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The growth and development of people is the highest calling of leadership
                          - Harvey S. Firestone

 

Sri Lanka committed to reconciliation and economic empowerment of people - President at Doha Forum

“We have already embarked on a national endeavour for permanent peace through reconciliation”:

His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al Thani, the Emir of Qatar His Excellency, Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani, Prime Minister and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen. I sincerely would like to thank His Highness the Emir of Qatar and the government of the State of Qatar for the invitation extended to me to address the 12th Doha Forum and Enriching the Middle East Economic Future Conference.

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Reminiscences of Gold

Guardian Angel of the National Archives

Dr. K. D. G. Wimalaratne, who is a former Director of the National Archives, took care of the Archives the way a guardian takes care of his charge. His has contributed immensely to its growth and development. National Archives has been an inseparable part of his life for more than 35 years. “My father was from Ratmalana and my mother was from Bambalapitiya. I was born in Bambalapitiya on January 18,1942. I had four brothers and one sister. All of us were educated in Colombo. My elder brother was a specialist at the Kurunegala hospital. He died two years ago.

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A free glass of milk and an egg - heavenly gifts to schoolchildren

It is great and adorable too for the government to give school-going children a free glass of milk and an egg during their recess to reduce the impact of malnutrition now prevalent among children, who would be the masters of tomorrow, to enhance and strengthen their immune system, and be able to complete their studies most successfully and become productive and healthy citizens.

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Frances Harrison, Daran of Channel 4 claims, and the ‘othering’ of Arun Tambimuttu

At the Frontline Club discussion on Sri Lanka, I finally came across Frances Harrison. The name had been familiar, for in recent years, whenever I went to England, she used to tweet madly about me, though I soon enough found out that many journalists tweet in that mad fashion. This time round, her fascination with me continued, in that she saw the discussion as ‘Ch 4 vs Prof Rajiva debate’ as she tweeted an hour before the discussion.

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