Dilrook Kannangara It is no secret Tamil Nadu has emerged the sworn enemy of Sri Lanka. Sri Lankans other than Tamils are threatened, attacked and humiliated in Tamil Nadu. Even Tamils with different political views to that of Tamil Nadu are subject to harassment. Pilgrims, politicians, film directors, academics and many others from the island […]

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By Senaka Weeraratna In calling for accountability for alleged war crimes on the part of Sri Lankan military personnel in the closing phase of operations against LTTE terrorism which were combined with humanitarian rescue of thousands of civilians trapped in LTTE controlled areas, India has opened a Pandora’ s Box. ƒ”š‚ ƒ”š‚ ƒ”š‚  It is unlikely that […]

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C. Wijeyawickrema There was a bakery owner that I knew who voted for AnandaTissa de Alwis in 1977. He was a Buddhist. One dayI told him thatATdeA was not a Buddhist. He could not believe that a Christian could have two very highly Buddhistfirst names and would not have voted for him had he knew […]

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Shenali Waduge Libya extends over 1759540 square kilometres (679362 sq mi) and is home to 6.4million people. On 17 March 2011, the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 1973 on Libya proposed by France, Lebanon & UK. Regime change in Iraq took 8 years and trillion dollars, the Liberating Libya took just 7 months but NATO […]

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LankaWeb Weekly Editorial March 28th 2012 There seems to be some celebrations in global Tamil Diaspora circlesƒ”š‚  that the US resolutions against Sri Lanka which was approved by aƒ”š‚ majority count of 25 to 14ƒ”š‚ at the UNHCR in Geneva was a big deal but in reality it is nothing worth crowing about! Tamil nadu in particular […]

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March 27, 2012, 12:00 pmƒ”š‚ – Islandƒ”š‚  By Neville Ladduwahetty The US backed resolution on “Promoting reconciliation and accountability in Sri Lanka” was passed in Geneva with Indian support as a result of Tamil Nadu compulsions. To save face for this reversal from its original principled stand not to support the resolution, India threw a lifeline […]

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By Dr. Chandana Jayalat This article is to honor the yeoman service Professor Chitra Weddikkara rendered in the promotion and regulation of the Profession of Quantity Surveying in Sri Lanka. The Annual General Meeting of the Institute of Quantity Surveyors, Sri Lanka is scheduled to be held at JAIC Hilton Residencies in Colombo on 30th […]

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