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Butterfly is a film by Vishnu Vasu screened at the National Film Corporation in August 2014. Its characters were REAL and their stories were equally real. The question is why have these stories never once been taken up by officials..

(Courtesy of The Nation) The widow of the late LTTE political wing leader S. P. Thamilselvan, Shashirekha in an exclusive interview with The Nation goes back to her youth, learning Bharata Natyam, becoming a dancing teacher, meeting with the LTTE..

September 27th draws near and with it the verdict on a corruption case against pro-LTTE Tamil terrorists Indian politician Jayalalithaa Jayaram is much at stake. Notoriety, humiliation and the looming prospect of the horror of a stint in prison —..

The first-ever medal parade of the  United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) at the new SRIMED Level 2 Hospital, managed by the Sri Lankan contingent in Bor, South Sudan, took place recently during a colourful ceremony.The medical staff of..

We live in a world of blurred boundaries and deliberate misnaming.   We expect words to mean something but in their activation we discover that they are taken to be something quite different.  The much celebrated ‘Arab Spring’ comes to mind. ..

Norwegian Ambassador Grete Løchen, was quoted by the Embassy as saying that Norway in Sri Lanka is often accused in the media of supporting extremist groups and LTTE Tamil terrorists, Tamil separatists TNA and their views. It is widely alleged..

In September 2009 Channel 4 claimed “we are unable to vouch for the independence of her testimony’ but there was no disclaimer and Vany Kumar was the star witness for C4’s ‘Killing Fields’ film. We soon discovered she was no..

T. K. Premadasa The historical visit of Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China on September 16, 2014 marks a new milestone in further strengthening Sri Lanka-China strong relationship maintained over centuries ago. His visit becomes historical because..

September 17th marks the 150th birth anniversary of a great son of Sri Lanka. The name of Anagarika Dharmpala should not just be etched in stone and commemorated ceremoniously annually. The people must be aware of all that he stood for and..

We don’t know who they are but the ‘Made in US/UK’ signs are hard to miss. ISIS are the “born again” of the Al Qaeda. The doubt is intensified because the enemies of the ISIS happen to be the very..