By Garvin karunaratneƒ”š‚ Former SLAS, Government Agent, Matara District ƒ”š‚ I was spurred to write these words because of the comments by the Friday Forum- a group of professionals stating that “it is with deep concern that we view current attempts to dilute the already limitedƒ”š‚  provisions for devolution already embodied in the 13 th Amendment”ƒ”š‚. They […]

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By Charles.S.Perera The President is respectedƒ”š‚  by the people of Sri Lanka. Therefore, he has a right to keep the people informed without hiding any thing from them. The 13 Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka must be removed lock,stock and barrel, without leaving any trace of it remaining in the Constitution. It was […]

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Shenali D Waduge On 29 July 2013 the 25th year of the signing of the Indo-Lanka Peace Accord will be marked. What did it achieve and what it did not is as important as deciding where do we in Sri Lanka want to take the Accord and the 13th amendment both imported and forced upon […]

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Asoka Weerasinghe Kings Grove Crescent . Gloucester . Ontario .Canada 10 June 2013 Senator Hugh Segal (Conservative Party of Canada) Canadian Senate, Parliament of Canada, Ottawa Dear Senator Hugh Segal: In my letter to you on 7 June 2013, just three days ago, on your comment “Canada will “shun”ƒ”š‚ Sri Lanka’s summit over human rights […]

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BY HERMAN PATHIGE In an era when religious conversions are carried out by different other faiths it is relevant to highlight Lord Buddha’s views on this sensitive subject. Conversion to another religion is an unethical process “ƒ¢¢”š¬…” a dangerous trend ignored by many people. It involves accepting a new conviction, identity and a reference point […]

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By A. Abdul Aziz, Press Secretary, Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at “ƒ¢¢”š¬…” Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Forum (The Majlis Khuddam-ul-Ahmadiyya) organized a Blood Drive programme on Sunday – 9th June 2013 at Fazl Mosque “ƒ¢¢”š¬…” 28, Jumma Masjid Mawatha, Periyamulla, Negombo. The programme started at 9.00 am and ended at 3.00 p.m. and was […]

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Dr Hector Pereraƒ”š‚ ƒ”š‚ ƒ”š‚  London About a week after the scientific energy saving cooking demonstration to ITN TV in Sri Lanka, I thought to do a similar demonstration to a crowd of people living in a high rise building of apartments. To my surprise a whole load of crowds from outside the apartment dwelling also turned […]

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