Top Spin By Suni July 27th 2013 That he bats with power albeit judiciously mostlyƒ”š‚ and bowls with ferocity combined with stunning accuracy despite a few strayers on the legsideƒ”š‚ is probably putting it mildly about our gentle giant Thisara Perera who somehow fails to attract the attention of selectors at times and pre-empted for experimental minnows […]

Insight By Sunil Kumar July24th th 2013 ƒ”š‚ There’s never an occassion that representatives of foreign powers such as the US, UK, the EU and Canadaƒ”š‚ in particular pause before they launch all out attacks on Sri Lanka over theƒ”š‚ precedent setting elimination of one of the most dangerous terrorist organizations in the world the LTTE. Instead they […]

In Retrospect By Sarath Kumara July 22nd 2013 For someone who had his chances in his day, messed up the administration bigtime, almost cowedƒ”š‚ down to the Tamil Tigers through policies pointing to the betrayal of the nation whether inadvertently or not, bungled his way during his tenureƒ”š‚ and now reduced to a deadbeat leader clinging to […]

Insight By Sunil Kumar July19 th 2013 The DBS Jeyraj Column’s item~ƒ”š‚ Mass Uprising in South is Necessary for Tamil People to Move Forward in their Freedom Struggle posted by Dr. Vickremabahu Karunaratne seems to portray the rhetoric of a cowardly anti Government column with its usual worthless disposition and as usual posted by a radical […]

Top Spin By Suni July 4th 2013 When Sri Lankaƒ”š‚ delivered a resounding thrashingƒ”š‚ to India in a powerhouse bonus-point victory at Sabina Park, Jamaica, the post mortems and excuses seemed ludicrous coming from variousƒ”š‚ quarters including some from the commentary box as though India were the all time supreme cricket playing outfit in the world and invincible […]

Insight By Sunil Kumar June 26th 2013The recent turn of events which saw some attrocious behaviousr by Tamil Tiger activists in the UK during Sri Lanka’s Champion’s Trophy cricket final at Cardiff, Wales brings to bear the apathy on the part of the British authorities who do not seem to have prioritised the importance ofƒ”š‚  […]

In Retrospect By Sarath Kumara June 21st 2013 In a somewhat asinine perspective the TNA who appear to be losing their foothold in Sri Lankan politics as their terrorist supportive role in the past is gradually coming to light,ƒ”š‚ ƒ”š‚ have once again mired themselves in controversy while synonymously attempting to dragƒ”š‚ India into a situation which could […]

Insight By Sunil Kumar Juneƒ”š‚ 5th 2013 There seems to be a sudden surge on the part of certain Sri Lankan policy makers to implement the 13th Amendment to the Constitution perhaps oblivious to the dangers it could entail and precipitate a complete reversal of roles in the aftermath of a decades long victorious battle with […]

Insight By Sunil Kumar Juneƒ”š‚ 4th 2013 Sri Lanka’s Ambassador ƒ”š‚ to the UKƒ”š‚ Dr. Nonis in a recent interview on BBC’s Impact on Asia hosted by Mishal Husainƒ”š‚  has given an assertive and outstanding response to three panellistsƒ”š‚  on the program which in all probabilities is a rapier thrust to the hearts ofƒ”š‚ Sri Lanka’s adversaries over the […]

Insight By Sunil Kumar May 26th 2013 ƒ”š‚  Inƒ”š‚ ƒ”š‚ a world full of connivers, blinkered idealogues and a plethora of personalities who express opinions and draw wrong conclusions to suit agendas, in response to offered incentives as well as aimlessly becoming partisan on the urging of others at times without a smidgen of evidence linked to […]

Insight By Sunil Kumar May 19thƒ”š‚  2013 ƒ”š‚ All kudos to Army Commander Maj.Gen. Boniface Perera who has sent a clear message to those concerned that “Any organisation or individual will not be allowed to venerate a terrorist organisation. Anyone participating in a commemoration ceremony for LTTE cadres will be arrested” in a strongly worded statement […]

Insight By Sunil Kumar April 30th 2013 It seems to be a travesty of justice that theƒ”š‚ Tamil National Alliance (TNA) has been tolerated asƒ”š‚ Parliamentarian and given any politicalƒ”š‚ rights in Sri Lanka as these are the very same deadbeats who once openly supported and carried banners for the treacherous terror group the Tamil Tigers until they […]

Insight By Sunil Kumar April 30th 2013 While it is the prerogative of the Canadian Government to launch any attack on Sri Lanka’s “appalling” record on democratic accountability based on how Canada percieves it, perhaps in a myopic and distortedƒ”š‚ perspective relative to assumed “human rights abuses”, Canada has also chosen to create controversies which merely […]

Insight By Sunil Kumar April 19th, 2013 The North of Sri Lanka the focal point of this item needs to be viewed in an entirely different perspective relative to realities that prevail there as opposed to the negative portrayals presented by many who refuse to accept the astounding progress the Nation has made as it […]

In Retrospect By Sarath Kumara April 10th, 2013 ƒ”š‚  While Sri Lanka is currentlyƒ”š‚  in reconciliation mode for all the ethnic strife of the LTTE insurgency there seems to be a very distressing issue which has surfaced in post LTTE Sri Lanka which is not only shameful but also totally unacceptable while evenƒ”š‚ contravening the teaching […]

Insight By Sunil Kumar April 7th, 2013 The haranguing of Sri Lanka by Tamil Nadu politicos at every given opportunity and India acquiescing based on the dependency of certain top dog ruling party personalities who would rather dance to Tamil Nadu tunes than acknowledge the incongruesness of it all needs to be highlighted and brought […]

In Retrospect By Sarath Kumara March 10th 2013 If Sri Lanka was liberated from the scourge of terrorism by the present Administration has it provided a platform for roughnecks and thugs of another kind inadvertently perhaps, to perpeterate acts of violenece, cause fear among the public and desecrate places where tourists flock in vast numbers […]

More Insight By Sunil Kumar February 28th 2013 Perhaps It needs to be shouted out from the mountain tops to a misguided world that the pressure being applied to Sri Lanka at the UNHRC from many quarters and wherever the Ugly Spector ofƒ”š‚ the issue of antagonism against Sri Lanka raises its headƒ”š‚ are all sourced by […]

Insight By Sunil Kumar Feb.26th. 2013 ƒ”š‚ If only The UN High Commissioner for Human rRights Navi Pillay paused for a moment to overview her blatantly unfounded allegations against the Government of Sri Lanka (GOSL) in her ongoing barrage of wordsƒ”š‚ which is beccoming a nagging menace to the well being and smooth functioning of Sri Lanka […]

Insight By Sunil Kumar Feb.23rd. 2013 ƒ”š‚ It seemsƒ”š‚  quite in order to request a trashing of rubbish wherever it surfacesƒ”š‚ as Sri Lanka’s Defence Secretary has done relative to the latest Channel 4 portrayal. As Channel 4 continues the rubbish it regularly throws at the international community over cookedƒ”š‚ upƒ”š‚ rights violations and attrocities, this one said to […]

In Retrospect By Sarath Kumara Februaryƒ”š‚ 18th 2013 While it has been long suspected that the Canadian Authorities at times showed sympathies to the Tamil Tiger Organization in the past where Prime Ministers and Cabinet Ministers supped and danced with LTTE fronting Organizations while supporting and tolerating some of their charities~ a conclusionƒ”š‚ drawn by many analysts […]

Insight By Sunil Kumar Feb.14th., 2013 When The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights,ƒ”š‚ Mme.ƒ”š‚ Navi Pillayƒ”š‚  demands “an independent and credible” international investigation into alleged violations of international human rights and humanitarian law in Sri Lanka, She seems to be making a mockery of a situation she seems to have no first hand knowledge about nor […]

Insight By Sunil Kumar Feb.2nd., 2013 The continued bickerings emanating from Tamil Nadu monotonous at best over an issue that has been prevalent ever since the infamous Tamil Tigers were vanquished by the Government Forces of Sri Lanka is an aggravation that seems deliberatelyƒ”š‚ orchestrated to disruptƒ”š‚ the smooth functioning of Sri Lanka and nothing more according […]

Insight By Sunil Kumar January 18th, 2013 ƒ”š‚ If theƒ”š‚ adage “two wrongs maketh no right” is applied to the equation of Former Army Commander Gen. Sarath Fonsekaƒ”š‚ reaching out to ousted Chief Justice Dr. Shirani Bandaranayake to join forces with him towards forming a new political party and “toppling” what he calls “the dictatorial Rajapaksa regime” it […]

In Retrospect By Sarath Kumara Januaryƒ”š‚ 12th 2013 On the issue of Sri Lanka’s Administration led by the Executive Presidentƒ”š‚ the Hon.ƒ”š‚ Mahinda Rajapaksa relative to the impeachment of the Nation’s Chief Justice appointed selectively by Presidential decree most of the information appear to be speculative involving many hypotheses where the world at large is now responding with […]

Top Spin By Suni It seems easy for Sri Lanka coach Grahqm Ford toƒ”š‚ be retrospectively analyticalƒ”š‚ about theƒ”š‚ disastrous Test Series against Australiaƒ”š‚  and indeed there wereƒ”š‚  positives to take from a 3-0 drubbing in Australia, butƒ”š‚ the undoingƒ”š‚ apart fromƒ”š‚ inconsistency has to do with bad decisions by the hierarchy relative to selection and lack of drive and motivation […]

Top Spin By Suni Jan.1st 2013 ƒ”š‚  “We’ve lost you dear friend but your memory will be etched in our hearts and minds forever. May God Grant You Eternal Rest!” ƒ”š‚  Tony Greig, the South African-born captain of England one of the most colourful of cricketers the world has ever known in recent times passed […]

Top Spin By Suni December 28th,2012 ƒ”š‚  There are no excuses that will exonerate the Sri Lankans after theƒ”š‚ 2nd Testƒ”š‚ thumping at the MCG as it was in all probabilities forthcoming. The Lankans’ susceptibility to true pace has been showing for long enough for the problem to have been rectified but apparently not so!ƒ”š‚ And it wasƒ”š‚  […]

Insight By Sunil Kumar December 5th 2012 ƒ”š‚ The Sri Lankanƒ”š‚ Government has officially declared the reasons whyƒ”š‚ a motion of impeachment against Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayeke was necessary, in a report to the global mediaƒ”š‚ where the reasons presented by a senior aide of the President to support this suggests legitimacy, being within the constitution and valid despite […]

In Retrospect byƒ”š‚ Sarath Kumara Nov.24th 2012 ƒ”š‚  International crisis group Alan Keenanon in a special report to the ƒ”š‚ CNNƒ”š‚  says” its time to push back over Sri Lanka Impunity” which is not only high handed on his part but also without conviction andƒ”š‚ doesƒ”š‚ not seem to have the foggiest idea what he is talking about as […]