Current maritime challenges

A Sri Lankan perspective:

Sri Lanka is located at the crossroads of the Indian Ocean connecting the East and the West and over 300 ships pass the famous Dondra Head the Southern tip on this important sea daily.

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The Morning Inspection

Is Fonseka a ball passed from JVP to UNP to TNA to the Paathalaya?

I am aggrieved folks. Really. I confess, I didn't know much about Sarath Fonseka apart from the fact that he was the Army Commander at a decisive moment in our history and that he played a key role in eliminating the terrorist threat. Sure, he owes much to Gotabhaya Rajapaksa and President Mahinda Rajapaksa if not for whom he would have had to retire as just another Army Officer with hardly any glory to speak of, but be that as it may he was a key member of the team led by the President and his brother, Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, that made this country safe again.

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On My Watch

Embracing politics of bluff

The Independent of UK showed a good understanding of the reality behind the TNA decision to support Retired General Sarath Fonseka in the current Presidential Contest, when it headlined its story on it on January 7, as Tigers throw weight behind General who crushed them.

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