Govt striving to end terrorism, enthrone democracy
“I wish to once again very clearly call on the
LTTE to lay down their arms and surrender. They should act in this
manner and enter the democratic political process. Our aim should be
to ensure the democratic political rights of our Tamil brethren,”
President Mahinda Rajapaksa told All Party Conference (APC) on
Saturday.
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Time to heal the wounds
Sri Lanka is at a decisive phase in its history.
All Sri Lankans, whether living in Sri Lanka or abroad, have an
unprecedented opportunity to contribute to ending the two decade old
conflict and ushering in an honourable peace - the unrealised dream
of many.
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Nobel Peace Prize: Saluting peace-makers, stirring political
controversy
Every year in October, the world’s news media
anxiously stands by for six separate announcements from Scandinavia.
Over a few autumn days, these reveal the winners of Nobel prizes in
economics, medicine, physics, chemistry, literature (all selected by
Swedish awarding committees) and for peace (by the Norwegian Nobel
Committee).
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