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Editorial

CHOGM: Come or get lost

With its focus on the fallout from the ongoing Geneva meeting of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC), the Government, which is straining every sinew to hold the CHOGM (Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting) here later this year, amidst all odds, appears to have forgotten to put up a show…

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Columns

• 5th Column

  Blue murder: Dial D for defence

  

  My Dear Dumindha, I thought I must write to you when I heard that you had suddenly returned to the country. It was a surprise because all this…

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• Political Column

  Lanka faces growing call for international probe

  

  US toughens resolution, approval virtually certain with India also supporting it Direct and indirect diplomatic moves fail; attack on Pillay provokes angry response   By Our Political Editor…

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• The Economic Analysis

  Achieving BOP surpluses in 2013 and after

  

  The Central Bank expects a “comfortable” balance of payments surplus this year. Could this be achieved? Given the structural weaknesses in trade discussed last week, it is difficult…

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• Focus on Rights

  The bitter fruits of our own folly

  As family members of a murdered ruling party politician travelled to Geneva this week to lay their case for denial of justice before the United Nations Human Rights…

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• Talk at the Cafe Spectator

  Two Lankan women take their cases to Pillay

  

  United Nations Human Rights High Commissioner Navi Pillay had just walked out from a room where there was a side event on Wednesday – a meeting of non-governmental…

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• From the sidelines

  Of religious tolerance and rationality

  

  Reports of a news conference by Buddhist prelates led by the Ven Bellanwila Wimalaratana Thero, held jointly with the All Ceylon Jamiyyathul Ulama (ACJU) and the Ceylon Chamber…

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