In Retrospect By Sarath Kumara June 12th 2012 In what sounds somewhat incredible, Peter Kellner, Chairman of the Royalƒ”š‚ Commonwealthƒ”š‚ Society,ƒ”š‚  has said last week thatƒ”š‚ ƒ”š‚  ‘ Srii Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa should not have been invited to the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations,” which sounds like an instigated response in conjunction with the now infamous Channel 4 […]

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Shenali Waduge Not many would think or accept that the AIDS virus was a man-made creation. Similarly, the swine flu, anthrax and various other pandemic flus have their origins in laboratories meaning they have been created by man. We are slowly witnessing another epidemic of sorts in the dengue fever which causes flu-like symptoms but […]

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PROFESSOR ALI SUKHANVER ƒ”š‚ Usually in a democratic set-up, the responsibility of maintenance of law and order must go indirectly onto the shoulders of the political forces but in Pakistan the politicians are most of the time least interested in the solution of problems that a common man has to face in his every day life. […]

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By Nain de Silva Courtesy The Island As we said last week Sampanthan is talking of a chapter IV in Tamil politics. It is a new chapter both literary and literally and the leader of the Ilankai Thamil Arasu Katchi (ITAK) wants to establish an Eelam with the help of the western countries and India […]

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