Janaka Yagirala Before anything, the most sincere gratitude to all nations that voted against the US and EU (aka axis of evil) resolution against our motherland. Russia and China have always been our true friends. Same has to be said about brave little Cuba, living in the shadow of the Yankee empire. Heartiest thanks to […]

by mahinda karunaratne ƒ”š‚ In an unexpected scenario India decided to vote with USA against the resolution and it is more than clear that Sri Lanka lacks the number of votes needed to defeat it, at the US Thuggery on member countries to vote with them. ƒ”š‚ It’s now well known to all and every sector of […]

by Garvin Karunaratne Half a century ago I was privileged to be one of the youngest lieutenants handpicked to implement the Paddy Lands Act, the magnificent piece of legislation devised by the visionary leader Hon Philip Gunawardena to allay all the ills of peasant agriculture in Sri Lanka. ƒ”š‚ It was a time when our country, […]

Published: Wednesday, Mar 21, 2012, 21:51 IST | Updated: Wednesday, Mar 21, 2012, 22:40 IST Place: COLOMBO | Agency: PTI ƒ”š‚ ƒ”š‚ Sri Lanka’s ties with India remains cordial as they have been at all times, Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa said here on Wednesdau, as he pointed to “domestic political compulsions” for New Delhi’s change of stance […]

Mahinda Gunasekera Canada ƒ”š‚ Dr. Manmohan Singh Prime Minister of India New Delhi, India Dear Prime Minister, ƒ”š‚ Your Statement in Lok Sabha-Inclination to Vote for the US Motion at the UNHRC ƒ”š‚ I refer to your statement made in the Lok Sabha on March 20, 2012, about the Indian Government’s inclination to vote in favour of the […]

By Stanley Perera-Kandy Although USA is bankrupt, $140 million was spent in buying votes at the UNHRC.ƒ”š‚  Eight voters were kept silenced. Twenty four voters supported the resolution against Sri Lanka including the world’s most unreliable and untrustworthy Indians.ƒ”š‚  Those Indians must realise first and foremost that Sri Lanka is faced with the current situation […]

by Prof. Rajiva Wijesinha, MP-Courtesy The Island March 22, 2012, 8:44 pm In dealing with the allegations made by Channel 4, one needs to look carefully at what they present as their most damning evidence, the pictures of the dead body of Prabhakaran’s son. The killing of a child is always shocking and, unlike the […]

By Bandu deƒ”š‚  Courtesy The Island Jehan Perera writing in The Island of 12th March 2012 seems to propose a conciliatory attitude towards the amended US Draft Resolution (D/R) now before the UNHRC. His reasons seem to be that the amended D/R differs in a significant area of its concern from the previous draft that […]

By Nalin de Silva Courtesy The Island ƒ”š‚ March 20, 2012, 5:26 pm ƒ”š‚ Now what is the record of the western countries as far as reconciliation is concerned. Do the Afro Americans enjoy the same privileges as the European Americans? Obama follows the white Anglo Saxon Protestant (WASP) culture irrespective of the colour of his skin […]

DRƒ”š‚  Hector Pereraƒ”š‚ ƒ”š‚ ƒ”š‚  London Due to their nutritional and health benefits, it’s recommended that fruit and vegetables form the basis of our diet, with a minimum intake of five portions each day that is about a third of our daily food consumption. My mind went back to Sri Lanka, those days we never thought about […]

By A. Abdul Aziz ƒ”š‚ Islam, the Holy Prophet (PBUH) and the Holy Qur’an: Islam means “ƒ”¹…”Peace and submission to the will of Allah’. It was the message brought by the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah upon him). Muhammad (PBUH) received a revelation from Allah in which he was told that Allah alone was […]