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Political
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Tide turning against royal party |
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By Our Political Editor |
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 Though the incident itself faded from the public domain almost as suddenly as it has occurred, last Monday's 'ambush' of Irrigation, Ports and Civil Aviation Minister Chamal Rajapaksa was a very serious political development.
Already, Rajapaksa the elder -- the eldest of the siblings running the country -- a quiet and retiring..... |
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5th
Column |
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Official 'sorry' is 'no sorry' personally |
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By Rypvanwinkle |
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"Thaaththa," Bindu Udagedera asked, "who is taking decisions in this country?" |
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Situation
Report |
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Not published with this week issue |
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By Iqbal Athas |
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The
Economic Analysis |
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Petrol rationing: More corruption, little conservation |
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By the Economist |
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There are conflicting reports about whether the government intends to control the consumption of petrol or not. Reports that a rationing programme is on the cards has been followed by the Minister of Petroleum and Petroleum Resources saying that there would be a “free flow of fuel. |
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Thoughts
from London |
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Justice must be done and it was done |
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By Neville de Silva |
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Thank heaven for British justice. Unlike God’s mills it might not grind exceedingly well though it does grind slowly, sometimes too slowly.It does get it wrong too and some of the judgments of recent commissions of inquiry might seem a shade contrived to get the government and politicians off the hook. |
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Issue
of the week |
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Not published with this week issue |
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By Ameen Izzadeen |
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Focus
on Rights |
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Not published with this week issue |
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By Kishali Pinto
Jayawardena |
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Lobby |
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Not published with this week issue |
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By Chandani Kirinde, Our
Lobby Correspondent |
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Inside
the glass house |
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A forthright UN official and a puppet UN chief |
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By Thalif Deen at the united nations |
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 The UN's Middle East envoy Alvaro de Soto, who spent nearly 25 years overseeing peace negotiations in political hot-spots such as Cyprus, Western Sahara and El Salvador, ended his long career as an international civil servant last week by dropping a diplomatic bombshell that has jolted the glass house by New York's east river. |
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