I never underestimated the LTTE – President
“The freedom of our country is supreme. I will
not permit any separatism. I will also not permit anyone to destroy
democracy in our country...I will respect all ethnic and religious
identities, refrain from using force against anyone, and build a new
society that protects individuals and social freedoms.” In that
policy statement, you also projected the “fundamental platform” of
your initiatives as “an undivided country, a national consensus, and
an honourable peace.”
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Evaluating McNamara
He was always Bomber Bob, Bob McNamara - Robert
Strange McNamara - the man who, perhaps more than any other, was
responsible for the killing of millions in Vietnam and Cambodia more
than four decades ago.
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Caroline Anthony Pillai:
The Lioness of Boralugoda
On July 6, 2009, Caroline Anthony Pillai, the
last living link to the early socialist movement in Sri Lanka passed
away at the age of 102. She was a pioneer in many ways. Drawn into
politics by her fiery elder brothers, Philip and Robert Gunawardena,
she participated in the nascent Ceylonese Nationalist Movement of
the early 30s and helped launched the Lanka Sama Samaja Party (LSSP)
in 1935.
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Dengue control - Singaporean experience
While I was debating myself the best way I could
make use of my 24-hour short stop-over in Singapore recently, I was
introduced to a local professional who had a thorough knowledge on
Singapore’s campaign against the Dengue challenge. In fact, much
later I came to know that he was involved in the program for over a
decade.
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