Shenali D Waduge  Throughout 30 years bombs, suicide missions, assassinations, mass murder of civilians visibly took place for all the world to see. These atrocities carried out by the LTTE was viewed globally. None of the entities now calling for war crimes against Sri Lanka demanded the same against the LTTE. LTTE was after all […]

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C. Wijeyawickrema, LL.B., Ph.D.                I was perusing the Daily Mirror a few days ago, when I came across an essay by Dr. Vickramabahu Karunaratne titled, ‘Wigneswaran was loud and clear in the first place.’   While reading it I found that it has certain words and phrases used by me in an earlier essay titled, […]

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Prof. Hudson McLean With all best intentions in the world, without a properly functioning Telephone Communications network with Professional Approach to attending to incoming calls, Sri Lanka is struggling to overcome the “Hullooo” barrier. The SLG switch-board operators are ill-educated, lazy, lethargic and have No sense of Service or Responsibility. The telephones, both landlines and […]

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MEDIA RELEASE  Embassy of Sri Lanka Paris  The 66th anniversary of Independence of Sri Lanka was commemorated at events held in Paris. Religious observances were conducted at the Embassy of Sri Lanka on the morning of 4th of February with religious dignitaries representing the Buddhist, Hindu, Christian and Islamic faiths offering blessings on the country […]

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Dr.Tilak Fernando Several feedbacks on last week’s column on Dr. Dora Fonseka concentrated on the difference in the Internet version and the print version, but as I understand due to space restriction on page 13 the following two paragraphs had been omitted in the print version. For those who read only the print version I […]

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Anjalika Silva Gaithersburg, MD Just returned from a solemn flag hoisting and official ceremony to mark the 66th Independence Day at the Sri Lanka Embassy in Washington. D.C., USA. It was bitterly cold but it didn’t stop those present from standing at the foot of the flag and watch it hoisted and then flutter in […]

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