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OMP-THE DEVIL’S DEN

OFFICE OF THE MISSING PERSONS AND ENFORCED DISAPPEARENCES BILL By C.A  Chandraperuma In August 2016, the OMP Bill was bulldozed through Parliament by the UNP, the SLFP government group, the JVP and the TNA despite the objections raised by the Joint Opposition. Less than 40 minutes was allowed to debate...

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Dauris, (British High Commissioner)

  By A. Patabendige “….Ranil Wickremesinghe showed his inherent hatred towards the Sinhalese and especially Sinhalese Buddhists’. (‘Page 16- Charge of the Lion Brigade’- Patali Champika Ranawaka 2009) Dauris, the British High Commissioner, led the charge of the lost empire on the miniscule SL Foreign Ministry to protest about six-foot...

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Wilpattu: missing the ecological wood for the communalist trees

  “‘Wilpattu’ in the sense the term is used here is not a forest reserve located in the North Western Province.  Wilpattu is every forest under threat of encroachment; Wilpattu is every tree that is marked for felling; Wilpattu is every creature whose habitat has been threatened by deforestation, development and...