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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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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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Is “ the Writing on the Wall” for the Thirteenth Constitutional Amendment?
This week’s column in this context opines that the writing is on the wall for the thirteenth amendment to the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. It is the 13th ...
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Kandy-born MG Ramachandran (MGR) was Uncrowned King of Tamil Cinema and Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu State
Maruthur Gopalan Ramachandran known popularly as MGR ruled Tamil movidom for three decades until becoming Chief Minister of India’s Tamil Nadu State in 1977. MGR served as chief minister (CM) for ten ...
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From Francis Molamure in 1931 to Asoka Ranwala in 2024 : An Overview of Sri Lanka’s Speakers.
On 17 December 2024, Idampitiyegedara Wanigasuriya Mudiyanselage Jagath Wickramaratne was elected as speaker. The election was unanimous. Dr.Jagath Wickramarathe who was elected on the NPP ticket from ...
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“Bala Annai” : an Up,Close and Personal Account about LTTE Political Strategist Anton Stanislaus Balasingham.
The current controversy surrounding speaker Ashoka Sapumal Ranwala’s higher educational qualifications evoke memories of an earlier controversy of a similar nature concerning a prominent person ...
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Sri Lanka’s Premier Tamil Political Party Ilankai Thamil Arasuk Katchi(ITAK) Celebrates 75th Birth Anniversary.
The recently held parliamentary elections have resulted in the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna(JVP)led National People’s Power(NPP) winning 159 seats and forming the Government. The Samagi Jana ...
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Beyond “Big Brother” : Reframing India-Sri Lanka Relations Under President Dissanayake
One side-effect of the polarizing effect of nationalism and populism around the world in recent years has been a decrease in the political stability and mandate enjoyed by incumbent regimes. From the ...
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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 ...
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Despite Winning 159 Seats, the 3 MP Success in Jaffna is the Prized Jewel in the NPP’s Electoral Crown.
The Anura “Alai”or wave that engulfed the Tamil nationalist stronghold of Jaffna was the focus of this column published last week. (Anura “Alai”(Wave) Engulfs Tamil Nationalist Stronghold of ...