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Ven. Udakendawala Siri Saranankara
The legendary freedom-fighter
The life of Venerable Udakendawala Siri
Saranankara is inseparable from the history of the world peace
movement. His service to mankind as a peace champion, disciple of
the Buddha and an internationalist is remarkable.
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No tears for Thamilselvan or bouquets for Ranil?
The reaction of the world to the death of
Brigadier S. P. Thamilselvan, the barber who rose from the bottom to
become the bodyguard of Velupillai Prabhakaran, the Tiger supremo,
and then his 'peace dove with a beautiful smile' signifies the
plight of the Tamil Tigers. The Tigers were expecting sympathy from
the whole world.
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The 'Black Gold' crisis
The price of a barrel of crude oil in the world
market hit near the hundred dollar mark, USA based price indices
report. To be exact it was 98.62 dollars last Friday. Are we going
further and further away from getting fuelled up? Last Friday a
crude oil barrel was priced at US$ 88.92 at the Dubai/Singapore
based price indices.
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