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It’s rather a precarious situation giving new meaning to ‘don’t bite the hand that feeds you’. The racist Tamil leaders have plucked out a new terminology from their racist hat ‘structural genocide’ the placards read claiming that the good governance..

Colonial rule was about takeover of nations, conversion of people and plunder of resources. Fast forward to the 21st century has the objectives of the former colonial countries in the West changed? If colonials were Western Christian invaders today we have..

(Courtesy of The Island) By Sanja de silva Jayatilleka It must surely be thought odd that I am even undertaking an effort to intervene here on a subject that requires comment by lawyers or political scientists. But as a concerned..

During the last few months before the end of the LTTE ground force there were 3 players inside the theatre of war – the Sri Lankan Armed Forces, the LTTE and Tamil civilians and the possibility of South Indians also..

By Major General (Retd.) Lalin Fernando (By Courtesy of – Asian Tribune ) Major General Kamal Guneratne ‘s ‘Road to Nandikadal’ is the most comprehensive, credible, incisive, riveting and objective book in English on the entire 26 year old conflict..

Shenali D Waduge Namesake Buddhists who are not culturally rooted in Sri Lanka are definitely not spokesman for the Sinhala Buddhists of Sri Lanka. Yet, it is the voices and opinions of these who are being showcased and who have..

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..