Dr Bandula Kothalawala It seems that the mountain, after lengthy painful labour, has given birth to a tiny, shapeless, still-born mouse, albeit, to the apparent delight of a senile, spineless dad. Mr Ban Ki-Moon – putative father – and the hangers-on are desperately and shamelessly trying to swaddle the baby tightly in a UN garb […]

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Translation Mr Vladimir P. Mikhaylor, the Russian Ambassador in Sri Lanka states that,’ It is the responsibility of the United Nations Organization to support the government of Sri Lanka who have defeated the terrorism. Russia will strongly reject the report released by the UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon. He also says that, the report […]

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MahamahaRaja ƒ”š‚ It was not surprising that the Moon Panel’s report on the final stages of the conflict in Sri Lanka was little more than Tamil terrorist propagandising hooey. Despite not even being published yet, the Moon report was leaked to the media and it was seized upon by the usual suspects “ƒ¢¢”š¬…” the anti-Sri Lanka […]

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By Mario Perera, Kadawata ƒ”š‚ There are many words that sprout up and come into vogue in relatively short periods of time. The word “ƒ”¹…”Reconciliation’ itself is not in any sense new, just its being minted together with “ƒ”¹…”Commission’ for the pleasure of the few. Wars and conflicts have been part and parcel of human history. […]

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Anuradhini Reading and understanding Ben Silva’s article “Religion and its effects”ƒ”š‚ is a difficult task. Many regular readers and writers of Lanka Web have attempted to convince him in many ways, but he seems to have attained enlightenment on this subject, no matter what others say, will have no effect on his profound understanding of […]

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ƒÆ’‚¯ƒ”š‚»ƒ”š‚¿ The Washington Post newspaper reported that Sri Lanka’s decisive 2008-09 military offensive against the country’s separatist Tamil Tigers may have resulted in the deaths of as many as 40,000 civilians, most of them victims of indiscriminate shelling by Sri Lankan forces, according to a U.N. panel established by Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. The newspaper […]

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