Women at the helm of Governments
In 1964 the first woman in the world to be
elected as the Prime Minister of a country took place in the then
Ceylon. This at once became the talk of the world. Little Ceylon,
this little speck on the Indian Ocean, gave heart to the many in the
Western world that a woman could be entrusted with the job of
running a State.
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A personal vignette
The academic, professional and political
achievements and career of the late Lalith Athulathmudali, who met
with an untimely death in tragic circumstances, is too well-known
and a matter of record for me to make any further useful
contribution to it.
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Police investgations and Professional negligence
Establishing proximity generally involves
examining factors such as the parties expectations, representations,
reliance and property or other interests. There is sufficient
proximity between police officers and a particularised suspect under
investigation to recognize a prima facie duty of care.
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The role of the railway under Eastern Resurgence
Under the Negenahira Udanaya (Eastern
Resurgence) the Government has proposed a mega development programme
covering all aspects to bring relief to the people of all ethnic
groups in the East. Improvements to the road network is a vital
factor in the development programme.
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