Spotlight Ven Inamaluwe Sumangala Thero

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Ven Inamaluwe Sumangala Thero – Chief Priest Of The Dambulla Viharaya By Niranjala Ariyawansha Ven. Inamaluwe Sumangala Thero, the Chief Priest at the Rangiri Dambulla Viharaya was in the forefront…

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The former “Venerable” Pahalegama Somaratana, The monk with Mahinda Rajapaksa and The Thames Buddhist Vihara

Pedophile Buddhist Sanghanayaka Of Great Britain And The Sri Lankan Media »

By Uvindu Kurukulasuriya He was “Venerable” Chief Sanghanayaka Thera of Great Britain and chief incumbent of the Thames Buddhist Vihara and also Parivenadhipathi of the Vidyaravinda Pirivena, Pahalagama, Gampaha and…

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Rauf Hakeem

‘Patriotism Is The Last Refuge Of The Scoundrel’ – Rauf Hakeem »

By Mandana Ismail Abeywickrema The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) has become the focus of attention over the recent dispute over a Muslim mosque located within the Dambulla sacred area…

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Buddhist monks conduct the final rites of Lanka in Ingiriya and Injuries on Lanka’s legs caused by mahout Padmashanta’s spear

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By Nirmala Kannangara Startling  revelations have come to the fore as to how certain Buddhist  monks make money from leasing out the elephants they have obtained from the Pinnawala Elephants…

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The Nilwala Ganga Crocodile

The Crocodile Menace Or Are We A Menace To The Crocodile »

 K. Prashanthie Picture by  Pubudu Weerarathne Lately there have been many reports of Crocodile sightings, attacks  on humans, in areas which have not been hitherto, known to be frequented by…

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News

President Stop Multi Million Share Market Racket »

 NSB Purchase Of The Finance  Shares To  Be Cancelled By Faraz Shauketaly President Mahinda Rajapaksa has ordered the National Savings…

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Pedophile Chief Monk Convicted In UK – Runs Orphanage In Lanka »

By Uvindu Kurukulasuriya Convicted pedophile, Chief Sanghanayaka Thera of Great Britain and chief incumbent of the Thames Buddhist Vihara Pahalagama…

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Wasp Attack Injures Over 40 »

Over 40 people were injured following a wasp attack in Sigiriya yesterday, the police said. Police spokesman Ajith Rohana said…

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Kohuwela Police Deny Assault – Victim Claims Otherwise »

By Raisa Wickrematunge The man who claimed that he had been assaulted by police attached to the Kohuwela police station …

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Commission To Keep Mervyn Probe Secret »

By Dinouk Colombage The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery and Corruption is still awaiting legal advice on whether or…

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Only 40,000 Heritage Sites Protected »

By Indika Sri Aravinda Only 40,000 of the 250,000 heritage sites in Sri Lanka are protected, National Heritage Minister Dr.…

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Trade Union Blames Mismanagement For Cpc Losses »

By Nirmala Kannangara The staggering losses incurred by the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) are solely due to mismanagement of company…

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Teens Rape 75 Year Old Woman »

Two teenagers, aged 18 and 19 years have been arrested for raping a 75 year old woman in Aralagangwila, the…

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Columns

Govt. Continues To Stumble With Lessons Unlearnt »

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US to discuss SL with India ahead of GL’s visit Sri Lanka votes against India The Mahinda Rajapaksa administration it appears will never learn from its past mistakes, especially on the diplomatic front. While scoring points on the one hand by showing some progress in…

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A Logical Next Step: A Cabinet Shuffle »

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It seems that, periodically, Our Beloved Leader (OBL) just to keep his minions off-balance and perhaps to send them a message that he, and only he, determines the extent of their REAL incomes, threatens them with shuffling their portfolios in a manner that could adversely…

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Religious Harmony And The Unity Of The Sri Lankan Nation »

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So many Gods, so many creeds, So many paths that wind and wind, While just the art of being kind, Is all the sad world needs -Ella Wheeler Wilcox-The World’s Need Lanka-e-News-reported last week that the Minister for Land  and Land Development Janaka Bandara Tennekoon…

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The Dangers Of Banning Manila ‘Truants’ »

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Seneviratne: If players don’t have the time for national duty then they shouldn’t be playing domestic rugby. THE more you think about Sri Lanka’s performance in the recent A5N competition; more painful is the regret that promotion had eluded us, needlessly. A team of second-stringers…

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Democracy Can’t Take Root In The Desert Sands »

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Is there a country with even a semblance of democracy existing across the North African sub-continent or even in southern African regions south of the Maghreb or the strip that stretches from the Red Sea across the Middle East ending in  Pakistan? We stand to…

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Three In The Gentlemen’s Game Take To The Crooked Game »

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Sachin Tendulkar is the most adorable of sportsmen and indeed Indian sportsmen we have seen . He is certainly an international superstar and a cricketing god. India has thousands of gods and Sachin is among the latest and the most evoked of gods particularly when…

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Editorial

Alleged War Crimes: Only Option Available »

Are Sri Lanka and Western powers to continue their tussle of locking horns over alleged war crimes  and  violations of human rights by Sri Lanka?…

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Militarization And Lawlessness »

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“….the shadow of a saviour can turn into a fiendish destroyer”. - Jung (Psychology and Literature) By Tisaranee Gunasekara In Sri Lanka, treasure-hunters are becoming…

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Unwarranted Publicity Costs Angela Seneviratne Her Career »

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By Faraz Shauketaly Angela Seneviratne, the former Miss Sri Lanka and actress has called on the media to be more responsible  when reporting – however…

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Buddhist Heritage And The Present »

By Ravi Perera This week when we commemorate the life of the Buddha, that incomparable teacher, it will be appropriate that we also ponder the…

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May Day In Sri Lanka »

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Workers Are Pawns In The Hands Of Politicians Our pictorial today showcases in a nutshell what May Day in Sri Lanka has become.  It is…

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Vesak »

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Text and Pictures - by Pavithra Jovan De Mello Vesak, is one of the biggest and most important days in the Buddhist calender in Sri…

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Politics J. R. Jayawardene and Rajiv Gandhi signing the Indo Lanka Peace Accord, Mahinda Rajapaksa and Manmohan Singh

13 Plus Could It Be The Best Solution?

By Victor Ivan Implementation of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution with its attendant powers is held to be the best solution for the ethnic problem of Sri Lanka, particularly by India, Western powers, Tamil leaders…

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Focus Will releasing cattle from slaughter houses for a day make a difference

The Hypocrisy That Surrounds Ecclesiastical Holidays

  By Faraz Shauketaly Vesak, I explained to my colleague who hails from the Welsh countryside within the hallowed territorial waters of the United Kingdom, is a celebration of Lord Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and passing away.…

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Features Eric Feferberg (AFP/Getty Images) Nicolas Sarkozy and Angela Merkel

World In Review 2012

French Discontent Imperils Sarkozy By David Gauthier-Villars PARIS—One morning recently, Nicolas Sarkozy summoned a top aide to discuss his fading re-election  prospects. Yet another poll was pointing to victory for his rival, Socialist François Hollande, in…

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Letters 34-vesak

Vesak- A Hypocritical Event

As we approach VESAK I am readying myself to witness first hand the hypocrisy of this nation. Led by the government of Sri Lanka and the totally abhorrent laws concerning alcohol its sale and consumption the…

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Business P.B. Jayasundara

PBJ, Modern Day Rip Van Winkle

A banker referring to Treasury Secretary Dr. P.B. Jayasundera’s outburst, of accusing them of being manipulators vis-à-vis the exchange rate (ER) market as reported by a section of Tuesday’s dailies, said that the economy was opened…

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Review Collapsed houses after a storm ripped through Zone 1 of Menik Farm, damaging 942 shelters. Although the houses were quickly rebuilt, the inmates continue to beg for a chance to go back to their homes, Children's toys lie forlornly in the aftermath of the storm , Schoolbooks scattered and torn. The school inside had collapsed and Several people were injured when the roofs collapsed on their heads

Inside Menik Farm A Student’s Tale Of The Continuing Hardship In The North

By Raisa Wickrematunge Indian-born Raksha is a student of the Graduate Institute in Geneva, where she is preparing to write her dissertation. She was in Chettikulam the day after a cyclone damaged 942 shelters in Zone…

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Sports The Peterites launch another raid in to Joes territory - Picture byAshan Perera

Petes Made To Fight Hard By Gallant Joes

Schools Rugby – Battle of the Saints By Milinda Gunawardena A reasonable number of rugby enthusiasts gathered at the St.Peters ground in Bambalapitiya on Friday to witness what was expected to be a close tussle between…

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Economy 19-01

Bilateral Loans And Accompanying Compromises

By Dr. Arujuna Sivananthan Despite a presumption to the contrary, the post-war exuberance of Sri Lanka’s economy and its current slowdown reinforces the proposition that it remains a small open economy. It is a price taker…

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