By Walter Jayawardhana President Mahinda Rajapaksa said yesterday in Ratnapura that no one is above the law in Sri Lanka and in the Security forces and the police there is no place for those people who have no control over themselves. Addressing a felicitation ceremony organized by the people of Sabaragamuwa to mark three months […]

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Ben Silva One of the basic needs of human and the responsibility of the government is to provide safe and clean drinking water.ƒ”š‚  This is particularly important in the North Central Province (NCP) of Sri Lanka .ƒ”š‚  Vast majority of the drinking water supply in this region is contaminated and hence people suffer from ailment […]

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Anjalika Silva USA A US State Department press release of Wednesday August 12, 2009 following a meeting with 16 representatives of the Tamil Diaspora on August 11, 2009 to discuss the humanitarian situation in Sri Lanka sends a message of many hues to those of us who have followed the actions of the US State […]

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EMBASSY OF SRI LANKA WASHINGTON — The situation in Sri Lanka continues to improve dramatically as the nation approaches the three-month anniversary of its defeat over the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam terrorist group. Sri Lankan government figures now show that 248,813 displaced people are living in government-run welfare centers, a number that is down […]

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Reyyaz Salley Chairman Islamic Solidarity Front Of North America. This is a response to an press release by the Asst Secretary Mr. Thassim of the All Ceylon Jamiyyathul Ulama on the 18th of August 2009 in the Daily News. The Islamic Solidarity front of North America says the All Ceylon Jamiyyathul Ulama and the tawheed […]

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By Dr. Tilak S. Fernando Tarusha Fernando’sƒ”š‚  excellent performance (while playing for Switzerland) at a tender age of 15 will no doubt catch the eye of the selectors of the Sri Lankan Cricket Boardƒ”š‚  with a fervent hope of yet another shining star emerging to uplift and maintain the high international standard of Sri Lankan […]

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Saman Malik Mohamed ElBaradei has aptly highlighted the prevailing unbalanced nuclear environment (Time magazine August 17, 2009). Baradei, whose reappointment was `vehemently opposed by the USA’, every country has the right to nuclear technology. The Nuclear Suppliers’ Group granted waiver to India though it had, like Pakistan, stayed away from signing the NPT. The NSG […]

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