‘No private assets will be taken over by govt’

What this Draft Bill means is that none of these enterprises are private property. I wish to reiterate that these are public property given to these entrepreneurs under on certain conditions. If these conditions have been violated, we should categorically state that the same law applicable to the poor should be applicable to the capitalists too. I saw certain people clamouring that they have a history of maintaining prosperous enterprises,

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A great son of India - Pandit Shri Jawaharlal Nehru

It is heartening to note, that even today, our dynamic President Mahinda Rajapaksa maintains a very close friendly relationship with highly respected Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and with India. India never gained freedom on a platter. They achieved it with blood, sweat, toil, dedication and commitment. To unite a vast nation is no child’s play. Under the able guidance of the ‘Father of the Nation’ Mahatma Gandhi, and with other national leaders, Nehru fought against British Imperialism and ultimately achieved their goal - ‘Freed India’,

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News for hearing - music for listening!

Western news media usually employ university graduates, preferably with a degree in journalism. When hiring a newscaster it becomes the News Editor’s responsibility to give much weight to the applicant’s previous career and to assess the applicant with a voice testing exercise and not to get overcome by the looks of an applicant! Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation adopted a strict formula (from Radio Ceylon days) in selecting radio announcers followed by Rupavahini and ITN subsequently. The first qualification they sought was to ensure an applicant had a ‘voice for the microphone’,

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