Terrorism, democracy and electoral reforms

Chief Government Whip and Urban Development and Sacred Area Development Minister Dinesh Gunawardene says all the political parties have acknowledged the Government’s role and the bold moves taken by President Mahinda Rajapaksa to defeat terrorism by giving a proper leadership to the three Armed Forces.

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Mind your own business Brown and Browne

The Cabinet of Ministers has rightly rejected the appointment of former Defence Minister Des Browne as a Special Envoy for Sri Lanka, by British Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

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Paying homage to an icon in the education arena

“The Third World countries need not permit their own past or the image of the industrialised countries to dominate their vision. Let them formulate for themselves a vision for a better future that is achievable and let them be free in all directions.” (From Education in the Third World:Some Reflections” by Prof. J.E. Jayasuriya.)

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