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Global economic crisis:
Challenges before Sri Lanka
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) in a recent
discussion paper titled The impact of the global economic slowdown
on South Asia discusses the effects of the current global economic
environment and the problems in the domestic economy which have been
evident since early 2008.
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Taking care of IDPs
”We cannot compromise on the security and their
well-being because we know that their villages have been heavily
mined. The demining has to take place. The basic infrastructure has
to be put in place, services have to be provided and “go and see”
visits have to take place. We cannot force anyone to go back to
their villages”
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Divisions barred
A glance at the national problem:
During British colonial times from about mid
19th century to Independence in 1948, Tamils from North and East
enjoyed an advantage over other communities by having a large
majority of Government jobs.
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