By Walter Jayawardhana In Indonesia, an unfriendly attitude towards Tamil asylum seekers whose ships are receiving some accommodation , is being created say reports emanating out of the country. On October 27 some youth said to be representing Kijian Riau island province held a demonstration against the Tamils. “Reject Sri Lanka immigrants. Riau Island is […]

LankaWeb Weekly Editorial Oct.26th 2009 The tiny Indian Ocean nation of Sri Lanka, the Resplendent Isle can only be viewed as a trend setting precedent making sovereign nation which ushered in the first successful ultimate defeat of nation destructive terrorists despite the greatest support the terrorists had from a humungus global network of expatriate diaspora […]

Dilrook Kannangara A General Election is due early next year (2010). The next Presidential Election is not due until 2011. However, holding the Presidential Election ahead of the due General Election will increase the possible number of seats for the ruling coalition provided it wins the Presidential Election. Alternatively only the due General Election can […]

Sri Lanka Support Group There will be a major a Seminar organised by the Sri Lanka Support Group on Sri Lanka (“Sri Lanka After the War “ƒ¢¢”š¬…” Building ofƒ”š‚  a New Nation where all its Citizens will live in Peace, Dignity and Prosperity”ƒ”š‚), which is to be held on Thursday 29 October 2009 at the […]

By Stanley Perera from Melbourne My dear Bob, You have called for sanctions against Sri Lanka. I must ask you to go ahead and impose sanctions against that Indian Ocean Tiny Island Sri Lanka of the size of Tasmania and has a population that is equivalent to that of Australia. You know Bob, when you […]

By Dr. Mrs. Mareena Thaha Reffai Dehiwela. Recently I had a patient “ƒ¢¢”š¬…” a student from a leading school, from a senior class, who was beaten up by some other students of the same school, and for no reason. He narrowly escaped loosing his eye. What shocked me more than the fact that students of […]

Rohan Bandarage, Cottesloe “ƒ¢¢”š¬…” Western Australia Published in the “ƒ”¹…”The West Australian’ – 27th October 2009. I commend Wilson Tuckey for his forthright views and alerting Australia to the terror threat from the boat people. Look at what the Sri Lankan Tamil asylum seekers have done. They sabotage their vessel, call the Australian Maritime Security […]

Asoka Weerasinghe Kings Grove Crescent . Gloucester . Ontario Canada October 26, 2009 John McKay MP Liberal MP for Scarborough-Guildwood House of Commons, Ottawa Dear John: I read your statement in today’s National Post defending the 76 Tamil illegal migrants who floated into Canadian Pacific Ocean waters on board the rusty Ocean Lady, to try […]

Media Release Public Communications Division Ministry of Foreign Affairs A twenty eight member Sri Lankan business delegation headed by the Sri Lankan Export Development Board embarked on a 3 day visit to Jeddah on 24.10.2009, organized by the Consulate General of Sri Lanka in Jeddah. ƒ”š‚ The Business delegation from various sectors will explore the market […]

Nava Thakuria The Shwe Gas Movement, an oil and gas watchdog, along with a number of well wisher and supporters are officially going to urge the Chinese government to suspend the Shwe Gas and Oil Pipeline Project in Burma (Myanmar). The Burmese organization has already initiated for gathering endorsements for an open letter to the […]