Shenali D Waduge Firstly Sri Lanka’s war did have witnesses. The witnesses were however NOT – Gordon Weiss, Francis Harrison, Channel 4, the Darusman Panel, Charles Petrie and a whole list of others who have promoted themselves as witnesses when they are not because they were never inside the war zone. They were only passing […]

By Shenali D Waduge  World War 2 took place over 70 years ago but Geneva Conventions did exist and the Allies were signatory to the Conventions. The Nazi soldiers were all members of the German army though Germany did not declare war on Allied Forces – the Allies declared war on Germany. In Sri Lanka’s […]

– Kumar Moses LTTE was comprehensively defeated in the beaches of the Nanthikadal Lagoon on May 18, 2009. Thanks to the last weeks of war, Sri Lanka remains safe from bombs, terror assassinations and other terrorist activities for over four and a half years. Emergency Regulations have been lifted for the longest period of time. […]

Shenali D Waduge The lies to create Kosovo’s ‘independence’ are many. Allegation that 225,000 ethnic Albanian men aged between 14 and 59 were missing or presumed dead was made by US Ambassador-at-large David Scheffer. It was an invention. In 2000, the International War Crimes Tribunal announced that the final count of bodies found in Kosovo’s […]

Asoka Weerasinghe Kings Grove Crescent . Gloucester . Ontario . Canada 2 January 2014 The Editor (Letters) THE OTTAWA CITIZEN Dear Editor: I am not sure why all this fuss is about in your news item “Sri Lanka warns MP possible arrest.”   The MP concerned is the Tamil-Canadian Rathika Sitsabaesan, the NDP  Parliamentarian for Scarborough-Rouge […]

by Shamindra Ferdinando Courtesy Island Jaffna born Canadian MP Rathika Sitsabaiesan is likely to face disciplinary action back at home for falsely claiming that she had been placed under house arrest in northern Sri Lanka. Canada based sources told The Island that the New Democratic Party (NDP) MP had caused chaos while being on a private visit […]

Asoka Weerasinghe Kings Grove Crescent . Gloucester . Ontario . Canada 2 January 2014 Rathika Sitsabaiesan, NDP MP, for Scarborough-Rouge River, Ontario  House of Commons, Ottawa 2 January 2014. Dear Rathika: You surprised me when I read your statement in ColomboPage and later in the National Post “……., but subjected to political intimidation.  I was […]

Mahinda Gunasekera  Agincourt, Ontario, Canada The Editor Toronto Star  Dear Editor, News report stating that MP Rathika Sitsabaesan is under house arrest in Sri Lanka I refer to the news report carried on page A2 of today’s edition stating that Ms. Rathika Sitsabaesan, MP for Scarborough-Rouge River is being held under house arrest in Sri […]

The Daily News Editorial L’ affaire Rathika Sithsabeisan turned out to be no affair at all. This Canadian National Democratic party MP was apparently in Jaffna and it seems that nobody knew or cared until some diabolically motivated element informed the Canadian media that she had been placed under house arrest in Jaffna. Sithsabeisan it […]

Dr.Tilak Fernando The gradual inflow of Sri Lankans into the UK continued from late 1950 in the form of students, visitors, professionals on work permits and anyone who qualified for an official entry permit to come into Britain. From 1970s onwards the pattern changed where the influx began to increase by coinciding with several internal […]

By Janaka Alahapperuma Chief Minister of the Northern Province C. V. Wigneswaran met President Mahinda Rajapaksa this morning (02 January) at Temple Trees. The President’s Office press release stated that both parties discussed some practical problems prevailing in the North and the ways and means relating to administration at the discussion. The Chief Minister and […]