President’s visit to Tanzania and Seychelles:

Focus on Africa and Indian Ocean

Emphasizing the new focus on Africa in Sri Lanka’s foreign relations and building stronger links with the countries that share the Indian Ocean were the twin objectives of President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s visit to Tanzania and the Seychelles last week.

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‘TIME’ Magazine was wrong

Burmese nationalist monk Wirathu stands vindicated:

There is a common thread that runs through the histories of Buddhist countries; they have all been the victim at one time or the other of aggressive incursions made by people of Abrahamic faiths i.e. Christians or Muslims. This process has not ended. It still continues unabated and with greater ferocity.

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RAMADHAN THE MONTH OF MERCY

With the advent of the new moon ushering in the solar month of Ramadhan on the 7th or 8th of July this year, Muslims all over the world will commence the ritual of fasting. In the context of the Islamic religion fasting is not just a ritual. It is a religious duty enjoined on those entering the fold of Islam.

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