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1970
First Pilgrimage of a Pope to the Island Pontiff includes Ceylon in apostolic tour Ceylon’s Roman Catholic population – an estimated seven percent of the populace – has been an…
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10 February
1967
UN Secretary-General’s Visit to Sri Lanka U Thant embodies Asia’s UN aspirations Some leaders are born great or acquire greatness, thanks to their potentialities such as personal talents or political…
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10 February
1965
Ceylon Establishes Permanent Mission to the UN Features in many United Nations agencies There was a sense in the early days of Ceylon’s interlocution with the UN that the newly…
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10 February
1962
The Coup D’Etat ’62 Ends in Disarray Disgruntled officer corps lead conspiracy In a multi-ethnic, multi-religious society, hidden tensions often simmer dangerously below the seemingly tranquil face of things. So…
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10 February
1960
Ten of Ceylon’s Peacekeepers to the Fore Signal honour for newly sovereign nation The year 1960 proved to be an eventful one for Ceylon at the UN. First, it was…
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10 February
TRANSPORT SECTOR
MOBILITY AMID FUEL CRISIS Janaka Perera suggests alternative means of transporting goods and people Of late, depleting foreign reserves have worsened Sri Lanka’s transport services. Over 70 years ago,…
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9 February
1960
Ceylon Gains Access to UN Security Council Sir Claude Corea is its first Ceylonese head For half a decade or so after it secured its independence from the British Empire,…
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9 February
1960
World’s First Female Head of Government She served as prime minister three times Sirima Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike was by no means the only woman to be elected to high political…
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9 February
1958
Anti-Tamil Pogrom Sets Nation Ablaze The state language issue is deeply divisive A week is a long time in the life of a nation turning upon itself and fellow citizens.…
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9 February
1956
Ceylon Stands Tall at the United Nations A premier’s silver tongue earns encomia A country’s measure is not always the sum of its parts; nor is that nation’s standing proportionate…
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