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BRAVERY IN THE EELAM WARS
By KAMALIKA PIERIS
The armed forces could have crushed the LTTE any time in the last 30 years if they had been allowed to do so. They knew they could easily defeat the LTTE in regular combat and were eager …
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Hands off Our Armed Forces: Apologize Chief Minister Nazeer
“Rudeness is the weak man’s imitation of strength.”
In less than 7 years people appear to have forgotten that they are today living in peace because of the sacrifices of the armed forces. Chief Ministers Wigneswaran and Nazeer
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PRAISING THE ARMED FORCES OF SRI LANKA
KAMALIKA PIERIS
The armed forces of Sri Lanka have received much praise for their victory in Eelam War IV. Army commander, Lieutenant General Ratnayake observed ‘Armed forces around the world are talking of our victory.’ Foreign military officers who attended …
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Sri Lanka’s Devolution Joke: Opportunity for minority politicians to advance careers in provinces
The fundamental reason behind seeking devolution is to enable people of the provinces to be empowered. Having said that we find that in practice no such empowerment has taken place. 70 year plus Northern province Chief Minister lived all his …
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‘Colonel’ Thamilini’s version of events leading to LTTE’s annihilation
Courtesy of The Island
By Shamindra Ferdinando
The launch of ‘Thiyunu Asipathaka Sevana Yata’ (In the Shadow of a Sharp Sword), Sinhala translation of ‘Oru Koorvaalin Nizhalil’, life story of high ranking LTTE cadre, Subramaniam Sivakamy alias ‘Col’ Thamilini, took …
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Sri Lanka’s debt to Buddhism and the way forward in strengthening its Buddhist identity
By Senaka Weeraratna
Buddhism has shaped the lives of our people, the identity, and the direction of our society in a way unmatched by any other religion. Buddhism has been the national faith for over two millennia and the bedrock …
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FROM “CEYLON” TO “SRI LANKA”
KAMALIKA PIERIS
The British name for the island, ‘Ceylon’ came from the Dutch ‘Zeylan’ . ‘Zeylan’ came from the Portuguese ‘Ceilao’ . Ceilao came from the Arabic ‘Zailan’ which was derived from the indigenous ‘Sinhala’. Therefore these were all versions …
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Can Government keep the momentum?
(Courtesy of Sunday Times)
After 16 months of holding the post of Prime Minister, is UNP on a navigated route or on a collision course with the people? Undoing is self-inflicted: mainly caused by the leader’s cloistered advisers living far …
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Sri Lanka must set up a LTTE Terror Remembrance Museum on the lines of Vietnams War Remnants Museum
It is getting tedious to be countering lies that are being publicized globally by well-funded campaigns generated from criminal syndicates that continue to function and were part of the LTTE international criminal network. Whatever attempts being made to downplay the …
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Blessed are the Tamil politicians for they can recover their tongues
“The TULF / TNA knew what the LTTE could do to the unarmed. They knew what they had done to those who were armed, those who had the guns and had undergone relevant training. The LTTE annihilated the TELO, and …
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LTTE Terrorists Attack of the Month
On 14 th May 1985 LTTE attacked the sacred Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi
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