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Graveside memorial service to mark 16th anniversary of Lasantha’s assassination On Wednesday 8 January 9 a.m. at Borella Kanatte
The 16th anniversary of the assassination of The Sunday Leader founder Editor-in-Chief Lasantha Wickrematunge, which falls on 8 January, will be marked with a service at his graveside. Family, friends ...
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Life and Times of Jaffna’s Former Tiger Commander Sathasivampillai Krishnakumar alias “Col” Kittu.
The LTTE command was re-structured again in 1984, Ravindran alias Pandithar was appointed overall commander of the LTTE in Sri Lanka. Pandithar was stationed in Jaffna. Kittu functioned as commander ...
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Past and Present India -Sri Lanka Relations ; 1987 Rajiv-JR Accord and the 2024 Modi-AKD Meeting.
The second JVP insurgency was against the United National Party (UNP) Governments of President J.R. Jayewardene and his successor President Ranasinghe Premadasa. It began in 1987 when JR was President ...
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Chabad House is a religious space belonging to the Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic Movement which is deeply aligned with Israel’s ultra-right and the IDF.
The Gal Ferenbook debacle highlights another problem we have invited in, through ignorance and carelessness – the ongoing attempts to justify the setting up of a Chabad House in Arugam Bay and to ...
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Is “ the Writing on the Wall” for the Thirteenth Constitutional Amendment?
“ The Writing on the Wall’is a figurative expression derived from the story of Daniel in the old testament of the Bible. Chapter five of the book of Daniel relates how the then monarch of the ...
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The Speakers of Sri Lanka from 1931 to 2024 Served as the “Honourable ” Guardians of Parliamentary Supremacy.
Forced into exile 25 years ago and compelled to stay away in order to stay alive, journalist D.B.S. Jeyaraj always dreamt of returning to Sri Lanka. That flame of hope flickered occasionally, as the ...
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“Jehovah, Thou hast promised,,The isles shall wait for Thee,” – A Hymn for Ceylon- By Rev.W.S. Senior
Compliments of the Season everyone and best wishes for a bright and blessed 2025. I am beginning the new year by re-posting “The Hymn of Ceylon” on my Blog. The “hymn of Ceylon” was written by by Rev.
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Sweet and Sour Election Results for Ilankai Thamil Arasuk Katchi(ITAK).: On Top in Batticaloa but Down in Jaffna.
“Mata Allanda Bariwune,Madakkalappuwa vitharai” (I was unable to capture only Batticaloa) were the words with which President Anura Kumara Dissanayake smilingly greeted “Mattakkalappu”MP Shanakiyan ...