A unique opportunity

What has been most remarkable about the President has been his willingness to change the notion of the president as being an all-powerful king who is accountable to nobody, to one who shares power and is accountable,

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The UN at 70: A view from outer space

When the founding fathers of the United Nations met in San Francisco 70 years ago, an American banker named Beardsley Ruml made a remark: “At the end of five years, you will think the United Nations is the greatest vision ever realised by man. At the end of 10 years, you will find doubts within yourself and all throughout the world. At the end of 50 years, you will believe the United Nations cannot succeed.

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Pseudo socialists defend:

crime, corruption and lawlessness?

At the January 8 presidential elections, people voted for the common candidate Maithripala Sirisena who promised good governance, restoration of law and order, end to crime and corruption and create a good society. Though ambitious, it is an uphill task in view of the mess created by the Rajapaksa regime, which virtually ruined every government institution,

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