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5o years ago mrs.b made history

Wijania — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:02:14 +0000

(Daily Mirror – by Wijedasa Rajapaksha) William Shakespeare said that “some are born great, some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon them”. That reminds us of late Mrs. Sirimavo Bandaranaike on whose very birthday to be exact 17th April 1916 at Pussaliyadda Walawwa, Mahawelatanna, Balangoda, a well-known astrologer by [...]

Tribute to Professor K N Jayatilleke: Profile of a scholar, teacher, colleague and friend

Wijania — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:00:34 +0000

As you commemorate the 40th death anniversary of Professor K N Jayatillake in Sri Lanka, from Melbourne, in Australia, I bring before you the life and times of a scholar, teacher, colleague and friend who had a great influence on my academic and personal life, as well as number of his [...]

Doctrine of ministerial responsibility and Cabinet conventions

Wijania — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 12:55:10 +0000

(The Island – by Srinath Fernando)

It would be opportune to reflect on the nature and duties of a Cabinet Government in the wake of recent controversial remarks made by a Cabinet Minister followed by a fast unto death which eventually became the farce of the century. When a [...]

Complementarities of constitutional change

Wijania — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 12:53:20 +0000

(Daily Mirror – by Dr.Dayan Jayathilake) Much of the contemporary political comment in Sri Lanka is on the tale of two constitutions, the country’s basic law and that of the main democratic opposition party, the UNP. The commentary is also characterised by a zero-sum perspective, revolving around the question of [...]

Of value, costs and cost saving

Wijania — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 12:51:32 +0000

(Daily News – by Renton De Alwis) I like to think that I do dare to question conventional wisdom. That was a lesson my late father taught me. Not directly, but through a book he gave me for a birthday present for my fourteenth. He never gave me anything else but a [...]