Susantha Goonatilake Ph.D.-written submission to LLRC ƒ”š‚ I am going to begin this submission by two preambles: one on my motivation and secondly, on a background as to who the Sinhalese, and Tamils are, the two major presumed actors. I am currently among others, the President of the 166 year old Royal Asiatic Society and was […]

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CHUTTA.ƒ”š‚ Farnborough,UK This is a common man’s viewpoint about Foreign Minister of India, Mr Krishna’s agenda about finding a political solution to Sri Lankan Tamils. HE The President had already offered an excellent political solution to Tamils, to all other ethnic minorities, as well as to the Sinhala majority, soon after the annihilation of the LTTE […]

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By M D Pƒ”š‚  DISSANAYAKE It has been reported that during the recently concluded Budget, there were fewer number of MPS ƒ”š‚ (mostly government MPs) in attendanceƒ”š‚  at the Parlimantary sessions. This has been acute problem at the Sri Lankan Parliament for many years.ƒ”š‚  Before the General Elections, these potential MPsƒ”š‚  spent their time and resources […]

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By Charles.S.Perera ƒ”š‚ UNP is carrying on a world wide misinformation campaign against the Government of Sri Lanka abroad and locally in a much publicised Grama Charika . The UNP leader uses his official position as the Leader of the Opposition to meet the political leaders of the Western countries, to discredit and paint the picture […]

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Ira de Silva London, Ontarioƒ”š‚  Mr. Mathew Lee Inner City Press New York, N.Y. U.S.A. ƒ”š‚  Dear Mr. Lee, ƒ”š‚  I am writing regarding your latestƒ”š‚ posting onƒ”š‚  Sri Lanka and Sri Lanka’s Representative to the U.N. in New York, General Shavendra Silva the current Deputy Permanent Representative. Youƒ”š‚ state that General Silva is “responsible for many […]

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By Shelton A. Gunaratne ƒ”š‚© 2010 Professor of mass communications emeritus@ Minnesota State University Moorhead ƒ”š‚ Red Lodge, Montana, is the starting point of the Beartooth Highway, which the late CBS correspondent Charles Kuralt calledƒ”š‚  “the most beautiful drive in America.”ƒ”š‚ The highway straddles the Montana-Wyoming border as it wiggles its way to the northeast entrance […]

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news from ministry of youth affairs While distributing dry rations among the Muslim devotees gathered at the Davia Mansjeed mosque at Matara Minister of youth affairs Hon Dullas Allahpperumma said that if it had not been for his Excellency the president Samanthureyi, Kalmuneyi, Akkarapatthu,would have been soaked by the blood of the Muslims. When His […]

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UPALI COORAY With multiple scams apparently weighing on their minds, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi today spoke out against the “cancer of corruption” and rising “graft and greed”, saying these are putting in danger the very basis of Independent India.ƒ”š‚  Gandhi said the country’s economy may “increasingly be dynamic, but our […]

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By Ruwan Jayatunge ƒ”š‚ Psychological trauma affected the humankind since dawn of history. A countless number of people suffered from natural and man made disasters. For centuries, there were no methods to heal the suffering. People lived with their traumatic memories and believed that the time would heal them. Some could get away with their suffering […]

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