Part VI

H. L. D. Mahindapala

“Instead of emotional discussions as to our historic origins and glorious pasts, let us come into grips with what we during the last 68 years after Independence have lived and suffered. By reflecting on …

By Shenali D Waduge

While foreign envoys and even clueless Sinhala politicians and Government officials are chirping reconciliation and drawing up reconciliation plans and proposals, the organizations that the GOSL recently de-proscribed have issued a joint statement commemorating the …

(Courtesy of The Island)

By Dr Upul Wijayawardhana

Dear Father Pieris, after reading your wonderful piece titled ‘I am a war criminal’ in ‘The Island’ of 16th and 18th January, I said to myself, something which I never thought I …

By Dr Palitha Kohona

(Former Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations in NY, previously Head of the UN Treaty Section. Dr Kohona was closely involved with the Uruguay Round of Trade negotiations).

Q. 1. There is considerable …

(Courtesy of The Island) 

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was attending the World Economic Forum in the Swiss ski resort of Davos while back in Colombo the stock market was setting records in the wrong direction and the promised addition of …

Sinhalanet Note

Rayappu among other leading Tamil Christian church leaders such as Jaffna Bishop were working for LTTE Tamil terrorists and promote Tamil terrorist’s activities like killing of innocent Sinhala Buddhists, attacking to Buddhist’s holiest places like Sri Dalada Maligawa, …

In an effort to boost the country’s economy, Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has extended a fresh invitation to Chinese investors to invest in his country.

Addressing a news conference on Wednesday in Davos, Switzerland, at the World Economic …

The naked truth about ‘foreign judges’ for so called “War Crimes” to gain political gains at the local authority election by Ranil and Sirisena.

President Maithripala Sirisena has told BBC (Sinhala Service) that foreign judges and prosecutors should not be …

 By Shenali D Waduge

When Gen. Fonseka failed in 2010, another candidate had to be selected for the 2015 Presidential election. That quest was outsourced to CBK who cherry-picked the most least-expected choice as President. To get rid of the …

H. L. D. Mahindapala

Without any reservations I must concede that the Buddhist clowns must be reined in, as stated by Ms. Rumpay Sera-singhe (a.k.a, Sharmini Serasinghe). In this survey of her version of Buddhism, I wish to state that …