The best of CV Gooneratne and AHM Azwer
To keep Parliament proceedings alive and
interesting is an impossible task for parties representing that
August Assembly. For a Speaker, Deputy Speaker or a Deputy Chairman
of Committees, it is a headache and a nuisance to have a Member who
continues to interrupt each and every Member on his feet.
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The Tamil homeland fantasy
The conflict in Sri Lanka is inextricably linked
with the demand for secession, deceptively designed to wrench the
sympathy of the international community. Last month, the LTTE, urged
the United Nations to recognise “Tamil sovereignty” and end the
conflict in Sri Lanka.
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Funding the Tiger terror machine
THE Sri Lankan flag, with its green-and-orange
stripes and yellow image of a lion, fluttered proudly in a brisk
ocean wind. President Mahinda Rajapaksa also seemed filled with
pride when he stepped up to the microphone to commemorate the 60th
anniversary of Sri Lanka’s independence on February 4.
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