tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2468613367801394261.comments2024-03-13T21:38:21.872+05:30Sri Lanka GuardianUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3775125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2468613367801394261.post-56336254607194122432023-09-27T15:15:32.459+05:302023-09-27T15:15:32.459+05:30As one who lived in Tamilnadu since 1990 till 2013...As one who lived in Tamilnadu since 1990 till 2013, I can certainly say that the observations made in this article on Canada's role in respect of the LTTE are extremely valid<br />I entirely endorse the author's analysis and views.<br />Excellent reading indeed Aurobindo Banerjeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09024843103280761939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2468613367801394261.post-32715120650372573942022-08-22T01:10:31.581+05:302022-08-22T01:10:31.581+05:30I sat next to him in University bus from Panadura ...I sat next to him in University bus from Panadura to Moratuwa . I have had many interesting conversations with him. He was extremely knowledgeable in many fields since undergraduate days. He was a very friendly down to earth person and never hesitated to help anyone. I can still remember him carrying a folded cardboard file or a book in his hand all the time . He was a great loss to the country!!<br /><br />pmghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00380718774420481052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2468613367801394261.post-16591055193185835142022-07-13T08:51:28.658+05:302022-07-13T08:51:28.658+05:30I am not a Sri Lankan but would like to add that t...I am not a Sri Lankan but would like to add that the President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his family inlcuding former President and his brother Mahinda Rajapaksa are responsible for the plight of SL. It should have been prudent on part of Gotabaya to have resigned a few months back owning moral repsonibility.It goes without saying that the present anrachy is the result of the absolutely irresponsible rule of the Rajpaksa family. <br /><br />Now, when the President is not discharging his duties and has fled the country, it is incumbent on the SL Legislature to impeach him rather than concede demands like safe repatriation of his family etc. It is incumbent of the SL Legislature to provide safety to the Presient's family from mobs. Unless this is done, the SL Legislature would have failed in its duties to the country. However, after seeing the behaviour and attitude of the Rajapaksa family representatve in the set of law-making, it may be high hopes expecting the Lesgislature to live upto its duties, considering how it has been compromised by the Rajapaksas. <br /><br />In sum, blaming anarchist for the situation is unwarranted. And, Gotabaya did not do a fvour to them by not quelling anarchy with violence. This attitude of your channel is very consdescending. Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06557919833030062801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2468613367801394261.post-44805717681917861352022-04-17T17:20:14.877+05:302022-04-17T17:20:14.877+05:30I must first admit, i know the author well. The k...I must first admit, i know the author well. The key points raised here is that:<br />• the situation in Sri Lanka is long coming<br />• it is unlikely politicians alone are to blame<br />• the way out of this stalemate require ALL to accept failure and unite for the ske of our country, bot private gain.<br /><br />I fully agree with this and longer it takes the leadership to accept failure harder it would be to recover. <br /><br />I also must add that the current process led through interest rate hikes, IMF HELP OR emergency loans from friendly nations will not lead to a solution. Sri Lankan private sector kept the economy afloat while the state sector was bleeding. Raising the finance costs to businesses in the name of controlling inflation is at best silly and ignores the working of businesses that have very low or no margins, unless of course linked to corrupt activities. In economics speak, Sri Lanka has an acute absorption capacity crisis. <br /><br />Lead donors, such as the World Bank, have known this for sone time, but no acton has been taken. <br />My fervent hope is that the leader will show courage by meeting the demands of the masses and forming an interim administration that can wing international confidence. I do not want Sri Lanka to become a failed state. It deserves much better.<br /><br />Economist, AustraliaCanberra Economisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17293337601404452535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2468613367801394261.post-82644465235316778242022-03-25T13:03:47.190+05:302022-03-25T13:03:47.190+05:30Propaganda. Not worth the 7 minutes I spend readin...Propaganda. Not worth the 7 minutes I spend reading this. Better title would be "3rd grader's outlook on current world events from Beijing resident Jie Lijang".Erolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07030926154776886526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2468613367801394261.post-15456874743084940752022-03-18T09:46:49.475+05:302022-03-18T09:46:49.475+05:30So Sorry About Sri Lanka Pregnant Man Also Waiting...So Sorry About Sri Lanka Pregnant Man Also Waiting In The Line With Yellow canAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04939915874337294998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2468613367801394261.post-77328877926234516672022-03-01T12:14:49.797+05:302022-03-01T12:14:49.797+05:30There is no option for India other than remaining ...There is no option for India other than remaining neutral in the present conflict.India has to build up it's armed forces.<br />K.V.Vannan<br />K.V.VANNANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15132117367694854831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2468613367801394261.post-80787568543093247562022-01-15T21:59:54.340+05:302022-01-15T21:59:54.340+05:30Thanks for sharing this! All the best!Thanks for sharing this! All the best<a href="https://codeberg.org/" rel="nofollow">!</a>Vasahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08558835762910951223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2468613367801394261.post-23697948680587926802022-01-04T14:59:24.145+05:302022-01-04T14:59:24.145+05:30i feel sorry for Sri Lanka, the current news of se...i feel sorry for Sri Lanka, the current news of sea ports given on lease to China is not a good news. First China gave loan to Sri Lanka and now Sri Lanka is not able to pay back so China has taken the port on lease. This is beginning of indirect slavery. Sri Lanka should be more careful now.. the hungry will suffer more.. Kitchen Interiorshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10903323742843764089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2468613367801394261.post-10195688956287910222021-10-13T16:17:12.510+05:302021-10-13T16:17:12.510+05:30People are dying from one or more of these factors...People are dying from one or more of these factors<br /><br />1. Nocebo effect<br />2. Panic/ Stress induced breathlessness (Buteyko - Bohr Effect)<br />3. Line of Treatment (Drugs and Ventilator)<br />4. Absence of near and dear ones as emotional suport<br />5. Mask wearing that has tanked the immunity.<br />6. Underlying conditions which are naturally reversible, but being maintained by drugs.Mayankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10392787317113384400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2468613367801394261.post-17682975432060379462021-10-05T10:22:50.818+05:302021-10-05T10:22:50.818+05:30If COVID-19 is fake, what are people dying from? H...If COVID-19 is fake, what are people dying from? Hasn't anyone examined a dead person? Is it really just the flu? People that get it and get over it say it's like no flu they've experienced.. just wondering.MIkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06215092576836409620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2468613367801394261.post-63368200609400454532021-10-04T13:28:58.764+05:302021-10-04T13:28:58.764+05:30Where can buy seeds or plant or
cutting?077167335...Where can buy seeds or plant or <br />cutting?0771673350Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03470872163186070731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2468613367801394261.post-84335886285189400762021-08-16T19:47:31.700+05:302021-08-16T19:47:31.700+05:30Dr. Refai has critically analyzed the past, presen...Dr. Refai has critically analyzed the past, present and future Of Taliban. There are good and bitter lessons to be learned by the world policemen and big brothers that however they may be mightier and powerful poking noses into the affairs of others is not tolerated by anyone however they may be weak and uneducated .Miflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11868096338816681367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2468613367801394261.post-62620707961903596902021-08-06T07:48:52.828+05:302021-08-06T07:48:52.828+05:30Kudos! How refreshing to hear TRUTH! Thank you!Kudos! How refreshing to hear TRUTH! Thank you!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01457450401877313315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2468613367801394261.post-53544315920843719232021-07-07T13:19:49.106+05:302021-07-07T13:19:49.106+05:30When I started work at an Agency House in Colombo ...When I started work at an Agency House in Colombo there were two other young men who started with me as raw recruits (Stores Clerks) the lowest position on the clerical ladder. I was fortunate to have English as my mother tongue and one of the two others had a reasonable English language skill. The third was from one of the Sinhala universities and he struggled as he said to us "there is a sword of Damocles hanging over my head wherever I try for a job and that is English"of course that was said in Sinhalese. He knew his Greek classics!<br /> <br />He left shortly for another job maybe in the public service. That experience taught me then in 1966 that the education system philosophy in Sri Lanka needed change. 55 Years later seems not much has changed. Mountain Owlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08461152075712711401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2468613367801394261.post-76090598596181295752021-07-02T21:45:56.135+05:302021-07-02T21:45:56.135+05:30S.Ponniah, a senior member of Sri Lanka's para...S.Ponniah, a senior member of Sri Lanka's paramilitary unit cum political party EPDP and the aide of its leader Douglas Devananda, said the latter was responsible for the death of many Tamils, including those hitherto said to have been killed by the LTTE.<br />Ponnaiah, who was with the EPDP, from 1990 to 2008, said to the media men that:journalist Nimalarajan, Nadarajah Atputharajah, K.S.Rajah and Maheswary Velayutham were murdered by the EPDP and that they engaged in such murders and abductions with the connivance of the Sri Lankan Army.<br />http://tamildiplomat.com/nimalarajan-atputhan-maheswary-murdered-epdp-former-member-epdp/Chadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04761257152593294493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2468613367801394261.post-35869468720101449202021-06-18T08:29:57.278+05:302021-06-18T08:29:57.278+05:30It will only happen if a politician gets a hand ou...It will only happen if a politician gets a hand out.Winston O'Boogiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17580794770910108377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2468613367801394261.post-61643463988081285932021-05-25T07:09:44.307+05:302021-05-25T07:09:44.307+05:30My name is Adrian Tamang, I'm a police office...My name is Adrian Tamang, I'm a police officer at the camp Crame. I personally attended this case and thought this person is very bad and did not believe anything he said but now I'm very ashame of this country and the people who did all bad to this guy . The woman <br /> who post in the internet works in UP and her husband is a FX driver who is related his ex partner from montalban. This husband , wife and their only son who is working as IT make this kind of things to many people and black mail those people to get money . We found out similar incident after one ye7ar involved by the same family this time the German foreigner informed the local police station with the help of German Embassy . What I been told some how they manage to get out but the son still in the jail for the other crime . Do not believe the precious common but make your inquiry by calling calaocan police station for the truth.Robleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04892003530285395390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2468613367801394261.post-54576269365928467122021-04-03T06:57:16.853+05:302021-04-03T06:57:16.853+05:30this is a wonderful article, I noticed when I sear...this is a wonderful article, I noticed when I searched this subject, there were several reports above it on the search engine all saying that the virus has been fully isolated and sequenced, I didn't read them but are they all lying? So much of the internet searches are controlled by google so I don't know what to believe.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07697579733862330859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2468613367801394261.post-13544753118410224132021-01-26T13:26:43.926+05:302021-01-26T13:26:43.926+05:30It looks like Srilanka doesn't mind getting ro...It looks like Srilanka doesn't mind getting royally milked by China but cannot accept an India that is primarily a friendly nation suggesting policies. No one is forcing Srilanka to implement the suggestions. It would be in both countries interest to see how we can work together to improve and strengthen the lives of citizens. There is a geographic compulsion to work in partnership and hope the leadership realize that. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14382418747112269695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2468613367801394261.post-22127946391262841842021-01-15T13:04:28.499+05:302021-01-15T13:04:28.499+05:30RIP michael JacksonRIP michael JacksonAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07068843580752143686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2468613367801394261.post-74960207761854236742021-01-14T18:22:26.668+05:302021-01-14T18:22:26.668+05:30Blessings Admiral!🙏 Hope the program will start s...Blessings Admiral!🙏 Hope the program will start soon. Harnessing your guru in retirement is a show of appreciation.DKW55https://www.blogger.com/profile/12773756258300667760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2468613367801394261.post-30294927653722938082021-01-14T18:17:21.548+05:302021-01-14T18:17:21.548+05:30Wonderful diary Admiral! Will follow your blog!
Ay...Wonderful diary Admiral! Will follow your blog!<br />Ayubowan!<br />Ashok DKW55https://www.blogger.com/profile/12773756258300667760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2468613367801394261.post-27067681958535995632021-01-09T17:21:41.778+05:302021-01-09T17:21:41.778+05:30Great article! Hoping that buddhism will flourish ...Great article! Hoping that buddhism will flourish again one day in the land of it’s origin.Abihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05614057186005528492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2468613367801394261.post-77433713500444653532020-11-03T01:47:08.622+05:302020-11-03T01:47:08.622+05:30The author's analysis that the awarding of Ham...The author's analysis that the awarding of Hambantota port on a 99 year lease to 'China Merchants Port Holding Company' was because of the Sri Lankan government was unable to service the loan to EXXIM bank of China is absolute balderdash and is totally erroneous. <br /><br />The Sri Lankan government of President Mathripala Srisena and Ranil Wickremasinghe were unable to pay the sovereign bond debt to Western Banks and Hedge Funds of US $1.2 billion that was maturing in August 2018 as the growth in the Sri Lankan economy had dropped from seven percent to 3.2 during their tenure. <br /><br />Faced with this predicament and knowing that defaulting the payment would have repercussions in the future to raise funds on the international marketplace, the government of Sri Lanka leased 75 percent of the Hambantota harbour to China Merchants Port Holding Company limited for a term of 99 years for US $1.2 billion. The funds thus obtained was utilised to pay the sovereign bond liability. Essentially the Sri Lankan government utilised an asset to pay a liability to Western banks and Hedge funds.<br /><br />The loan from EXXIM bank is still being serviced at two percent and not 6.3 percent as the article implies. Moreover the length of the loan is twenty years and hence it is not predatory. Sri Lanka still owns the Hambantota port and the leased portion of the port will revert to Sri Lankan operation in 99 years. It is a commercial transaction and all the security of the port is under the Sri Lankan military. <br />Gus Mathewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04816034758562006710noreply@blogger.com