Shenali D. Waduge There is nothing to be surprised about the TNA manifesto ƒ¢¢”š¬- while it attempts to distance itself from the LTTE it continues to cling on to the one slogan that it can bind the Tamils and that is the dream of a separate Tamil State. That dream appears to be close to […]

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By Susantha Goonatilake That ƒ¢¢”š¬…”gentlemanƒ¢¢”š¬‚, wanted to marry Navi Pillay. This would not even fit in to the category of ƒ¢¢”š¬…”beauty and the beastƒ¢¢”š¬‚ because she definitely is not a beauty. But the ƒ¢¢”š¬…”beastƒ¢¢”š¬‚ part ƒ¢¢”š¬- I will let you decide that. But into our problems,she has definitely married most acutely. Navi Pillayas part of […]

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Shenali D Waduge Let’s explore a very simple question. Exactly how does the TNA propose to give dignity to the Tamils by living away from them? Do they propose to run ‘Eelam’ by remote control from Colombo? How many trips have the chief ministerial candidate made to Sri Lanka’s North or even East during LTTE […]

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Jay ƒ”š‚ This is written on behalf of the many Buddhists whose voice is being taken away by politicians whoƒ”š‚ have fallen prey toƒ”š‚ the ‘Multicultural’ googly. The Muslims of late have found it a good excuse to play victim and use the power of the petrodollars that are used as carrots upon politicians to get their cunning […]

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Lalin Fernando Navaneethen (Tamil for freshly churned butter for the Gods) Pillai (Pillay in SA) came blowing hard to make waves in a country that had faced natural and manmade tsunamis. She knew there were turncoats here. She left with her credibility if not her facial expressions in tatters. It confirmed her propensity for voicing […]

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Courtesy The Daily News ƒ¢¢”š¬…”I will stop handling the Uthuru Wasanthaya Program from September 22 and pass the onus of continuing this program for the benefit of all northerners to the new Provincial Council which will be elected by the people of the province,ƒ¢¢”š¬‚ Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa, pioneer of the Uthuru Wasanthaya program […]

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