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Author: J C Weliamuna

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Politics and Governance, Post-War, Reconciliation, Sport

Looking at Sangakkara’s speech from governance perspective

Image courtesy World Cup Cricket 2011 Photos The former Cricket captain Kumar Sangakkara, in his great Sir Colin Cowdrey speech at Lord’s,  spoke of a shared fanatical fashion and collective joy and…

J C Weliamuna J C Weliamuna on 07/13/2011
Colombo, Constitutional Reform, Economy, Human Rights, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance

Killing and State Intervention into a Funeral: A New Form of Suppressing Liberty in Sri Lanka

Crime of “Dissent” & of Murder Killing of Roshen Shanaka Ratnasekara,  a factory worker in the Free Trade Zone (FTZ), Katunayaka gives a signal to the country on how peaceful protesters would…

J C Weliamuna J C Weliamuna on 06/10/2011

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