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මේ කතාව කොහොම පටන් ගන්නද කියල මටම තේරෙන්නෙ නැහැ. අපි මෙහෙම පටන් ගමු. මගේ නම සමන්. සමන් ජයසිංහ. ගම කඩවත. මම සිංහ සමාජයේ සාමාජිකයෙක්. සිංහ සමාජයේ වාර්ෂික සමුලුවකට තවත් කට්ටියක් සමඟ ඇමරිකාවේ චිකාගෝවට යන්ට මට (අ)වාසනාව පෑදුනා. ඇමරිකන් උණ සෑදී වලිප්පුව සෑදී සිටි මම ආපසු ආවේ නැහැ. මට එහේ පොඩි ජොබ් කට්ටක් සෙට් උනා. දැන් [...]
Colombo’s problems as they were for 50 years: Moragoda »
October 1, 2011, 7:10 pm The UPFA candidate for Mayor of Colombo, Mr. Milinda Moragoda, during a recent interview produced a news clip from the old Ceylon Observer of 50 years ago, reporting the taking over of the mayoralty by Mr. M.H. Mohamed. In it the new mayor had identified the problems he faced. “Fifty [...]
Colombo can run without govt. funds, says Karu »
October 1, 2011, 7:10 pm In a statement issued yesterday UNP Deputy Leader Karu Jayasuriya, a former Mayor of Colombo, asserted that the city can operate without a single penny of government funds. When he was mayor, the center was not their’s but he was able to conclude a program that led to his being [...]
Can my vote make a difference? »
Interview with Eran Wickramaratne, MP. October 1, 2011, 5:20 pm NPW: Please elucidate why the electorate should use their votes; why everyone who is eligible to vote should vote, particularly in the Colombo Municipal Council elections. Eran: The main reason to vote at any election is to safeguard democratic rights. People’s faith should primarily be [...]
No blood sport please »
August 6, 2011, 4:21 pm Those who know UNP Deputy Leader Karu Jayasuriya will not expect blood sport in the new challenge that has been mounted on Mr. Ranil Wickremesinghe’s leadership of the green party. That has never been the way that Jayasuriya, once an army officer, then a successful businessman, ambassador, Mayor of Colombo [...]
‘If Ranil is gracious he’s historical – if he is not, we are not afraid’ »
United National Party (UNP) Southern Provincial Councillor Maithri Gunaratne has been struggling for party reforms for years, mostly in Court. He speaks to LAKBIMAnEWS on the latest attempt to reform the party through Karu Jayasuriya — and why he believes Jayasuriya will succeed where Sajith Premadasa failed. By Rathindra Kuruwita Nearing two weeks after Karu [...]
Why maligning Karu is bad for the country as well as the UNP »
August 3, 2011, 8:12 pm By Prof. Rajiva Wijesinha Since the announcement of possible changes in the UNP, there has been a plethora of attacks on Karu Jayasuriya. Many of them accuse him of ingratitude in that he seems to be challenging someone who had been enormously kind to him. The argument is that Ranil [...]
Can Karu J Bring Back Life To The Dying UNP? »
The results of last week’s elections to local government councils would have contributed to delirium in government ranks from the highest levels to raucous street sloganeers but ironically it also brought joy to some UNPers as well—those who want their immovable leader Ranil Wickremasinghe removed. Certainly winning all 45 councils contested in an environment not [...]
Karu’s time »
Elections were held for some sixty plus local government authorities last week. The United National Party lost and lost badly. So did the JVP. Udul Premaratne, ex-convenor of the Inter University Students Federation, a known athakoluwa of the rathu sahodarayas and a shameless pawn of Eelamism-in-Decline, might realize that being anti-Sri Lankan will not get [...]
The Buried Flame »
A tribute to Nalini Wickremesinghe By Maithree Wickramasinghe Along with the news of her demise, Aunty Nalini Wickremesinghe was portrayed in the media somewhat essentially as the daughter of D. R. Wijewardena, the wife of Esmond Wickremesinghe and the mother of Ranil Wickremesinghe. No doubt that she was uniquely positioned having been born the eldest [...]
