Lady with the Lotus - Sojourn in Sigiriya
The gardens at the foot of the monolith are
beautifully laid out. In their hay day they must have been stunning,
filled with jasmine and rat ki rani; the fair ladies must have taken
excursions down from their high life to stroll and sit beside the
pools and listen to the birds and watch the peacocks strut.
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Is the death knell for the LTTE sounding?
The LTTE has been dealt a double blow - possibly
its most crippling - within a space of 48 hours. First, its main
arms procurement officer, was arrested. He was the brains and
operations director of the Tigers rearming and re-supplying effort.
The Navy was able to detect and destroy three major Tiger arms
shipments.
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Thoughtful glimpses
Training the Public Service
Politicisation has been evident in most
developing countries. Sri Lanka too has had its own share. Somehow,
our neighbour, India, with whom we have so many things in common,
seems to have lessened the impact of politicisation on the public
service. If one examines the reasons, one thing is clear; that is
the solid training the Indian public servants receive.
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