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• Nothing can save us from the national shame, my heart is weeping

• Paradise Lost MUST Be Regained! Prof. Hudson McLean

• Ethnic cleansing of Sinhalese in the central highlands by Indian Tamils
  

• " Ethnic cleansing of the Muslims from the North by the LTTE."

• UNP's Jayalath J. in secret talks with LTTE?
  

• Tamil Ethnonationalism and Terrorism
  

• The destruction and desecration of Temple of the Tooth -The Dalada Maligawa by Tamil Terrorists

• The Us State Department Report Points Out The Abominable Terrorism Directed Against Civilians By The Tamil Tigers

• Attempt to make Madhu Church a "National Basilica" on False Pretexts-Full Story-(The LankaWeb- 19/08/02)
  Dreaming Me: From Baptist to Buddhist, One Woman's Spiritual Journey"-Full Story-(The LankaWeb- 19/08/02)
  Fenugreek (Uluhal/Methi) purifies menstrual blood in women.-Full Story-(The Island- 18/08/02)
  OPPRESSION OF BUDDHISTS IN BANGLADESH!.-Full Story-(The LankaWeb- 14/08/02)
  Health Camp - Saturday 3rd August 2002 - Kantale..-Full Story-(LankaWeb - 11/08/02)
  Request to direct the Government of India to handover the Management of Mahabodhi Mahavihar at BuddhaGaya to Buddhists.-(Ambedkar - 08/08/02)
  State of India by high caste Hindu Brahmins. Maya to give UP world's tallest Buddha-(Ambedkar - 08/08/02)
  

• US, Lanka ink 'open skies' aviation deal -(The Times of India-13/06/02).
  Sri Lanka to integrate into US regional military plans -(The WSWS-12/06/02).
  International News Agencies blatantly promote Christian Agenda in Sri Lanka-R. Chandrasoma and others (The LankaWeb-11/06/02)
  A Bhikku Visits Cambodia and Laos -By Venerable S. Dhammika (The LankaWeb-09/06/0)
  

  Worst I've seen, says UN asylum inspector-(The LankaWeb -07/06/02)
  US Has No Plan to Acquire Military Bases in Sri Lanka: Embassy-(Xinhua -01/06/02)
  The 'Encyclopaedia of Buddhism' project.-(The LankaWeb-02/06/02)
  QUESTIONS FOR BUDDHIST AND CHRISTIAN COOPERATION IN KOREA.-(Geocities-02/06/02)
  LTTE Tamil Tigers have celebrated Vesak by killing over 29 and injuring over 78 people-(SPUR-27/05/02)
  The Buddhist Times, a new English language monthly tabloid newspaper will be launched on this Vesak Day. -(The LankaWeb-25/05/02)
  Six months of terrorist dominance confirms 'RANILTA BEHA' -A.A.M.NIZAM MATARA.(The LankaWeb-22/05/02)
  Bras give Sri Lankan economy a big boost -(The NST-21/05/02)
  Surprise at Chandrika `statement' on Kashmir-(The Hindu -17/05/02).
  Chandrika for 3rd-party mediation over J&K-(Times of India -17/05/02).
  Bouddha Vihar project soon in Visakhapatnam, India-(The LankaWeb-14/05/02).
  The Norwegian connection: CNN duped -(The Island-11/05/02).
  -"General Prabhakaran" -(The Island-11/05/02)

• Tigers leave room to move at peace talks-(Asia Times -03/05/02)
  Buddhist Tolerance.-(The LankaWeb-02/05/02).
  Sri Lanka revamps intelligence network -(The Hindustan Times-01/05/02)
  Indian Tamils remain neutral in Lanka talks-(Gulf News -29/04/02).
  India's Tamils not taking sides in Sri Lanka talks-(yahoo-29/04/02).
  Hidden dangers in constitutional changes-(Asia Times -24/04/02).
  Sri Lankan Villages Spring Back to Life Residents Taste Fruits of Peace After Years of War-(The Wasinghton Post- 22/04/02).
  Muslims for autonomy in Tamil northeast-(The Hindustan Times-20/04/02)
  De Bunking Sri Lanka's history-(The Daily News-20/04/02)
  Celebrate Vesak , Fly the Buddhist Flag ! - By Chen Hsiongcai (The LankaWeb-14/04/02).
  Terror warlord steps out of shadows to talk peace -(The Times (UK)-12/04/02)
  Indian PM rebuffs request to lift ban on Tamil Tigers -(yahoo-12/04/02)
  Opposition leaders hit back at LTTE over A9 highway-(The Daily Mirror-12/04/02)
  Prabakaran as a democrat-(The Island-12/04/02)
  India Rejects Mediation in Sri Lanka Peace Talks -(Reuters-12/04/02)
  India will not lift Tiger ban.-(BBC-12/04/02)
  Govt. allows LTTE to run buses-(The Daily Mirror-12/04/02)
  Will suicide bombings spread west?- (The Star-08/04/02)
  As a tactic, terrorism often achieves its goal - (The National Post-07/04/02).
  Sri Lanka to bring in amendment for `conscience voting' - (The Hindu-05/04/02).
  Conscience vote on Lanka ethnic issue- (The Hindustan Times-05/04/02).
  Sri Lanka prepares parliament for peace vote - (msnbc-05/04/02).
  India eyes Trincomalee- (The Hindustan Times-04/04/02).
  Sri Lanka govt to clip wings of hostile president-(yahoo-03/04/02)
  A Prime Minister in Jaffna -(The Frontline-02/04/02)
  Sri Lanka's Chief Justice to Be Impeached-(The People's Daily-02/04/02).
  US spells out formula for Tiger deban-(The Sunday Times - 25/03/02).
  A postscript to the Jaffna tour-(The Sunday Times - 25/03/02).
  Ominous Tamil Pongu: A sinister Trojan Horse -(The Island- 25/03/02).
  Tigers wooing Neo Nazis? -(The Island- 25/03/02).
  Sri Lanka gambles on peace to get out of recession -(hoovers- 24/03/02).
  

• Unknown Sri Lanka-(Channel 4- 23/03/02).
  

• Tamils of Indian origin back LTTE-(The Hindu- 23/03/02).
  

• Will peace ever return to paradise?-(The Japan Times- 20/03/02).
  

• On the road in Sri Lanka Fancy a mud hut with a view?-(The Japan Times- 20/03/02).
  

• Peace as a victim: Consequences of not learning from history -(The Island- 20/03/02).
  

• "Ceasefire Between the Sri Lankan Government and the LTTE" -NJ Congressman Frank Pollone (The LankaWeb- 15/03/02).
  

• GIVE PEACE A CHANCE - In memory of John Lennon.
  ALLOW PEACE TO FOSTER. BUT ONE PIECE AT A TIME!-(The LankaWeb- 13/03/02)
  

• Buddhism and the Mass Media-(LankaWeb- 11/03/02)
  

• The German Dharmaduta Society gifts ten framed pictures to the new Heritage Museum of Mahinda College -(LankaWeb- 11/03/02)
  

• Norway pledges support to bring peace in Lanka -(The Hindustan Times- 08/03/02).
  

• Decapitating the nation with the Sama Diyaredde (Scenes from an unfolding tragi-comedy)-(The Island- 06/03/02). Full Story
  

• Moribund Buddhism in Sri Lanka attracts cultural predators
  BY R.Chandrasoma
  -Full Story-(The LankaWeb- 06/03/02)
  

• Why Sinhala people think there is no otherway than a negotiated settlement -(The LankaWeb- 01/03/02):
  

• PMK asks India to intervene in Lanka- (The Times of India- 28/02/02)

• SOUTH INDIAN CASTE ISSUE AND SRI LANKA - AN EXPOSURE-(The LankaWeb- 25/02/02).

  Strawberries & cream from Norway for Sri Lanka's surprise peace party-(The LankaWeb- 24/02/02)
  

  Not obtaining approval for MoU-(The Island- 24/02/02).
  Peace process... tread warily -(The Island- 24/02/02).

  Ceasefire agreement: Realism and circumspection called for- not joy and euphoria-(The Island Editorial- 22/02/02).

  Mr. Kadirgarmer, You Have No Equals -(LankaWeb-20/02/02)

  150th Anniversary of Holy Trinity Church - Nuwara Eliya-(The LankaWeb- 18/02/02)

  Is the government prepared for negotiations? -(The Island- 19/02/02).

  How Prabhakaran will pull it off -(The Island- 17/02/02).

  Prabhakaran's Peace Strategy Exposed-( The Island - 13/02/02).
  Peace talks, lessons of history and surrender-syndrome-( The Island - 13/02/02).
  Tiger Tours (Pvt.) Ltd: -( The Island - 13/02/02).
  Hold LG polls in N-E -( The Island Editorial- 13/02/02).

  Children kidnapped to fight for Tamil army -(The Times (UK)- 14/02/02)

  In the garden of good and evil -( The Globe & Mail- 12/02/02)

  What Is the Rationality behind the Sri Lankan Government's Present Attitudes towards the LTTE?-(The Lankaweb- 08/02/02).

  Whither south in peace push? -(The Sunday Times- 08/02/02)

  
  They Demand Resignation of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe-(The LankaWeb- 06/02/02).
  Independence Day in London marred by protests-(The LankaWeb- 06/02/02).
  National Bhikkhu Front, JVP urge govt. to act against LTTE terror in the east -(The Island- 11/02/02)
  WHO'S THE SPYMASTER OF THE CENTURY? -(The National Post- 05/02/02).
  Pottu Amman says Indian intelligence is in touch with him-(The Hindustan Times- 04/02/02).
  Contradictory Opinions and Attitudes-(The LankaWeb- 04/02/02).

  Tigers, Tiger culture & Tiger sympathizers -(The LankaWeb- 04/02/02).

  Ranil lies, Peiris beguiles, Segregation in the door-step.-(LankaWeb - 02/02/02)

  Shameless Sellout of National Integrity.-(LankaWeb -31/12/01)

  List of 2001 World Conflicts.-(The Washington Post-25/12/01)

  Ruth Archibald's Indiscreet Comments, A Display Of Bad Protocol
  

  Call to root out LTTE
  Lord's Hansard Report

  Battle for Survival

• LTTE decides to take tough line on peace talks -Tigers will stick to demand that forces vacate Jaffna-(The Island- 03/02/02).

• ENJOY THE CEASEFIRE, PREPARE FOR WAR -(LankaWeb - 02/02/02).

• Consolidate unity to Continue the Ban

• Government of the North alias "Namada Arashaangam"-(LankaWeb - 25/01/02)

• UNP will never act in detriment to country's territorial integrity -(The Daily News- 26/01/02).

• Deproscription - next in the step by step appeasement. -(The LankaWeb - 19/01/02)

• Unilateral Concessions to an Uncompromising Enemy (The LankaWeb- 14/01/02)

• WAR, PEACE, PIECES AND APPEASEMENT ?-(The LankaWeb- 14/01/02).

• WHY NO APOLOGY OR REPAPRATIONS FOR SRI LANKA?-(LankaWeb -05/02/02)

• METHODS OF HUMANE SLAUGHTER-(LankaWeb-06/01/02)

  ASIA'S ECONOMIC OUTLOOK: SRI LANKA Tightrope Walk-(feer-05/02/02)

  Constitutional convulsions! From Executive to 'Hostage' (de facto)-(The Island-02/01/02)(020102-2.html)

  Shameless Sellout of National Integrity.-(LankaWeb -31/12/01)

  There's true cinnamon, and then there's the one we buy at the store -(detnews- 30/12/01)

  Monk and murder suspect make debut in Sri Lanka parliament -(123India- 20/12/01).

  ETHNIC CRISIS IN SRI LANKA -(LankaWeb-18/12/01)

  Has Canada unwittingly helped kill 15,000 people in Sri Lanka?-(LankaWeb-12/11/01).

  Union of Notorious Plunderers-(LankaWeb - 10/11/01)

  President's London visit fruitful-(Daily News - 09/11/01)

  We Know Terrorism (Washington Post - 08/11/01)

  THE INSTITUTIONALISATION OF POLITICAL VIOLENCE in Sri Lanka
  Pro UNP vigilante groups back in action
  Vigilante group continues to hold two key witnesses -(The Sunday Times-31/12/01).
  JVP warns of the danger of vigilantes-(LankaWeb- 27/12/01).
  New rulers have bloody past-(atimes-19/12/01)"
  FINAL REPORT OF THE COMMISSION OF INQUIRY INTO INVOLUNTARY REMOVAL OR DISAPPEARANCE OF PERSONS IN THE WESTERN, SOUTHERN AND SABARAGAMUWA PROVINCES-(AHR- 21/12/01)
  Forced Disappearances in Sri Lanka Constitute a Crime Against Humanity -(AHR- 21/12/01)
  Implementation of the Recommendations of the UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances following their visits to Sri Lanka in 1991 and 1992.-(AHR- 21/12/01)
  SRI LANKA: HIGHEST NUMBER OF "DISAPPEARANCES" REPORTED SINCE 1990-(Amnesty- 21/12/01)
  .The casual approach to killings - A reply to C. A. Chandraprema's "The 'Christian Worker' and the 'Disappeared'"-(The Island- 20/12/01) -Full Story

• Students In Tamil Nadu Are Yet To Win Language Rights Enjoyed By Lankan Tamil Students Says Tiger Website-
  
• 2002 Undergraduate American universities rankings for international students -
  
• PRESENCE OF AFGHAN AND SRI LANKAN TERRORISTS IN BRITAIN MAKES THE COUNTRY A HAVEN FOR WORLD TERRORISM
  
• SRI LANKAN AMERICANS TO PROTEST AGAINST TERRORIST PRESENCE IN CANADIAN CITIES CLOSE TO THE US BORDER
  
• LIBERATION TIGERS OF TAMIL EELAM BULETTIN ATTACKS CANADA’S NATIONAL POST AS BEING FUNDED BY RACISTSCOLIN POWELL
• PROPOSES A WORLD WIDE COALITION AGAINST ALL FORMS OF TERRORISM
• ANTON BALASINGHAM ONCE AGAIN LAYS DOWN PRE-CONDITIONS FOR PEACE NEGOTIATIONS
• PLOTE LEADER WANTS TIGERS NEVER TO GIVE UP SEPARATISM AND INDIA TO GET INVOLVED IN THE SRI LANKAN CONFLICT
  
• THE UNP MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT COMES OUT STRONGLY IN SUPPORT OF THE SANGILIYAN FORCE OF THE TIGERS
  
• CANADIAN ASSOCIATION SAYS THE LIBERAL GOVERNMENT’S FOOT DRAGGING MAKES TERRORISTS FUND RAISE OPENLY
• Politicians plan for Tamil self-determination
• LIBERATION TIGER’ S WEB REPORTS OBSTACLES TO HINDU FESTIVAL IN TAMIL NADU WHILE HINDUS IN SRI LANKA CELEBRATED IT FREELY
  
• THE LIBERATION TIGERS ARE HAVING LINKS WITH FOUR OTHER TERRORIST GROUPS SAYS SUNDAY TIMES
  
• LIBERATION TIGERS FRONT OPENLY RAISES 11, 000 DOLLARS IN TORONTO TO DRIVE SL ARMY OUTCHANDRA WICKRAMASINGHE
• DECLARES HIS TEAM DISCOVERED LIFE FROM OUTER SPACE AT THE EDGE OF EARTH'S OWN ATMOSPHERE

• Hakeem's self-contradictions
  
• The crisis in South Asia
• Sai Baba could be put on UK blacklist-
  
• Suicide, sex and the guru- .
  
• A wake-up call
• Political morass and the salvation
• As politicians posture, Lankan economy skids -( Asia Times-18/07/01).
  UNP's Hatred for Women- (The Lankaweb- 15/08/01).
  Combined Reactionary Plot and National Exigency- (Lankaweb - 10/08/01).
  Sri Lanka's economy hit as insurers label country war risk-(Kyodo -09/08/01)
  Terror at Katunayake -(The Frontline-04/08/01).
  In search of a new identity-(The Frontline-04/08/01

• Yet another example of victor's justice-
  Speech given by US Ambassador in Sri Lanka Ashley Wills at Jaffna
  UN officials urge severe international sanctions against Tamil Tiger leaders for employing children in the war (Japan Times - 22/07/01)
  You are guilty for the rampant politics that has brought our country to its knees
  Anthropologists Misreading Sinhalese-Buddhist Nationalism
  The Central Fallacy of the Electoral Representation in Sri Lanka

• JR's absurd Constitution(The Lankaweb- 20/07/01)
  Sri Lanka's greatest political betrayal. -(The Lankaweb-19/07/01).
  CONTINUED CONSPIRACY AGAINST THE PEOPLE -(Lankaweb- 16/07/01)
  Rightful Steps-(Lankaweb - 15/07/01)
  Uphold People's Majority Verdict.-(The Lankaweb - 12/07/01).
  Publicise the Secret Pact.-(The Lankaweb- 30/06/01)
  Land of the displaced -(The Frontline- 12/06/01)
  The Peace Trap- (The Island-31/05/01).
  Before peace with the terrorists...- (The Island-31/05/01).
  Manufacturing consent for Eelam- (The Island-30/05/01)
  Jaya's win is bad news for LTTE-(The Hindustan Times-15/05/01)
  Asoka Weeraratna Remembrance Day - Promoting Buddhism on the Internet-(The Lankaweb-06/07/01)
  Bowled over in Sri Lanka-(The Times (UK)- 30/06/01)
  Chula de Silva's Portrait to be unveiled-(The Lankaweb- 21/06/01).
  Towards peace, with caution-(The Frontline-02/05/01).
  World entering age of super terrorism: US expert-(Daily News -27/04/01).
  IMF concludes article IV consultation with Sri Lanka-(mbendi - 16/05/01)
• Letter to the Sunday Times editor on Ms. Colvin's Report on Sri Lanka
  The International Enigma that Norway Presents and Issues Related
  TALIBAN IN HINGURAKGODA
  -(The Lakbima- 22/03/01).
  LTTE and their idle threats to "deserters'!
  Dedicate this Vesak to the Buddhist Civilization of Afghanista
  Goodness of coconut oil-(The Daily News-24/03/01).
  Coconut oil, good or bad? a permanent solution-(The Daily News-05/04/01)
  Fear for safety of Child soldiers
  Statement issued by Dr. Ananda Guruge on destrcution of Bamiyan Buddha Statues-
  A letter to Mr. Peter Hain - The Madulla massacre by the British
• Ethnic cleansing of Sinhalese in the central highlands by Indian Tamils
  There is an undeclared policy of ethnically cleansing the central highlands of the Sinhalese. LTTE has infiltrated these areas and secretly organized their base among the Indian Tamils. Indian Tamil leaders although do not openly identify support the LTTE have allowed the LTTE activism as it is directed against the Sinhalese.
  
• The destruction and desecration of Temple of the Tooth -The Dalada Maligawa by Tamil Terrorists
  Long after their tears have dried, the Buddhists of this country, particularly those of Senkadagalapura, will continue to grieve for years to come over the destruction and desecration of the abode of the DaladaVahanse by Tamil terrorists on 25th January 1998.
• Propaganda blitzkrieg
  The killing of innocent civilians, the attack on Dalada Maligawa, the cold-blooded murder of political opponents, the ethnic cleansing in Jaffna peninsula (when Muslims were driven out), the use of young boys and girls as cannon fodder, and the alleged involvement of the Tigers in the narcotics trade - all these have created a sense of revuls ion among several non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and sections of intellectuals in different parts of the world.-Full Story-(The Frontline -16/01/01).
• A letter to Mr. Peter Hain The Madulla massacre by the British
  The case for an apology to the descendants of the Sinhala Buddhist Kandyans stands out like a sore thumb. I hope you will initiate the necessary steps towards discharging this long-ignored obligation towards the descendants of an oppressed and repressed people, who are now threatened with further erosion of their inheritance by Indians your colonialists planted in their lands.-Full Story-(The Island -11/01/01).
• Anthropologists Misreading Sinhalese-Buddhist Nationalism .......
  By Dr. Shantha K. Hennayake
  Post -1980 Sri Lankan Social Science is overwhelmed by the crisis of ethno-nationalism. What has actually happened is that intellectual explanations of the present crisis has become fixated on ethnic lines, either Tamil or Sinhalese as characterized as ethnicism in the studies of ethnonationalism.-Full Story- (LankaWeb - 02/01/00)
• The Central Fallacy of the Electoral Representation in Sri Lanka
  By Dr. Shantha K. Hennayake
  The purpose of this short article is to highlight what I call 'the central fallacy of the electoral representation' in Sri Lanka - the non-representation of the Sinhalese. This is first ironic and anomalous and second unfair, and unacceptable. It can, as non-representation always does, lead to destabilization of the Sri Lankan democracy.-Full Story- (LankaWeb 02/01/00)
• Perumal recommends a plan of action for a bloodless and hopeful new year'
• International Trade and Investment: The Argument for a Paradigm Shift for Sri Lanka By Yukthi K. Gunasekera
• Ceylon - an account of the island by Sir James Emmerson Tennent, KCS, LLD Compiling exclusively to LankaWeb by Tilak S. Fernando, London. [1997]