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In memory of Anagarika Dharmapala, whose 152nd death anniversary falls today When he was born on Sept. 17, 1864 the Sinhalese had been deprived of their energy, confidence and spirit due to the colonial rule of the Portuguese, the Dutch..

by Senaka Weeraratna  www.lankaweb.com The German Dharmaduta Society, Regional Centre of the World Fellowship of Buddhists (WFB) based in Sri Lanka has submitted a Resolution to be tabled at the forthcoming 28th General Conference of the WFB to be held in Seoul,..

(Courtesy of The Island) Dr D. Chandraratna UNSG Ban Ki-moon was unfair to all Sri Lankans who are trying managing their affairs in a racially jumbled space by his comments implying that the Sri Lankan army is guilty of an..

By Dr.Dayan Jayatilleka The TNA-Tamil Diaspora-UNP project is a frail, minimalist State with a weak centre Would India have allowed Ban Ki moon to travel to Kashmir and have a political dialogue with strident Kashmiri nationalists? The Sri Lankan Government..

The crimes of the recent present have all been facilitated or complimented by groups of people known as NGOs, human rights activists, civil society together with mainstream media all of whom claim to be ‘unbiased’ ‘transparent’ ‘deeply concerned about the..

 By Shamindra Ferdinando  A seminar, titled ‘The Geneva resolution and federalism as it is today’ organized by Global Sri Lankan  Forum (GSLF), at Sri Lanka Foundation, on Sept. 5, 2016, received the attention of Groundviews, the first citizen journalism website..

The whole human rights game needs to be exposed. Human rights is being used by countries that claim to be possessing a moral high ground to point fingers. They possess no such moral high ground. Evidence is ample to show..

C V Wigneswaran Chief Minister of Northern Provincial Council, one of 9 provincial councils in Sri Lanka has written ‘My Request to Sinhala Youth’. It is a pity he never chose to write anything to the Tamil youth who were..

There are 16 UN Missions currently operating with over 85,000 blue helmets. These men are serving in countries where conflicts have not arisen without a reason. Many of these conflicts have been planned and plotted by the very nations passing..

Courtesy  of The Island  It is being argued in some quarters that UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon’s recent comment, in Colombo, drawing a far-fetched comparison between the Vanni war and acts of genocide in Rwanda and Srebrenica has inflicted severer..