Sri Lanka Support Group, Canberra As stated before, the West with India went to Geneva asking the Sri Lankan Government to implement the LLRC recommendations, but therein they have put newƒ”š‚  demands of their own that were not in the LLRC report. ƒ”š‚ The Government is under enormous pressure in Geneva to implement policies that are […]

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Shenali Waduge ƒ”š‚ Does David Miliband speak and act on behalf of the UK Government? The best way to find that out is for Sri Lanka’s External Affairs Minister to summon the UK High Commissioner in Sri Lanka and seek clarification. David Miliband and a host of other UK MPs are denigrating a democratic and sovereign […]

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Mahinda Weerasinghe-The Author of the Origin of species according to the Buddha Suddenly the Sinhalese Buddhists find themselves confronted with a new threat to their tolerant way of life! Earlier it was by the Catholic action, now by the Muslim true believers. Shenali Waduge has voiced an opinion that is in most Sri Lankan’s minds. […]

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R Chandrasoma Aƒ”š‚  great power – real or fancied – greatly fears a competitor at its doorstep. The beligerance of the USA during the period of the Cold War is best explained as a consequence of this fear of ursurpation by other powers – near or far. The Soviet empire during its hey day was […]

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By Dr. Stephen Long, Los Angeles, California On one level it is surprising that the United States and the international community is not willing to let go of its desire to punish Sri Lanka for alleged human rights abuses at the end of its 30-year war against the LTTE terrorists; after all, the hard evidence […]

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Shenali Waduge ƒ”š‚ A huge sigh of relief prevails in Sri Lanka. News welcomed by every right thinking person followed by the announcement to remove the Halal certificate/logo from local products. Nobody needs to feel ashamed. It must be seen in terms of triumph for wisdom and common sense, or in other words a win for […]

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Roshan Amarasinghe Former Sri Lanka Army Commander Sarath Fonseka on Tuesday filed papers to register a new political party in the island nation under his leadership. Aiyooooo Dear Mr. Ex. Commander, I urge you to call upon the President and ask for a good job. Politics is not for you. We saw how you bungled […]

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C. Wijeyawickrema, LL.B., Ph.D. ƒ”š‚ ƒ”š‚ ƒ”š‚  I cannot remember if it was in the 1960s or 1970s that a civilian volunteer police force was created in Ceylon/Sri Lanka. Each big police station had a volunteer police support group. In Panadura, I can remember we teenagers called it Boru Police (fake or false police). I can understand […]

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By The Angry Cinephile. I don’t know why I keep going to see Sinhala films?ƒ”š‚  Every time I do, I come out feeling like the last one was the WORST I ever saw,”ƒ”š‚¦ yet in my eternal optimism I inevitably go see the next one hoping for the positive, only to end up having my […]

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