Nuclear energy for peaceful purposes

General and complete disarmament has been a declared objective of the United Nations and the international community for several decades, though it has remained elusive. Sri Lanka believes that the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) is the cornerstone of the nuclear non-proliferation regime and the essential foundation for the pursuit of nuclear disarmament and for the peaceful uses of nuclear energy.

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The Morning Inspection - Malinda

Thrift and credit is blue in colour

A few days ago I wrote about village ‘tanks’. Some call these ‘ponds’. Considering that there are reservoirs of Parakrama Samudra dimensions there is a certain logic in naming most facilities holding water in villages as ‘ponds’. Peter Wise believes that wewa is not about water and that a fixation with dimensionalities can dilute meaning and de-value function. I agree.

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UNP’s beleaguered leadership in political receivership

PARALLEL Perspective - Philip Fernando

As imperatives of economic advancement take hold and the prospects of growth come through loud and clear the UNP seemed bewildered not knowing what politics to engage in. It is in political receivership.

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