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Political
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Govt., Opposition head for showdown |
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By Our Political Editor |
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What stands between success and failure in Sri Lankan politics often is fear. Unlike votes that make a politician win and his rival lose, the fear factor can be quite different. Fear and the resultant anxiety can make all of them winners or losers. It is a phenomenon that does not afflict only one side. |
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5th
Column |
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Sweet tunes of jayaMangala might be too noisy for others |
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By Rypvanwinkle |
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My Dear Green Man, |
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Situation
Report |
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Security forces to control Eastern development |
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By Iqbal Athas |
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New political alignments and a noticeable shift in the public mood have not deterred the Government from focusing greater attention on the one time battle zones of the East and the impending theatre of battles in the North.
In the East where the Government claims that the Tiger guerrillas "have been completely driven away,".... |
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The
Economic Analysis |
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Talks of change have no effect on infiltrated inflation |
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By the Economist |
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There is a continuing optimism in the Central Bank that inflation will go away. Whatever be the current rate of inflation the prediction is that there would be a downtrend shortly. The common man who faces the reality of increasing prices day-in-day-out can hardly be convinced with.... |
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Thoughts
from London |
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Speaking in one voice or a Babel’s tower |
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By Neville de Silva |
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Early this month the secretary to the president informed heads of ministries that in principle all communications with foreign governments should be cleared through the foreign ministry.
In his circular to ministry secretaries, Lalith Weeratunge cited Article 41 (2) which reads: ....... |
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Issue
of the week |
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Not issued with this week issue |
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By Ameen Izzadeen |
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Focus
on Rights |
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Collusion of medical professionals in torture |
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By Kishali Pinto
Jayawardena |
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This week's three year suspension of a Judicial Medical Officer (JMO) as a result of medical negligence regarding the cruel and inhuman treatment of a suspect by the Payagala police, is a rare case in point of disciplinary standards being strictly enforced by the Sri Lanka Medical Council (SLMC). |
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Lobby |
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Not issued 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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North Korea, South Korea: Talking peace, talking tough |
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By Thalif Deen at the united nations |
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South and North Korea, which have maintained a love-hate relationship ever since their military confrontation over 57 years ago, are two neighbouring countries leading contrasting lifestyles: one affluent and the other perpetually poverty-stricken.
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Telescope |
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Paduwankarai: Panic-stricken people are yet to..... |
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By J.S.Tissanayagam |
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During the entirety of the of the military's campaign to clear the East of the LTTE, a refrain on the lips of President Mahinda Rajapaksa and his supporters was that the area was being liberated from the clutches of a murderous, fascist organisation.
The campaign, spanning about one year, was concluded officially - and symbolically - with the capture of Toppigala, and resulted in immense losses in both lives and property. |
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