Shenali Waduge What is the aim of Channel 4 & its persistence to tarnish the image of a sovereign Government? LTTE is an internationally banned terrorist group & a sovereign Government has all the right to militarily eliminate it for the protection of its citizens. Sri Lanka remains the only nation to have given plenty […]

By New Zealand Society for Peace, Unity and Human Rights in Sri Lanka (SPURNZ) and United Sri Lanka Association (USLA) ( Auckland Branch) At a recent session in the New Zealand Parliament, the Green MP Keith Locke vehemently opposed the Prime Minister John Key”ƒ”¹…”s rejection of the appeals of Tamil boat people, to come to […]

Byƒ”š‚ Gamini Gunwardane ƒ”š‚ Rtd. Snr. DIGƒ”š‚  I am indebted to Dr. Ruwan Jayatunge for his two part article in “ƒ”¹…”The Island’ of 2nd ƒ”š‚ and 4th Jan. with the above heading i.e. on PTSD – Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. It helpedƒ”š‚ me to understand the behaviour of some of my men in Jaffna in 1984/85 which baffledƒ”š‚  me […]

by Dr. Chandana Jayalath ƒ”š‚ Neither an academic nor an international legal consensus as to what “ƒ”¹…”terrorism’ means is available. However, it could be the use of violence irrespective of the context in which it occurs. Because of many divergences that have made it impossible to conclude a convention on international terrorism in order for a […]

R Chandrasoma Political parties in Sri Lanka are seldom models of democracy or good governance. We are speaking here of the inner workings of the party “ƒ¢¢”š¬…” not its widely-touted public message. While loudly declaiming in public on the rights of citizens and of equality under the law, party stalwarts have always played a nasty […]

Dr.Tilak Fernando It all set in motion after the “ƒ”¹…”Black July’ outbreak in 1983 as a retaliatory attack against a Tamil militant group who massacred 13 Sri Lankan Army soldiers in Jaffna. The LTTE (founded in May 1976 by Velupillai Prabhakaran) transformed into a ruthless terrorist peril over the years and brought mayhem and destruction […]

By Surangani Seneviratne ƒ”š‚ Until a recent nip and tuck, Puja may not have looked like the swimsuit model from Sports Illustrated. You LOL when her friend Pedro comments on her profile photo “ƒ”¹…”those boobs are fake’ and adds so are her nails, her eye lashers and her “ƒ”¹…”friends.’ƒ”š‚ ƒ”š‚  Who needs high school reunions anymore to […]

South Asian News Agency (SANA) ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢¢”š¬‚¹ƒ¢¢”š¬‚¦ August 2, 2011 ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢¢”š¬‚¹ƒ¢¢”š¬‚¦ ƒ”š‚ DELHI (SANA)India has proposed that Sri Lanka’s exclusive economic zone be shared as a measure to resolve the Indo-Lanka fishing crisis, which has now turned out to be a diplomatic issue, Fisheries Minister Rajitha Senaratne said. The Minister told Daily Mirror it would be one […]

I. Ahmad, Dalupotha, Negombo Abu Hurairah relates that the Holy Prophet (PBUH) said: The best month for fasting next after Ramadhan is Muharram, and the best prayer next after the prescribed prayers is prayer at night. (Muslim). The Prophet also observed the fast during the greater part of Sha’ban (Muslim). Ibn Umar relates that Holy […]

By A. Abdul Aziz. These are the days of blessed Ramazan. Allah has given special commandments for this month and has emphasized on their compliance. Those who are on a journey or are sick, have been commanded to fast later when their journey is completed, or when they are healthy enough to fast. But for […]