Political challenges in post-war Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan perspective:

Undoubtedly the greatest challenge in Sri Lanka at present is the restoration of trust. On the one side there is fear that a separatist agenda has not been abandoned, on the other there is fear that unity will be enforced by subordination of minorities to a dominant centre.

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You and I are the beggars being bludgeoned, didn’t you know?

There are jokes and there are jokes. Some are witty, informative and thought provoking. Some are tasteless and derogatory. Some are witty and tasteless. I remember two from probably the decades ago, both of the car-sticker type. The first was ‘Preserve wildlife, pickle a squirrel’. The second was as bad, ‘Eradicate poverty, shoot a beggar’.

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Pressing need to revamp Civil Defence Committees

Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa has declared that the Civil Defence committees will be re activated. The Civil Defence Committees helped the government in its concerted effort to eradicate terrorism. The Defence Secretary is of the view that these committees should be revamped to perform a more effective role in the efforts to eradicate crime.

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