BY Shenali D. Waduge This article pertains to an open letter addressed to the Additional Secretary to the Ministry of Lands by three attorneys-at-law – Mahinda Ellepola, Elmo Perera, and Nihal Pieris – on 12 April 1998, titled Registration process to be expedited? Really?”  Their open letter was penned after reading a news item titled […]

Shenali D Waduge The statement by the Chinese foreign affairs spokesperson is poignant & relevant to Sri Lanka as well this is a victory for developing countries & a victory for truth & justice…. Human rights must not be used as a pretext to make up lies & interfere in other countries internal affairs or to […]

Shenali D Waduge The UNHRC comprises 47 member states. The UNHRC members are elected by the General Assembly for 3 years. The UN General Assembly comprises 193 Member States of which Sri Lanka is one. Sri Lanka is not a MEMBER of UNHRC. Sri Lanka is merely an OBSERVER state.As Sri Lanka is not a member, Sri […]

Shenali D Waduge Israeli campaign in Germany blocks award to Navi Pillay” by Barbara Crossette is of particular interest to Sri Lanka for several reasons. It shows how powerful nations like Israel can exert diplomatic power & remove an award, while it also highlights how less powerful nations like Sri Lanka face the brunt of […]

Shenali D Waduge It is sad that western diplomats and the UN/UNHRC take pains to insist that the GoSL allow pro-LTTE groups to commemorate LTTE Dead as ‘civilian’ dead’ but totally ignore to even issue a single statement about the children LTTE kidnapped, turned into child soldiers and even trained to commit suicide. Why has […]

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Shenali D Waduge Dravida Nadu was a Christian Missionary movement & Tamil Eelam is possibly too. How India got wrangled to train & arm LTTE in a project initially rooted by the Church is a puzzle and something for India to think about. However, while LTTE remains banned by Watching the pomp and pageantry & […]

Shenali D Waduge Sri Lanka has landed in trouble due to bad advice and silly policy decisions. We already have a Lessons Learned & Reconciliation Commission. We have had 3 successive UNHRC Resolutions. We have faced an UNHRC investigation. So far, while we have been accused of killing 40,000 upto 200,000 Tamils, no names, no […]

Shenali D Waduge The US has been delivering democracy, liberating people, fighting for freedoms, carrying out coloured revolutions & regime change for centuries. What if, back home they have been ignoring their own problems. We have watched American envoys at UN promote self-determination, separate homeland & rights of people – what if black Americans decide […]

Shenali D Waduge Given that UN-US-India & other nations including the Church are asking for Truth & Accountability, are they prepared to own up to some hard truths? The citizens of Sri Lanka all know these facts. No country that had anything to do with LTTE or helped LTTE can be allowed to determine Sri […]

Shenali D Waduge It’s now 13 years since LTTE was defeated. Let’s cut to the chase & put on the table the reason why Sri Lanka is still grappling to close the witch hunt taking place smearing the good name of the Nation & its Armed Forces. The fault lies entirely with the Foreign Policy […]

Shenali D Waduge An interesting aspect of the recent protests in Sri Lanka was the open participation of some members of the legal fraternity chanting slogans and even protesting against corruptions. People can bewail corruption because they are in no position to take action other than protest, can this be said of lawyers? People who […]

Shenali D Waduge The Island published an excellent article by attorney Dharshan Weerasekera titled Legal implications of Aragalaya protests” which was a stark contrast to the position taken by some BASL attorneys including its President. The article brings to the forefront a clash of perceptions. While some regard protestors storming the Presidents House/Secretariat, Temple Trees & PM’s […]

Shenali D Waduge Was US using Ukraine for a bigger goal than to draw Russia into a proxy war? Did US use the Ukraine war to destabilize & weaken EU? Shouldn’t EU leaders & Europeans wake up to this unpalatable reality. While many Europeans are asking why America does not fight its own wars & […]

Shenali D Waduge China has a history of over 3500 years. India’s history dates back to the Indus Valley civilization. India was given its name by the British in 1947. Asia’s population is 4.5billion of which 2.7billion are Chinese or Indian. Both China and India are key players in Asia. Asian continent can be strengthened […]

Shenali D Waduge Did JVP naturally emerge or was it created in response to the then governments nationalization programs? Who formulated the 5 Lectures” that indoctrinated Sinhala youth to become members. Who advised JVP to expand in universities and attempt to win sympathy of the armed forces? Who wanted JVP to attack police posts? Who […]

Shenali D Waduge The South African Truth & Reconciliation Commission that was bragged & boasted despite its failure, recommended compensation to victims though it was given no mandate to award such. Leaving aside awarding – where do they get the funds to award such compensation? Sri Lanka’s Parliament passed the Office for Reparations Act in […]

Shenali D Waduge Much hype and propaganda has fooled the world & Sri Lankans into believing China has trapped Sri Lanka in debt. For every woe Sri Lanka suffers the credit is put on China. This has been the fashionable sing-song-of Colombo cocktail circles who want to dictate how the entirety of Sri Lanka think. […]

Shenali D Waduge Sri Lanka is faced with several challenges – all taken together the ultimate aim is simply to take control of Sri Lanka. Controlling the resources makes a nation compliant and meets the geopolitical objectives of parties using various modus operandi to realize their goals. This is what citizens of Sri Lanka need […]

Shenali D Waduge The coterie of people chanting ‘democracy’ and in particular speaking about age limits and term limits of others ignore that the same has to apply to them. Take some of these NGOs and Media heads – they have been heading their organizations for over 25 years! What kind of ‘democracy’ is this? […]

Shenali D Waduge There are some people who sit on cushy taxpayer paid platforms & promote privatization while others also mandated to function as a government body accepts foreign funds compromising their ‘advice’ to the state. If entities are not working for the state, do the tax payers require to pay for them? Are these […]

Shenali D Waduge In the name of development Sri Lanka has seen enormous changes. How far development was not planned considering the environment is seen by many environment-related catastrophes across the island. The geopolitical position of Sri Lanka impacts every issue Sri Lanka faces be it local or international. The efforts to control Sri Lanka […]

Shenali D Waduge The Indo-Lanka Accord was signed on 29 July 1987 in Colombo with Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi signing on behalf of India & President J R Jayawardena signing on behalf of Sri Lanka. There are 6 points annexed to the accord. The text of the Accord & the 6 point annexures are what […]

Shenali D Waduge On 6th January 2021 groups of Americans, some armed, stormed Capitol Hill and even captured and held an autonomous zone. Extensive damage was caused and US National Guards had to be brought in to disburse the unruly mobs. The whole world took the side of the US Govt & demanded action against the […]

Shenali D Waduge US Govt delivers democracy through National Endowment for Democracy NED. Foreign aid & programs associated with the aid were to determine the manner of democracy” to be delivered. That democracy” meant helping friendly regimes, toppling unfriendly regimes, propping puppets, assisting dictators – all in the name of ‘democracy’. Democracy became intertwined with […]

Shenali D Waduge Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith is not only asking questions but making all sorts of wild allegations. Cardinal Malcolm also needs to answer some questions. Cardinal Malcolm – Are you aware that within the course of 3 years the AG’s dept is to file charges against 79. Did such happen to the victims of LTTE […]

Shenali D Waduge On 21 April 2019 9 suicide bombers committed suicide in 3 Churches, 3 hotels and 1 motel killing over 270 innocent people. While all of the suicide bombers are dead, we are yet to know whether they committed suicide on their own free will or whether a bigger plot was involved. ISIS […]

Shenali Waduge During ancient times in Sri Lanka, the kings went and sought advice as well as blessings from the Sangha. The kings went to the Sangha – the Sangha did not come to the King. The role of the Maha Sangha was advisory. The reverse is happening now. In the western hemisphere, the Church […]

Shenali D Waduge US foreign policy does not change whatever party comes to power. American Exceptionalism is at the forefront of US foreign policy for Democrats & Republicans. Soft-power tools are terms democracy” freedoms” rights” gender equality” youth empowerment” lavishly used to exert pressure on third world target nations. The International Republic Institute was led […]

Shenali D Waduge An organization by the acronym PEARL located in Washington DC, USA has written to Singapore’s Attorney General’s department to investigate the former President Gotabaya Rajapakse. On what grounds can lobbyists insist on investigating a non-Singaporean going to the extent of prosecuting him for alleged” crimes committed outside of Singapore, simply because they […]