The incomparable writer

Among those who traversed the halls of fame was Ajith Samaranayake whose memories go down over three decades since we became acquainted in the corridors of Lake House as young men starting a career in journalism.

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Call for a regulatory body to monitor TV commercials before telecast:

Childhood for sale

President Mahinda Rajapaksa recently showed his concern about certain local TV advertisements and their adverse impact on children. “Parents have complained to me that their young children were affected by advertisements telecast over certain channels and have requested me to take necessary action,” he said. The President promised early action.

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Defending peace and security in South Ossetia

August 8 marked the one-year anniversary of the tragic events in South Ossetia. On that night the regime of Mikhail Saakashvili made an ignoble and inhuman attack on its peaceful inhabitants and also on the Russian peacekeepers that had for many years defended the peace and security of the peoples living in the fragile Transcaucasian region.

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