Janaka Yagirala ‚ The 2013 Northern, North Western and Central Provincial Council election results should serve as an eye opener for all of us to the ground realities of our nation. ‚ First of all, it is good news that the that the ruling UPFA government has secured a comprehensive victory in the North Western and Central […]

Malin Abeyatunge 22/9/2013 This letter below I wrote on 6 May 2013 published in Lankaweb (which is re-produced) which has come true‚  yesterday (21/9/2013) at the NPC elections with a landslide victory for LTTE proxy TNA and death knell to ƒ–NE NATION Sri Lanka. With this victory , TNA will tell the western world that […]

P.A.Samaraweera, Australia‚  At the recent elections,‚ TNA bagged 30 seats out of 38. UPFA won 7 while the SLMC obtained one. The TNA’s victory is no surprise. Because, for obvious reasons, whatever the govt does for the people in the‚ North, they would vote for the TNA. Prabhakaran was world’s number one terrorist leader and the LTTE […]

Shenali D Waduge No critic can say Sri Lanka is moving to -Ëœauthoritarian-â„¢ rule given that a free and fair election has been held, the people of the Northern Province has voted for the 2nd time since the defeat of terrorism in 2009. What is important at this stage is to decipher the voter mentality […]

Courtesy Xinhua News JAFFNA, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) — Sri Lanka’s main minority Tamil party, the Tamil National Alliance (TNA), swept to victory in provincial council elections held in the North after 25 years, official results showed on Sunday. The party led by R. Sampanthan with former Supreme Court judge C.V Wigneswaran as the chief ministerial […]

By Garvin Karunaratne, former Government Agent, Matara ‚ If Sri Lanka is to keep its head above water it is necessary to analyze the policies that it is following now and find out what has led to its mounting foreign debt, the ever increasing prices of goods, the lack of productivity, the dearth of avenues for […]

C. Wijeyawickrema, LL.B., Ph.D. -If Sir D.B. Jayatilleke became the first PM of Ceylon, the island-â„¢s fate would have been so different.- Ven. Balangoda Anandamaitreeya Mahanayaka Thero -UNP and SLFP destroyed Sri Lanka.- Ven. Walpola Rahula (at a public meeting attended by both JRJ and Mrs. B) Snakes wondering yonder! It looks like president Rajapakse […]

H. L. D. Mahindapala What is most critical for the TNA to convince the Tamils, both in and out of Sri Lanka, is not the number of seats they win on Saturday -” this not in dispute — but the overall percentage of votes they are likely to collect from the electorate. A majority of […]

Shenali D Waduge Ranil Wickremasinghe wanted to celebrate the arrival of Portuguese in 1505 and that lost him the election for his foolhardy suggestion not realizing Sri Lanka was a predominantly Buddhist nation and Portuguese banned the practice of Buddhism. The present scenario appears no different and our reservations to the Government come with the […]

S. Akurugoda ‚ Addressing a media conference, at the Sri Lanka Freedom Party Headquarters, National Languages and Social Integration Minister Vasudeva Nanayakkara said that even if the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) won the NPC election, the Council would not be given more powers than others. After failing to get the JVP-â„¢s support to run the government, […]

Prof. D.G. Harendra de Silva Senior Professor of Paediatrics and Former (Founder) Chairman of the National Child Protection Authority (NCPA) of Sri Lank (Khmer Rouge Beshanaya.‚ ‚  Publisher:‚  Sarasavi Publishers) Dr. Ruwan Jayatunga has in the usual manner come out with a challenging socio-psychological analysis of one of the most disturbing systematic manslaughters in the last […]

Mahinda Gunasekera Toronto, Canada By E-mail‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  September 18, 2013 Ms. Navaneetham Pillay High Commissioner UNHRC Geneva Dear Ms. Navi Pillay, Your statement to the Sri Lankan Media on August 31, 2013 You have been highly critical in the UNHRC reviews of the actions of the Sri Lankan authorities tasked with the responsibility of safeguarding the […]

Dr.Tilak Fernando The 23rd Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) or the -ËœLeaders Retreat-â„¢ will be held in Sri Lanka from November 15 to 17, 2013 as per Commonwealth Leaders-â„¢ agreement at Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago in 2009. Queen Elizabeth I1, as the Head of the Commonwealth, will not be attending the Conference […]

Dr Hector Perera‚ ‚  England No rice cookers, no rice. Sometime back kerosene cookers and firewood stoves were used for cooking. Now kerosene cookers have gradually disappeared and replaced by gas and electric cookers. I am not sure of the electric cookers in that many years ago, sure they must have been there but we never […]

Tea & Coffee‚ News Release NEW YORK, New York, September 18, 2013 -” Tea & Coffee World Cup Europe is proud to officially announce our 2014 show! The 18th edition of Tea & Coffee World Cup will take place in Warsaw, Poland at EXPO XXI on February 11-13, 2014. ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚ ‚  Tea & Coffee World Cup is […]

By Ananda W. P. Guruge (USA/Sri lanka) Let me begin by expressing my grateful thanks to Venerable Lama Lobzang and the Asoka mission for the steps take to establish the International Buddhist Confederation. An organization as envisaged with a wide range of objectives is a vitally necessity as we advance into the twenty-first century. Buddhism […]

By‚  Gomin Dayasri ‚ November is the month of the Budget: possibly the penultimate /final budget before the presidential elections likely scheduled anytime after Christmas 2014 and before Sinhala/Tamil New Year 2015; Timing is on a presumption that festivities brightens the mood to offer a turbo boost to a government confident in remaining in office with […]

Bisthan Batcha ‚ Assalamu Alaikum Warrahmatullahi Wabarakatuhu Now that all the Hot Air generated by some members of our Community, subsequent to the Defence Secretary-â„¢s Speech, has dissipated, it may be an opportune moment to examine dispassionately the content of his speech pertaining to our Community. The segment of the Defense Secretary-â„¢s Speech where reference was […]

by Laksiri Fernando Courtesy Island September 17, 2013, 6:20 pm I first came to know about this story from a new friend, SisiraWeragoda, found through Colombo Telegraph. Then of course I read it. This is a fascinating story particularly for the Sri Lankans who grapple these days quite emotionally with the questions of identity. It […]

Chandrasena Pandithage Dear United Nations Organization, It is time to express my views and I would like to take this opportunity to address you. After second world war; The world leaders decide to establish peace and security all around the world. Their inner feelings, force them to think of a new world with peace and […]

Shenali D Waduge‚  A question on everyone-â„¢s mind is whether TNA would be able to achieve what Prabakaran could not and why the Government that stopped Prabakaran would allow an Eelam to emerge under its defacto political party the TNA? The answer to that question is not as easy to conclude which is why Eelam […]

R Chandrasoma As members of the uniquely intelligent and enactive species on Planet Earth we humans are faced with the problem of survival at two orders or levels. In the short term, how to feed, clothe and house a dense and expanding population of greedy beings dwelling upon a fragile planet with finite resources. The […]

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Dr Sudath Gunasekara President Senior Citizens Movement Mahanuwara 7.9.2013 I am emboldened to hear that the President had said “I will not allow the separation of the country.” “What Prabakaran (the late LTTE leader) could not do none of today’s ones will ever be able to do,” Rajapaksa told a political gathering in the central […]

By Charles.S.Perera The TNA Chief Ministerial Candidate Vigneswaran does not only hero worship the Terrorist Prabhakaran,‚ ‚  but he is also preparing to follow Prabhakaran-â„¢s path of terrorism. He is reported to have said, – ‚ Opportunities might arise to resort to arms again in case rights are not offered to the Tamils. Due to ranting, ravings, […]

Dilrook Kannangara Iconic The Hindu newspaper launched its Tamil edition by the same name on 16 September, 2013. Though passed without many noticing it, the launch is part of an India-wide attempt to save the Indian Union from disintegration. By penetrating Tamil Nadu readers, asserting an all-India view of things, Indian authorities and media moguls […]

S. Akurugoda The election for the Northern Provincial Council under the 13th Amendment (13th A) is scheduled to be held on 21st of September, in couple of days time. The nationalist elements within the Government rank were all out to -Ëœstrengthen the hands of the President if 13th A was to be amended, while anti-nationalist […]

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By A. Abdul Aziz, Press Secretary, Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama-â„¢at -” Sri Lanka. Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama-â„¢at urges restraint over Syria and calls for equity and justice The World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community (Jama-â„¢at) and Fifth Khalifa, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad has spoken in his recent Friday Sermon with great concern about […]

By. Dr. Nishan Wijesinha (Specialist Consultant) MIS Services, St. Anthony’s Road, Colombo 3. My great grand father Louis Corneille Wijesinha, who was a Mudaliya and the first national scholar to translate the world famous Mahavansa from Pali to English; was renowned also as an enthusiast of the Japanese Samurai Tradition; which eventually compelled me to […]