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Political
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Make-believe world heads for collapse |
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By Our Political Editor |
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The story doing the rounds in the corridors of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at Republic Square is about a telephone call its Secretary, Palitha Kohona, received from President Mahinda Rajapaksa last Wednesday afternoon. |
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5th
Column |
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Mangala or Avamangala? |
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By Rypvanwinkle |
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My Dear Mangala, I thought I should call you Mangala for once, because I am not sure whether to call you Jayamangala or Avamangala because I am not sure whether you are coming or going...from the Cabinet that is!
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Situation
Report |
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Fight now and pay later |
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By Iqbal Athas |
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 It was past 2 a.m. last Monday when the well equipped Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) Beechcraft was on patrol over the skies of Trincomalee. Such patrols over North and East have become a routine after the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) demonstrated its air strike capability. Suspecting it to be a LTTE aircraft, a Sri Lanka Navy patrol directed fire at the reconnaissance plane. |
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The
Economic Analysis |
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Exploding expenses and easing the economy |
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By the Economist |
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An unexpected encounter with Ranbanda as he was going into town focussed my mind on the mounting cost of living that is being discussed much more than any other issue by the common man. The increasing prices of daily consumed goods, services and utilities are making the life of the ordinary man intolerable. |
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Thoughts
from London |
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Chill out Chilcott or go to the back of the class |
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By Neville de Silva |
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Dear High Commissioner, A few weeks back the Norwegian foreign ministry sent an “open letter” to the editor of this newspaper. Not tutored in the fine art of diplomatic hair splitting, I was wondering why they could not have closed it. |
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Issue
of the week |
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Not published with this week issue. |
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By Ameen Izzadeen |
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Focus
on Rights |
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Imperative revisions to the criminal law to ensure accountability |
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By Kishali Pinto
Jayawardena |
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There is a popular perception, even among members of the Sri Lankan judicial and legal community, that the doctrine of command responsibility is not prevalent in our law. While this perception is certainly true of the criminal law, a different rationale has been articulated in the context of fundamental rights violations. |
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Lobby |
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Not published with this week issue. |
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By Chandani Kirinde, Our
Lobby Correspondent |
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Inside
the glass house |
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All the US president's men — and women — for UN jobs |
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By Thalif Deen at the united nations |
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 When the beleaguered President of the World Bank Paul Wolfowitz resigns June 30 -- in the aftermath of a raging political storm over charges of favouritism in an institution that preaches the virtues of honesty and integrity to the outside world -- the United States will nominate another American for the plum job. |
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