by Sanjaya Arachchige ‚ On May 3 , 1985 Air Lanka flight UL 512 arrived Bandaranayke International Airport (BIA) from Gatwick airport , London.‚  The next stop for the flight was Malƒ©‚ in Maldives . ‚ The US made Lockheed Tristar ‚ jet was about to take off after an unexpected delay at BIA ‚ , when a devastating bomb […]

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Shenali D Waduge Sri Lanka ended one arm of the terrorists in May 2009. The other more powerful arm remains at large, remnants in hiding locally while others are more vociferously and openly engaging foreign politicians and influencing diplomatic relations as well. Their links to terrorism have taken second place with the strength of their […]

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Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka to the UN, Geneva His Holiness Pope Francis received Secretary of Defence Gotabaya Rajapaksa at an audience in the Vatican on Wednesday. Mr. Rajapaksa who visited the Vatican as the Special Envoy of His Excellency the President, conveyed to Pope Francis an invitation from President Mahinda Rajapaksa to visit Sri […]

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Kanthar P (Nathan) Balanathan Australian Citizen 22nd November 2013 Right Hon Mr Stephen Harper Prime Minister Government of Canada House of Commons Ottawa, Ontario Right Honourable Mr Stephen Harper Sir, Peace in SriLanka, and the Obnoxious Stance of Some Western Countries on SL ‚ As a patriotic SriLankan, and a patriotic Australian, I take this opportunity […]

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Dr. Nath Amarakone (Convenor) Whereas Sri Lanka gained independence from British domination in 1948,‚  established a parliamentary system of governance,‚  and had governed itself since independence as a vibrant democracy under the leadership of different political party groupings, and Whereas‚  the ruling parties have changed national policies‚  to suit their short term advantages,‚  and such […]

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Dr.Tilak Fernando ‘Lawyer’ is a professional who advises and represents clients, either on a private basis or by working for a law firm. The term varies from most English speaking countries from lawyer to attorney and advocate. In the United Kingdom lawyers are divided into two categories – Solicitors generally advise clients, draft contracts and […]

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‚ By NJ Thakuria Guwahati: The political turmoil may not recede in Afghanistan and Pakistan, but the initiative for an inter-country gas pipeline project continues as the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has been -Ëœappointed transaction advisor to help attract a commercial consortium leader of global repute that will build, own and operate the planned 1,800-kilometer natural […]

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Embassy of Sri Lanka Paris Sri Lanka-â„¢s Ambassador to France and Permanent Delegate to UNESCO, Professor Karunaratne Hangwatte was unanimously elected to chair the 19th session of the General Assembly of States Parties to the World Heritage Convention at the opening of the sessions yesterday (19.11.2013) ‚  This is the first occasion on which Sri […]

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