‘Sri Lanka firmly committed to full provincial autonomy’

Addressing the widely publicized UN world conference against racism and racial discrimination under the theme ‘United against Racism, Unity and Justice for all’, currently under way in Geneva, Sri Lanka’s most senior ethnic Tamil Cabinet Minister said that Sri Lanka’s President Rajapaksa was firmly committed to the full implementation of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution which gives substantive autonomy to the provinces. He also called upon the international community to put pressure on the LTTE to allow the civilians in its captivity to leave unconditionally

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Petrograd connection, planning and statecraft - Part II:

Saving nations from financial raiders

In consequence, the help of people like Glasgow Professor Adam Smith, was enlisted. One task was to smooth ruffled feathers and restore the majesty of the king and the loyalty of his ministers. Another task was to protect the financiers and condemn Benjamin Franklin and supporters everywhere of the competing debt-free currency as profane before the Almighty, as follows.

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Random memories of Tissa Abeysekara :

Remarkable contribution to film industry

Tissa with all his ups and downs in life had the good opportunity of being groomed under the master filmmaker Lester James Peries.

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D. B. Welagedara :

Far-sighted democrat in Kurunegala

The 20th death anniversary of the late D.B. Welagedara will be commemorated by the people of Kurunegala today (22). The memory of the late Dingiri Bandara Welagedara remains green in the minds of thousands of constituents whom he served forever four decades as a Divisional Revenue Officer, Member of Parliament, Mayor and the Minister of Plan Implementation.

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