by K.S. Sivakumaran Here are some idealistic suggestions for better harmonious living in this blessed country: 1. Discourage the activities of those ruthless people masquerading as genuine Sinhala Buddhist clergymen involving themselves in political, anti-social activities.
Archive of entries posted on 12th June 2012
Appalling treatment for Sri Lankan Tamil refugees by their ‘brethren’ on Tamil Nadu
By Kath Noble Sri Lankan refugees have been making the news again in recent days. A group of 40 whose claims of persecution have been rejected by the UK was sent back to Colombo at the beginning of the month. Sri Lankan refugees prepare to disembark from the ferry that brought them from India to [...]
‘Gota’s War’ by Chandraprema: Glaring omissions but quite thorough
by Prof.Rajiva Wijesinha M.P. C A Chandraprema’s book on the war against the LTTE is an immensely interesting read. I had wondered how effective he would be as a writer of a sustained narrative, for his columns, though informative, can sometimes be turgid and repetitive. But his book combines a racy narrative with convincing detail, [...]
‘I acted in conformity with the mandate given to me by His Excellency The President’ –Tamara Kunanayakam
by Ayesha Zuhair Tamara Kunanayakam, Sri Lanka’s Permanent Representative (PR) to the United Nations (UN) in Geneva, has accused Navanethem Pillay, the UN’s High Commissioner for Human Rights, of playing the political agenda of the US and Western powers. In an e-mail interview with the Daily Mirror, Ambassador Kunanayakam elaborates on the accusations contained in [...]
The Role of international law in contemporary diplomacy
By Dr.Amrith Rohan Perera (Text of the Romesh Jayasinghe -Memorial Oration delivered by Dr Amrith Rohan Perera PC at Sri Lanka Foundation Institute, Colombo on May 30, 2012) I first heard of Romesh Jayasinghe from his father, the late W T Jayasinghe, the Secretary of the Ministry of Defence and Foreign Affairs, as it then [...]
Rise of Kurdish diaspora leader could awaken sleeping dragon of Kurdish Nationalism
A sleeping dragon awakes: Kurds Take Centre Stage in West Asia by James.M.Dorsey Synopsis As popular uprisings and post-revolt transitions change the political, economic and social structures of the Middle East, Kurds, the world’s largest nation without a state of their own, are emerging as the force that could spark a redrawing of borders and [...]
