Militancy and small arms proliferation
In Sri Lanka, in the decade before India
intervened in 1987, more than 37 Tamil militant groups came into
being. Though all these groups except the LTTE surrendered arms
after the signing of the Rajiv Gandhi-Jayewardene accord in 1987, a
number of illegal weapons found their way to the civilian
population.
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Taxpayer and the Art of Taxation
The Department of Inland Revenue in its 75th
year of collecting revenue to endue the Treasury, has for the first
time come out with a scheme to promote a friendly image towards the
taxpayers who bear the heavy burden of maintaining the State
machinery and providing a welfare state for the under-privileged
citizens of the country.
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Lalith Athulathmudali - a great son of Lanka
Fourteen years have passed since the death of
Lalith Athulathmudali. He belongs to the rare few who adorn the
history with their distinct contributions in the fields they trod,
to the causes they espoused.
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