SLFP in the contemporary politics of Sri Lanka

The 19th National Convention of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party, scheduled for tomorrow, coincides with the 57th anniversary of the party which founded in 1951, emerged as the most effective and formidable alternative to then United National Party which dominated the political life of the country in the first decade of the post-independent Sri Lanka.

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The Morning Inspection

How about a ‘leeeetle’ bit of integrity, people?

I just finished reading an excellent article by Gamini Gunawardane, Retired Senior DIG, in The Island of November 12, 2009: ‘How men of integrity saved Sri Lanka’. He was paying tribute to all the individuals whose contributions, especially their commitment and integrity,

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On My Watch

West sings hosannas to fake democracy

Stoke-on-Trent (UK) - Remembrance Day is a deeply emotional and poignant reminder, especially in the West, of all those who sacrificed their lives in the two great wars of the last century.

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