Asoka Weerasinghe Kings Grove Crescent . Gloucester . Ontario . Canada 2 May 2013 The Editor The Ottawa Citizen. Sir: You say in today’s editorial,”… the diplomatic equivalent of a slap in the face – is for the leader of one country to refuse to attend a high profile gathering hosted by another.ƒ”š‚  Wellƒ”š‚ Canada has […]

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Ira de Silva London, Canada The Editor Ottawa Citizen Ottawa, Ontario ƒ”š‚  Dear Sir: ƒ”š‚  You state that “the diplomatic equivalent of a slap in the faceƒ”š‚ – is for the leader of one country to refuse to attend a high profile gathering hosted by another. Well, Canada has just slapped Sri Lanka”. Based on the […]

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Ira de Silva London, Ontario Hon. John Baird Minister of Foreign Affairs House of Commons Ottawa, Ontario Dear Sir: ƒ”š‚  A news report dated May 1, 2013 indicates that Canada will not be sending a “full delegation” toƒ”š‚ the Commonwealth meeting in Sri Lanka this year. I am assuming that this is diplomatic jargon to say […]

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By Shelton Gunaratne, professor of mass communications emeritus @ MSUM ƒ”š‚ I spent a couple weeks touring Sri Lanka late March and early April after an absence of 13 years. One main purpose was to attend a book debut event organized by the mass communication faculties of the Sri Palee Campus and the Kelaniya University to […]

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Media Ministry of Industry & Commerce 100% waiver for coconut oil exports! Lanka-Paki trade jumps by a strong 174%! Y’12 total trade at $ 433.69 Mn 11th JEC Sessions coming before end-“ƒ”¹…”13 Secy level meetings conclude successfully in Islamabad Boosting Lanka-Pakistan bilateral trade levels and cooperation and ahead of the next JEC meet, Pakistan has […]

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Dr.Tilak Fernando Sir Arthur C. Clarke found his way to Sri Lanka in 1956 intending to stay for six months to write a book on exploration of the Sri Lanka’s coastal waters. Until his demise, not so long ago, he decided to remain here for life. Sri Lankans are generally reputed to a have a […]

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