Post-Election Sri Lanka and the road ahead

However, an emergence of a new political culture in which unity and harmony instead of division and conflict are emphasized is essential for it to be successful. Time has come for Sri Lanka’s political leaders to put the country first instead of their narrow political interests.

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Ven. Uduwela Nanda makes children fly

Saturday (May 1, 2010), I was in Peradeniya. Well, Kiribathkumbura to be precise. I was with about a dozen of my batchmates from Peradeniya. We meet like this now and then, but this time it was a families-included affair. The ‘group’ was made up of a set of people who had opposed the JVP-led Student Action Committee of Peradeniya or were at least critical of their methods.

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My visits and experience in Jaffna:

Wandering in the land of palm fronds

What I noticed during my two visits to the Jaffna peninsula in February and April this year was that the people were very relaxed and happy and were once more travelling around in bicycles more than in any other form of transport. The Police and the Security Forces were very courteous and friendly towards not only the visitors but also to the general public of Jaffna.

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