by Charles.S.Perera I planned to got to Jaffna alone, so that I would be able to see for myself the Jaffna Peninsula and its peopleƒ”š‚  without ƒ”š‚ opinionsƒ”š‚  and prejudices. I was to see my friend for the first time and I informed him of my visit.ƒ”š‚  He at once invited me to come and stay […]

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(China Daily 04/21/2011 page9) Editor’s note: The human rights issue is being used by a handful of countries as a pretext and tool to pursue selfish interests, demonize the image of other countries and intervene in their internal affairs, a Beijing Daily commentary said on April 15. The following are excerpts: The US State Department […]

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By Walter Jayawardhana The Pudukottai by-election is likely to be a cakewalk for the ruling Jayalalitha led AIADMK, as the main Opposition DMK of Karunanidhi has decided to boycott the poll, saying that opposition parties would not get justice from the Election Commission, reported the Hindu. Political analysts said in the Pudukottai area AIADMK candidate […]

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Shenali Waduge In a world that has been taken over by those wanting to profit by any means, we are unlikely to see sanity prevail in spite of appeals to end wars and to allow people to live in peace. It has become a trend to occupy countries and completely devastate life beyond levels of […]

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By Walter Jayawardhana India’s Pioneer newspaper said in an editorial that Chief Minister Muthuvel Karunanidhi’s recent clamor to divide Sri Lanka and carve out a separate Tamil homeland has been done for a political mileage and it can also be seen as an attempt to brush aside all troubles in his own party and home. […]

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By Shamindra Ferdinando Courtesy The Island Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa yesterday said that the majority of complaints, received from Tamil speaking parents, during a post-war inquiry, related to children forcibly recruited by the LTTE during eelam war IV. The UNICEF analysis had been carried out in collaboration with the Northern Provincial Department of Probation and […]

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