Representatives of the All Cey­lon Bud­dhist Con­gress, Pres­i­dent’s Coun­sel Man­o­hara R. De Sil­va and Pra­san­na De Al­wis high­ligh­t the harm­ful con­se­quen­ces of the 13th Amend­ment to the na­tion.

The law­yers who gave an in­sight in­to the 13th Amend­ment from a …

UN day of  Vesak was celebrated in Melbourne on 24^th  May 2014. Buddhists from Australia and hundreds of  Buddhists from  other countries such as Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Cambodia, China, Laos, Burma, Thailand, Malaysia ,Singapore, Hong Kong, Tibet, Japan and …

Suddenly not only are LTTE emerging alive from the dead at least that was what internationally accepted reports initially revealed to embarrass Sri Lanka, but now supposed ‘refugees’ holding UNHCR passes are being arrested as well. Quite a lot of …

The Indian newspapers, the very same that went overboard in partnership with its Western parties, to portray that the devil-incarnate was likely to lead India is using a lot of print space to vocalize the pressures being exerted by Tamil …

On 11th May 2014, a Vesak celebration and alms giving took place at the Buddhist Temple ( Das Buddhistsiche Haus) in Berlin – Frohnau organized on behalf of the German Dharmaduta Society, Colombo, by Mr. Tissa Weeraratna, Vice-President of the …

H. L. D. Mahindapala

In response to my article Jehan (Pacha) Perera has done it again” the Governing Council of the National Peace Council (NPC) has rushed to defend their Executive Director  with the following paragraph:

We also take issue …

While all Sri Lankans celebrated another unforgettable anniversary of the victory over LTTE Tamil terrorism on 18^th and 19^th May 2014,  the  governor of the Northern province, Major General (retd) G.A. Chandrasiri grandly  commemorated  victory  in Jaffna.  The …

The Embassy of Sri Lanka together with the Sri Lankan Buddhist Community in the greater Washington area observed this year’s Vesak Poya Day on May 13^th, 2014 in the Embassy premises.

The Buddhists around the world celebrate the …

NPC’s Governing Council admits it lied to the public

Posted on May 20th, 2014

H. L. D. Mahindapala

In response to my article Jehan (Pacha) Perera has done it again” the Governing Council of the National Peace Council (NPC) has …

The Terrorist Investigations Department has issued written notice on a Jaffna university academics, to appear in Colombo for an inquiry over the planned remembrance ceremony for LTTE Tamil terrorist killed in the war. The notice followed a discussion between representatives …