Social democrat, appointed Speaker
Chamal Rajapaksa was born on October 30, 1942. It
was poet Panditharatna Amarasena of Beligalle who named the baby,
Chamal. He entered ‘Little Flower’ Convent in Tangalle at the age of
three and stayed there until he was taken to the convent at Matara.
From a very young age he was trained to attend to his personal needs
in an orderly manner, without depending on others.
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The Morning Inspection - Malinda
On post-election ululations
Whenever I came across a word I didn’t know the
meaning of, my father would say ‘check in the dictionary’. My Vice
Principal, E.C. Gunasekara was like that. He would pick a word that
a student has just used and ask him to give a definition. He would
then pick a word from the definition offered and ask for its
meaning. At some point the student would trip and he would then tell
him to check the definition in the Concise Oxford Dictionary, a key
element of the torture instruments at his disposal.
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On My Watch - Luclen Rajakarunanayake
New challenges before 14th Parliament
The main focus of the 14th Parliament which met
for the first time on April 22, will be to take up the task of
constitutional change which is vital for the progress of politics
and good governance in the country, especially in charting a course
for national reconciliation and inclusive development; face up to
the issues of Human Rights and the reforms necessary in the area of
Fundamental Rights to make democracy more meaningful to the people,
seek new paths of progress for the media, while protecting the right
of free expression as required to serve the needs of a democratic
society, and also move towards making Sri Lanka a more humane
society
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