By Philip Fernando, former Deputy Editor, Sunday Observer, Sri Lanka ƒ”š‚ It is tragic that Secretary General Ban-Ki Moon’s intellectual bent towards the demonic Tiger remnants, still warped towards their evil designs may tarnish the 65th anniversary of the UN this week. It stuck out as a sour thumb ignominiously mocking the more decent work of […]

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Shenali Waduge When less than 23,000 students are eligible for higher studies in the 15 state universities in Sri Lanka one would expect these students to not only value their placement but do their utmost to successfully complete their studies that would facilitate further education or their ability to enter employment. ƒ”š‚ This is not what […]

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By Dr. Tilak S. Fernando Captain “ƒ”¹…”Susantha Jayasekera (affectionately known to many as (“ƒ”¹…”Sus’) had to answer the inevitable call from above on 15 June 2010 at the age of 84, just 3 weeks prior to his 85th birthday, after a colourful and a fully accomplished career as an Airline Pilot, Officer in the Royal […]

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Ira de Silva London, Canada Mr. Robert O. Blake Assistant Secretary for South & Central Asia State Department Washington D.C.,ƒ”š‚ U.S.A. ƒ”š‚  Dear Sir: ƒ”š‚  I look forward to your statement regarding the latest exposure of U.S. troops killing civilians in Iraq and the fact that up to now the U.S. has denied that it was […]

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