Paymasters and Godfathers of Centres for Poisonous Accusations
THE last couple of weeks have seen much verbiage
expended over what might be termed the ICES issue, with a
predictable range of skilled polemicists rushing to the defence of
Dr Rama Mani, the once and future head of the Colombo branch of that
once august institution.
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Resolute action key to curb deployment of child soldiers
This debate takes place on the eve of upcoming
consultations on the 10 year review of the Gracia Machel Report
which brought this issue to the fore. Therefore it is time to take
stock of action taken so far by the international community to
address the detestable practice of the use of children for violent
purposes in conflict situations.
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Vijaya, the romantic icon
Today marks the 20th death anniversary of
actor-politician Vijaya Kumaratunga who left an indelible impression
on the Sinhala cinema not to mention the local political scene.
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