Road way extension victims
Janaka Perera The Government dragging its feet over paying compensation for road extensions and expressways is causing problems to many people. Compensation was for residents affected by the Kandy...
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ජානක පෙරෙරා ජාති භේදයෙන් තොරව, සමාජ මට්ටමින් තොරව අද මෙරට වර්තමාන තරුණ පරපුරේ වැඩි දෙනෙකුගෙන් ඇසුවොත් ඔවුන් කැමති රට හැර ගොස් පිට රට රැකියා කරන්නටය. සමහරු එසේ ගිය පසු නැවත නොඑති. අද මෙරට ඔවුන්ට...
View ArticleColonial mentality and ‘independence’
Janaka Perera As Sri Lanka marks the 70th Anniversary of the British departure from her shores on February 4 we wonder whether we have paved the way for the emergence over the decades of corrupt and...
View ArticleWhither Buddhism in Sri Lanka
Janaka Perera Today, Buddhism in Sri Lanka faces its biggest challenge since independence. The reasons are complex. Over the past two decades many Sinhala Buddhists both among the laity and the clergy...
View ArticleBook launch: Deliberations on Sinhala Grammar -වියරණ විවරණ
Janaka Perera ‘Viyarana Vivarana’ වියරණ විවරණ a book covering some debates that took place from the 1920s to the 1930s on Sinhala Grammar will be launched at the National Archives Auditorium, 14,...
View ArticleHypocrisy behind Black July 1983 remembrance
Janaka Perera Every year local NGOs, human rights groups, the so-called international community, the pro-separatist Tamil Diaspora and other do-gooders never fail to remember the victims of ‘Black...
View ArticleThe Impact of Mahayana Buddhism on Sri Lanka
By Buddhistdoor International Janaka Perera When examining the influence of Mahayana Buddhism in Sri Lanka it would be appropriate to approach the topic from a human interest angle before moving into...
View ArticlePresident to open Cambodia Buddhist Centre
Janaka Perera President Maithripala Sirisena will be the Chief Guest at the ceremonial opening of the Buddha Shrine of the International Cambodian Buddhist Centre Kaduwela on Saturday March 9. The...
View ArticleApril insurgency – a little known story
Janaka Perera April 5, 2019 marks the 48th Anniversary of the JVP insurgency of 1971 the first ever armed uprising against the Sri Lankan State since the British departed our shores. It was one of two...
View ArticleDid Japan contribute to Sri Lanka’s independence?
By Janaka Perera An interesting debate over who brought independence to Sri Lanka, India and the rest of European colonies in Asia took place at the Gamini Dissanayake Auditorium, Mahaweli Centre,...
View ArticleFurther observations on the public lecture: Did Japan contribute to Sri...
Janaka Perera Having read the responses to the article in ‘Lankaweb’ under the caption, ‘Did Japan contribute to Sri Lanka’s Independence,’ I, as the writer who attended the public lecture and...
View ArticleJapan bombed Military bases of European colonies in Asia, not civilians...
Janaka Perera Dilrook has said that ‘ Japan was the only country that bombed Sri Lanka” Here is my reply: The Easter Sunday Raid (or Battle of Ceylon) was an air attack by carrier-based aircraft of the...
View ArticleAtlantic Charter was not meant to give freedom to Asians and Africans in...
Janaka Perera It is erroneous belief that Sri Lanka and most other European colonies were granted Independence by the Atlantic Charter the US and the UK agreed upon in 1941. There was no formal...
View ArticleA mockery of justice – the latest
Janaka Perera We again had the misfortune witnessed a mockery of justice when President Maithripala Sirisena pardoned Jude Samantha Jayamaha sentenced to death for the brutal murder of Swedish teenager...
View ArticleBiggest challenge facing the intelligent voter
Janaka Perera More than any other past Presidential Election the one that is to be held tomorrow (November 16) poses the most difficult challenge to intelligent voters. Considering over two decades of...
View ArticleColonial mindset of supermarket companies
By Janaka Perera Throughout every Christmas season, customers at supermarkets in Sri Lanka can hear Christmas hymns being sung and the staff wearing red Santa Claus caps, though not all the staff may...
View ArticleThe ‘human rights’ circus
Janaka Perera Human Rights are a big industry today by which some dubious characters with questionable agendas make a living. Some of Sri Lanka NGOs are proof. They have been parroting allegations...
View Articleසබ්මැරීනයක ගුවන් විදුලි උපකරණ වලින් බිහි වූ ලංකා ගුවන් විදුලි සේවය
ජානක පෙරේරා විසිනි (මේ ලිපියේ අරමුණ ලංකා ගුවන් විදුලි සේවයේ වැඩි දෙනා නොදන්නා කරුනු හෙලි කිරීමය). මෙම දෙසැම්බර් 16 වනදාට මෙරට මුල්වරට ගුවන් විදුලි සේවාවක් පටන්ගෙන වසර 94 ක් සපිරෙයි. ඊට මග පැදුනේ...
View ArticleRanjagate scandal: What will it be its future impact?
Janaka Perera Following are my personal observations of the ‘Ranjangate’ scandal. Many years of media experience has taught me not be carried away by political prejudices on controversial issues like...
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ජානක පෙරේරා විසිනි බ්‍රිතාන්‍ය පාලනයෙන් නිදහස ලැබීමෙන් පසු ලංකාවේ සිදුවූ ප්‍රථම අසාර්ථක රාජ්‍ය විරෝධී කුමන්ත්‍රණය සිදුවී මෙම ජනවාරි 27 දාට වසර 58කි. ඒ මෙරට නීත්‍යානුකූල රජයක් පෙරලා දැමීම්ට ගත පළමු...
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