Articles
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No Flowers Bloomed In The First Hundred Days
At the end of the glorified 100 days the nation is left with a sense of déjà vu, if not disappointment and frustration. Nothing significant stands out as exemplary achievements of the Sirisena–Wickremesinghe regime to crow about the promised “difference” (when-a-suck). The failure of..
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Cultural emphasis in Modi’s first state visits to the East.
Something not sufficiently articulated, if not altogether missing in the commentaries about Prime Minister Modi’s first official visits to the three countries in the East last week which were euphemistically called “reaching East,” is the notable paradigm shift which is..
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Sri Lanka’s admirable Buddhist missionary achievements in the West: Anagarika & Asoka offer role models to emulate
As the Buddhist public in Sri Lanka begin to close ranks to meet the challenges facing the continuity and preservation of the Buddhist ethos and heritage in the light of planned incursions, it is good to take stock of the..
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Was LTTE bankrolled for different objectives!
A movement created overseas and exported to destabalize Sri Lanka that lasted 3 decades despite a wave of serial murders/assassinations/suicides & crimes with offices placed overseas to carry out its propaganda despite international bans has to have some reasons for..
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National Flag is “Lion Flag”
SWARNA HANSA FOUNDATION 262, Denzil Kobbakaduwa Mawatha , Battaramulla 2869901 E-mail a – :shf@slt.lk Hoisting of Sinhale Flag by Swarna Hansa at Magul Maduwa premises of Dalada Maligawa, Mahanuwara , seen as a mischievous act of Sinhala Extremists , soon..
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Mapping India-China Cultural Links Crucial For Asia’s Emergence
By Kalinga Seneviratne When Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived on May 14 in the historic city of Xian, at the start of his three-day visit to China, he was almost immediately taken by Chinese President Xi Jinping to the..
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Prosecute, but don’t persecute
(Do you vote again anti-Sinhala Ranil again?) By Rohana R. Wasala Listening to the Adaderana TV 8 pm/May 25 news bulletin the next day (May 26) on the internet, I was shocked and saddened by the unjustness, the irrationality, and..
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NATIONAL ANTHEM AND NATIONALISM
By Rear Admiral (Dr). Sarath Weerasekara Member of Parliament. Once upon a time there was a beautiful island with wonderful people and it was called the “Pearl of the Indian Ocean “. The island is still beautiful and the people..
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Tamil Genocide Day – Is it to remember civilians or LTTE?
This question needs to be asked and answered. Sri Lanka’s terror did not begin at home. India trained Sri Lankan youth in India clandestinely and these groups which included the LTTE were sent on a mission to destablize Sri Lanka…
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Hold! ‘Betrayal’ by Fonseka! Listen to this
Former Ambassador (Courtesy of The Island) Whether or not General (Rtd) Sarath Fonseka said it in respect of the killing of Pulidevan (head of LTTE peace secretariat), Nadesan (LTTE police chief along with his Sinhalese wife) and Ramesh who are..





