Archive for May 16th, 2019
Thursday, May 16th, 2019
By Siri Hewawitharana I like to put few details re. SL state security apparatus within the war period and also major work that started after the war to create better defense for the SL state.Siri Hewawitharana There were so many engineering talents was helping SL military with signal, satellite and other cyber warfare work since […]
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Thursday, May 16th, 2019
Dr Sarath Obeysekera Today Americans have blacklisted Chinese Telephone Products from Huawei. Americans claim that Chinese Equipment can spy on them In Sinhala we say Ape Arraku apitagma Gahanawa” Means our own liquor given to others are turning against us Americans can also spy on people all over the world using their iPhones .Many parts […]
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Thursday, May 16th, 2019
Laksiri Warnakula When the disaster struck on that fateful Easter Sunday, he was away. When the sporadic incidents of communal unrest broke out on the 13th, he was already away or on his way to China. The exact details are irrelevant though. The crux of the matter however is that the skipper by accident or […]
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Thursday, May 16th, 2019
මාධ්ය ඒකකය නිදහස් හා සාධාරණ මැතිවරණයක් සඳහා වූ ජනතා ව්යාපාරය නිදහස් හා සාධාරණ මැතිවරණයක් සඳහා වූ ජනතා ව්යපාරය හෙවත් කැෆේ සංවිධානයේ නව අධ්යක්ෂ මණ්ඩලය ශ්රී ලංකා පොදුජන පෙරමුණ හමුවෙයි. එම පෙරමුණේ සභාපති ජී. එල් පීරිස් මහතා සහ බැසිල් රාජපක්ෂ යන මහත්වරු මෙන්ම එහි ලේකම් නීතිඥ සාගර කාරියවසම් මහතා ඇතුළු ක්රියාකාරිකයින් රැසක් මෙම හමුවට එක්ව සිටියහ. […]
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Thursday, May 16th, 2019
Sri Lanka News All, We do not know why the BBC has put this article with videos in today’s news. It has 5 short stories which try to make Sri Lanka look bad. Viz. They talk about mass graves without saying that the tests showed the bodies were over 4-500 years old. We should have […]
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Thursday, May 16th, 2019
National joint committee. srilanka 231, Kirula Road, Colombo 5, Sri Lanka. 16th May 2019 Dear Mayors John Tory and Mayor Patrick Brown, Re: Proclamation of May 18, 2019 as “Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day” National Joint Committee on behalf of all peace loving citizen of Sri Lanka wish to strongly protest against your intention to proclaim […]
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Thursday, May 16th, 2019
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Thursday, May 16th, 2019
Dr Sarath Obeysekera It is republish again with few additions OUR MEMORY IS SHORT LIKE THE MOMORY OF A FISH …….. Posted on March 15th, 2016 Lankaweb Dr Sarath Obeysekera They say that fish keep going around the tank wall because he forgets where he was >>>>> > We Sri Lankans are also like fish […]
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Thursday, May 16th, 2019
By KRISHAN FRANCIS | Associated Press | Courtesy Stars and Stripes COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s army chief said Thursday that other groups of Islamic militants could be operating in the country independent of the one that carried out Easter Sunday bomb attacks. “There could be other groups, definitely,” Lt. Gen. Mahesh Senanayake said. […]
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Thursday, May 16th, 2019
Courtesy Reuters COLOMBO (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund said on Thursday it was holding its forecast for Sri Lanka’s 2019 economic growth at 3.5% in spite of devastating Easter bombings, saying it was too early to assess financial damage.FILE PHOTO: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) logo is seen outside the headquarters building in Washington, […]
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Thursday, May 16th, 2019
By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Courtesy fox business In this Friday, May 10, 2019, photo, the 17th century built Dutch fort, which was a popular tourist site, stands empty in Galle, Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka was the Lonely Planet guide’s top travel destination for 2019, but since the Easter Sunday attacks on churches and luxury hotels, foreign tourists […]
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Thursday, May 16th, 2019
By Prof. Rajiva Wijesinha Courtesy Ceylon Today It is not surprising that security scarcely figures in Maithripala Sirisena’s manifesto. He talks about food security and energy security, which are of course both most desirable, but their promotion by government must come after the provision of physical security, which is its first and foremost obligation. But […]
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Thursday, May 16th, 2019
By Sumanasiri Liyanage Courtesy Ceylon Today Political parties often times come to power making promises. As one of the TV advertisements says, politicians can avoid the blame by saying that they give promises” but not guarantees”. The so-called Yahapalana Government came to power on 8 January 2015. Parliamentary democracies seem to believe that a four […]
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Thursday, May 16th, 2019
NIRANJALA ARIYAWANSHA Courtesy Ceylon Today Many top ranking Police officials have raised concerns over granting bail to nine suspects linked to the Easter Sunday bombings by Colombo Additional Magistrate, Priyantha Liyanage against opposition raised by the Wellampitiya Police and blaming the Officer-In-Charge of the Wellampitiya Police, Gamini Hewavithana for giving bail to suspects who were […]
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Thursday, May 16th, 2019
Courtesy Adaderana President’s Counsel Ali Sabry says that the number of members in terrorist leader Zahran Hashim’s group grew significantly following the ethnic clashes in March last year and that this goes to show extremism feeds extremism. He said Zahran’s terrorist group had only 20-25 members in the past, but after last year’s unfortunate clashes […]
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Thursday, May 16th, 2019
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Thursday, May 16th, 2019
Courtesy Adaderana Police curfew will not be imposed on any part of the country today (16) over the prevailing peaceful situation in the country, said Police Media Spokesperson. Police Media Spokesperson SP Ruwan Gunasekera made mentioned this at a media briefing held today. He further stated that no violent incidents have been reported in North […]
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Thursday, May 16th, 2019
Courtesy Adaderana The Commander of Sri Lanka Army, Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake, states that Minister Rishad Bathiudeen had called him three times over an arrest of a suspect linked to the Dehiwala bombings on Easter Sunday. The Army Commander revealed this today (16) at a press conference, answering a question raised by a journalist regarding […]
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Thursday, May 16th, 2019
The persons responsible for the Easter Sunday attacks had been running 17 safe houses and 07 training centers for the suicide bombers, Ruwan Gunasekera, the Police Media Spokesman, said on Wednesday. Accordingly, training workshops for terrorist activities have been conducted in camps discovered in Wanathavilluwa, Hambantota, Nuwara Eliya, Kandy, Aruppola, Kattankudy, and Valaichenai areas. The […]
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Thursday, May 16th, 2019
Courtesy Adaderana The No-Confidence motion against Minister Rishad Bathiudeen has been handed over to Speaker Karu Jayasuriya a short while ago, stated MP Udaya Gammanpila. The Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU) Leader stated that the motion has been signed by nearly sixty-six parliamentarians including the MPs of the Opposition. MP Shehan Semasinghe stated that they will […]
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