DHARSHAN WEERASEKERA It is reported that R. Sampanthan is to lead a TNA delegation to meet the Mahanayakes (‘TNA Delegation to meet Mahanayakes,’ Sunday Times, 9th July 2017.)  On 4th July 2017, the Mahanayakes issued a formal statement where they totally rejected the idea of a new Constitution.  No doubt Sampanthan and his cohorts are […]

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 Dilrook Kannangara All world beaters in the nation are bold, unconventional and at times controversial. They don’t mince words though at times they make no sense. But when they talk sense, it is best to listen to them. Field Marshal Fonseka, Arjuna, Malinga and Susanthika are no one’s friend but they achieved the unachievable. Arjuna’s […]

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චන්ද්‍රසේන පණ්ඩිතගේ මේ වන විට මේ රට හා මෙරට ජන මනස පවතින්නේ, ගිනි පෑගීමේ උත්සවයක් සදහා සුදානම් කොට තබා ඇති ගිනිමැලයක් සේය. මේ ගිනියම්ව ඇති සමාජය තුල ජීවත්වීමේදී ඉතා පරිස්සමින් සැම සියලුම කටයුත්තක්ම සිදුකල යුතුවේ. විශේෂයෙන්ම වචන බාවිතයේදී ඉතා පරිස්සම් විය යුතුය. වැරදි වචන බාවිතා කිරීම, ගිනියම්ව පවතින සමාජය තුලට පෙට්‍රල් ඉසිමකට සමාන වන අතර, […]

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Dr. Daya Hewapathirane July 10, 2017 Arankele, can be reached via the Kurunegala-Dambulla main road and turning off to the Ibbagamuwa-Moragolla road.  Arankele is one of the oldest and premier forest hermitages of Sri Lanka, highly reputed since historic times, as an austere abode of an exclusive group of reclusive Bhikkhus, who were deeply devoted […]

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Courtesy Ceylon Today The Archeological Advisory Council, which met yesterday, decided to temporarily close the Dambulla Cave Temple complex to local and foreign tourists, until further notice. “The Council held an in-depth discussion on the necessity to conserve the paintings and wooden statues of the Dambula Cave Temple. The Council also decided to seek the […]

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By Rathindra Kuruwita Courtesy  Ceylon Today Last week the Mahanayake Theras of three sects declared that they are opposed to the drafting of a new Constitution. And this is seen as a serious setback for the government and the more liberal sections of government supporters seem to think that this was a serious blow to the […]

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