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1953
People’s Protest Against Policy – a First A hartal strikes at the heart of a state A day can change everything and overturn the status quo of a decade. One…
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7 February
1951
Sri Lanka’s Air Force Takes Wing The proud guardian of the skies The founding of the third and final arm of Sri Lanka’s armed forces came as a trifecta –…
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7 February
1951
Ceylon Stands Up for Defeated Foe Japan Finance Minister J. R. Jayewardene’s finest hour They say elephants have long memories and never forgive a hurt. But a man who later…
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7 February
1951
The Colombo Plan Comes to Asia’s SuccourCommonwealth initiates regional programmeThe Colombo Plan was mooted by the foreign ministers who met in Ceylon’s then capital in January 1950.Originally titled ‘The Colombo…
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7 February
1951
Ceylon’s Medical Legacy to its Citizens The nation adopts free healthcare policies A nation’s wealth is its people’s health. This truism has been demonstrated time and again – especially in…
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7 February
1950
Sri Lanka Navy Anchors the IslandThe golden fence around the nationIsland nations are notoriously susceptible to invasion by sea. So little wonder that Napoleon said of Lord Nelson’s British Navy:…
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7 February
1950
Ceylon Hosts Commonwealth Colombo Summit Colombo Plan a counterpoint to communism There is no such thing as a free lunch – be it in business, politics or geopolitics. So while…
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7 February
1949
The Sri Lanka Army is Established Long and strong defenders of the nation A nation’s army is its backbone in more ways than the merely military. And the Sri Lanka…
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6 February
1948
Failures are Often the Pillars of Success Some Olympians run late even in paradise There is little merit if any in habitually running late… unless of course, it helps eventually…
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6 February
1948
One Flag, One Fate, One State, One Future A chequered history – a standard with hope A flag is a flag is a flag. Well, not really – because even…
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