Making A Difference To Living – Furthering Peace, Despising Hatred
Making A Difference To Living – Furthering Peace, Despising Hatred By Shanie -April 5, 2013 “Hate is a chronic disease, and we need to heal ourselves of it and work towards a world in which we...
View ArticleScoop … Sri Lanka signs with Majority Group – Vought goes solo – Food aid...
Scoop … Sri Lanka signs with Majority Group – Vought goes solo – Food aid fight brewing on the Hill – London-based insurance market hires Patton Boggs By BYRON TAU & ANNA PALMER | 04/05/13 2:02 PM...
View ArticleTake Action-Stop the summit
Take Action-Stop the summit The Commonwealth must take a stand and ensure that Sri Lanka is not rewarded by hosting the Commonwealth’s grand summit this November – that will keep the pressure on Sri...
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‘Every time I write, I think of my land’ April 6, 2013 Poet-author Theepachelvan on living through the war in Sri Lanka and its impact on his writing. The HinduTheepachelvan: Writing of a war-scarred...
View ArticleA new tree in the Rajapaksa “family forest”
A new tree in the Rajapaksa “family forest” Saturday, 06 April 2013 A senior opposition parliamentarian told us that a new tree is to be added to the Rajapaksa family forest that has been spreading...
View ArticleOver 100 UPFA politicians behind bars
Over 100 UPFA politicians behind bars By Gihan Kamalesh Weerasinghe-2013-04-05 Over 100 politicians representing the United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) are in police custody at present, facing...
View ArticleIf We Are Emotional So Be It, Is It Wrong If Emotionally We State The Facts?
If We Are Emotional So Be It, Is It Wrong If Emotionally We State The Facts? By Paul Newman - April 6, 2013 Dr. Paul Newman The whole discussion between Kusaliah arguing on the side of the Sinhalese,...
View ArticleAll extra-judicial killings of all eras should be probed transparently – Sajith
No govt. decision yet to probe Matale mass grave – Nimal All extra-judicial killings of all eras should be probed transparently – Sajith By Ravi Ladduwahetty-April 5, 2013 The Government has not as...
View ArticleWikiLeaks: There Is Little To Suggest Sri Lanka’s Muslim Population Harbors...
WikiLeaks: There Is Little To Suggest Sri Lanka’s Muslim Population Harbors Extremists – US By Colombo Telegraph - “In Sri Lanka there is no intelligence to indicate that the Liberation Tigers of...
View ArticleBJP threat to establish Eelam in SL: Govt. should reassess foreign policy – UNP
BJP threat to establish Eelam in SL: Govt. should reassess foreign policy – UNP April 5, 2013, 9:42 pm by Zacki Jabbar The failure of the government to provide meaningful devolution to the North and...
View ArticleSay ‘No’ To Extremist BBS Majoritarian Virus
Say ‘No’ To Extremist BBS Majoritarian Virus By Lukman Harees -April 6, 2013 Lukman Harees Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the king’s horses and all the king’s men...
View ArticleThe Rajapaksa Hegemony; Is there a way forward?
The Rajapaksa Hegemony; Is there a way forward? Robinhood- Saturday, April 6, 2013 According to the prevailing state of affairs, the way the GOSL behaves, allowing continuing lawlessness and impunity,...
View ArticleAttacks On Muslim, A New Ball-Game
Attacks On Muslim, A New Ball-Game By Kumar David -April 6, 2013 Prof. Kumar David When Lanka’s civil war ended in May 2009 with the extermination of the Tamil Tigers (LTTE) it was thought that thirty...
View ArticleArumugan Thondaman has betrayed the plantation workers by signing the...
Arumugan Thondaman has betrayed the plantation workers by signing the collective agreement in a clandestine manner -Mano Ganesan Saturday, 06 April 2013 CWC and UNP led LJEWU have signed the...
View ArticleBuilding Peace In Sri Lanka: A Personal Story
Building Peace In Sri Lanka: A Personal Story By Christie F.J.Richards -April 6, 2013 Christie Richards A Sinhala Boy at Jaffna College Rod is R.D. Perera. We met in 1954 when he enrolled in the...
View Article5,000 Tamils marching in London reject LLRC, demand Tamil Eelam
5,000 Tamils marching in London reject LLRC, demand Tamil Eelam [TamilNet, Friday, 05 April 2013, 19:45 GMT] More than 5,000 Eezham Tamils, from all walks of life, took to the streets in London on...
View Article“The Silent Majority”: Sharing Some Thoughts
“The Silent Majority”: Sharing Some Thoughts By Charles Ponnuthurai Sarvan -April 6, 2013 | Charles Sarvan “The majority of Sri Lankans are fair-minded, decent and generous. This majority shouldn’t...
View ArticleIn the UNHRC voting at Geneva, it was a win for Sri Lanka
In the UNHRC voting at Geneva, it was a win for Sri Lanka By Sam Rajappa 06 Apr 2013 Posted 05-Apr-2013 Vol 4 Issue 14 The 21 March UN Human Rights Council vote was a victory for Sri Lanka since...
View ArticleBBS, Religious Fundamentalism, Barbarism And Democracy
BBS, Religious Fundamentalism, Barbarism And Democracy By Hemantha Warnakulasuriya -April 6, 2013 Hemantha Warnakulasuriya In Ceylon, in the sixties, democracy was alive and kicking. The pre ’56 era...
View ArticleThere has been no political interference: AG
There has been no political interference: AG SATURDAY, 06 APRIL 2013 Dismissing allegations of political interference in granting bail and releasing suspects in high profile cases, Attorney General...
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