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Political
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Crises, chaos and confusion |
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By Our Political Editor |
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The rapidly rising cost of living fuelled further by the previous week's oil price hike, the-on-again-off-again peace process, the exacerbating undeclared Eelam War IV, the aggravating political crisis in the wake of re-alignment of opposition forces are a few of the many crucial issues staring in the face of the Mahinda Rajapaksa administration. |
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5th
Column |
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Better post your satellite far away from the island..... |
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By Rypvanwinkle |
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My Dear Satellite.......! |
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Situation
Report |
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The terrible truth behind the freezer truck |
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By Iqbal Athas |
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Two recent detections - over 1,000 kilogrammes of explosives in Trincomalee and a 20 kilogramme Claymore mine at Obeysekerapura (near Borella) - have laid bare a new modus operandi used by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to carry out attacks. |
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The
Economic Analysis |
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Downturn – a downtrend in economic performance |
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By the Economist |
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The economy has weathered serious storms in the first half of the year. The continuing rise in oil prices, a deteriorating security situation, a high rate of inflation and tight monetary policies have all affected the performance of the economy. |
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Thoughts
from London |
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Depoliticising media is easier said than done |
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By Neville de Silva |
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One wishes that President Rajapaksa’s remarks about “depoliticising” the state-owned media and ensuring media freedom had been reported more clearly and at greater length.
Apparently these remarks were made at a meeting to review the progress of the media ministry at which heads of state-run media institutions were present along with the minister in charge. |
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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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Not published with this week issue |
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By Kishali Pinto
Jayawardena |
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Lobby |
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Abuse of Parliamentary privilege making ...... |
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By Chandani Kirinde, Our
Lobby Correspondent |
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Parliamentarians jealously guard all the rights they are bestowed with under the Parliament (Powers and Privileges ) Act, which among others, guarantees them freedom of speech and debate along with immunity from being questioned in any Court or place outside Parliament on their utterances made in the legislature. |
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Inside
the glass house |
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Republican rats leaving Bush’s sinking ship |
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By Thalif Deen at the united nations |
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A hilarious cartoonish comedy titled "Ratatouille," an outlandish spoof of a mouse that aspires to be a chef in an elitist French restaurant, has elevated the long-despised rodent to new heights in Hollywood cinema as it rakes in massive dollars at the box office. |
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