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A 'Foreign Service Act'?:
Special law needed for independent Foreign Service
Given that the conduct of international relations
brings Sri Lanka on to the world stage where we must interact with
the most powerful and the weakest of states, we are challenged to
manage our relations with the rest of the world with the greatest
professional finesse.
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South Asia: the fastest-growing region in the world
Driven by a strong expansion in India, coupled
with favourable oil prices, economic growth in South Asia is
expected to accelerate. The region is among the greatest global
beneficiaries from cheap oil, as all countries in it are net oil
importers. In the last quarter of 2014 South Asia was already the
fastest-growing region in the world, a World Bank report said.
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Confident 19A will be passed on Tuesday - Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe
April 20 and 21 have been set for the
much-awaited Parliamentary debate on the 19th Amendment to the
Constitution. Justice and Labour Relations Minister Dr. Wijeyadasa
Rajapakshe told the Sunday Observer that the Government is confident
of obtaining a two-thirds majority in Parliament to pass the
landmark legislation.
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