The role of Local Government in democratic governance
ELECTIONS to local authorities in Sri Lanka -
Municipal Councils, Urban Councils and Pradeshiya Sabhas scheduled
for today - - are presently evoking much interest as well as intense
competition among the parties/ candidates, with a large number of
members crossing over to other parties.
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Migrant unrest exposing 'development' canard
AT first blush, the current groundswell of
public protests in cities such as Paris and Los Angeles may not have
many things in common. However, a closer look at them would reveal
some essential similarities which most eulogists of the
liberalization-driven, world economic order would find
excruciatingly difficult to stomach.
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Shadows of parochialism
Muslims in India were genuinely outraged by
cartoons of their Prophet. Their anger against President Bush was
also understandable after what he did to Iraq and threatened to do
against Iran. But their protest did not have to be hysterical.
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