Despite political turmoil, President flies to Kilinochchi
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Despite political turmoil, President flies to Kilinochchi
The ongoing political turmoil, which has left Sri Lanka with no functioning government for the first time since independence in 1948, did not deter President Maithripala Sirisena, from…
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A constitutional crisis is not a dispute between monks
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Mr. President, sorry to say, but no one is above the law
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Why Amunugama is the most qualified to pen ‘Dreams of Change’
Recently I was honoured by a request from my good friend Dr. Sarath Amunugama to review…
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Little Angels Montessori annual concert
The little students of Little Angels AMI Montessori presented their annual concert Talents 2018 recently. Pix…