National policy and thinking to the fore
Sri Lanka has gone through an excruciatingly
painful conflict. The pain and anguish of that conflict has impeded
Sri Lanka’s efforts for accelerated economic development for three
long decades. Now we are leaving that behind us and are looking to
the future with fortitude and confidence. In situations of that sort
the national institutions, national policy, national thinking must
bear the primary responsibility for devising appropriate solution by
which I mean solutions that are suited to the culture of the
country, its societal structure, its history, its heritage and that
is why primacy has to be given to the national effort.
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Management, no ‘man-sized’ job for her
Rohini Nanayakkara is one of the finest female
business leaders this country has produced. She is such an
inspiration to anyone who has the fortune to meet her. Versatile and
strong-willed, she has conquered the domain of banking which was at
that time an exclusively male domain. Right throughout our interview
she struck me as a very charismatic and honest person.
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The deliberate targeting of Sri Lanka:
How, why, and the use of Auxiliary Forces including Channel 4
Over the last couple of weeks Sri Lanka has had
to face a number of attacks and critiques, most obviously the latest
film from Channel 4, but also reports from both Amnesty
International and the International Crisis Group. These focus, often
directly, on the resolution about Sri Lanka that has been proposed
by the United States of America, and is being lobbied for by that
country and some of its allies in an intensive fashion all over the
world, in a manner that few countries have had to face.
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A distinguished person and a noble son of Sri Lanka
Our distinguished person is no other person than
Gamini Dissanayake. This noble human being possessed a powerful,
charming, pleasant personality. He was born on March 20, 1942 at
Kothmale; his basic values were cultivated in this rural milieu
social surrounding and environment.
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