Sri Sambuddhatva Jayanthi and its message of peace and unity

The theme of the Sri Sambuddhatva Jayanthi is Pilivethin pelagasemu (Let us be principled). This encourages the society to follow the guidelines of at least the five precepts taught by the Buddha. A society sans hatred, malice and jealousy is what is encouraged by this year’s motto,

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Caught in food pirates’ trap

On December 17, Mohammed Bouazizi, a 24-year-old vegetable seller in Tunisia, set himself on fire. Within weeks that fire spread fast, forcing Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali to flee the country, deposing Egypt’s long-ruling autocrat Hosni Mubarak and threatening to overthrow Libya’s Muammar Qadhafi in a bloody uprising.

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Moon Panel report:

Hypocrisy and a tide of international deceit

External Affairs Minister Prof. G L Peiris has emphasized that the three-member panel had overstepped its advisory mandate to UNSG Ban ki-Moon; that both the publication and subsequent action, if any, the UN takes based on this report would be wrong, as the report in its entirety was flawed,

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