Compelling need to control 'Wild Cat' strikes
DURING the last few months we have witnessed a
surfeit of strikes, demonstrations, protest marches and fasts, while
posters have come up and the buildings and walls of some
institutions have been plastered with slogans, some demanding salary
increases, permanency for those on temporary and casual employment
and others additional employment benefits.
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Colombo Diary:
Balasingham, a foil for Prabhakaran
RECENTLY, when the chief negotiator of the LTTE,
Anton Balasingham, supposedly apologised for the assassination of
former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, one of the questions
raised in the highest Indian circles was whether he represented the
voice of supremo Velupillai Prabhakaran.
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The roots of the US - North Korea nuclear stand-off
THE US - North Korea war of words on the nuclear
issue, once again highlights problems inherent in the current global
nuclear non-proliferation regime. In the latest unsettling salvo
directed at the US, North Korea is on record that it would retaliate
with an "annihilating strike" on the US if the latter resorts to a
pre-emptive military strike against it.
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