How TNA’s rantings give credence to Darusman Report

Peace and security has been restored in these war torn areas, with the people being able to move about freely and engage in their day-to-day activities without let or hindrance. This is a totally new scenario one never witnessed before the Northern conflict was brought to an end,

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The Morning Inspection

Blessed are the children, for they will not be snatched

Today children in the North and East of this country go to school. They know they’ll go home after school and that their parents will be there to welcome them. Their parents know that their sons and daughters will be home for lunch. It’s ‘Universal Children’s Day’ in the formerly LTTE-controlled areas,

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Heritage of Sri Lanka - pearl fisheries

Hieun-Tsang as well as Wang-Ta-Yuan refer to the rituals performed by the king just before the pearl fisheries began. Polyhistor states that the value of pearls depended on feeding patterns of the oysters. Fa-Hsien records that three out of every five pearls belonged to the king while Hieun-Tsang mentions that a share of the pearls was taken by the king as tax,

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