Open letter to UNP & TNA: Demand details of war casualties during 2008 August...
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Are we a civilised country anymore? Sunday 18 November 2012 This editorial is not meant to be a discourse on civilisation but we hope it would serve as an eye opener to the public, whose indifference...
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View ArticleSLRC loses Rs.131M because of Carlton Network: Ravi
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View ArticleHills Like White Elephants: Reading Hemingway With 13th Amendment
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View ArticleThe budget: A balance of payments crisis
The budget: A balance of payments crisis Sunday 18 November 2012 The country is facing a downward spiral in the economy. Will it be a temporary phenomenon as assumed by the government which hopes to...
View ArticleA necessary catharsis
A necessary catharsis November 17, 2012 The internal report of the United Nations on its role in Sri Lanka raises troubling questions about its strategies and actions during critical stages of the...
View ArticleNatural Justice By The Wayside In Public-Interest Litigation?
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Hone a crisis to finish off a crisis Sunday 18 November 2012There are times when one must drive a political crisis to a ruthless finish to terminate a pernicious adversary whose continued survival...
View ArticleProtest outside Israeli embassy in London, condemn Gaza violence
Protest outside Israeli embassy in London, condemn Gaza violence ( November 17, 2012, UK, Refugee News Network )-More than Three of thousands protesters demonstrated near the Israeli embassy in London...
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‘BBC World Service Journalist’s Interest-Free Loan Application ‘On The Waiting List’ Says Sri Lankan Government By Colombo Telegraph-November 17, 2012 “BBC World Service Journalist Chandana Keerthi...
View ArticleArmy teaches Sinhalese to Tamil schoolchildren
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BUDGET 2013: Don’t expect social security Sunday 18 November 2012 The government indirectly proposes in this year’s budget, that the people must depend on banks and insurance companies for poverty...
View ArticleLanka face threats from Pettris report
Lanka face threats from Pettris report National Patriotic Movement blamed the internal report submitted by the UN senior officer Charles Pettri against SriLanka would help international community and...
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