Post election stalemate continues

Colonial legacies and neocolonial strategies threaten African unity:

Ivory Coast is a West African country with a population equal to that of Sri Lanka. It is rich in natural resources. It is the world’s largest exporter of cocoa beans. Its other exports include petroleum, natural gas, cocoa and palm oil. Its wealth also includes diamonds, manganese, cobalt, gold, iron ore, bauxite, copper, silica sand and hydrel power,

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The Morning Inspection

On lightness and darkness of being

I’ve heard people say now and then that instead of cursing the darkness one should light a lamp. Makes a lot of sense when you take it metaphorically. There’s little to gain by bitching about ignorance,

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Oliver Weerasinghe:

First town planner of Sri Lanka

Thirty first death anniversary tomorrow:

Tomorrow, January 20, 2011 marks the 31st death anniversary of Oliver Weerasinghe the first town planner and an architect who at one time was the Sri Lankan Ambassador to United States of America.

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