Sri Lanka’s umbrella for relief from rough weather
The rain ceases and visitors leave:
News reports tell us that Sri Lanka’s civil strife winds down. Where
should Sri Lanka now proceed? What next shelter or umbrella must
people seek? How can the country overcome a trading gap created
during decades? Singapore nearby, rose beyond its communal riots of
the late 1950s and by year 2,000 entered the rank of rich nations in
per capita income.
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Attorney General PC K.C. Kamalasabayson’s 60th
birth anniversary falls tomorrow:
A great son of our land
One of the eminent personalities of Hulftsdorp Hill would have
celebrated his 60th birthday tomorrow if he had been alive. K.C.
Kamalasabayson, PC was always respected and will continue to be
remembered not only as a distinguished Attorney-General of this
country but also a sincere and genuine friend who was popular
because of his simplicity and integrity.
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Confronting false dichotomies
Excerpts of the keynote address by Sri Lankan Ambassador to Belgium,
Luxembourg and the EU Ravinatha P. Aryasinha at the Eurojust
Tactical meeting on “LTTE Front Organisations” on March 30 and 31 at
the Hague.
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Falsehoods and Illogicalities
It is those who fire on
escaping civilians who should be told to cease / pause / stop
such firing:
Language, Truth and Logic was the title of a seminal work by the
philosopher A.J. Ayer, who in effect popularized empiricism in the
English speaking world. Empiricism, to put it simply, is the school
of thought which requires concrete evidence for the positions people
take up.
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