(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 [...]
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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 [...] (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 [...] (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 [...] An Open Letter to Gotabhaya Rajapaksa (TC – by P.Elmo J de Silva) The war is now over and the people of Sri Lanka are grateful to you for your contribution towards the country’s victory. The government should now look at the post war scenario and formulate a development strategy for the City of Colombo. The best and prime [...] (The Island) Scientists have announced the discovery of a medicated gel which could halve a woman’s chances of contracting Aids. Aids experts called the vaginal gel a breakthrough in the long quest for a tool to help women whose partners won’t use condoms. “We are giving hope to women,” said Michel Sidibe, executive director [...] (The Island) The Nation/ANN Thailand’s Finance Minister Korn Chatikavanij and Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva are being investigated for abusing their position when they used their government office to send out short messages, or SMS, via mobile phone service last year. In his and the prime minister’s defence, Korn said [...] (The Island) President Mahinda Rajapaksa promised the public sector employees a pay hike of Rs. 2,500 in the run-up to the last presidential election. He was quite desperate for votes at that time. He won comfortably but has not yet honoured his promise, though the State workers voted [...] (Daily Mirror) Prof. Tissa Vitharana is a gentleman. He took the APRC quite seriously and gave it his best. However that does not make the last Constitution making process any less of a charade, a travesty to quell the tide of international pressure. Its centrality for the UPFA went for a six [...] (Daily News) The other day we dwelt in these columns about the directive issued by President Mahinda Rajapaksa to CEB officials to halt the slide of the CEB which is burdened with huge losses. We also spoke of the need for conservation to minimise these losses. Yesterday in our front [...] |
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