at Lord’s, touching on the history, culture, role of cricket and the opportunities for cricket in a country liberated from the clutches of […]

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by Dr. Chandana Jayalath Rajiv Gandhi who remained aloof from politics accidentally entered into mainstream politics with the demise of his brother Sajay Gandhi in a plane crash. Following the assassination of his mother in 1984 after Operation Blue Star, Indian National Congress nominated him to be the Prime Minister. In 1988, it was Rajiv […]

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by, Dulan Hettiarachchi, Media Consultant, Ministry of Justice. ƒ”š‚ Shanthi Eva Wanasundera, PC will be sworn in as 26th Attorney General of Sri Lanka before His Excellency Mahinda Rajapaksha, the President of Sri Lanka cementing a remarkable milestone in the history of the Judiciary of Sri Lanka becoming the first woman Attorney General of Sri Lanka. […]

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Dr Hector Pereraƒ”š‚  London Obesityƒ”š‚ is aƒ”š‚ medical conditionƒ”š‚ in which excessƒ”š‚ body fatƒ”š‚ has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse effect on health, leading to reducedƒ”š‚ life expectancyƒ”š‚ and/or increased health problems. There is another method to find out whether someone is over weight or obese. Body mass indexƒ”š‚ (BMI), a measurement which comparesƒ”š‚ weight and height, defines people […]

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