By Charles.S.Perera Writing to the President of Sri Lanka Anandasangaree says, ƒ”š‚«ƒ”š‚ Although both of us entered Parliament together in 1970, I am more senior to you in age and in politics. Hence I have a moral duty to tell you frankly what I feel about every one of your actions and decision.ƒ”š‚ ƒ”š‚» Although the writer […]

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By Shelton A. Gunaratne Professor of mass communications emeritus@ Minnesota State University Moorhead The capitalists poo-pooh Marx and Engels’ dialectical materialism theory, which asserts that every economic order grows to a state of maximum efficiency, while at the same time developing internal contradictions or weaknesses that contribute to its decay. Although rarely acknowledged by Western […]

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LankaWeb Weekly Editorial November 23rdƒ”š‚ 2011ƒ”š‚  They may be Priests of many denominations, Opposition politicians. Attorneys at Lawƒ”š‚ and various activists from many spheres but what they are calling for in realistic terms to sanctify the actions of Fmr. Army Commander Lieut. Gen. Sarath Fonsekaƒ”š‚ ƒ”š‚ and grant him his freedom is a far cry from what he truly […]

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By Gomin Dayasri ƒ”š‚ The official Norwegian assessment of its 12-year peace effort (1997-2009) in Sri Lanka titled “Pawns of Peace”ƒ”š‚ is a mere surface scratch. The Judge and the Jury in the report being Norway, the fault lines are spread in other directions omitting to mention the more sensitive mistakes Norway made. ƒ”š‚ Report is a […]

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PRESS RELEASE UKandSri Lankabased charity Helplanka and its Directors and Volunteers were hosted by Tom Brake MP ( Patron of Helpanka) at a Reception at The House of Commons inLondon. Messages of congratulationsƒ”š‚  from ƒ”š‚ both HE Mahinda Rajapakse and Rt Hon Nick Clegg were read at the event which was attended by several UK MPs […]

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