Asada M Erpini ƒ”š‚ The Tamil Nadu government is reported to have cancelled the Asian Athletic Championships on political grounds “ƒ¢¢”š¬…” because athletes from Sri Lanka would be participants. ƒ”š‚ The Mihin Lanka office in Madurai was attacked by Naam Tamilar supporters last week. The computers, office furniture and other items at the premises were vandalised by […]

By Garvin Karunaratne, Ph.D.Former SLAS It is in the news that CityBank would be leaving Sri Lanka. Many are worried that this will signal a loss of investment. ƒ”š‚ My research tells me that foreign banks do not come to our countries to serve us. They come to make profits and take the profits away to […]

Shenali Waduge ƒ”š‚ The British medical journalƒ”š‚ Lancetƒ”š‚ reported that the US-led unprovoked 2003 bombing, invasion and military take-over of Iraq”ƒ¢¢”š¬‚which NATO officially joined in 2004 in a “ƒ”¹…”training’ capacity”ƒ¢¢”š¬‚had resulted in over 665,000 civilian deaths by 2006, and 200,000 in the UN-authorized, 1991 Desert Storm massacre led primarily by the US with several NATO allies. No cries […]

Shenali Waduge ƒ”š‚ There is little doubt that both Prabakaran and Osama were leaders of 2 terrorist groups “ƒ¢¢”š¬…” feared and abhorred. Prabakaran headed the LTTE (Liberation of Tamil Tiger Eelaam) whilst Osama headed the Al Qaeda. Prabakaran’s death was announced on 18th May 2009 while Osama was killed on 2 May 2011. Sri Lanka is […]

This is What Anagarika Dharmapalathuma said In 1926

Dilrook Kannangara There are many misconceptions floating in the society about the Halal certificate. The best way to dispel these misconceptions is to provide facts. There is no better fact than an audited Income and Expenditure Statement of the All Ceylon Jamiyyathul Ulama (Ulama) showing its total income including the income it received from issuing […]

C. Wijeyawickrema, LL.B., Ph.D. Colombo crowd’s Friday Forum is worried about “Muslim hunting”ƒ”š‚ in Sri Lanka. As usual this mostly retired-elite group is in a tunnel. ƒ”š‚ Not a word about the Ulamas working like Taliban agents in Sri Lanka. ƒ”š‚ Aasad Saaly does a better job in his consideration of the other side of the Halal […]

Media Release “ƒ¢¢”š¬…” Sri Lanka Support Group, Canberra There is enormous pressure on ƒ”š‚ Sri Lanka currently in Geneva to implement the LLRC recommendations.ƒ”š‚  There is no need for the international community to pass a Resolution in this regard.ƒ”š‚  Of the 135 main recommendations made by the LLRC, ƒ”š‚ the Government has already implemented closer to half […]

by Gamvaesiya, Canada [A short version already appeared in the Lankawebƒ”š‚  ] On Sunday, 11 March 2012, Callum Macrae wrote that new footage from the final days of the war in Sri Lanka shows that a child, Prabhakaran’s son, had been summarily executed by the armed forces. This was featured in the 2012 Channel-4 TV […]

Those who try to expose war crimes of the US get the third degree but there are some young people who are willing to stand up to Uncle Sam at the expense of their own lives. Hear Bradley Manning’s testimony…. http://www.forbiddenknowledgetv.com/videos/patriot-act/bradley-manning-tells-court-public-have-the-right-to-know-about-us-war-crimes.html

Courtesy: Asian Tribune [Resolution unenforceable within UN framework] India’s Janatha Party leader Subramanian Swamy warned the United States that its resolution against Sri Lanka in Geneva could be seen as a victory of the divisive forces close to the Tigers that could revive the separatist agenda of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). Swamy, […]

Prof Rajiva Wijesinha Some weeks back I was sent, by a friend in England, a book entitled The Language of Empire: Abu Ghraib and the American Media. It was by someone called Lila Rajiva, but doubtless that was not the only reason to assume it would interest me. I took some time to start on […]

Dr Kamal Wickremasinghe A close look at the barrage of Human Rights Watch (HRW) and the International Crisis Group (ICG) produced anti-Sri Lanka propaganda aimed at reinforcing the message of the British Channel 4 video falsehoods at the 22nd session of the UNHRC reveals much about the people and the techniques used in the global […]

by A. Abdul Aziz Press Secretary, Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at “ƒ¢¢”š¬…” Sri Lanka. ƒ”š‚ (Given below is an excerpt of the Friday Sermon of Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Supreme Head of the world-wide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Islam, delivered on 8th March 2013, at “ƒ”¹…”Baithul Futhuh’, London, U.K. gave a discourse on seeking and supplicating for Allah’s […]