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Political
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Govt.
UNP in political pickle |
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By Our Political Editor |
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The self
confession came first from Minister Rohitha Bogollagama
when he declared "Sir, hari vedak ney vuney"
(or something equivalent to saying something terrible
happened). His colleague Nimal Siripala de Silva
took on from there to relate the tale to President
Mahinda Rajapaksa. |
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5th
Column |
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Hats
off to our madam for a witty job well done |
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By Rypvanwinkle |
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My Dear
Satellite, |
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Situation
Report |
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A
9 deadlock: End of the road for peace process? |
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By Iqbal Athas |
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Scorched
coconut, Palmyrah trees and scrub jungle dot an
otherwise desolate stretch of land. The promulgation
of Emergency Regulations declaring a High Security
Zone (HSZ) led to civilians abandoning the area.
A large Catholic Church and Kovils stand testimony
to what was once a bustling fishing village. Located
on the west is the Jaffna lagoon and on the east
the Indian Ocean. |
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The
Economic Analysis |
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Economic
rhetoric and economic reality |
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By the Economist |
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One of the
interesting issues to look out for in the Budget
is whether the consensus of the two main parties
would have brought about a change in the agenda
on economic reforms |
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Inside
the glass house |
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Ban
ki-Moon put on notice |
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By Thalif Deen at the united nations
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NEW YORK - Perhaps in hindsight
Jayantha Dhanapala should be happy he is not the
next Secretary-General of the United Nations —
notwithstanding the fact that he ran an unblemished
campaign and never attempted to "buy"
votes or "stuff" ballot boxes (as most
Sri Lankan politicians are adept at). |
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Thoughts
form London |
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Climate
change too vital to be left for politicians |
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By Neville de Silva |
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This is what I intended to write
last month following an important conference I attended
in the Seychelles on disaster management and climate
change strategies. |
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Focus
on Rights |
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Can
development exist without transitional Justice? |
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By Kishali Pinto Jayawardena |
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During a ten day academic session
on the linkages between transitional justice and
development in Cape Town, South Africa last week,
Sri Lanka emerged as a classic example of a country
which experimented with the latter at the cost of
the former and therein, paid an expected heavy price.
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