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| Political
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Fonseka: A tactical withdrawal, what next? |
| Chief of Defence Staff Sarath Fonseka returned to Colombo as dawn broke over Sri Lanka on Thursday, ending fears of Government leaders he would disclose to US law enforcement agencies secrets of the military campaign that defeated the Tiger guerrillas this May. |
| 5th
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With bated breath we await his ‘crowning’ |
Thaaththa,” Bindu Udagedera asked, “what is this new political party?”
“There are so many political parties now,” Bindu’s father Percy said, “I’m not sure which political party you are referring to…”
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| The Economic Analysis |
| The economy minus GSP Plus |
| The critical current economic issue is whether we would lose the GSP Plus status and what its implications would be for the economy. The country has enjoyed this concession for several years. It has undoubtedly assisted the country’s industrial exports. |
| Lobby |
| Economy forgotten
in Fonseka fireworks |
| When a Vote-on-Account or a mini-budget is presented, it is expected that MPs on both sides would launch a war of words on the state of the economy. But this week, when the Government presented the Vote-on-Account, it was the trials and tribulations that Chief of Defence Staff Sarath Fonseka faced during his visit to the United States that took up much of the time and interest of the House. |
| Focus on Rights |
| Thoughts on the drowning of one man |
| Public shock and astonishment that greeted the recent forcible drowning of a mentally challenged man by police officers attached to the Bambalpitiya police station illustrates the culture of extreme denial in which we function as citizens in Sri Lanka today. |
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