Asada M Erpini Never a day seems to pass without the Tamil actress turned politician, and now the Chief Minister (CM) of Tamil Nadu shedding bucketfuls of tears to highlight the plight of Tamil Nadu (TN) fishermen harassed, shot at or arrested by the Sri Lanka Navy. The latest in her never-ending lamentations on behalf […]

Stanley de Silva, UK To: Sheryll Murray MP (South East Cornwall, Conservative) Having personally listened to you at the Westminster Hall on 6th November, I am writing to you to sincerely and personally thank you for your supportive words on Sri Lanka at the meeting as almost a lone voice in the midst of a […]

Asoka Weerasinghe Kings Grove Crescent . Gloucester . Ontario .Canada 8 November 2013 The Editor (Letters) EMBASSY, Ottawa, Ontario Dear Editor: In your Opinion Diplomacy column Member of Parliament Paul Dewar says, -Time for real Canadian action on Sri Lanka-.‚  Wrong!‚ ‚  Hold your horses Paul Dewar, it is –Time for real Sri Lankan action on […]

Asoka Weerasinghe Kings Grove Crescent . Gloucester . Ontario . Canada 8 November 2013 The Editor (Letters) EMBASSY, Ottawa Dear Editor: Raj Thavaratnasingham, the President of the Canadian Tamil Congress-â„¢s‚  Opinion Diplomacy essay, -Why Commonwealth nations should boycott the Sri Lanka meeting- is silly and churlish. -Sri Lanka should be suspended from the Commonwealth for […]

By Prof. Jane Plant, PhD, CBE-‚ Extracted from Your Life in Your Hands, by Professor Jane Plant/‚  I had no alternative but to die or to try to find a cure for myself. I am a scientist – surely there was a rational explanation for this cruel illness that affects one in 12 women in the […]

Dr Ruwan M Jayatunge M.D. Palali is a well-known area in the Jaffna Peninsula in the Northern Sri Lanka. Palali has an important airport that serves as the main lifeline in the North. A large number of soldiers travel to the Northern Peninsula through the Palali Airbase. During the Eelam War, Palali Air Base played […]

by Qishin Tariq, The Star, November 3, 2013 KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Isolation between races and cultures will lead to mistrust and fear as groups grow more separate, warns an international Buddhist group. The chairman of the International Network of Engaged Buddhists (INEB), Dr Harsha Kumara Navaratne, from Sri Lanka, said isolation would happen if […]

By A. Abdul Aziz. ‚ (Given below is the script of the address by Dr. Ifthikar Ahmad Ayaz at Ahmadiyya Convention -” U.K.-2013). ‚ Dr. Ifthikar Ahmad Ayaz ‚ OBE (Officer of the Excellent Order of the British Empire) Alfred Einstein Nobel Medal for Peace Man of the Year in Human Rights 2010 International Peace Prize University of […]

Dr Hector Perera‚ ‚ ‚  London When some energy giants put the prices up by 10% who gets affected, it-â„¢s the millions of customers who use gas and electricity. Even the British Prime Minister, Rt Hon David Cameron states that is -wrong- to do so due to various reasons but I wonder if the energy giants would […]

Media Release Newly re-branded home furnishings consultancy Konsept Centro, formerly Centrepoint interiors, has been awarded the contract for the import, supply and installation of high-end German pantries at the exclusive and luxurious PLATINUM 1 residential skyscraper. The sole Sri Lankan agent for Nolte of Germany, which offers a full range of high-end pantries, kitchens, etc., […]