Dr. Kumar Rupesinghe claims Rs. 500 million as loss due defamation from Lake House

Dr. Kumar Rupesinghe has sent a Letter of Demand to the Editor of Dinamina Newspaper and Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Ltd, to pay him Rs. 500 million as the loss caused to him due to defamation. The Letter of Demand has been sent by his attorney, Miss Sajeewani Kasthuriarrachchi, to Mr. Mahinda Abeysundera, Editor, Dinamina and the ANCL.

Ref: Condemning Barbaric Killings: Where have all the NGO’s gone?

Mr. S.D. Goonewardena of Deniyaya in a letter to the Editor which appeared in 'The Island' of 30th May 2008 has questioned why I have not condemned the barbaric killing of innocent civilians by the LTTE when bombs placed in buses and trains have killed a countless number of people including children.

NONVIOLENT RESISTANCE: ITS RELEVANCE TO SRI LANKA

This article is a reflection of the conflict and war in Sri Lanka. For many years, Sri Lanka has been a test case for many types of conflict resolution theories and practices. Many efforts have been made to resolve the conflict both through outside intervention and internal efforts. They have all failed. In a way, the experiences of Sri Lanka demonstrate the failure of traditional conflict resolution methods and third party interventions.

WHO ARE THE KILLERS OF THE SPIRITUALITY IN OUR SOCIETY?

A REPLY TO VICTOR IVAN*

It is with much interest that I read Victor Ivan’s article under the above title in the Ravaya paper of 4th May 2008. It is a serious critique as to the reasons for our multifaceted crisis. Victor Ivan’s argument in the article suggests the following...

WHITHER THE ELECTIONS IN THE EAST…

Not for the last twenty years have the people of the Eastern Province witnessed such a large presence of politicians in each Divisional Secretariat. The region is just inundated with politicians going in Pajero jeeps with large contingents of security personnel roaming around the streets and lanes of the East.

ADDRESSING THE LAND QUESTION IN THE EAST: THE WAY FORWARD

Press Release



The Foundation for Co-Existence (FCE) has been engaged in addressing the land question in the East and in the North of Sri Lanka since 2002. As an organization whose mandate is Human Security and promote coexistence amongst all the communities in Sri Lanka, the Foundation for Co-Existence saw that the land question in the Eastern and the Northern Provinces had been a major obstacle in building trust and coexistence amongst the Tamils, Muslims and the Sinhalese living in those provinces.

Interview with Dr.Kumar Rupesinghe about the inauguration of the Sahajeevana centre for Co-Existence

www.sahajeevana.org

Monday, April 07,2008



'This is an interview with Dr.Kumar Rupesinghe about the inception of the virtual Sahajeevana Centre for Co-Existence. In this interview, Dr. Rupesinghe speaks about the requirement, the concept and the impact of the Sahajeevana Centre website.'

WHAT A CRYING SHAME!

DAILY MIRROR
Tuesday, March 11, 2008

In 1988, Sinhala and Tamil were pronounced the two Official Languages of Sri Lanka through an Amendment to the Constitution. At that point, it was envisaged that both Sinhala and Tamil would be implemented as the languages of administration of the country. In fact, a number of laws, circulars and Acts have been put into place by successive governments to ensure this. Unfortunately, in 2008, Sri Lanka still has an administration with less than 10% Tamil language capacity.

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CREATE A DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM TO RESOLVE THE NATIONAL QUESTIONS

It is no secret that the President's intervention resulted in the APRC to set aside the long-term constitutional proposals that it was developing over the last 18 months and to write an alternative document recommending the implementation of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution on an urgent practical measure while this is inadequate to solve the national question, nevertheless, if at least this is done promptly and sincerely it will be a step forward.

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THE WAR TO END THE WAR IN SRI LANKA

DAILY MIRROR
Thursday, January 17, 2008

The final war has begun. The year 2008 is the year in which both sides, the Government of Sri Lanka and the LTTE is poised for the final phase of a thirty year war. General Fonseka promises to kill 10 a day and 3000 by the end of August.

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