"Ondraamai ondriyaar katpadin eggaandrum pondraamai yondral arithu"  (If discord finds a place amidst those who dwelt as one before,Tis ever hard to keep destruction from the door)

            - Thiruvalluvar inThirukkural (No 886)

By D. B. S. Jeyaraj

The largest moderate party of the Sri Lankan Tamils, the Tamil United Liberation Front (TULF) is in the  throes of a crisis.

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• Monthly loss of Rs. 90 million

Bus depots kota uda

By Amantha Perera

For each kilometer that a state owned bus travels, it incurs a loss of Rs. 3. That is the loss making ratio of the public sector bus service according to a note submitted to the cabinet by Secretary, Transport, Highways and Aviation Ministry, Cecil Amarasinghe in June.

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The violence of globalisation

Globalisation is an issue in the Asia Pacific region that dominates the context in which violence against women takes place. It influences how states respond to violence against women. Primarily, globalisation has made women more vulnerable to violence in the family, community and by the state.

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