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Thursday, 05 February 2009 |
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 By Dayan Jayatillake The armies clash in the night but what of the morning after? The underlying ethno-national question, that of the relationships between the Sinhalese, the Tamils, the Muslims and the state, remains, but it does not remain unaltered. The war grew out of the nationalities question but it has in turn affected and altered it. Those who acknowledge the existence of the issue fail to recognize that the outcome of the war, actually wars, have impacted upon the underlying issue itself. When one gambles and fails, when one plays a zero-sum game and loses, that has consequences. On the other hand, those who stress the discontinuity, the rupture, that the outcome of the war signifies, do not concede the fact of continuity of the under-girding complex of issues. |
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Thursday, 05 February 2009 |
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 The 58 Division troops celebrated the 61st Independence Day, during a simple ceremony organized in the recently liberated Pooneryn Town, in Kilinochchi today (Feb 4). The event was organized simultaneously with the official Independence Day ceremony in Colombo. Brigadier Shavendra Silva, the 58 Division Commander, hoisted the national flag at the event, followed by a guard of honour and an inspection parade. The valiant troops who sacrificed their lives and limbs for the freedom of their brethren were also commemorated and honoured with a minute's silence of respect. A few officers and soldiers of the 58 Division were also present at the event.
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Thursday, 05 February 2009 |
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Sri Lankan Canadians accuse local Tamils of using extortion, intimidation tactics Lesley Ciarula Taylor Immigration Reporter  Intimidation and extortion continues in Toronto's Sri Lankan community despite a government ban on fundraising for the Tamil Tigers, an impassioned group of Sri Lankan Canadians said yesterday.
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Wednesday, 04 February 2009 |
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Galle Face, Colombo February 4, 2009 Ven. Members of the Maha Sangha, Respected Members of the Clergy of all other religions Hon. Prime Minister, Hon. Speaker, Hon. Ministers & Members of Parliament Hon. Governors, The Hon. Chief Justice & all Members of the Judiciary Members of the Diplomatic Corps The Secretary to the President & all Public Officers Commanders of the Security Forces & the Inspector General of Police My Dear Mothers, Fathers & Children, I announce with pride that we have raised the National Flag today over a motherland that is being united in keeping with the heart felt wishes and prayers of our people. My dear people who through sacrifice of life have come forward to defend the freedom of our land; and through their blessings and every thought supported that struggle; and my dear children who have eagerly looked towards the struggle for freedom in our land, |
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