By Ranee Mohamed It is hard to find a school in Grandpass where the paint has not faded and the chairs have not broken. With thousands of children clad in blue shorts and off white shirts and uniforms trudging along the uneven, imaginary pavements, it is even more difficult to find two children whose hearts [...]
by Going Global (abdulhalik.wordpress.com) S o now that it is more or less confirmed that the General will be running in the presidential election to be held next year, we responsible voters (yes, ha ha) should ask ourselves the question; What will Sarath Do? if he gets into power. My sentiments on Sarath so far [...]
I still have not got over the shock, shame and disgust over the brutal murder of the unarmed boy Sivakumaran by two men identified as policemen while he was in the sea and begging the policemen not to attack him. His drowning was the result of the policemen attacking him mercilessly with clubs as was [...]
Arjuna Ranatunga Vs Sarath Fonseka
By Risidra Mendis They love nature and are committed to protecting the environment and its animals. They have the talent to draw and through their work send out an important message — protect nature and its wildlife. These youngsters together with many others joined the junior Young Zoologists Association (YZA) art class at a very [...]
* December 1 Is World AIDS Day By Piyumi Buddhakorala and Janeen Fernando Hewa Anthonige Lakshman, executive director of the Community Strength Development Foundation (CSDF) spoke of the difficulties faced by those working for the welfare of sex workers in Sri Lanka while shedding light on an industry which is very much a taboo subject. [...]
PETITION In The Supreme Court Of The Democratic Socialist Republic Of Sri Lanka S.C.F.R. / 2009 In the matters of an application under Article 126 of the Constitution. Gardihewa Sarath Chandralal Fonseka, Army Commander’s House, Baudhaloka Mawatha, Colombo 7 Petitioner Vs. 1.Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Colombo 1 2.The Commander, Sri Lanka Army, Army [...]
By Mandana Ismail Abeywickrema Leading hoteliers told The Sunday Leader that they were being approached by “associates close to the Rajapaksa brothers” pushing them to purchase large tracts of land at Kuchchaveli in the Trincomalee District. The land is held in the names of companies registered “overnight” they said. A leading hotelier requesting anonymity told [...]
Kumaran Pathmanathan or ‘KP’ as he is popularly known internationally, is supposed to be the arms procurer and fund raiser for the LTTE. He was flown to Colombo from Malaysia for interrogation, in Business Class. While in custody he is afforded many luxury facilities; an Indian cook has been assigned to cook Indian cuisine for [...]
By Tisaranee Gunasekara “A plague ‘o both your houses” — Shakespeare (Romeo And Juliet) A leader hailed as a King; a family occupying the state; a regime suppressing its political opponents under cover of national security; a country at war with itself, divided along patriot vs. anti-patriot lines; a society intoxicated with triumphalism to the [...]
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