By Bandu de Silva A former President of U.S. declared that Assistant Secretaries were there to implement policy decisions that he makes as President with the help of others. That was an assertive President. However, former State Secretary, Henry Kissinger, was not so assertive when he conceded while addressing new recruits to the Foreign Service […]

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Shenali D Waduge  A curse fell on Sri Lanka and its people with the arrival of the Portuguese in 1505 and it has continued to this day with the successive replacement of the Portuguese by the Dutch and the British with irreversible damage being done to this land, heritage, culture, sense of national purpose, Buddhist […]

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Dharmasiri Abeyratne in Kegalle Invaders came to our country shedding crocodile tears: We are not ready to deprive our country of the freedom we won: It is necessary for the people in the North to be aware that certain foreign forces are attempting to use them as human shields. The invaders always came to our […]

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 Dr.Chula Rajapakse MNZM Spokeperson, United Sri Lanka Assn. Wellington NZ Hon John Key, Prime Minister of New Zealand. Dear Mr Key As you lead New Zealand at the Waitangi day celebrations  this year, our association would like to extend our warmest wishes  to you and all of New Zealand for a successful celebration and a […]

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The Examiner –Colombo Reference Fr.Sarath Iddamalgoda,s write up to the Island of  18.01.2014 no sensible Buddhist will condone any attacks on any  place of worship  as it is against the tenets of Buddhism. Inter-religious conflicts have been taking place in different parts of the world in the past and continue to take place even today, […]

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