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Queen Elizabeth who celebrated her diamond jubilee this week made andlsquo;walkaboutsandrsquo; famous, mingling with her subjects on many an occasion.

]]> 2012-06-10 15:58:00 GMT Rap On The Knuckles http://www.ceylontoday.lk/54-7343-news-detail-rap-on-the-knuckles.html

The UNPandrsquo;s Mervyn?
Move over, Mervyn Silva, you may have met your match. And that is in the form of the UNPandrsquo;s Ratnapura District MP Dunesh Gankanda, who allegedly took a bite off the nose of a businessman following a brief argument.

]]> 2012-06-03 13:40:00 GMT Old Habits, We Guess, Die Hard http://www.ceylontoday.lk/54-6977-news-detail-old-habits-we-guess-die-hard.html

Former Army Commander Sarath Fonsekaandrsquo;s release is already having its reverberations in the political landscape. While his andlsquo;homecomingandrsquo; was warmly welcomed by the Karu Jayasuriya-Sajith Premadasa faction of the UNP, the response from the Ranil Wickremesinghe faction has been tepid.
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]]> 2012-05-27 14:35:00 GMT With 61 Ministries, Why Not A Crab Ministry Too? http://www.ceylontoday.lk/54-3396-news-detail-with-61-ministries-why-not-a-crab-ministry-too.html

When the New Year dawned, there was intense speculation that former Army Commander Sarath Fonseka would be pardoned. There was equally feverish speculation of a possible cabinet reshuffle and even of a change in prime ministers.

]]> 2012-02-05 08:41:00 GMT Let’s Spice Up The Political Soup A Little Bit, Shall We? http://www.ceylontoday.lk/54-3395-news-detail-lets-spice-up-the-political-soup-a-little-bit-shall-we.html

Much was made of the fact that the President took time off his busy schedule to watchandnbsp;Puswedilla, a political satire that lampoons, among others, the President himself.

]]> 2012-01-29 08:11:00 GMT With Minister Like These, Who Needs An Opposition? http://www.ceylontoday.lk/54-3402-news-detail-with-minister-like-these-who-needs-an-opposition.html

That was the question on everyoneandrsquo;s lips after visiting Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna announced, soon after celebratingandnbsp;Thai Pongalandnbsp;with President Mahinda Rajapaksa, that the President had agreed to andlsquo;thirteen plus,andrsquo; referring to devolution more than what was granted in the 13thandnbsp;Amendment to the Constituti

]]> 2012-01-22 08:00:00 GMT ‘Plaint Is Of The Boss, And The Goods Are Also Of The Boss’ http://www.ceylontoday.lk/54-3399-news-detail-plaint-is-of-the-boss-and-the-goods-are-also-of-the-boss.html

Lokkaandnbsp;finally laid to rest all the speculation by announcing on Friday that there will be no Cabinet reshuffle and that there was no move to promoteandnbsp;Loku Aiyaandnbsp;to the Number Two slot.

]]> 2012-01-15 08:09:00 GMT Now Showing In The Political Theatre: A Comedy Of Many Errors http://www.ceylontoday.lk/54-3393-news-detail-now-showing-in-the-political-theatre-a-comedy-of-many-errors.html

So, despite all the speculation and hype, former Army Commander Sarath Fonseka did not receive a pardon for the New Year and that leads us to wonder, why?
The issue is more complex than signing a pardon, apparently. That is because Fonseka is now being approached with a position in the UNP.

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