Asada M Erpini A spokesman of India-â„¢s Ministry of External Affairs has said, as reported on 31 October in the local media, that the -relationship between India and Sri Lanka is very strong and should not be characterized as usual-. The response had been given at a media briefing when the gentleman was asked whether […]

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Asoka Weerasinghe‚  Kings Grove Crescent . Gloucester . Ontario . Canada 30 November 2013 Hon. Jason Kenney, MP (Conservative);‚  Hon. Chris Alexander, MP (Conservative), Hon. Tim Uppal, MP (Conservative),‚  Paul Calandra, MP (Conservative), Corneliu Chisu, MP (Conservative), Stephen Woodworth, MP (Conservative), Patrick Brown, MP (Conservative), Mark Adler, MP (Conservative), ‚ Wladyslaw Lizon, MP (Conservative), Brad Butt, […]

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By Janaka Perera ‚ He was branded a religious fanatic because of what he stood for. ‚ ‚  ‚ Friday November 1st‚ marks the 46th‚ Death Anniversary Lokusathu Hewa Mettananda – better known as L.H. Mettananda -” the indefatigable fighter for the rights of Sinhala Buddhists.‚  In the words of veteran journalist the late D.B. Dhanapala -Anybody who dare talk […]

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Ira de Silva Ontario, Canada The Editor Times of India Delhi, India ‚  Dear Sir: ‚  Mr. Singh is still undecided about whether to attend. In the meantime Tamil Nadu is passing resolutions to boycott and politically backed thugs are on the loose in Tamil Nadu to pressure the Central Government. Security is being increased […]

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Benefits outweigh Tamil Nadu fallout Analysts say India will get isolated by non-attendance Dr. Manmohan Singh the Indian Premier considering that it is in India’s strategic interests to maintain good relations with the neighbouring countries, has reportedly taken a decision to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) Summit in Colombo following a meeting […]

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Ranjith Soysa‚ ‚  Media Release – SPUR‚  (Society for Peace, Unity and Human Rights for Sri Lanka Inc) Mr. C.V. Wigneswaran the newly elected chief minister of the Northen Province of Sri Lanka has called prabhakaran a liberation fighter and compared‚ ‚  him to Weera Kappeptipola . This is not only a grave insult to Weera Keppetipola […]

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By Stanley Perera -” Melbourne My Dear Vignesvaran, You have lived all your life in Colombo amongst the Sinhalese brethren.‚  You received free education from the GoSL the country of birth.‚  You entered the law college and received free education and rose up to the highest position in the judiciary.‚  Until you contested to the […]

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-ËœDamned if you do, damned if you don-â„¢t-â„¢ seems the challenge posed to Buddhists and an increasing number of indigenous people in different corners of the world as they face new cult type incursions. When a longstanding Muslim Governor of the Western Province in Sri Lanka suddenly issues on a State letterhead carrying at the […]

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Dr.Tilak Fernando “Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him” (Corinthians 2:9 NKJV) This column has exposed two individual incidents previously of the UK National Health Service’s bungling where a Sri Lankan anaesthetist, who worked in the […]

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