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South Sri Lanka
By Jay Deshabandu
The 13A amendment if fully implemented definitely gives much needed space for the separatists Tamil and pro LTTE terrorists the required legitimacy and political voice to divide our small island nation into two parts: North Sri Lanka and South Sri Lanka. In the 13th amendment, there is clear provision for North and East to merge and form a single province. The chief minister can take the role of a president within the province. It just does not stop there. It has belittled the powers of the parliament and even the executive president!  The jurisdiction of the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 23/05/13)

The Historical Role of Buddhism and significance of Article 9 in Sri Lanka’s Constitution
Shenali D. Waduge
The most powerful single factor in the development of Sri Lanka has been Buddhism evidence of which is available through 2300 years of predominantly Buddhist  governance. The status quo changed only with the arrival of Western colonials in 1505 ruling, plundering and removing Buddhism from its foremost place among religions in the conquered territories of Sri Lanka, for a period of over 450 years. 2300 years of indigenous Buddhist rule against 450 years of enslaved colonial rule eventually granted independence in 1948 with the natural expectation that Buddhist national identity previously suppressed would through the newly... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 23/05/13)

Norway visit of the BBS
N.P.Karunadasa SLAS (Retired) Kandy. Courtesy Island
May 22, 2013, 6:47 pm A BBS protest (File Photo) This refers to the news item "BBS admits Norway visit, but denies taking money" appearing in The Island of May 14, according to which Ven. Galagodawatte Gnanasara Thero, General Secretary of the BBS has conceded that a "delegation of persons who later got together to form the BBS had visited Norway to muster support of civilians there…..(sic)." The key phrase here is "who later got together to form the BBS" which proves beyond doubt that they formed the BBS subsequent to their... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 23/05/13)

Arun Tambimuttu and Bodu Bala Sena (BBS)
C. Wijeyawickrema, LL.B., Ph.D.
   Arun Tambimuttu (AT), who is SLFP organizer in Batticaloa says the person who killed his mother is still living in Batticaloa but he does not want to harm him. One reason is that the murderer has children.  Think of what other such organizers in the south with ruling party connections are doing to their opponents. AT of this caliber in his inner-spiritual mind can one day be a Tamil Obama in Sri Lanka because he has taken the ultimate step a Tamil can take in Sri Lanka. As a new generation of politician, in... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 23/05/13)

Sri Lanka: Serious Doubts On Inquiry Into Mass Graves
Press Release: Asian Human Rights Commission
Serious doubts have emerged regarding the future investigations into the mass grave at Matale where the remains of 156 persons have been found. In today's press it was reported that the Judicial Medical Officer in charge of the investigation has been transferred (JMO in charge of Matale mass grave also to be transferred -- Sri Lanka Mirror, May 20, 2013). Furthermore, it is also reported that the magistrate conducting the inquiries is also to be transferred. These transfers are happening at the same moment when a greater momentum of interest is being expressed... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 23/05/13)

FOCUS - Impeachment of Chief Justice in Sri Lanka
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SRI LANKA: Negambo police continuously harass a victim after torture and inhuman treatment
Asian Human Rights Commission
Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that Mr. Amarasinghege Priyantha Samanthilake was severely tortured by police officer P.C 51752 Jayasiri who is attached to the Negambo Police Station. On 27 April 2013, at about 9.30 am, Samanthilake was returning home after taking his daughter to her tuition class. Police Constable (PC) Jayasiri and two other unknown people in civilian dress arrived on two motorbikes. Without any explanation they beat him brutally and damaged his motorbike before leaving. Samanthilake went to the Negambo Police Station and made a complaint under... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 23/05/13)

Amusement by the Government
Dr. Mareena Thaha Reffai, 
Whether we suffer from rise in cost of living or not, we can be thankful the  government provides  some amusement for the common man at regular intervals. There was this plan to jail the beggars and without any  warning some beggars were taken into custody – and we had beggar free streets just for two days. They are all back where they were – right in front of the noses of the police, but then who cares? The news provided fuel for conversation among the erudite –as often it does for two days and –... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 23/05/13)

Must we eat other animals? A response.
Dr. Mareena Thaha Reffai, 
In response to the article “Must we eat other animals?”, in The Island of  May 21, 2013, by Dr. Upul Wijayawardhana the simple answer is that whoever wants to, let them, as the author himself says he eats fish when he feels like it. But if those preach regarding the slaughter methods, refrain from eating what they feel improper slaughter, on one hand  the number of slaughtered animals will drop drastically and on the other hand there will be less animosity between people of  different  beliefs. Islam prescribes slaughter as an obligatory duty at certain... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 23/05/13)

Khalifa of Islam opens a biggest Mosque in British Colombia
A. Abdul Aziz, Press Secretary, Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at – Sri Lanka 
 Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad addresses Reception marking opening of the Baitur Rahman Mosque in Vancouver  According to our Press Department, U.K., on 18 May 2013, the Worldwide Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat and Fifth Khalifa, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, addressed a Special Reception held to celebrate the opening of the one of the biggest Mosque - Baitur Rahman Mosque in Vancouver, Canada.    During his address, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad reassured the audience that they had no reason to fear Ahmadiyya Mosques because they were built only... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 23/05/13)

India shoots across the bows: In naval jargon we have to surrender.
By garvin Karunaratne, Ph.D.
 The warning from India has come in the form of a message from the Indian Foreign Minister Kurshid to Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister G.L.Peris.  The message is clear and firm : “ Sri Lanka is not to remove land and police powers from the Provinces prior to the election in the Northern Province”…”Sri Lanka is not to take any steps in the light of its own commitments to the 13 th Amendment to the Constitution”. It also cautioned Sri Lanka against land being acquired for the Army.  It is a warning shot across the bows,... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 22/05/13)

India has 3000 child soldiers!
Shenali Waduge
The international mainstream media is back in action with article headings reading “India has 3000 child soldiers”. Many would jump to the conclusion that the Indian Army is forcibly kidnapping and recruiting child soldiers. Is this so? Sri Lanka faced a similar media onslaught where many reporters were hesitant to declare that it was the LTTE and NOT the Sri Lankan Army that was recruiting child soldiers. The Asian Center for Human Rights has released a comprehensive report but media has jumped on the title alone. We are well aware of the insurgencies across India – in... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 22/05/13)

SRI LANKA: LOOKING FOR DIRECTION?
Gomin Dayasri
An unscheduled mini battle is on in the junior league for“13A” that could change the face of Sri Lanka in 2013/2014. Non-playing captains, Mahinda Rajapaksa and Ranil Wickremesinghe are watching the game from the pavilion cheering respectively the Weerawansa / Ranawaka crew and the Sumanthiran combine? What follows is more intriguing?– When: where: what? –  Call elections on schedule in September 2013? Police and Land Powers or is much more of 13A to be thrown overboard? On with the Commonwealth Conference – is it to be a showpiece or a goon show? Geneva 2014- take care... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 22/05/13)

Malaria Mosquito and Dayan Jayatilleka
C. Wijeyawickrema
It was the Anopheles mosquito that prevented Tamil homelands in the dry and arid north and east of Sri Lanka. The retired geography professor G. H. Peiris has explained this using his extensive collection of research data to disprove the Tamil separatist argument of Sinhalisation of Tamil settlements. While the mosquito was the enemy of Tamils, Sinhala old villagers continued their settlements known as the purana gam. Colonial white civil servants on the field provided the best data in this regard.  In a recent reply to the father of 13-A plus, Dayan Jayatilleka, Prof. GHP has perhaps,... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 22/05/13)

Opportunity For Sri Lanka's Parliamentarians to Rectify the Injustice of 1987
Ira de Silva London, Canada
Once again India is behaving as if Sri Lanka is not a sovereign state and trying to bully the country solely for India's own benefit.  The latest Indian claim is that it just wants to ensure a better deal for Tamils in Sri Lanka. Sri Lankan Tamils are not citizens of India. They are Sri Lankans, who are represented in the parliament of Sri Lanka by those who they vote for. India has seventy-two million Tamils in Tamil Nadu who are far worse off economically than Tamils who live in Sri Lanka so why does the Indian Government not... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 22/05/13)

No Fire Zone’misinterpreted what witnesses said in Tamil Done to suit Channel-4 agenda
By Sujeeva Nivunhella
Head of Mission of Sri Lanka to the EU, Ambassador P. M. Amza accused the producer of the documentary film ‘No Fire Zone: The Killing Fields of Sri Lanka’ for misinterpreting what the witnesses have said in Tamil, to suit the Channel-4 agenda. Intervening at a panel discussion that followed the screening of the  controversial film at the premises of the European Parliament last week, which was jointly organized by Amnesty International,  Human Rights Watch and  International Crisis Group, the envoy said that civilians, who spoke in Tamil, at no stage claimed the attacks were carried out specifically by the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 22/05/13)

Sri Lankans in New Zealand commemorate Peace and Ranaviru Day
Mahinda Attanayake President New Zealand Society for Peace, Unity and Human Rights in Sri Lanka ( SPUR New Zealand )
A well attended Peace and Ranaviru Commemoration Ceremony, jointly organised by eleven Sri Lankan Associations in Auckland to pay tribute to all Sri Lankans who sacrificed their lives for peace and communal harmony in Sri Lanka, was held in Auckland, New Zealand on 18 May 2013. His Excellency the High Commissioner for Sri Lanka in Australia and New Zealand, Admiral Thisara Samarasinghe graced the occasion as the Chief Guest. Admiral Samarasinghe and Honorary Consul to Sri Lanka in New... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 22/05/13)

A MATTER OF DIPLOMACY
Chandra. Fernando Educational Consultant USA
Since the two UN resolutions were brought against Sri Lanka in Geneva, some Sri Lankans including the Diaspora have been trying to find scapegoats for the failure to defeat these resolutions. It may be well to remember they are UN RESOLUTIONS voted on by MANY COUNTRIES. Looking at the incessant verbal attacks on Sri Lanka by Prime Minister Stephen Harper of Canada and the recent threatening rhetoric of Nick Clegg in the House of Commons, any difficulty between the US and Sri Lanka pales by comparison. we should not blame the Sri Lankan diplomats... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 22/05/13)

Western science, astrology and arsenic – I, II & III
by Nalin de Silva
This is a response to two articles by Mr. R. Chandrasoma and Dr U P de S Waidyanatha entitled respectively Astrology is humbug and CKDu: Scientific evidence and anti-science zealotry published in “The Island” on 19th April 2013 and 29th and 30th April 2013. I am not an anti science zealot but I have evidence in Aristotelian logic as well as in Catuskoti logic to demonstrate that western science is nothing but humbug. I do not claim that Dr. Waidyanatha calls me an anti science zealot but I thought it is appropriate to respond to... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 22/05/13)

NY Times with Optimistic Propaganda - Bias Exposed
From: The Citizens of the United States
To:   Ms. Jill Abramson Executive Editor New York Times 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018 Please share this with Alissa Rubin and Matthew Rosenberg. Thanks. Dear Executive Editor of the New York Times: Today we read this realistic geopolitical analysis based on the ground situation in Afghanistan titled 'A Novel Idea: Asking an Afghan About Afghanistan'. It refers to ridiculously rosy and almost laughable claims by the U.S. and our General there Joseph F. Dunford Jr. as detailed by your story published with the title 'Hope Seen for Afghanistan After Coalition... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 22/05/13)

ශ්‍රී ලංකා ප්‍රජාතාන්ත්‍රික සමාජවාදී ජනරජයේ අතිගරු ජනාධිපතිතුමා මහින්ද රාජපක්ෂ මැතිතුමා
ශ්‍රී ලංකා ප්‍රජාතාන්ත්‍රික සමාජවාදී ජනරජයේ අතිගරු ජනාධිපතිතුමාමහින්ද රාජපක්ෂ මැතිතුමාඅතිගරු ජනාධිපතිතුමනි
13 වන ව්‍යවස්ථා සංශෝධනය අවලංගු කිරීමට ජනමත විචාරණයක් පැවැත්වීම උතුරේ පළාත් සභා මැතිවරණය 2013 සැප්තැම්බර් මාසයේදී, අද පවත්නා ආණ්ඩුක්‍රම ව්‍යවස්ථා වාතාවරණය තුළ පැවැත්වුවහොත් එය ශී්‍ර ලංකවේ ස්වෛරීභාවයට සහ භෞමික අඛණ්ඩතාවයට බලවත් තර්ජනයක් වනු ඇතැයි අප තරයේ ප්‍රකාශ කරමු.  මේ පිළිබඳව අප දරණ තත්ත්වය ඔබතුමා හමුවෙහි මෙසේ තබමු (මෙම සංදේශ ලියුම්කරු ජාත්‍යන්තර නීතිය, මානව හිමිකම් නීතිය, ලංකාවේ ආණ්ඩුක්‍රම ව්‍යවස්ථාව සහ ශී්‍ර ලංකා ඉතිහාසය පිළිබඳව මනා දැනුමක් ඇති, ජාත්‍යන්තරව පිළිගත් කෘතහස්ත නීතිවේදියෙකි). 01. ඛඔඔෑ ත්‍රස්තවාදීන්ගේ දේශපාලන හ`ඩ වූ ඔභA මෙම පවත්වන්නවූ උතුරු පළාත් සභා මැතිවරණයෙන් අනිවාර්යයෙන්ම ජයගනු ඇත. එසේ නැත්නම් (ඔවුන්... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 22/05/13)

13 වැනි ව්‍යවස්ථා සංශෝධනයත්, පළාත්සභා ක්‍රමයත් අහෝසි කරන පනත පුද්ගලික මන්ත්‍රී යෝජනාවක් ලෙස මේ සතියේ පාර්ලිමේන්තුවට ගෙන එන බව ඇමති පාඨලී චම්පික පවසයි.
ධනුෂ්ක රාමනායක පාඨලී චම්පික රණවක අමාත්‍යතුමාගේ මාධ්‍ය ලේකම්
1970 දී සිරිමාවෝ බණ්ඩාරණායක මැතිණියට තුනෙන් දෙකේ  බලය හිමි වුණා. එදා සමඟි පෙරමුණට එක්සත් ජාතික පක්ෂයත් අත් දෙකම ඔසවා සහය පල කළා, ෙජ් ආර් ජයවර්ධන ඩඩ්ලි සේනානායක වැනි ජ්‍යෙෂඨ එක්සත් ජාතික පක්ෂ සාමාජිකයන් ඉදිරියට පැමිණ සිරිමාවෝ බණAඩාරණායක රජය ඉදිරිපත් කළ ජනරජ ව්‍යවස්ථාව සම්මත කරගෙන දැවැන්ත ව්‍යවස්ථා විප්ලවයක් රට තුල ඇති කළා.   1978 වසරේ දී ෙජ්. ආර්. ජයවර්ධනටත් තුනෙන් දෙක හිමි වුණා. එතුමන් ද ව්‍යවස්ථා සංශෝධනයක් සිදු කළා. ඒ වගේම තමන්ට ලැබුණු බලය උපරිම ලෙස ප්‍රයෝජනයට ගත්තා.     2010 දී අපේ ජනාධිපතිතුමාට තුනෙන් දෙකේ බලය හිමි වුණේ නැහැ. අපිට ලැබුණෙ ආසන 144ක්... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 22/05/13)

වෙසඟ කෙලෙසන ‘අමුතු වෙසක්’
අමාදම් ගඟුල
 2600 වන සම්බුද්ධත්ව ජයන්තිය උදෙසා පිළිවෙතින් පෙළ ගැසෙන්නට බලමුළු බැඳ ගත් රටක ඉනික්බිතිව සැමරෙන දෙවන වෙසක් මංගල්‍යය ද ළඟ ළඟ ම ය. පෙළ ගැසුණු පිළිවෙත් පෙනෙන මායිමකවත් නැත. ඒ වෙනුවට යළිත් වරක් වෙසක් නො හඳුනනා ‘වෙසක්’ ගෙන, වෙසෙඟ් උත්තරීතරත්වය කෙලෙසන්නට බලමුළු බැඳෙන බව නම් පැහැදිලිව පෙනෙන්නට තිබේ. පොහොය දිනය හුදු නිවාඩුවක් සහ විනෝදයක් පමණක් කරගත් සමාජ ක‍්‍රමයක ඛේදනීය වටපිටාව මේ දිනවල සූදානම් වන්නේ වෙස්මුහුණු බැඳ ගත් ඔළුබක්කන්ගෙන් සමන්විත කානිවල් එකක් බවට වෙසක් පොහෝ දිනය ද පත් කරවන්නට ය. වෙස්මුහුණකින් සැබෑ මුහුණ සඟවා ‘අමුතු වෙසක්’ හෙවත් ‘වෙනත් වේෂයක්’ ගැනීම වෙසක් පොහෝ දිනයේ අර්ථය යැයි සලකා කටයුතු කරන මේ මන්ද බුද්ධික සමාජ ක‍්‍රමයට කෙසේ ආමන්ත‍්‍රණය... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 22/05/13)

කොහේදෝ සිට නැවත මතුවූ ජනාධිපතිවරිය, නැවත වතාවක් සිංහල බෞද්ධයින්ට තඩිබෑමට පටන්ගෙන
Jathika Hela Urumaya
ආණ්ඩුව අභ්‍යන්තරයේ ගැටුම් උග්‍ර බව පෙන්වමින් 2014දී තමන් ආණ්ඩු පිහිටුවන බවට විපක්ෂ නායකයා ප්‍රකාශ කරන බවත්, දෙමළ සන්ධානය මුස්ලිම් කොංග්‍රසය එක්සත් ජාතික පක්ෂය ඇතුළත් මහා සන්ධානයක් ගොඩනගන බවට විපක්ෂය පාරම්බාන බවත්, කොහේදෝ සිට නැවත මතුවූ ජනාධිපතිවරිය, නැවත වතාවක් සිංහල බෞද්ධයින්ට තඩිබෑමට පටන්ගෙන ඇති බවත්,  කෙසේ වෙතත් ඊළඟ අවස්ථාවේදීත් මේ රටේ ජනාධිපතිවරණය හා මහ මැතිවරණය තීරණය කරනු ලබන්නේ ජාතික බලවේගය විසින් බවත් ජාතික හෙළ උරුමය විසින් පසුගිය මැයි 18දා කොළඹදී පවත්වන ලද රණවිරු සැමරුම් උළෙලේදී අවධාරණය කෙරිණි. 62%ක් 1994දී චන්ද්‍රිකා බණ්ඩාරනායක මහත්මිය ලබාගෙන, ජනාධිපතිවී ලංකාව ෆෙඩරල් රටක් බවට පත් කිරීමට වෙර දැරූ බවත්, ඊළඟට ෆෙඩරල් ව්‍යවස්ථාවක්... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 22/05/13)

A mountain of evidence against ex-CJ
Vijayani Edirisinghe Courtesy The Daily News 
Former Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake who is facing bribery and corruption allegations before the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery and Corruption appeared before the Commission yesterday and made oral submissions. The commission will next summon witnesses to record evidence regarding the allegations of bribery and corruption proffered against her. The Commission recorded oral submissions from the ex-Chief justice for a duration of nearly five hours yesterday. After investigating the submissions made by her, the Commission will summon her for further submissions if necessary only. The Commission has received a Mountain of evidence against... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 21/05/13)

Awaiting Indictment of Allied Forces for strategic bombing and planned starvation of German CIVILIANS
Shenali Waduge
The topic is accountability. The question is why has there been zero accountability of crimes against humanity committed by Allied Forces which specifically targeted civilian populations with strategic area bombing and post—war comprehensive starvation campaign that killed 2million German POWs and 5.7million German civilians – how else can such a number die after the war has ended? Why have these crimes escaped the attention of the World Court and why are present day Germans and Japanese leaders not calling for justice for the millions of civilians killed by Allied Forces during and after World War 2?... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 20/05/13)

Scarcity of Hope Not Equally Distributed Across Countries
Dilrook Kannangara
I wish to answer R Chandrasoma in his response to my article appeared in Lankaweb. I thank him for his response. Humans are by nature ambitious which is natural and is the driving force of improvement. However, a reasonable assessment of what the future holds is made by most. This is found in investment, political and social spheres of human endevour. From the 1970s to 2009 Sri Lankans hoped against hope that a day will dawn when they could win the war on their terms. They dreamt their potential in such an eventuality. The day finally arrived.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 20/05/13)

India Cautions Lanka
Ira de Silva London, Canada
The Editor The Island Colombo, Sri Lanka   Dear Sir:   The telephone call made by the External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid to Minister G.L. Peiris has been reported in news media under different captions. The Island heading refers to India's opposition to the army acquiring private land while the Indian Express headline reads "Don't Dilute Autonomy India tells Sri Lanka". The Indian version  illustrates the fact that India believes that it can dictate to Sri Lanka where to station the army, what to do with land in Sri Lanka, ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 20/05/13)

Many outside powers tried to rule Sri Lanka- President Mahinda Rajapaksa
While claiming that Sri Lanka will not allow a single inch of the land to be taken away, President Mahinda Rajapaksa today said that in the four years since humanitarian victory there were many strategies tried out by some outside forces to rule Sri Lanka.
* President pledges to fight all ‘external elements’ that ‘disrupt’ country’s peace * Thousands of heroes sacrificed their lives to protect motherland * 11,000 ex-LTTE cadres rehabilitated, live freely * All past Presidents believed that the Tigers were unbeatable * 4000 Tamil youth have joined the Civil Defence Corps * No room for separation... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 20/05/13)

NIGERIAN REBELS COULD FACE WAR CRIMES CHARGES FOR ‘POPULATION CLEANSING’ – UN RIGHTS OFFICE - WHY NOT THE LTTE TERRORISTS?
Members of Boko Haram and other extremist groups in Nigeria could face war crimes charges for deliberate acts leading to ethnic and religious cleansing, the top United Nations human rights official said today. In a <"http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=13334&LangID=E">press briefing in Geneva , the spokesperson for the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Rupert Colville, reiterated calls on Boko Haram and other extremist groups in Nigeria to cease their “cowardly attacks” against civilians and politicians, members of Government institutions, security forces and foreign nationals. “The High Commissioner has also noted that members of Boko Haram and other groups... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 20/05/13)

Questioning “Final Days of War” – British and American accountability for Dresden and Hiroshima bombings
Shenali Waduge
“Final days of war” and accountability is the hot topic in the diplomatic and international arena. Let us ask the Germans and the Japanese what they thought of when the Allied Troops flattened Dresden the night prior to Valentine’s Day in 1945 in a 2 night blanket bombing using 3,300 tons of high explosive and 1,500 tons of incendiary bombs that had no strategic goals except to murder 35,000 (some argue it is far more) German civilians and create cultural hurt and the Royal Air Force bomber SIR “Harris” claims he would repeat the bombing again 30... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 20/05/13)

Remembering the Golden Victory of May 2009
Ranjith Soysa (Spokesperson) Society for Peace, Unity and Human Rights for Sri Lanka Inc
As Sri Lanka and her people complete the 4th year of peace following the defeat of the LTTE - the world's most brutal terrorist organization - we salute the Sri Lankan defence forces and all other organisations which collectively safeguarded the unity and territorial integrity of Sri Lanka.  We also remember patriotically those who gave political leadership to the victory which led to the liberation of 21 million Sri Lankans who had been held to ransom for nearly three decades by the Tamil Tiger Terrorists.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 20/05/13)

Getting Tough With Commemorative LTTE Celebrants Is A Start Where The TNA Should Also Be Censured!
Insight By Sunil Kumar
May 19th  2013  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 that also overviews the somewhat inconsistent  paradox involving Government celebrations of a legitimately won victory over the LTTE terrorists in the Capital Colombo.   Synonymously the TNA who have somehow wormed their way into political legitimacy based on Presidential pragmatism and tolerance... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 20/05/13)

ANOTHER TYPE OF TERRORISM
ALI SUKHANVER
 Though the nation is very much delighted over the continuity of democratic process in Pakistan but this feeling of joy and happiness won’t last longer if the tree of democracy does not bear the desired fruit. The list of the problems which this nation has been facing since long is not endless but it requires a lot of hard work, determination and above all a sincere will to resolve these problems. Unfortunately in the previous five years, the elected government wasted a lot of time in strengthening itself in the name of stabilizing democracy and nothing could... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 20/05/13)

Continuing the book review of Dayan Jayatilleka's Long war, Cold Peace -- Part IV -INDIA A THREAT TO REGIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY
H. L. D. Mahindapala
The main thrust in my friend Dayan's political predictions -- both domestic and foreign -- is invariably aimed at projecting passing fears, laced with his political preferences / prejudices, into impending doomsday scenarios . In his calculations it is always going to be the end of the world for Sri Lanka if the 13the Amendment or any of his  other  prescriptions are not implemented. His latest book, Long War, Cold Peace, and his interview in the Financial Times (FT -- (5/10/2013) titled "We are on the road to lose peace" summarises his predictions, based on his fears,... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 19/05/13)

Western role in the Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) of Sri Lanka
by Anura Alahakone, USA
It is well-known that US has taken a lead role in combating, and sometimes fostering Islamic extremism in many parts of the world. Its support for the Taliban in Afganistan by arming them against the Soviets is well known. The US has also supported Islamic groups to create tension is some African states to counter other tendencies. In many of these moves, and in some of its UN lobbying, the US uses third parties to cover its hand. Norway has figured prominently as one of the not-so-hidden hands of Western foreign policy in this regard.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 19/05/13)

TNA’s strategy for NPC elections & CHoGM
Courtesy The  Island
May 18, 2013, 6:44 pm When looking at the UNP’s new list of electoral organisers, we see that General Sarath Fonseka has once again been left high and dry. Two of the three UNP parliamentarians who had pledged their support to Fonseka and were even planning to field a separate list of candidates at the forthcoming Provincial Council elections, have made up with Ranil Wickremesinghe and gone back into the UNP fold. Palitha Thavarapperuma, the Kalutara district parliamentarian has been appointed organiser for Matugama and Palitha Range Bandara who was seen breathing fire... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 19/05/13)

Hope remains scant for all of Mankind
R Chandrasoma
 In a leading article, Dilrook Kannangara writes ' After Four Years of Freedom the Nation Remains Poor, the North Remains Tamil Only and Hope Remains Scant'. To any reasonable person conversant with the facts, all three propositions are palpably false. This nation - Sri Lanka - has never been so prosperous as it is today. This is not quite the same as saying that all of its citizens are leading fulfilled lives and are untroubled by material wants and pangs of conscience. The human condition is such that anything approaching genuine contentment is not within the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 19/05/13)

4th Annual Ranaviru Commemoration In Wellingtobn NZ - 18th May 2013
Dr. Chula Rajapakse MNZM FRCP/FRACP Spokesperson United Sri Lanka Association,
The United Sri Lanka Association of New Zealand held it’s 4th annual ranaviru commemoration at it’s premises in Tawa, Wellington earlier today  with USLA president Channa Ranasinghe, Presiding. As before following the singing of the national anthem and  the observance of a two minute silence in memory of the deceased war heroes, all the attendees lit a candle also in their memory. President Ranasinghe, observed that the Ranaviru  victory ensured the right to life for citizens of motherland  Sri Lanka. Victory came at a prize that included thousands of... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 19/05/13)

Sri Lanka needs dedicated and loyal people post-Terrorism
Shenali Waduge
May 19th will mark the 4th anniversary of the conclusion of a 3 decade terrorist conflict. The ground realities of terrorism combined with destabilizing efforts are nothing that should surprise us given the visible efforts underway to undermine the victory given to us by our national war heroes. Indebted to them for showing the world that “unwinnable wars” can be won with passion and dedication, civil society and in particular the political establishments now need to play a greater role in fortifying that victory given at the cost of life and limb.  As citizens we need to... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 19/05/13)

BUDDHISM INVOLVES INNER TRANSFORMATION THROUGH INTELLECTUAL EFFORT AND SCIENTIFIC REASONING
Dr. Daya Hewapathirane Vancouver, Canada
No useful purpose is served by explaining to or arguing with those who depend exclusively on religious books and accept their words without question or without debate. No monotheistic religion respects the human mind. Spiritual wisdom is lost when one embraces  monotheism. Understanding the human mind is the central theme in the Buddha Dhamma. It is up to us to decide where we are heading and it all depends on our intelligence not on any so called “holy” book. One may read the Quran or Bible or whatever, and examine what’s in it. Ultimately,... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 19/05/13)

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Which religion is the best? -Very wise words from a great Sage.http://www.lankaweb.com/news/items12/Yourreligionisnotimportant.pps
SLG Officials Theory conveyed through Dr. Telli C. Rajaratnam on LankaWeb Policy Prof. Hudson McLean-Full Story- (LankaWeb - 20/02/12)

LIKE THE WEST ASKING SRI LANKA TO SUBMIT ITSELF TO AN INTERNATIONAL WAR CRIMES INVESTIGATION, WE ASK THE CHANNEL FOUR TO SUBMIT ITSELF TO AN IMPARTIAL INVESTIGATION ABOUT THE ‘KILLING FIELDS OF SRI LANKA’ VIDEO
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Sri Lanka: Recent accusations and some relevant facts
Published in June 2011 News Letter of New Zealand Society for Peace, Unity and Human Rights in Sri Lanka-Full Story- (LankaWeb - 02/07/11)

An Indian eyewitness account of the last 70 hours of Terrorist War in Sri Lanka .FINAL HOURS
B. MURALIDHAR REDDY in the war zone-Full Story- (frontlineonnet.com/ - 08/06/09)
Final assault .
B. MURALIDHAR REDDY in the war zone
-Full Story- (frontlineonnet.com/ - 08/06/09)
The war is over With the death of LTTE chief Velupillai Prabakaran, the militant campaign for a Tamil state in Sri Lanka seems to have come to an end. -Full Story- (frontlineonnet.com/ - 08/06/09)
LTTE RISE & FALL -Full Story- (frontlineonnet.com/ - 08/06/09)
Where is Prabakaran? -Full Story- (frontlineonnet.com/ - 08/06/09)

ජනාධිපති මැතිවරණ උණුසුම් පුවත් in Sinhala'

Great Power Confrontation in the Indian Ocean: The Geo-Politics of the Sri Lankan Civil Warby Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya -Full Story- (globalresearch.ca - 25/10/09)

"Poor Hillary the Victim"
by Hela Puwath
 We think it is appropriate time for Lankaweb viewers to be reminded of Hillary Clinton's views of the LTTE terrorists, now that it has become a little clearer as to the reason for her views.  This is very appropriate specially for those who view Mrs. Clinton as "Poor Hillary, the Victim"  Appreciate if you would share the Youtube video with your readers, with the heading:  "Hillary Clinton on TAMIL TIGERS"

Visiting the Vavuniya IDP camps: an uplifting experience
N. Ram

The photographs by Thilak Bandara – taken during our visit on July 1, 2009 to some of the Zone 1 IDP camps on the outskirts of Vavuniya town in Sri Lanka’s mainland North – speak for themselves. They are testimony to the Sri Lankan government’s efforts, with international assistance, to care for a brave and resilient Tamil community, which will be resettled and rehabilitated in the next few months through an ambitious programme.
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On-the-spot investigations of forged deeds
‘If any party has threatened you and made you to part with your legal property under duress or used force to evict you from such property you are requested to lodge a complaint to the following officers of the CID on the given telephone numbers or through a fax message - CID -DIG on 011 2328138 -Fax 011 2326937,’ DIG Kulatilaka said. The special Investigation Unit Nos-011 2320141 upto 4 and FAX - 011 2380380.

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An Anthology of Sri Lankan English Literature and history of Sri Lanka’s English literature
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Arsenic in Drinking Water
Sri Lankan legislator claims cyanide in addition to Arsenic and Mercury in pesticidesAthureliya Rathana  Thero - A Buddhist monk legislator-Full Story- (LankaWeb - 06/08/11)
What you should know about arsenic in Drinking water- the truth
Samarasinghe
Arsenic poisoning brings with it other complications: liver and spleen enlargement and cirrhosis of the liver; myocardial degeneration and cardiac failure; peripheral neuropathy affecting primary sensory functions; diabetes mellitus and goitre; and skin cancers.If such diseases are common in your area, get your ground water tested by a certified authority. -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 01/08/11)

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Amnesty and HRW may research their material and appear to be neutral in their assessments every time, no one can really evaluate their impartiality unless one sets out to investigate their background funding, behind-the-scenes researchers and the influences under which they operate. Read "Gutter Tactics of Amnesty International (AI) in Sri Lanka"
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Beginning and growth of civilization in Sri Lanka
123,000 BC - Oldest human found in Lanka - Pathirajawela in the deep South.
12000 BC - MaduruOya findings World's oldest findings of the use of Steel, Copper, and irrigation technology
7500 BC - Connections between Cambians, Sri Lankans, Ramayanaya & Mahabharataya The first wave of migrants to Sri Lanka from north India, were from the Yadu family from Gujarat. Yadus dominated the southwest of India (which included Gujarat, parts of Maharashtra and Rajasthan up to Mathura, just south of Delhi).
6000 BC - Lankan city on Mahamevuna Uyana - Archeologists uncovered 35 feet under the present Mahamevuna Uyana in Anuradapura,
3000 BC - Sigiriya is considered the AlakaMandava of the Ravana
2517 Ramayanaya and Sri Lanka According to Ramayana story, Ravana, the king of Sri Lanka, belongs to a family of migrants from North India who had close connections with region of the Yadus,
2517 BC - Ravana gets killed in Balangoda during March, 2517BC Ravana, while attending to the wounds suffered in combat by Vibishana (his brother) in Balangoda,
1000 BC - Sri Lanka has the latest technology : Iron technology is evident in SL
900 BC - Anuradapura, a major town of, at least 10 Hectares (25 Acres). Anuradhapura was at least 10 ha in extent by ca. 900 BC (perhaps much more). By then prehistoric stone tool technology had been completely superseded by that of iron
700 BC - Anuradapura Town, 50 Hectares (125 Acres) .
600 BC - Earliest Proof of Brahmi writing in Lanka At 600-500 BC, the very first appearance of writing (in Brahmi letters almost identical to the Asokan script 200 years later) marked the beginning of the Early Historic period. This writing, radiocarbon dated on charcoal and checked by thermoluminescence dating, is inscribed on potsherds signifying the ownership. Among the names, was Anuradha.
483 BC - Vijaya lands in Sri Lanka. Girihadu Seya is built in Thiriyaya. Buddha's relics are enshrined in Mahiyanganaya Dagaba Sarabu Maharahatan Vahanse picked Budda relics from the burning cortege and arrived in Mahiyanganaya
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