Mahinda as Prime Minister, an Alliance move to woo the monks?
by Champika Liyanaarachchi
09 April 2004 -
Mahinda Rajapakse's ascendance to the premiership would impact on the United People's Freedom Alliance in four different ways.
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Sri Lankans call for annulment of north and east polls
World Alliance for Peace in Sri Lanka (WAPS)
09 April 2004 -
The World Alliance for Peace in Sri Lanka (WAPS) calls for the annulment of poll results from 02 April 2004 elections announced by the Election Commissioner, Mr Dayananda Dissanayaka, for Northern and Eastern Sri Lanka as being fundamentally un-democratic, ‘irregular’ and in violation of the Constitution.
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Reality of JHU being neutral
by Kaveendra
08 April 2004 -
Dear Patriots,
Minority government or majority government? This should be the question everybody seeking answers these days.
A clear definition for a Majority party is “A government in which the ruling party elects more Members to the parliament than all other parties and independents combined. The term majority is used in the assumption that, in the case of a vote in the parliament, all government members would vote the same way as the rest of their party.”
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If you really want to build the country listen to the Bhikkus
by Shamika Soysa
08 April 2004 -
General Election 2004 is over. Now it is the time of post-election opinions. Before the Election UPFA supporters were saying that Monks would not get any seats in the Parliament. Their predicted defeat of Bhikkus said to be the end of Buddhism. They were sure just before the election that JHU was installed by the non national forces to defeat the Alliance by splitting Sinhala Buddhist votes in order to deliver victory to non national parties.
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Parliamentary General Election 2004 – what happened?
by Shamika Soysa
06 April 2004 -
During the period from year 2000 to 2004 this happened to be the 3rd Parliamentary General Election and the 13th General Election of Sri Lanka. The Government of UNF governed the country for 2 years and it is said that they brought the peace to Sri Lanka.
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Pride of the great City Panadura
by Shamika Soysa
06 April 2004 -
In my article titled “Huge Crowed gathered to historical city Panadura for Bodhu Maha Samuluwa” of 27 February 2004, hope you can remember the following prediction I did.
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The Buddhist Social Reform Movement of Ven. Soma
by Daya Hewapathirane, Ph.D
27 March 2004 -
The greatest respect that a Sinhala Buddhist can bestow on the late Gangodawila Soma Thera is by being a part of his Buddhist Social Reform Movement. His campaign was strengthened by his association with the Jathika Sangha Sammelanaya headed by outstanding scholar monks and true leaders among Buddhists of Sri Lanka. These are the monks who are now at the forefront of the Jathika Hela Urumaya. Support the JHU and be a part of the Buddhist resurgence. There is no other sure and dependable way of controlling the increasing threat to our indigenous Buddhist culture and values, posed not only by Christians in various forms - politicians, Tamil terrorists, professionals and their organizations, NGO's, big businessmen, and the mass media.
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An important message to JHU Voters
by Deepika Wijeyesekera
26 March 2004 -
Dear Voter,
With reference to the TNL programme “Janahanda” hosted by Chamuditha, on the 25th of March 2004 and continuing into the early hours of the 26th , the following points have been selected for your notice.
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Which category are you in?
by Deepika Wijeyesekera
25 March 2004 -
As I see these days you can come across basically 4 categories of Sri Lankans. These people – they live around you; they work in your office; you hear them talking when you’re selecting potatoes in the local grocery…..
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It is not about Splitting - it is all about Cleaning, Uniting and Purifying
by Shamika Soysa
24 March 2004 -
“Do not be sad. Do not mourn. Now we got rid of Lord Buddha. There is no one to tell us this is good or this is bad. We were exhausted from number of rules from Lord Buddha. Now we can do what ever we want and we don’t need to do what we dislike”
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The Truth and Reality
by Lt Col. A.S.Amarasekera
23 March 2004 -
Anagarika Dharmapala was indeed a man with a great vision. It was he who predicted that the Whiteman would one day leave this country, after handing over its reign to natives nurtured by them, who possess a Whiteman's colonial mentality, with an inborn hatred towards the Sinhala Buddhists. He called these future rulers of our motherland, "Kalu Suddhas". It was alsohis prediction that the Whiteman would continue to rule this country in the future, without being physically present, through these "Kalu Suddhas", who would be their successors. He has been proved right beyond any reasonable doubt.
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Defending Sinhala Buddhists is neither Racism nor Religious Extremism
by Shamika Soysa
22 March 2004 -
When Soma Thero was alive and even after his demise, a complaint some people had against Soma Thero was he made feelings of racism raised among Sinhala Buddhist people. With the movement of Bhikkus into the politics some people says that it will emerge conflicts among religions. When ever some one talks or takes some action on behalf of Sinhala Buddhists there are parties to define him as a racist or religious extremist. In this context Sinhala Buddhists have no right to take measures to save their nation or religion.
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21 Questions & Answers concerning the decision of Buddhist Monks to contest Parliamentary Elections
Jathika Hela Urumaya
19 March 2004 -
A cross section of people have raised some concerns through the media. In response, the Jathika Hela Urumaya ( JHU ) briefly clarify its position.
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Ambition of the Mahasangha is not to get enthroned: Ven.Uduwe Dhammaloka Thera
19 March 2004 (Daily Mirror)-
What the President has appointed as commission to investigate the deaths of Ven. Gangodawila Soma Thera is virtually a "Vote Canvassing Commission", the Ven. Uduwe Dhammaloka Thera said at a meeting of the Jatika Hela Urumaya organised by the Dehiwela Buddhist Organisation at the Dehiwela junction. The meeting was chaired by the Ven. Dr. Omalpe Sobitha Thera.
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Entering Monks into politics – What made it happen?
by Shamika Soysa
18 March 2004 -
It has been 56 years Sri Lanka has been offered with the freedom by British rulers.
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Jathika Hela Urumaya asks State media men to quit
by Damitha Hemachandra
18 March 2004 (Daily Mirror) -
JHU National Organiser Ven. Kolonnawe Sumangala Thera yesterday called on all journalists....
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Insecticides, Weed killers and Sacred Water
by Shamika Soysa
17 March 2004 - Assume you are thirsty. You have two bottles of Insecticides and Weed killers.
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UNP manifesto only a statement of promises says JHU
by Pujitha Wijetunge
17 March 2004 (Daily Mirror) -
Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) yesterday charged that the UNP manifesto was...[Full Story]
How to do Elections? – a lesson from Bhikkus
by Shamika Soysa
16 March 2004 -
Election time is a difficult time for politicians. [Full Story]
Dharma Rajya is not for division, but for Unity
by Shamika Soysa
15 March 2004 - There had been lots of discussions on the Bhikkus
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