Infrastructure for progress
Better roads with speeds of 120 Kmph and above
and 100 - 200 Kmph on rail are in operation. Tests are being done to
have rail speed up to 300 Kmph. Road and rail infrastructure in
almost all countries is the responsibility of the state. So is
development of new roads and rail.
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End game worries international community
There is increasing concern among the
international community about the end game being played out in Sri
Lanka. There is also a concern that the military option also known
as the Chechniyan solution being pursued by Colombo with
determination may emerge successful. Last year as we flew into
Geneva for peace talks a foreigner had commented that in his opinion
the LTTE had run out of steam.
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Ven. Nyanatiloka Maha Thera, 50th death anniversary
The German Buddhist monk Ven. Nyanatiloka Maha
Thera was one of the most outstanding and influential Buddhists of
the 20th century. He was a pioneer and a missionary, a scholar and a
teacher.
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