Peace did not COME ON A PLATTER

Rebuilding the North after 30 years of terrorist conflict was no easy task. The government's rebuilding efforts in the North which are in accordance with the principles of the Mahinda Chinthanaya programme has gained fruition within four years since the end of the conflict and the establishment of permanent peace. The four main areas which have been given priority are de-mining,

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The 13th Amendment:

Bitter pill for Lanka to swallow

The 13th Amendment was passed in Parliament with members of the UNP taken by the buses from hotels which they were housed for fear of protestors meeting them. The amendment was a result of the so called Indo-Lanka Accord which then Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi came to Sri Lanka to sign and was assaulted by a Naval rating in the Guard of Honour.

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Communist Party celebrates 70th anniversary:

‘Committed to change society’

‘Ours is a Party which suffered defeats, setbacks, retreats and proscriptions. Ours is a Party which was subjected to slanders, vilification, violence and reprisals. Self-critically, ours was not a Party devoid of errors or mistakes. We have made mistakes in our subjective assessments of situations but we have never caused tragedies to the people. Even at the cost of our political fortunes, we stood firmly and resolutely by our convictions and by our principled positions’,

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