Independence a virtue, interdependence an imperative
IT was at a pre-independence session of the
legislature. D. S. Senanayake, the Father of the Nation, was
debating the question of throwing open to the public the mountain
streams. These were then the exclusive preserve of the European
Fishing Club Members who had introduced trout (Miridiya).
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Blinding propaganda and the war phobia
THE situation in the country and particularly in
Colombo during the past fortnight could best be described as that of
'extreme anxiety'. With relatively harmless, nevertheless disturbing
explosions occurring in five places surrounding Colombo proper,
preceded by 'grape wine' and e-mails floating all over about an
imminent war situation.
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Danish cartoons: An assault on press freedom
PRESS FREEDOM: One of the most preposterous aspects of the ongoing
controversy over the Danish cartoons is the way the western world is
projecting this as an issue involving freedom of the press.
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