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Political
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US Senate turns against Lanka |
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By Our Political Editor |
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It is a week where security considerations overshadowed political events. That is both in Sri Lanka and abroad.
Main among them was the hitherto unpublicised vote in the United States Senate on September 6 approving the State Department Appropriations. Section 690 of the document said:
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5th
Column |
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Who is the most powerful person in Sri Lanka? |
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By Rypvanwinkle |
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"Thaaththa," Bindu Udagedera asked, "who is the most powerful person in our country?"
"Well," Bindu's father Percy said, "it must be Mahinda maama because it is he who decides almost everything..." |
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Situation
Report |
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My story behind the story |
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By Iqbal Athas |
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That evening, August 15 2007, I had returned home after a meeting with Norway's then Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Hans Brattskar. It was two fold - Firstly, I wished him farewell on his departure at the end of his tour of duty. Secondly, I extended my thanks to the Governments of Indonesia and Norway for inviting me to the second Global Inter-Media Dialogue in Oslo in June this year. |
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The
Economic Analysis |
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The urgent need to return to
public accountability of funds |
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By the Economist |
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The recent passage of five finance acts in Parliament raises far more important issues than the questionability of the voting technology used or parliamentary procedure. These are issues that Parliament itself must resolve. As pointed out in the Editorial of this paper last Sunday, the all important issue of Parliament's accountability in finance is the serious concern. |
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Thoughts
from London |
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The language barrier that has crippled the country |
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By Neville de Silva |
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At a recent dinner for Minister GL Peiris the conversation turned to the issue of education and more specifically the deteriorating standards of English in the country. When English is assuming greater importance even as the language of diplomacy having replaced French several years ago, it seems that Sri Lanka is lagging far behind many other countries in popularising English |
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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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Preventing erosion of individual liberties |
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By Kishali Pinto
Jayawardena |
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The manner in which individual liberties are being gradually eroded in Sri Lanka is truly insidious. One good example is the stipulation that a suspect has to be produced before a Magistrate (having jurisdiction in the case) without unnecessary delay (Section 36 of the Criminal Procedure Code Act, No. 15 of 1979). |
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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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Clash over climate change .... |
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By Thalif Deen at the united nations |
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As the United Nations gets ready for a high-level summit on climate change, there is a cry for help from the Pacific island state of Tuvalu which is in danger of vanishing from the face of the earth because of global warming and sea-level rise. |
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Telescope |
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Ramifications of land alienation in the East |
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By J.S. Tissainayagam |
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On September 5, Tamil National Alliance (TNA) leader, Rajavarodayam Sampanthan, addressed parliament in an adjournment debate on the current situation in the North and East. His address consisted of a series of accusations on the implications of government policy in areas of the East that had come under army control recently. |
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