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The current visit by President Mahinda Rajapaksa to China as one of the participants at the BOAO Forum it is hoped would promote Sri Lanka as an influential entity within Asia's orbit and an active player in the affairs of the region.

The BOAO Forum was established in 2001 to enable leaders of the Asian region to engage in personal level dialogue and build an integrated economic plan for the region. The theme of this year's Conference is "Towards a Greener Asia".

Leaving aside the purpose of the Forum this personal level contact and camaraderie among Asia's top leaders while cementing existing ties among some would also go a long way in easing tension with regional adversaries leading to a positive outcome on several fronts.

The coming together of Asian leaders to address issues of common interests is a laudable move at a time the buzz word is integration. It is through an integrated approach that much of the problems confronting the Asian region could be better addressed such as poverty and the scourge of terrorism.

Beside Asia's leaders forming themselves into a bloc could also help enable them to raise a collective voice in the face of military threats and economic embargoes directed at any one member in the Asian family whilst protecting its common interests in the region.

The call for an integrated economic plan for the Asian Region comes at an important time when Western dominance of Third World economies is becoming more and more manifest.

A united front it is hoped would enable to blunt this threat to some degree and prevent their economies being swallowed up by the Western interests. It is also hoped that this new alliance would extend its mandate to other areas of common interests such as understanding among the leaders on the need for support to tackle the menace of terrorism sweeping most Asian States.
 


Recognition for inventors

Sri Lanka has won international laurels yet again through two of its brilliant sons who were picked for gold and silver awards at this year's International New Inventions Exhibition in Geneva for their creations in the computer field.

Both S.K. Charith Fernando and W.D. Vijithapala deserve the salute of the entire nation for this rare feat by which they had brought honour and glory to their Motherland. To be pitted against foreign competitors in a field which is virtually second nature to those in the sophisticated West and come out on top is certainly a unique achievement which calls for their recognition and bestowal of suitable honours in their Motherland.

This only goes to prove that Lankans are second to none to any in the world in the professions and the skills department and all that they need is the incentive and proper guidance to give full rein to their creative talents.

The State no doubt should come forward to identify and promote such individuals who show promise so that one day we could depend on our own expertise in the development field as against relying on foreign personnel.

We have seen over the years how Lankans have excelled in various fields of endeavour and gained recognition overseas. True, most of them have had the privilege of free education courtesy of the State but more often than not what keeps them from availing their expertise to the country is the lack of incentive and official red tape.

Occasionally we come across in the media of a village youth inventing some device or contraption that is of much utility value locally. But nothing is heard of them thereafter. The State should make an endeavour to bring such talent into the open and nurture their creative skills with proper guidance and financial backing.

The country possesses a vast reservoir of skilled talent which sadly are not tapped and utilised due to a lack of a programme to unearth such talent.

Therefore it is incumbent on the authorities to start looking inwards for the required skills and expertise and formulate a scheme to make this reality.

Counter Terrorism:

Sri Lanka's Experience

The LTTE claims to be the sole representative of Sri Lanka's Tamil community and is engaged in an armed campaign. It is indeed ironic that the LTTE has killed a significant number of Tamil people most notably those members of the Tamil community who were committed to the democratic process.

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Rain or shine, protecting motherland is their aim

Northern battlefront troops brave inclement weather, Tiger fire in anti-terror drive:

The task before each and every soldier was vital in their contribution towards the liberation of the Wanni from the clutches of the LTTE. Each and every soldier in the Army is dedicated to the task even under the worst circumstances. The reason is obvious. They need to see an end to this conflict before any other citizen of the country.

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