Last Updated : 19-06-2013 13:22

 
 

Opinion

Editorial - The glitter is not in the gold

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With moral values in Sri Lanka degenerating - and the divorce rate reported to be soaring at more than 60% despite the pontification and puritanical platitudes of politicians – we need to deeply reflect on turning around to a simple and humble lifestyle or Alpechchathavaya as we know it in Sanskrit.

ANANDASANGAREE DEMOCRATIC TAMIL LEADER WHO DEFIED THE TIGERS

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Veteran Tamil Politician Veerasingham Anandasangaree reaches the age of eighty today (June 15th). Sangaree as he is generally known was born on June 15th. 1933 in Point Pedro.

Blue print to usher in a new establishment on the table Taking back sovereignty lost

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Sri Lanka´s first constitution, introduced in 1947 when the country was called Ceylon, came in two parts; the Ceylon Independence Act of 1947 and the Orders in Council of 1946 and 1947 - known collectively as the...

The Forthcoming Anarchy Diluting the 13th Amendment

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In 1987 India and Sri Lanka signed a treaty titled ‘Indo-Sri Lanka Agreement to Establish Peace and Normalcy in Sri Lanka.’
Popularly known as the Indo-Lanka Agreement or Peace....

Vital pillars of democracy crumbling - Editorial

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In one of the most shocking disclosures of the conduct and character of a senior police officer, the CID told courts on Thursday that DIG Vaas Gunawardena who has been remanded on charges of abducting and killing a businessman, had....

UP AND UP IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD

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Never in the history of mankind have the living conditions and prospects of so many...

No bridge but political goons over troubled waters

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With a presidential committee probing the worst ever tragedy in Sri Lanka’s fishing industry, and ministries...

SNOWDEN EXPOSES ORWELL’S BIG BROTHER

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“When the tyrant has disposed of foreign enemies by conquest or treaty, and there is nothing to...

After the storm that shook Balapitiya

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Fishing families of Balapitiya – the most affected area by the gale that resulted in 30 fishermens deaths hold the Fisheries authorities and the ruthless boat-owners responsible for the tragedy, which they feel...

WHOSE BLUNDER KILLED THEM ALL

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Who is responsible for the 53 fishermen who died and the 16 who went missing as a result of the recent thunder showers? The Meteorological Department...

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Signatures against cattle slaughter
Victoria reservoir's spill gates open
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Chinese investor to fund ‘Port City’
A Chinese investor has secured the deal to create the proposed 500 acre ‘Port City’ on recl...
A Chinese investor has secured the deal to create the proposed 500 acre ‘Port City’ on reclaimed land on the sea off the Galle Face...