Harmony Centre to bridge North and South
[December 09 2013]
Kethusha, a grade five student of the primary
section of Kilinochchi Central College would have experienced the
most difficult period in her life as an infant along with her
parents and four other elder children in her family when fighting
erupted in Kilinochchi during the last phase of the humanitarian
operation in the Wanni to free them from the clutches of brutal LTTE
terrorism.
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Delft Island turns into a
major tourist attraction
[September 29 2013]
The
chirpy waters of the
Indian ocean greets
us with its spray on
our face as we
walked on along the
Kurikadduwan jetty
towards the water
jet of the Sri Lanka
Navy that was
awaiting to take us
to the remotest
inhabited island
belonging to Sri
Lanka, Delft or the
island of
Neduntheevu as
people in Jaffna
called it.
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Mullaitivu now a bustling
town
[August 25 2013]
It
is no exaggeration
to state that the
impression one would
get visiting
Mullaitivu three
years after the
humanitarian mission
against the LTTE
ended is very
positive.
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Jaffna rises from the ashes
[July 30 2013]
In
November 2009, around 26,400 army personnel manned the entire Jaffna
peninsula.
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Peace did not COME
ON A PLATTER
[July 03 2013]
Rebuilding
the North after 30
years of terrorist
conflict was no easy
task. The
government's
rebuilding efforts
in the North which
are in accordance
with the principles
of the Mahinda
Chinthanaya
programme has gained
fruition within four
years since the end
of the conflict and
the establishment of
permanent peace.
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Hard keeping up with
Kilinochchi
[June 26 2013]
Sri
Lanka is in the
fourth year since
the defeat of
terrorism. Now the
whole country is on
the fast track to
development and the
priority in the
development drive is
centred on the war
affected areas in
the Northern and
Eastern Provinces.
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Keppapilavu, a model of rural development
[March 24 2013]
ust
200 metres from the
village of
Keppapilavu lies the
historic Nanthikadal
lagoon. The
villagers from this
area were the last
batch to come from
welfare centres set
up for displaced
persons in
Cheddikulam,
Vavuniya so they
attracted a lot of
attention.
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Right of Reply: The truth about the People of
Keppapilavu in Mullaitivu
[January 10 2013]
This response is to counter the
article titled "In search of justice: The story of the
people of Kepapilavu" written under a pseudonym "Elijah"
to the Sunday Times (6 Jan 2013) having visited
Mullaitivu as well as spoken to the people of Kepapilavu
last month (Dec 2012).
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