Archive for July, 2019
Wednesday, July 3rd, 2019
Lanka C news ‘Mr. ක්ලීන් යනු දැවැන්ත චරිතයක් දැවැන්ත හොරෙක්’ යයි එජාප පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්රී විජේදාස රාජපක්ෂ මහතා පවසයි. අන්තර්ජාල පුවත් අඩවියක් සමගින් සම්මුඛ සාකච්චාවකදී ඔහු මේ බව කියා සිටියේය. පාස්කු ඉරිදා දින මෙරටට එල්ල කරන ලද ප්රහාරය සම්න්ධ තවත් බොහෝ තොරතුරුද ඔහු එහිදී හෙලි කලේය. https://youtu.be/sMDWeW_DbQw
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Wednesday, July 3rd, 2019
උපුටා ගැන්ම දිවයින ඕනෑම කාන්තාවකට හෝ පුරුෂයකුට ඕනෑම ආගමක, ජාතියක අයකු සමඟ විවාහ වීමට අයිතියක් තිබිය යුතු බවත් එය මුස්ලිම් කාන්තාවන්ට පමණක් වෙනස් විය යුතු නැති බවත් බොදුබල මහ ලේකම් හිමියෝ කීහ. බණ්ඩාරගම අටලූගම මුස්ලිම් කාන්තාවක් මුහුණ දී ඇති මනුෂ්යත්වයට නිගාදෙන අවාසනාවන්ත තත්ත්වය රට දැනගත යුත්තක් බවත් සැබෑ අන්තවාදය, ජාතිවාදය ඇත්තේ කොතැනද යන්න මින් තහවුරුවනු […]
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Wednesday, July 3rd, 2019
lanka C news මොහොමඩ් ෂාෆි ෂිහාබ්දීන් වෛද්යවරයා පිලිබඳ කුරුණෑගල රෝහල සිදුකළ පරීක්ෂණයේ වාර්තාව මේ වන විට කුරුණෑගල මහේස්ත්රාත් අධිකරණයට ඉදිරිපත් කර ඇත. එම වාර්තාවට අනුව ෂාෆි වෛද්යවරයා සිතා මතාම සිංහල මව්වරුන්ට අගතියක් වන ආකාරයට කටයුතු කර ඇති බව හෙළි වී ඇත. මේ සම්බන්ධයෙන් කොළඹ පැවති මාධ්ය සාකච්චාවක දී කරුණු අනාවරණය කළ මහාචාර්ය වෛද්ය චන්න ජයසුමන […]
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Wednesday, July 3rd, 2019
සිරිමන්ත රත්නසේකර දිවයින උපුටා ගැන්ම තමන් කැමැති අයකු සමග විවාහ වීමේ අයිතිය මුස්ලිම් කාන්තාවන්ටත් තිබිය යුතුයි… පූජ්ය ගලගොඩඅත්තේ ඥානසාර හිමියෝ “…බබා හම්බවෙන්න ගමට ආ විට තර්ජනය කළා…. පොලිසියට පැමිණිලි අටක් දැම්මත් විමර්ශනයක් කළේ නෑ…” ඕනෑම කාන්තාවකට හෝ පුරුෂයකුට ඕනෑම ආගමක, ජාතියක අයකු සමඟ විවාහ වීමට අයිතියක් තිබිය යුතු බවත් එය මුස්ලිම් කාන්තාවන්ට පමණක් වෙනස් විය යුතු […]
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Wednesday, July 3rd, 2019
By P.K.Balachandran Courtesy NewsIn.Asia Sri Lanka is on the verge of signing the highly controversial Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) with the United States, which, according to strategic experts, could theoretically make the island nation a happy hunting ground of millions” of US servicemen, Defense Department personnel and Defense Department contractors. On the anvil is […]
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Wednesday, July 3rd, 2019
Courtesy Adaderana Inspector General of Police (IGP) Pujith Jayasundara and former Defence Secretary Hemasiri Fernando have been further remanded until the 9th of July, says Ada Derana reporter. The former Defence Secretary was taken into custody by a team of CID officers who visited the hospital earlier yesterday (02). He continued to remain at the […]
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Wednesday, July 3rd, 2019
Courtesy Adaderana The Special Investigation Unit (SIU) has launched an investigation into the allegations of inaction by the Bandaragama Police over complaints lodged by a Muslim female on harassment against her, stated the Police Media Spokesperson. A Muslim woman named Abdul Hassan Fathima, speaking at a press conference held with the General Secretary of Bodu […]
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Wednesday, July 3rd, 2019
Courtesy Adaderana The Lonely Planet magazine, despite all the troubles Sri Lanka faced due to the attacks, has named Sri Lanka the best destination for tourists to visit, says Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe. At the beginning of the year, Lonely Planet magazine named Sri Lanka as the world’s best destination to visit. However, after the […]
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Wednesday, July 3rd, 2019
BY BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI ASSOCIATED PRESS Courtesy The Modesto Bee COLOMBO, SRI LANKA Arrival of tourists to Sri Lanka has rapidly declined in June, dealing a severe blow to the Indian Ocean island nation’s lucrative tourism industry in the aftermath of the Easter bombings that killed more than 250 people, the state-run tourism agency said Wednesday. […]
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Wednesday, July 3rd, 2019
By Piyumi Fonseka Courtesy The Daily Mirror Much has been spoken of the Easter Sunday terror attacks and the network of National Tawheed Jamaat (NTJ) – the hitherto little known terrorist outfit responsible for the bombings in three churches and several deluxe hotels on April 21. Two days subsequent to the dastardly suicide bombings, Indian […]
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Tuesday, July 2nd, 2019
By Garvin Karunaratne I write in support of the suggestions made by the former Minister Milinda Moragoda. We have to be thankful to Mr Moragoda for his patriotism. Patriotism is what we need today to save our Motherland. It is sad to say that Sri Lanka is today disintegrating fast. Our economy is in tatters […]
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Tuesday, July 2nd, 2019
BY EDWARD THEOPHILUS Archaeological discoveries in Sri Lanka have proven that human settlements had been in the country since prehistoric era and the country had a long history of living humans who were at the civilized level or not. Archaeologists and anthropologists attempted to give a clear picture of the beginning humans based on the […]
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Tuesday, July 2nd, 2019
BY EDWARD THEOPHILUS The ethnic base population of Sri Lankan since 1881 census to latest reported census is given in the Table (a) in which clearly indicates that Sinhala ethnic group[G1] has gradually increased as a ratio of population and Sri Lankan Tamils’ ratio has notably declined from 26.69% to 12.86% in 1911, I assume […]
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Tuesday, July 2nd, 2019
navrangindia.blogspot.com In the annals of world history, the period of “The Inquisition” introduced by Portuguese rulers of Goa, India was the worst and scary chapter no body can ever think of, all in the name of Christ, an embodiment of love and compassion. In 1542, Fr. Francis Xavier, co-founder of the Society of Jesus, arrived […]
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Tuesday, July 2nd, 2019
– ශ්රී ලංකා මානව හිමිකම් කේන්ද්රයේ වැඩබලන විධායක අධ්යක්ෂිකා සුරංගි ආරියවංශ මරණ දඩුවම ක්රියාත්මක කිරීම සඳහා විධායක ජනාධිපතිවරයා වෙත පැවරී ඇති බලතල අහෝසි කර දැමිය යුතු බව ශ්රී ලංකා මානව හිමිකම් කේන්ද්රය කියයි. ආණ්ඩු ක්රම ව්යවස්ථාව යටතේ විධායක ජනාධිපතිවරයකුට පැවරී ඇති බලතල අතර ඇති මරණ දඩුවම ක්රියාත්මක කිරීමට ලැබෙන බලතල අතිශය භයානක බව ශ්රී ලංකා […]
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Tuesday, July 2nd, 2019
Laksiri Warnakula What would you expect from an unfortunate ship that has lost its helm and the helmsman, owing to bearing-malfunctioning, of the helm and the head of the helmsman, as well? Inevitably, it will become uncontrollable and lose all sense of direction resulting in becoming incapable of sailing safely and soundly along mapped-out lanes […]
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Tuesday, July 2nd, 2019
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Tuesday, July 2nd, 2019
RANJITH SOYSA A number of prominent personalities who pounce on the Sinhala Buddhists at the drop of a hat, has denounced vehemently Mahanayke thero of Asgiriya regarding his recent statement alleging that he wanted ‘ the Muslims to be stoned . Among, those who reviled was one prominent NGO activist who wanted legal action be […]
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Tuesday, July 2nd, 2019
By Dr. P. G. PunchihewaOf the former Ceylon Civil Service July 2, 2019, 9:08 pm (A shorter version of this article appeared in the Sunday Island August 5,2018) Why do we kill people who kill people to show people that killing people is wrong? — R. Chandrasoma Since the announcement was made by the government […]
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Tuesday, July 2nd, 2019
By Ruwan Rajapakse Courtesy The Island July 2, 2019, 9:00 pm “I do not believe that any of the hundreds of executions I carried out in any way acted as a deterrent against murder.” – Albert Pierrepoint, Hangman, UK (1931-1956) After a few false starts, the incumbent President of Sri Lanka seems to have acted […]
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Tuesday, July 2nd, 2019
N. A. DE S. AMARATUNGA Courtesy The Island There is a perceived threat of a major intrusion into the country’s sovereignty and the country being turned into a military base for the US, as part of its strategy for dominance in the Indian Ocean. Several agreements with the US and supportive parliamentary acts are said […]
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Tuesday, July 2nd, 2019
By Shamindra Ferdinando Courtesy The Island SLFP General Secretary Dayasiri Jayasekera, MP, speaking on behalf of President Maithripala Sirisena, said yesterday that a final decision on the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) with the US should be delayed till the conclusion of the 2019 presidential election. Similarly, the proposed Millennium Challenge Corporation (MMC) agreement, too, […]
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Tuesday, July 2nd, 2019
Courtesy breitbart Attorney General Dappula De Livera of Sri Lanka ordered the arrests of the nation’s former defense minister and police chief Tuesday on charges of gross negligence in relation to the Islamic State attack on Christian churches and hotels on Easter Sunday. De Livera has suggested on Monday that the two former officials, former Defense […]
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Tuesday, July 2nd, 2019
Courtesy Adaderana A great ‘seven-fold crisis’ has sprung up within the United National Party (UNP) over the party’s candidate for the Presidential elections, stated United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) MP Bandula Gunawardane. He mentioned this addressing a press conference held in Colombo today (02). Speaking on the agreement with the United States of America, he […]
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Tuesday, July 2nd, 2019
Courtesy Adaderana UPDATE: (7.25 p.m.) – Inspector General of Police Pujith Jayasundara has also been remanded until tomorrow (03). Colombo Chief Magistrate Lanka Jayaratne visited the Police Chief at the Narahenpita Police Hospital, a short while ago, and ordered that he be placed in remand custody until tomorrow. Former Defence Secretary Hemasiri Fernando has been remanded […]
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Tuesday, July 2nd, 2019
Sri Lanka is not just a country. It has a very long history & heritage that majority of citizens wish to preserve. The constitution clearly enshrines the Land & Resources as belonging to the People and for future progeny. A government is only custodian of the land & resources. Essentially this denies any Government arbitrarily […]
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Tuesday, July 2nd, 2019
Courtesy Adaderana Inspector General of Police (IGP) Pujith Jayasundara, who was sent of compulsory leave in the wake of the Easter Sunday terror attacks, has been arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID). He was taken into custody by a CID team at the Police Hospital in Narahenpita, the Police Spokesman said. Meanwhile former Defence […]
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Tuesday, July 2nd, 2019
Courtesy Adaderana A team of CID officers have arrested former Defence Secretary Hemasiri Fenando, who was receiving treatment at the General Hospital in Colombo, the police spokesman said. He stated that Fernando was taken into custody by CID officers who visited the hospital, a short while ago. The former Defence Secretary and IGP Pujith Jayasundara […]
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Monday, July 1st, 2019
KAMALIKA PIERIS REVISED 3.7.19 There is evidence that Saudi Arabia is connected to the bomb blasts. one of the masterminds who orchestrated the Easter Sunday bomb blasts , Milshan was arrested in Saudi Arabia. Later came the information that four key members of National Thowheeed Jamaath (NTJ), hailing from Batticaloa and Ampara had fled to […]
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Monday, July 1st, 2019
By Rohana R. Wasala We are dismayed by these reports that will see Sri Lanka surrender its positive record on the death penalty. Executions will not rid Sri Lanka of drug-related crime. They represent the failure to build a humane society where the protection of life is valued. The last thing that Sri Lanka needs […]
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