ISSN: 1391 - 0531
Sunday, June 17, 2007
Vol. 42 - No 03
 
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Political Column
  Tide turning against royal party
  By Our Political Editor
  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.....
5th Column
  Official 'sorry' is 'no sorry' personally
  By Rypvanwinkle
 

"Thaaththa," Bindu Udagedera asked, "who is taking decisions in this country?"

Situation Report
  Not published with this week issue
  By Iqbal Athas
   
The Economic Analysis
  Petrol rationing: More corruption, little conservation
  By the Economist
 
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.
Thoughts from London
  Justice must be done and it was done
  By Neville de Silva
  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.
Issue of the week
  Not published with this week issue
  By Ameen Izzadeen
   
Focus on Rights
  Not published with this week issue
  By Kishali Pinto Jayawardena
 

 

Lobby
  Not published with this week issue
  By Chandani Kirinde, Our Lobby Correspondent
   
Inside the glass house
  A forthright UN official and a puppet UN chief
  By Thalif Deen at the united nations
  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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