United Nations - Confronting the soft bigotry of disenchantment

At a time when the United Nations is shifting its gears of leadership, from Kofi Annan who guided the Organisation with astuteness, dedication and vision with a highly proactive agenda, the new leader Ban Ki-moon comes with impressive credentials and an illustrious career in diplomacy.

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Political change in Myanmar's back burner

The symbol of Myanmar's democratic aspirations, Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi is credited with providing one of the most insightful pronouncements on corruption.

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Colombo - our capital city

But to have deaths by drowning in the streets of Colombo would be quite difficult for any one who had not seen Colombo during that time of floods to understand how there could be death by drowning in the streets.

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Saravanamuttu exposed in New York

by Ambassador Bernard Goonetilleke and Prof. Asoka Bandarage:

Saravanamuttu too was shocked when the Asian Tribune, just the day before his talk, ran an article almost foreshadowing what he was likely to say on the subject of the elusive peace in Sri Lanka.

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