François Hollande: the change France needs
François Hollande won a stunning victory, not
just for himself, as a man who spent much of his career in the
shadow of others, nor for France, but for the left in Europe, too.
With the governing parties who preached austerity under attack from
a voter revolt on Sunday – in the Greek elections, where the extreme
right was set to win enough votes to enter Parliament; in
Schleswig-Holstein, where the vote of Angela Merkel's coalition
partners, the Free Democrats, collapsed – the breakthrough of the
left in France was a huge achievement and, just maybe, a turning
point.
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Reminiscences of Gold
Hitting a high note with Hollywood glitterati
Lakshman Joseph de Saram is the composer of the
2012 Columbia Pictures film ‘Bel Ami,’ and is one of the few South
Asians and only Sri Lankan to share the main creative credits for a
major Hollywood film starring some of the world’s biggest names.
Lakshman was born in Colombo to Sita de Saram and Sooty Banda. His
mother was a teacher of music and a sculptor, and his father was a
newspaper columnist. The household he grew up in was hardly
‘average.'
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Implementing the Supreme Court Order on ‘Accessibility’
On April 27 last year, the Supreme Court of Sri
Lanka paved the way, for a formidable and sustainable national
economy and an enhanced human rights image - two imperative needs to
take Sri Lanka to the next higher level.
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Consultative Committees for livelihood, awareness and social
activity
A further series of Divisional Seceretariat
Reconciliation meetings was held in Mannar and Kilinochchi Districts
on April 24 and 25. The first two in Madhu and Musali saw
participation by a large number of Grama Niladharis, while helpful
information and ideas were provided by Education and Health and
other officials. A representative of the International Organization
for Migration attended one meeting, and a peace educationist the
other.
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Sumathi Abeywickrema - a multi-faceted personality and devout
Buddhist
Sri Lanka has produced in this century a
brilliant band of supermen with a vision, mission and a mandate who
have by their sublime thoughts, power-packed words and dazzling
deeds attained immortality. To this select group belongs Sumathi
Abeywickrema, Attorney-at-Law, Notary Public and former Registrar of
Lands and father of Air Force Commander, Air Marshal Harsha
Abeywickrema who passed away recently at the age of 87 after a brief
illness at his residence in Pepiliyana, Dehiwela.
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