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Spanish colonial crimes – Bull Fighting – Spanish Flu – Covid-19 do you see a connection? Do these trail of thoughts carry a trail of tears? Do they implore Spain to revisit their moral standing of past and present actions?..

(A paper prepared by the Sri Lanka Geo-Political Study Circle to insulate Sri Lanka against extinction  from natural and man-made disasters in a globalized world.) Situational Background Sri Lanka is a spiritual Nation, blessed with a land that is naturally fertile and..

By Michael Roberts   In his wide-ranging autobiographical tale of his numerous engagements in Sri Lanka and for Sri Lanka Michael Lord Naseby has condemned the LTTE for its deployment of so many Tamil civilians as a “human shield” and..

There is much hullabaloo over the pardoning of Corporal Sunil Ratnayake by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. The usual set of culprits are 24×7 preoccupied in carrying out a globally hyped campaign against the decision. Everyone does make mistakes. People are after..

By C. A. Chandraprema (Courtesy of The Island) A veritable caterwaul of protest has erupted from local and international NGO quarters over the presidential pardon extended to a former soldier Sunil Ratnayake, who had been convicted and sentenced to death..

(First Released in 2015) Sri Lanka is a resplendent island, famous for its scenic beauty and its Theravada Buddhist cultural heritage. Our great nation epitomized the great and good in human nature. Compassion, selflessness, generosity, integrity and, above all, merciful..

By Shenali Waduge        As if we did not have one global virus to contend with – there is another biased virus. A bandwagon calling themselves human rights activists deem the pardon of ‘butcher’ Sunil Ratnayake to be an..

(This article firstly released in 2015) War hero Ratnayaka Mudiyanselage Sunil Ratnayaka is on death row at the age of just 38 for the crime of protecting his country from bloodshed and ruin. Very little is known of Sunil by..

The pioneering Indo-Aryan settlers, who came to be known as Sinhalese later, never stopped making history from the time they stepped ashore. The mission of making history came naturally to them. It was their innate penchant for making history that..

By Kamalika Pieris The government, the public and even our own soldiers thought that the LTTE was a superior fighting force, said Kamal Gunaratne A senior minister told Kamal Gunaratne, the present Secretary of Defense, you can’t win the war..