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The Sri Lankan Government has approved a proposal by a Tamil MP to pay reparations for war-affected & missing persons which include families of LTTE unlawful combatants. LTTE remains a banned terrorist organization, without first holding LTTE on trial for..

  Western are interfering with internal affairs of small countries set a puppet ruler of them  (Courtesy of www.DBSJeyaraj.com), United States Ambassador to Sri Lanka Atul Keshap has reportedly shattered the political ambition of former defence secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa to..

Sri Lanka is currently wedged between Buddhist fundamentalism and rigid Orthodox Islam that have made inroads into the country in the past 40 years or so. Both Buddhists and Muslims have forgotten the magnanimity and tolerance of the Sinhalese who..

H. L. D. Mahindapala   When the Buddha asked the Yakkahas a place to sit (T)he yakkhas thus answered the Blessed One: We all, O Lord, give you even the whole of our island. Give us release from our fear”..

Dharmasena Welipitiya captured Gotabhaya Rajapaksa leaving the podium after addressing Viyathmaga Convention 2018 on May 13, 2018 at Shangri-la, Colombo. Ravaya and Annida (Day After Tomorrow) edited by attorney-at-law K. W. Janaranjana, former editor of Ravaya, recently dealt with the..

Once upon a time things were simple. We had governments & they were represented by officials. It was a one to one direct dialogue. All that has changed & there are groups and groups peddling all types of issues on..

You are the majority in our Island. History is witness to your status as majority. History is also witness to how you came forward to defend your soil & protect fellow citizens as the majority should when confronted by invaders..

(Courtesy of  The Island) There has been a real hullabaloo over the commemoration of the LTTE terrorits who perished in the final battle of the Vanni war. There is nothing wrong with commemorating the dead so long as commemorative events are..

Dr Palitha Kohona Former Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations; Former Foreign Secretary. (Speech delivered at the annual convention of the Viyathmaga on 13th May 2018 in Colombo) Sri Lanka’s foreign relations must reflect the..

The Viyathmaga Annual Convention was held on 13th May 2018 at the Shangrila Hotel. Former diplomat Tamara Kunanayagam speaking on the topic of Sri Lanka’s Sovereignty: Non Negotiable her excellent presentation drew attention to a shocking scenario that if not..