“I do not like publicity for the sake of publicity but I would like to see if it is possible through your article to bring about an upturn of those renouncing the world and becoming monks in order to protect …
By Ira Mediwake
Buddhist village Trust for Sri Lanka in U.K.
Dr. Rakshita Weerakody is the Government Medical Officer in charge of the Wahalkada Government Rural Hospital in the Kebithigollewa Divisional Secretariat area of the Anuradhapura District. I represent the …
Next Parliamentary election: Are you for or against 13-A?
In this final segment of the Wigneswaran (Angulimala) Damanaya, a five-part series, we discuss how he could be tamed with the help of the Karuna paradigm. The responsibility in this regard …
The message that came out – loud and clear – from the Nugegoda rally is unambiguous : a new political man has risen with a new consciousness to change the political landscape. He is also bent on changing the mistake …
The perception both nationally and internationally is that Sri Lanka’s Foreign Policy under the administration of former President Rajapaksa was China-centric. By way of a course correction, President Sirisena’s administration is attempting to re-establish lost ground …
“Final days of war” and accountability is the hot topic in the diplomatic and international arena. Let us ask the Germans and the Japanese what they thought of when the Allied Troops flattened Dresden the night prior to Valentine’s Day …
The NPC must be requested to apologize to the nation for bringing Resolutions that they are well aware are false and baseless with nothing to substantiate except to create tensions amongst communities. That the NPC has been indulging in this …
“Sirisena was supported by a broad coalition including leading Tamil and Muslim parties and the United National Party…Rajapaksa still earned more support from the Sinhalese community than Sirisena, the ethnic group that comprises about three-quarters of the
…“According to an article in The Sunday Times in 11 April 1999 under the heading “Forgotten and discarded the Sinhala Refugees” by Kumbakarana, 12,000 Sinhalese people have been chased out from Trincomalee town itself. A total of 18,000 Sinhalese have
…By Daya Gamage
(Courtesy of Asian Tribune)
Officially when the Government of Sri Lanka declares, to facilitate ethnic reconciliation, it will, among …