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Taking back Sovereignty Lost
June 15, 2013, 6:49 pmBy Hon. Ranil Wickremesinghe M.P.Sri Lanka´s first Constitution, introduced in 1947 when it was called Ceylon, came in two parts; the Ceylon Independence Act of 1947 and the...
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Crying over spilt milkJune 15, 2013, 6:48 pmAlthough only a few days have passed since gale force winds lashed the western coast, taking the lives of at least 50 fishermen out at sea, the tragedy is...
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Who Speaks for Sri Lanka’s Tamils?
June 15, 2013, 6:52 pmPadraig ColmanAn article I posted on Groundviews on May 28 elicited many responses.http://groundviews.org/2013/05/28/sri-lankas-numbers-game/On May 16, a seminar was held at the...
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The Final Threat To Sri Lanka’s National Security Is New Media
Lanka News Web Defense secretary Mr. Gotabaya Rajapaksha delivered a speech on “Sri Lanka’s National Security Concerns” at Kotelawala Defence University. Full speech see below I welcome you to this...
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Why Sinhalese are fleeing Sri Lanka and claiming asylum in foreign shores
by Pearl Thevanayagam(June 16, 2013 London, Sri Lanka Guardian) War was over four years ago. Tamils no longer have the need to seek asylum. But there is an unwritten rule among signatories to the 1951...
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Tamil autonomy, Lee Kuan Line , Putin Policy
| by Dayan Jayatilleka “Machiavelli... brusquely remarks that a state undergoing these changes would fall victim to a stronger neighbour before it could have time to complete the cycle.”- Introduction...
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The Gentleman's Game of Cricket Needs a Strict New Law by Desh Gaurav Sekhri
Image: Getty ImageSreesanth with a Delhi Police official; legislation to prevent fixing is tricky as there are too many shades of grey The stakes involved in international cricket today are...
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A Mobile War Against the Naxals Baba Umar
Embattled towers The Naxals blasted 245 mobile towers between 2008 and 2011.Photo: Ratnakar DashJammu & Kashmir and Chhattisgarh are almost 2,100 km apart, but both the states have faced the brunt...
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Ghost of fake encounters comes back to haunt Gujarat
A CBI progress report on the four fake encounters of 2004-2007 in Gujarat establishes what TEHELKA has been saying all along. Now, senior policemen and IB officials face arrests in these cases, says...
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Mr Modi Goes To Elections - Ajit Sahi
The BJP has put all its eggs in Modi’s basket. In a detailed state-by-state analysis, Ajit Sahi assesses how this could play out Illustration: Samia singhThe Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has...
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Deutsche Bank 'horribly undercapitalized': US regulator
A top US banking regulator called Deutsche Bank's capital levels "horrible" and said it is the worst on a list of global banks based on one measurement of leverage ratios."It's horrible, I mean they're...
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M&M-CIE pact is win-win deal; good news for mkt: Experts
Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) announced that it has inked a mega global alliance with Spanish auto component company CIE Auto on Saturday at a board meeting.Market experts SP Tulsian of...
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Narayana Murthy at AGM: Infosys rebuilding to take 3 yrs
Murthy and his sonMoneycontrol BureauNarayana Murthy, the founder of Infosys , who was recently brought back to the company board as executive chairman today said that it will take him at least three...
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Tax raid tarnishes India's gold industry, association says
A raid by dozens of tax inspectors on one of India's biggest gold traders this week has tarnished the reputation of an industry worth more than USD 70 billion a year and put at risk its access to...
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Delhi: IGI airport flooded, passengers wade through knee deep water PTI
New Delhi: Incessant heavy rains on Sunday led to waterlogging at IGI airport in New Delhi, causing inconvenience to passengers who waded through knee deep water while the baggage handling system was...
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Murdoch's aim: A divorce with little fodder for tabloids
Rupert Murdoch appears to be seeking a quiet divorce, based on the lawyer he has chosen and the absence of incendiary allegations, people with knowledge of the case and experience of high-profile New...
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Syria rebels want heavy weapons and no-fly zone from US
Syrian rebels made a plea for heavy weapons from the US and a no-fly zone after the Obama administration announced its intention to ramp up support to opponents of President Bashar al-Assad.The US move...
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Sri Lanka presents real opportunity for construction" — says man who built...
2013, 6:03 pmKarl WaegerBy Maheen SenanayakeKarl Waeger, the man who built 365 bridges, challenges me to " try to go home without crossing a bridge".Of course, he is right, I have to cross a bridge and...
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An Authentic Jaffna Food Promotion @ GOH
June 15, 2013, 6:13 pmDulip de Alwis (third from left) GM (GOH) addressing the press at the Jaffna Food Promotion. Also in the picture (L-R) Thusha Nandhakumar (Assistant Manager – Sales and...
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An aerial view of the newly constructed SLAF runway at Iranamadu, in the Vanni east. President Mahinda Rajapaksa flew in to former LTTE bastion on Saturday morning.(Pic by Sudath Silva)
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